Badminton Camps & Lessons

All of KTP Racquet Club's programs focus on introducing the child, teen or adult to sport, to develop their technique and strategy, increase mental toughness, as well as gain self-confidence. All programs are based around fun, yet impactful drills and games where the athlete will be able to see improvement from beginning to end.

Youth and Adult Lessons

Adult Learn to Play Badminton Clinic

Next session: Saturday, April 8th from 2:00PM-3:00PM
members: $17.70+tax non-members: $22.12+tax

Never played badminton, or have not played in a long time? Join our Try Badminton session and learn the very basics of the game. Learn basic skills and the rules so that you can begin playing badminton! Athlete/Coach ratio - 8:1.

Understanding Doubles Rotations Clinic

Next: Saturday, April 8th from 3:30PM-5:00PM
members: $17.70+tax non-members: $22.12+tax

This clinic is for adults with some badminton experience (beginner-intermediate skill). This clinic will help you improve how you play doubles, look at changing some bad habits and develop improved strategies. Some aspects that will be covered during the clinic include positioning, rotations, and shot placement. The first hour will be drill based, whiled the final 30 minutes will have monitored badminton match play. Athlete/Coach ratio - 1:8.

Youth Badminton Lessons - Ages 6-10

Next Session: Wednesdays Feb 8-Mar 29 - 4:30PM-6:00PM (8 week session) - $110.62+tax (members), $119.47+tax (non-members)

Youth lessons target beginner-intermediate athletes. Whether you have not played or have some experienced this program is right for you. A wide range of techniques and strategies will be covered with a tiered-drill structure that allows all different levels of players the ability to train together. All of our sessions are catered to the participants, meaning that no session is identical and may be repeated with the expectation that you will develop your current skills every time. Ratio 1:8.

Youth Badminton Lessons - Ages 11-16

Next Session: Wednesdays - Feb 8-Mar 29 - 7:30PM-9:00PM (8 week session) - $110.62+tax (members), $119.47+tax (non-members)

Development Bootcamp

Next Session: Saturday, March 25th - 10:00AM-5:00PM - $61.95+tax (members), $70.80+tax (non-members) - Ages 11-17

Our Development Bootcamp is a new program that we will be offering regularly throughout the year. This program is meant to challenge intermediate level athletes in a single day of training. This program is open to athletes that have participated in KTP Programs before, as well as members of the Junior Development and Development Teams. This Bootcamp will typically focus on improving footwork, refining the basics, and learning some more advanced technique. The session may also include singles and doubles strategy and match play. Each Bootcamp is designed to be different, working on different skills each time. If you are looking to fast track your training or push yourself to the next level, the Development Bootcamp is highly recommended. Ratio 1:8. This session is led by Kurt Tempelmans Plat.

Camps

March Break Badminton Camps

March 13-17 - Ages 6-10 from 9AM-12PM (or 9AM-4PM), Ages 11-16 from 1-4PM
Half-Day Fee: $119.47+tax (members), $128.32 (non-members)

Full-Day Fee: $225.66+tax (members), $243.36+tax (non-members)

Badminton camps are a fun way to get introduced to the sport and develop foundational skills during a 15-hour week. The focus is 100% on badminton related activities, resulting in noticeable athlete development by the end of the week. These camps are recommended for beginner-intermediate athletes. The skills that will be worked on during the camp include: net shots, lifts, clears, drops, serves, footwork, basic strategy and match play. Those doing the full-day camps will have a supervised afternoon of different activities including: free time, pickleball, table tennis, and other activities. Drop-off will be as early as 8:15AM, and pick-up as late as 5PM for the full day campers.

Winter High Performance Badminton Camp

Dec 27-30 - 1:00PM-4:00PM - $123.89+tax (members), $141.59+tax (non-members)

This high performance camp is a 15-hour focus on advanced badminton skills, drill, strategies and cardio. This camp is targeted to athletes aged 12-18. This camp will push you to work hard and will result in noticeable improvement as a badminton athlete. The camp is the perfect way to prepare for the upcoming competitive season. Take advantage of this unique camp, it is the only high performance badminton camp in Northern Ontario.

Athletes are expected to have intermediate-advanced badminton skills. The camp will cover all fundamentals with particular attention to detail, as well as more advanced techniques and footwork such as slice, reverse slice, half smash, net spins, deception, intercepts, reading your opponent and more!

We gladly accept out-of-town participants in this camp! Please contact us directly if you would like assistance with billet options to help make travel and participation as seamless as possible.

This camp will be coached by Kurt Tempelmans Plat.

Sturgeon Falls Badminton Camp

July 4-8 - Ages 7-11 - 9:00AM-12:00PM - $132.74+tax
Ages 12-17 - 12:00PM-3:00PM - $132.74+tax

Badminton camps are a fun way to get introduced to the sport and develop foundational skills during a 15-hour week. The focus is 100% on badminton related activities, resulting in noticeable athlete development by the end of the week. These camps are recommended for beginner-intermediate athletes. The skills that will be worked on during the camp include: net shots, lifts, clears, drops, serves, footwork, basic strategy and match play. Those doing the full-day camps will have a supervised afternoon of different activities including: free time, pickleball, table tennis, and other activities. The Sturgeon Falls Badminton camp will be hosted at Northern Secondary School.