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nomadking 10-26-2002, 03:50 AM hello everyone!
i just got back into badminton and was wondering if anyone knows where there may be a good place to play in mississauga or the west end of toronto. i'm not pro but looking for a place with good competition. i read some other posts on this site and think i might check out george brown college. a closer place to play would be more convient though. thanx to anyone who can help!
bigredlemon 10-29-2002, 06:51 PM YMCA missisauga has some nice badminton courts...not a club though, so you gotta bring friends!
NVIDIA256 10-30-2002, 10:39 AM regarding mississauga they only place is the Erindale badminton club, unfortunatly you will have to wait till next sesson to sign up, as the new sesson has already started.
Also there is Lee's Badminton In toronto, it's a dedicated badminton club with traners on hand go give them a look.
Here is there web site www.leesbadminton.com
nomadking 10-30-2002, 01:47 PM thanx everyone for the info. i'll check out those places and see how good they are.
bigredlemon 10-30-2002, 02:07 PM Originally posted by NVIDIA256
regarding mississauga they only place is the Erindale badminton club, unfortunatly you will have to wait till next sesson to sign up, as the new sesson has already started.
Also there is Lee's Badminton In toronto, it's a dedicated badminton club with traners on hand go give them a look.
Here is there web site www.leesbadminton.com
he doesn't need to go THAT far for badminton. There's dozens in etobicoe. Check badminton ontario's website for a list of schools that have badminton clubs you can join. Or maybe it's another web site... its there somewhere.
nomadking 10-30-2002, 02:39 PM thanx bigredlemon
i just checked out that site and it led me to the toronto badminton site. i guess i'll start calling around. hey if you know when and where there may be tournaments or competitive play, that would be great. doubles or singles. i just wanna start playing again.
bigredlemon 10-30-2002, 03:40 PM Originally posted by nomadking
thanx bigredlemon
i just checked out that site and it led me to the toronto badminton site. i guess i'll start calling around. hey if you know when and where there may be tournaments or competitive play, that would be great. doubles or singles. i just wanna start playing again.
If you hear about any tourneys in TO, post some info here. I've havent played any tourneys in... a year!
NVIDIA256 10-30-2002, 06:52 PM If you want the best in TO, then lee's is the place PERIOD!
bigredlemon 10-30-2002, 10:52 PM Lees is too far away for me. I'm limited by the TTC :o
nomadking 10-31-2002, 02:26 AM how much is it to play at lee's if you just wanna drop in? the membership there is a ripoff. too far to go to from mississauga but i'd like to go there to see how the competition is like. and i'll post and tournaments up for anyone who wants to join if i find any.
ASDFASDF 10-31-2002, 06:02 AM Originally posted by NVIDIA256
If you want the best in TO, then lee's is the place PERIOD!
That is not true.... Lee's is not "the best"... Your answer is bias because I'm assuming you train at lee's..
Well, have you ever been to B&R? Granite? Boulevard?
Those are also badminton dedicated clubs.... granite and boulevard has other stuff too and costs the most but yes they have dedicated badminton facilities. I think RCYC has one too. Those places also have "top" coaches and produce good players.
Lee's is actually the cheapest compared to the others i listed.... is it the best? I don't think so.. :) Up there with one of the best in Toronto? You could say that...
There are also non-private badminton dedicated clubs with very good players... ones that run in rented gyms..... Don't "have" to be in private club for competitive matches.....
NVIDIA256 10-31-2002, 07:17 AM That is not true.... Lee's is not "the best"... Your answer is bias because I'm assuming you train at lee's..
LOL, let me make myself more clear, LEE's is the BEST IN TO, why well let me explain.
First off they way I rate clubs is determined by an important factor, what you get for what you pay. Lee's is modest in price, dedicated 10:00am to 11:00pm badminton club, with top coachs, whom have played in the Hong Kong team, great stringing service, and carry a wide variety of equiptment, etc...
That other place you mentioned is more expensive than lee's by far, and isn't even that much better, and yet you are expected to pay more. Makes no sense to me.
bigredlemon 10-31-2002, 11:55 AM Originally posted by NVIDIA256
LOL, let me make myself more clear, LEE's is the BEST IN TO, why well let me explain.
First off they way I rate clubs is determined by an important factor, what you get for what you pay. Lee's is modest in price, dedicated 10:00am to 11:00pm badminton club, with top coachs, whom have played in the Hong Kong team, great stringing service, and carry a wide variety of equiptment, etc...
That other place you mentioned is more expensive than lee's by far, and isn't even that much better, and yet you are expected to pay more. Makes no sense to me.
You mean Lees has the best value by far then. As for the other clubs... they have a very nice lounge (compared to Lees)
viper 10-31-2002, 01:14 PM too bad there is nobody to play there at Lee's...
the jr. players (guys) are not strong enough... and Troy (the coach) is better than anyone in Canada... not many good players (guys) there in general../
Originally posted by NVIDIA256
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LOL, let me make myself more clear, LEE's is the BEST IN TO, why well let me explain.
great stringing
I guess that you must be new here on badmintonforum.com.... :o
or even new to Lee's...
I suggest you use the search function about Lee's...
;)
TOmike 10-31-2002, 06:06 PM hahahahaha
i'll stay neutral on this issue =P
alex l 10-31-2002, 10:14 PM what's RCYC ?
NVIDIA256 10-31-2002, 11:23 PM suggest you use the search function about Lee's
No I suggest you stop assuming, I know all about that thread about the guy who bought a FAKE cab 20 got it strung and blamed jennifer for the mistake. Most people I talk to that get threre rackets strung at lee's have never had a problem. I myself Have got my rackets strung there many times, and there service is excellient.
SO maybe you ought to go to lee's and try there stringing service out, But if I were you, my suggestion si try out Yo's fro stringing, I might be wrong here, but I have been told they are cheaper for stringing.
NVIDIA256 10-31-2002, 11:27 PM and Troy (the coach) is better than anyone in Canada... not many good players (guys) there in general
HUH? what about troy? there are other coaches there besides him. LOL it's funny how we all come from the same area and know these people names, out here on the internet. Anyhow there is alot of demand for troy's service, if you want him to coach you then you have to be put on a waiting list, that's how many people want him, and this guy coaches all day.
As for the players, are you a member over at lee's cause they have strong players there, and the people are friendly.
Myself I play at a local badminton club in Mississauga, and only go to lee's for training.
wukenne 11-01-2002, 12:10 PM Originally posted by NVIDIA256
HUH? what about troy? there are other coaches there besides him. LOL it's funny how we all come from the same area and know these people names, out here on the internet. Anyhow there is alot of demand for troy's service, if you want him to coach you then you have to be put on a waiting list, that's how many people want him, and this guy coaches all day.
As for the players, are you a member over at lee's cause they have strong players there, and the people are friendly.
Myself I play at a local badminton club in Mississauga, and only go to lee's for training.
Hmm...well I joined the club last year and I would describe myself as an intermediate player. The main problems there is that there aren't that many players (competitive players that is) in the club. The juniors only want to do drills and play between themselves. Occasionally, they'll play against the other members, but only if you're decent and strong enough.
I find that unless I go there with friends, I end up just using their gym facilities in the back. To be honest, their junior players can beat me in singles (since I hate it) but they can't really push me for doubles. When their senior players come and play, such as Kenny/Eddie/Edwin/Calvin/Joesph, I get decent games but they don't show up that often to play.
As for coaching, Troy is the best player in Canada that isn't player in OBA or Nationals. Then there's also Jennifer and the other former HK player. Since I've never received coaching from them, I can't comment on how they are, but from what I've seen, they seem to know their stuff pretty well.
Really, I guess it depends on what you're looking for if you're deciding to play at Lee's. Are you looking for training, playing, or coaching? If playing, what level of play are you expecting? I would classify most members there as OBA C/D class, with the above senior players in the B class. As I said above, unless you're planning to join with a couple of friends, you might be pretty lonely there if you're looking for B players to play against. For coaching and training, then this would be a good choice compared to other private clubs that are around.
Originally posted by NVIDIA256
No I suggest you stop assuming, I know all about that thread about the guy who bought a FAKE cab 20 got it strung and blamed jennifer for the mistake. Most people I talk to that get threre rackets strung at lee's have never had a problem. I myself Have got my rackets strung there many times, and there service is excellient.
SO maybe you ought to go to lee's and try there stringing service out, But if I were you, my suggestion si try out Yo's fro stringing, I might be wrong here, but I have been told they are cheaper for stringing.
I am not talking about that. I am talking about that Jennifer doesn't always strings the racquets. They sometimes have kids do it. And I have seen it happen. I have been going to Yo's for stringing for the past 2 years.;)
NVIDIA256 11-01-2002, 02:41 PM Jennifer doesn't always strings the racquets. possible, but in my case it's always her, why? Cause I request tht only jennifer is to be allowed to string my racket, nobody else
Speaking of yo's I was there today looking for Micro Legend string, no cigar!
Lee's the best for stringing ?? I don't think so ... I've spoken many many customers of mine, who used to get their stringing there, and have heard many complaints!
I have not been there recently, but the machine they used to use was not fit for professional stringing, and everyone and their brother was doing the string jobs!! BTW, Lee's sells quite a few SP racquets as well, so I'd be sure to check what you're buying first.
NVIDIA256 11-02-2002, 01:20 AM Lee's the best for stringing Never said they were the best for stringing, I said "They have good stringing service" I have never had a problem with them, I also go to yo's for stringing
BTW, Lee's sells quite a few SP racquets as well, so I'd be sure to check what you're buying first.
I would never buy a racket from them, I feel there prices are too high in the racket department. Plus they know **** all about rackets! that's my 2 cents
bigredlemon 11-02-2002, 03:48 PM I'm sure we'd all agree that Toronto has a pretty big badminton crowd, for a Western city. I'm sure most of us agree that THE place to go for badminton gear is either Lee's or Yo's.
If you guys think Lee's is so bad, then I wonder how people in Calgry/St. Cathrines/Ottawa feel!!!
well there's the RA Centre in Ottawa....which is COOL!!...
the FREAKIN HIGH 60ft. ceiling that no one can ever hit....lol..
Calgary has a bit of good players that roam this forum...:p
About st. Catherines, im not too sure since i haven't been there...;)
alex l 11-02-2002, 04:53 PM i thought calgary had a lot of top players
bigredlemon 11-02-2002, 08:24 PM Well ok perhaps not Calgry. Replace with suitable city.
TOmike 11-03-2002, 04:37 PM MANITOBA!! hehee
bigredlemon 11-07-2002, 11:18 PM Looks like no one came to defend their city... manitoba it is!
I guess we ought to offically make manitoba the butt of jokes. I'll start us off...
Whoever mixed up Badminton World Cup with the Canadian Badminton Open must have came from Manitoba!!! LOL!
ok not funny... too bad manitoba isn't actually a city
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