Badminton
Club Officers 2009-2010
| President | Derek Vang |
| Vice President | Allan Zhang |
| Treasurer | Leng Sok |
| Safety Officer | Mailee Moua |
| Instructor | Derek Vang |
Fall 2009 Schedule
Nov 7 IM Tournament Singles or Match vs. St Olaf Badminton Club
Nov 14 IM Tournament Doubles or Match vs. St Olaf Badminton Club
About the Club
Want to come learn a new sport or just practice your game? Well come join us! The Carleton Badminton Club was created to give all members of the Carleton Community an opportunity to enjoy and play Badminton on a regular basis. We typically meet two hours a week to play Badminton all year long. Usually, practice is on Saturday afternoon in Cowling Gym. These practice times are open to people of all ability levels, and any of the club members can provide basic instruction on the rules and skills involved in this sport. We have members who have played on high school teams, and members who had never picked up a racket until they came to Carleton. We encourage people to come both to play their friends and to learn more about this interesting sport. Once a year we hold an informal tournament within the Carleton community, and we occasionally attend tournaments held in the cities. So we hope you will come to Cowling and play with us.
History of the Club
The Badminton club grew out of the intramural Badminton program at Carleton. In 1995 we petitioned to become a club and our first officers were Kevin Packard and Belinda Bertolozzi. For the 95-96 school year Keith Foss led the club with Michele Nichols.
Spring 1996 two of our members, Michele Nichols and Keith Foss, participated in the National BCD tournament which was held in Minneapolis. In the spring of 1995 the National tournament was also held in Minneapolis, and three of our members attended with a singles and a mixed doubles team making it into the B flight. Also, that year during winter term four of our members traveled to the Minneapolis Athletic Club tournament and the mixed doubles team of Michele Nichols and Eric Bass won the runners up prize in the tournament.
If you are an alum and have more information about the history of Badminton at Carleton, please contact Leon Lunder mailto:llunder@carleton.edu so that we can make our history more complete!
Other Club Sports
- AikidoApplies principles of the fighting arts toward the goals of peace, harmony, and self-improvement.
- Alpine Ski ClubProvides the Carleton community with an opportunity to explore the joys of alpine skiing, both as a sport and as a recreation.
- BadmintonGives members of the Carleton Community an opportunity to play Badminton on a regular basis.
- Competitive DanceThe Competitive Dance team is excited to start its first year as a club sport.
- CrewProvides Carleton students with the opportunity to learn and enjoy the sport of rowing.
- CUT (Carleton Ultimate Team)One of the nation's dominant teams in men's college ultimate.
- CyclingPromotes bicycle road racing at the College.
- EclipseProvides a fun and encouraging environment for women to develop ultimate frisbee skills and compete at an intercollegiate level.
- EquestrianCompetes in horse shows and provides lessons in horsemanship.
- FencingSupports both recreational and competitive fencing at Carleton.
- Field HockeyProvides instruction, practice and recreational field hockey play.
- GOP (Gods of Plastic)A competitive Carleton men's ultimate team.
- KarateOffers instruction in traditional Japanese Karate
- Men's Ice HockeyMen's Ice Hockey provides Carleton students of all skill levels an opportunity to play competitive club hockey in the Midwest.
- Men's LacrosseThe Carleton Men's Lacrosse team is a competitive intercollegiate program in the Upper Midwest Lacrosse League, a group featuring a number of MIAC schools.
- Men's RugbyCore Principles: 1. Playing rugby 2. Singing songs 3. Finding joy in back pain
- Men's VolleyballOffers intercollegiate competition and instruction
- Nordic SkiingA team of people who enjoy cross country skiing and racing at a competitive level.
- SailingSails and races small sailboats locally and in intercollegiate regattas
- SyzygySyzygy is Carleton's women's ultimate team.
- Table TennisA forum for skilled veterans and eager beginners alike to learn, teach, share and enjoy the extraordinary game that is Table Tennis.
- Tae Kwon DoEngages in practice and competition of this ancient Korean martial art.
- TennisCarleton's competitive tennis team
- Water PoloProvides water polo instruction, practice, and local competition.
- Women's Hockey (WHAC)Provides the opportunity to participate competitively in the great game of hockey.
- Women's LacrosseTeaches the basics and provides intercollegiate competition for players of all experience levels.
- Women's RugbyAnyone interested in trying a new sport is encouraged to come out and play with us. We promise that playing rugby will be one of the best decisions of your Carleton career.
