Training

Our training sessions are taken care of by Nick Fransman and Finn Achthoven, who find us many challenging exercises every week. We have three training sessions every week:

• Tuesday 19.00 till 21.00 is the training session for only competition players.
• Wednesday 17.30 till 19.00 is the training session for the 'beginners'. Please note: everyone starts in this group, our trainer will decide who can play in the second group.
• Wednesday 19.00 till 20.30 is the training session for advanced players.

So if you are new to our club, come on a Wednesday from 17:30 till 19:00.

The Tuesday and Wednesday training sessions take place in sports centre De Bongerd in sportshall 2. The Tuesday training will take place in sports hall 4 from the 2nd till the 5th period.

Address: Bornsesteeg 2, 6708 PE Wageningen.

Competition

Every year BC de Lobbers joins the regional competition organised by the Dutch Badminton Association (BN). In this competition, teams on different levels measure themselves against teams in the region. Every team consists of at least 4 players (2 male, 2 female) and plays 8 games per match in the disciplines singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Playing competition, on any level, generally increases the game of the player and makes badminton a fun team sport.
In the autumn competition, from September till February, the Lobbers has three teams between the 1st and the 3rd class, for beginning to advanced competition players. A maximum of 14 matches are played, generally in the weekend, of which half are home matches. The home matches take place on Sunday from 13.30 to 18.00 hours in “Sporthal de Bongerd”. Encouragement of our teams is always welcome!

This year however, we do have some extra guidelines due to the current Corona pandemic.
Please read the Corona Regulations carefully and take responsibility to prevent the spread of this disease.

The spring competition, from February till May, is organised especially for starting and recreational badminton players. Every year one or two Lobbers teams join, consisting of new members but also players who chose to be in the spring competition for a couple of years as it is low key and a lot of fun! A maximum of 8 matches is played, of which half are home matches. The home matches take place on Tuesday from 19.00 to 21.00 hours in “Sporthal de Bongerd”. Also the out-matches are generally played on weekdays in the evening.

(New) students that are interested in playing competition at BC de Lobbers, as a set player or as substitute can contact our competition leader lobbers@wur.nl.

Membership

To become a member at BC de Lobbers, you need a valid student sport card and annual sport rights , which can be acquired at De Bongerd. In September, there are three free introduction training sessions, of which the last one is a small tournament. During these training sessions you can get to know the ways of badminton and find out if BC the Lobbers is something for you. After these three training sessions, you will have to decide whether you want to become a member or not. If you like to join a training session during the season, this is of course also possible. If you have sport rights, you can come for a free training session. Make sure to e-mail us at least 48 hours before the training you want to join (lobbers@wur.nl), so we can register you for the training. If you don't have sport rights, you have to buy them first or join during the sport right free week.

How to apply

Becoming a member can be done through filling in a subscription form, which can be gained from one of the board members, or via our secretary (lobbers@wur.nl). As a member of BC de Lobbers, you will automatically be a member of Badminton Nederland (BN, the Dutch Badminton Association).
BC de Lobbers will only collect necessary personal data. We will never misuse your data. Read more in our Privacy Statement.

Contribution

The contribution depends on which group you are training in and can vary each year. Contact us for the actual prices. The contribution for the year 2021/2022 is as follows:

• Recreational and beginning players training in the first group, have to pay €40.
• Competition players will have to pay €55.
  The board decides to which group you belong.
• When you are already a member of another badminton club, it is possible to join our club for a lower price of €30.
  For this, please contact our secretary (lobbers@wur.nl).
• Half-year members also pay €30.

Unsubscribe

If you do not want to be a member of BC de Lobbers anymore, you should contact our secretary (lobbers@wur.nl) as well. Do this before the 1st of September or the 31st of December. Otherwise, you have to pay contribution for the next (half) year.

Confidential Contact Person (CCP)

A Confidential Contact Person is someone you can talk to if you or someone you know experiences or has experienced transgressive behaviour. Transgressive behaviour can take different forms, such as discrimination, bullying, (sexual) harassment, threats, stalking and gossiping, both online and offline. Even if the transgressive behaviour is very subtile, it can still have a big impact on your feeling of safety or your enjoyment of sport.

Get in touch:
SWU Thymos
Phone number: 0317-482746
E-mail: vcp.thymos@wur.nl
Or come by at the SWU Thymos office at Sports Centre de Bongerd, click here for opening hours.
Sport Center de Bongerd
The contactinformation of the VCP's of Sports Centre de Bongerd can be found here.
Wageningen Universiteit
E-mail: vpstudent@wur.nl
For website click here
Gemeente Wageningen
E-mail: vertrouwenscontactpersoon@vcwageningen.nl
For website click here (Dutch only)