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Shaker Badminton Club is a private, non-profit club that strives to provide a fun and safe place for adults (18 years old and above) to enjoy playing semi-competitive to competitive badminton. Sorry, no lessons available for kids. The club leaders are volunteers. It is one of the oldest clubs in the U.S., first established in the 1930s. The club plays in the main gym of Woodbury Elementary School in Shaker Heights, Ohio. The gym has 3 courts on a wooden floor and a high ceiling.

Since there are only 3 courts available for 1.75-3.5 hours per week, court time and space are limited. We accept only intermediate to advanced level players who know the badminton rules and have several years of previous indoor badminton playing experience.

Athletic attire and footwear are required. Playing shoes must be carried into the gym to avoid tracking outside dirt onto the gym floor. Players must bring their own rackets. The club supplies top grade feather shuttles at no extra cost. Racket stringing & gripping services are available.

Visitors who do not play are welcome if they have proof of vaccination and booster with themPrint the Location & Directions page. Without it you will get lost. GPS will only take you to the front of the Woodbury School building with no apparent place to park or any indication of which door to enter.

All who enter the gym MUST be fully vaccinated and boosted. Players must send proof of vaccination and booster to Kecheng Liu (flow.flutes@aol.com) and David Cumming (dbcumming@gmail.com) no later than the day before coming to the club for the 1st time. All visitors must show the same proof every time. If you are new to the club, or have not played with us since Oct. 25, 2021, please keep reading. There is an application process you must also complete, described in the next paragraph.

Before coming to the club, all new players and players who have not been to our club since Oct. 25, 2021, MUST take all of the following steps, in order:
1) Read through this entire website, in particular the club rules.
2) Email David Cumming dbcumming@gmail.com providing your phone number.
3) Have a phone conversation with club owner David Cumming (216-932-3426 landline). You may call him after completing step 2.
4) Fill out the application and waiver forms SBC sends you and send back the completed forms along with proof of full Covid vaccination and booster shot all in one email, replying all.
5) Receive an invitation to play for one night on a trial basis.
6) All players must supply their own racket(s).

All players must agree to follow the badminton rules, the club rules and the Zero Tolerance Policy of the city of Shaker Heights, and to respect the authority of the club leaders.

We look forward to having you visit us!

Club Director, new player inquiries, coach, racket stringer, gym permits, rent payments, buying birds, club insurance:
David Cumming
216-932-3426 home landline

Lead play sessions, player concerns:
Krishnan Skanda Kumar - coach