Sport of the Week: Badminton

GSBC AMOR stands for Groningen Student Badminton Club 'Alles Met Ons Racket', and is the only student badminton club in Groningen. At AMOR you have the opportunity to train twice a week: on Tuesday evenings and on Friday afternoons. On Tuesdays they play in six different training groups varying in playing level, so that everyone can play and train at their own level. The level of play is as diverse as you can imagine: the highest teams play at national level and the lower teams at regional level. However, it is also possible to play recreationally.

Training at AMOR consists of both receiving training from a trainer and playing matches following the training exercises. On Tuesday evenings they play in the Struikhal from 18:30 PM to 23:00 PM. If you are going to play badminton for the first time, it is best to come by on Tuesday from 20:00 PM to 21:30 PM. If you already have some badminton experience, you can email: info@gsbcamor.nl so that they can place you in a group a little better. On Friday they train from 17:00 PM to 19:00 PM in the Struikhal. The training is mainly focused on competitive players, but recreational players are also more than welcome to participate.

The Promotion Committee organizes a drink every first Wednesday of the month. During these drinks you get to know many members in a different way and it is always a lot of fun. In addition to the drinks, dinners are regularly organized, such as the Dies dinner, Christmas dinner and closing seasonal dinner. To start the season fit, a training camp is organized and the Schierweekend is held towards the end of the season.

Did you know?

• Badminton is the fastest racket sport and shuttles can sometimes reach a speed of more than 400 kilometers per hour.
• The most number of strokes in one minute is 123. So that is just over 2 beats per second.
• The Dutch-Chinese player Yao Jie became European champion in women's singles in 2002.