2023
Leo Hayes High School
Badminton
Teams
High School
badminton this year runs from February 11th (our first tryouts)
until April 22nd at the provincial championships in Moncton. We will select up to 16 players in each of JV
Girls, JV Boys, Varsity Girls and Varsity Boys.
The JV team is for grades 9 and 10, the varsity team is for grades 11
and 12 (though grades 9 and 10 can play up). There will be 2-3 practices a week and one
optional game play night every Sunday.
Important
Dates
February 11th
– 9:30-11:00 a.m. – both gyms - 1st
JV tryouts (guys and girls)
February 12th
– 7:30-9:00 p.m. – both gyms - 1st
Varsity tryouts (guys and girls), 2nd JV tryouts
April 1st
– West Conference Tournament held either at FHS or CDJ in Edmundston
April 15th
– Southwest Regional Tournament probably held at LHHS
April 21st,
22nd – Provincials in the Moncton area.
***Important*** If you want to play for the team you
MUST be available for those 3 tournament dates.
Have
other commitments?
If you like to
play badminton and can’t make all of the practices due to other commitments
(other sports, band, production, work, etc.)
just let the coaches know. As
long as you can make at least half of the practices and can attend all of the
tournaments we’ll consider you for a spot on the team.
Practice
Schedule
Expect 2-3
practices per week. The practice schedule will vary depending on available gym
time and will be posted weekly. We will update schedule as more gym information becomes available . We do have the following times every week
during the season:
Every Sat.
morning from 9:30-11:00 a.m. – after tryouts all of our teams will practice on
Sat. morning.
Every Sunday
evening from 7:30-9:00 – after tryouts this is an optional practice just to play
games.
Watch
the school Athletics Twitter feed or join the Facebook group – LHHS Badminton
Tryouts 2023 for updates and we’ll see you on the courts!