Masters (Vets)
There are tournaments and intercounty competitions for age groups in multiples of 5yrs from the day you turn 40. Because of the size of the playing population of the county, Somerset does not run an inter county league team for all age groups. For the 2011/12 season there will be league teams for the O45s, O50s and O60s.
For the 2011/12 season teams were entered for the Inter County Championships for O40s (entry level for a new team, 14/15 Jan 2012 @ Bournemouth), O45s (premier 7/8 Jan 2012 @ Milton Keynes) and O50s (14/15 2012 Jan @ Bournemouth). This championships is run over a weekend at various venues depending on the age group and level of competition. The Saturday evening is no less strenuous as it involves a good night of partying with all the other teams at the same venue. Mind the sugar cubes and pea shooters!
We are looking for some more Veterans to join the merry throng, so if you are interested in playing more please read the questions below and send us the answers through the Feedback page of this website. We will use the answers to make sure people get invited to the Badminton they want to play and plan the teams we enter in the ICC Leagues and ICC Championships and practices we run next season.
1. Would you be interested in coming to Veterans practices?
2. Would you be interested in playing Veterans Badminton for Somerset in the league next season (4-8 matches per season depending on the number of other teams in the league, usually Sundays)?
3. Would you be interested in playing the Veterans Inter County Championship weekend (usually the weekend after New Year)?
4. Would you be interested in playing in a County Veterans Championship at the end of this season? (everyone has to be over 40 and pairs are handicapped according to the combined age)
5. If you are not interested now, what would make you more likely to be interested in the future?
6. What is your DOB? (We have to work out how many people there are in each age group to decide what to leagues to enter next season)
7. What club do you currently play for and in which leagues?
8. Would you be prepared to spend a bit of time helping out Veterans Badminton? (we currently need someone to spend a few hours over Aug/Sept as fixtures Sec and other small tasks)