Cancellation of 2020/21 season

Further to my post earlier in October, the Executive Committee of the Association met virtually on Monday 19th October. Following a long discussion it was decided/agreed that all fixtures and tournaments for the whole of season 2020/21 are cancelled.

The Handbook and League Republic will be amended accordingly.

The League positions will be frozen, as at the end of season 2019/20, and used for the League positions of teams for season 2021/22.

It is hoped that come March/April, if the situation has improved, the Association will run a “Fun” team event over a weekend at a central location, say the Sir Craig Reedie Centre. Full details will be issued at a later date once interest has been established.Let us hope that season 2021/22 is more normal!

2020 AGM

The AGM of the Association was held virtually on Thursday 3rd September  at 7.30pm.

At the AGM the small changes to the Constitution were agreed to items (6) and (25).

Also discussed was the format of the Swan and Jack Trophies and it was agreed to change the format to 3 gents and 3 ladies forming the team. There will be 3 mixed doubles ties with the couples playing in order of merit followed by a level gents doubles, a level ladies doubles and finally a further mixed doubles made up of the players who did not play in the level doubles and also had not played together for their team in the earlier mixed doubles.

The Annual Championships were also discussed and it was agreed that for this season, players could enter the doubles events with a player from a different club. However, both players must be registered to a club within the Association.

The possible amalgamation of the Leagues in the West of Scotland and the survey being carried out of the players in the area by Badminton Scotland was discussed but we will await the outcome of the survey before discussing this further. 

It is hoped to start competitive matches in the middle of October and we await information from BADMINTONscotland on how play indoors should be organised.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE REGISTRATION FEE PER PLAYER FOR SEASON 2020/21 IS £2.00.

2020/21 season planned

We have planned for the season ahead, but aware of the impact COVID-19 may have on the scheduling of games. We will continue to follow the guidance and make adjustments were necessary. In the meantime, here are the clubs who have registered for the Glasgow & District Churches Badminton Association for 2020/21.

You can see all scheduled matches by going to https://glasgowchurchesbadminton.leaguerepublic.com/ … results of matches will be posted on our social media channels (Instagram, Facebook and Twitter) when matches are submited to the site.