If this place u are refering to is gladstone highschool then i've been there its no big secret really but then the person who opens up the gym for badminton is kind of a jerk really or just too careful me and my friends were asked not to come there because we did not attend the school so if u don't go there i suggest not going their floor is slippery as hell and needs a wax job but if we were still allowed to play there for free i still wouldn't mind going i think it was an issue with if anything gets stolen and him not knowing how to come to us to see if we did anything, me and my buddies did volunteer to put up and take down nets and stuff but still no trust what so ever my cousin still goes there since he knows the dude but as for me i just go other places around vancouver and pay to play now if anyone else knows of other FREE places to play please hook up
Actually, I just remembered. Cameron is FREE sometimes. Wednesday/Friday 3:30-5:30 is FREE under 3 conditions. 1. You have a VALID Burnaby Drop-in Card 2. The lady in charge with the court booking (Cherri) is on shift there 3. She knows you Sometimes me n my friends go down there to play during wednesday 3:30-5:30, but it's $1.95 drop-in fee if it's some other lady on duty. But even then it's not a bad price since they dont kick you out until the next drop-in sessions (sometimes at 7pm)
If that's the case, then potentially the freebie could get more expensive than the paid drop-ins. I don't mind paying if there's reasonable order in court rotation and decent flooring and lighting. Safety comes first in my mind.
LOL, I have wednesdays off so I can go whenever my friends have time Maybe you can work out a schedule wif ur boss so it allows you to go in the afternoons too
Heh! Nah, my routine is pretty much set. Actually prefer playing in the evenings. Still looking for the Thursday-Friday gap in my schedule though.
Like I've told wood_22_chuck thursday nights at pinetree is one place, fridays at cameron is another, to fill your gap
Thursday and Friday evenings only... Britannia is good but too far to commute (even by Skytrain). I could drive but would like to minimise car usage. PineTree is a definite maybe.
Britannia is friday at 7-10 $3:50 and saturday at sometime in afternoon for same price none on thursday i play there so i'd know, its always sold out on fridays and basicly whichever court is free u and ur friends hop on to play 4 courts
Too far to commute? Off at Broadway station, then it's a 5 minute bus-ride (Granville or Downtown bus). Heck, we will sometimes walk from the broadway station to Britannia, it's so close, and there are so many things to see along the way on the Drive.
I didn't like the rotate system because playing time is too short. I just warm up and the first set is over. Then I have to wait for next round. I prefer continue game like win 2 in 3 sets or win 3 in five sets. That will be more interested. And free place is good for promoting badminton. 4 to 5 buck is acceptable but how many hours can you actually play? 1 to 1.5 hours. That's per week and it's not enough for me. I know there's no limit in VFC (7x24) but annual fee is CND 645!
Right, walk to Britannia with my bulky 20lbs baddy bag... I don't think so! Also afterdark along Commercial Dr. can get pretty scary. Day time is not so bad. Actually, I discovered a nice cafe (The Libra) that plays live jazz the last time I walked back (couldn't wait for the bus) to Broadway Station from Friday night baddy at Britannia. So, it's not all that bad but I am still looking for easier baddy places to commute to for my schedule gap. I had a look at Surrey, pretty much everywhere there requires me to signup for membership drop-ins.
Well, I haven't been there yet... so might wanna try it out some time. Actually a friend from Renfrew has been asking me to try that place out, I just haven't gotten around to it.
If a place w/o a proper system gets extremely busy, you're gonna see people fistfighting for courts or abuse the goodwill of others. I have see it happened and many a games ruined by combative atmosphere so many times that it's not even funny. I did not enjoy a single one of those games I played after wasting time fighting other people off the courts. I would rather people be respectful and share the courts equally than challenge for it. If it's packed and you play extra games, that means more people on the lineup waiting longer. You certainly don't want to be the one on the receiving end of that kind of abuse.
..why u guys need to find out where it is free to play? i mean i figure since u guys have all da money to buy expensive yonex rackets nd bmt supplies,i assume u guys have 2 bucks for a drop in~
If it's about $3 for a dropin and say we dropin twice a week...104 times a year...thats $312 dollars we save!! But I don't think it works that way
