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This years Tournament takes place on Saturday 11th July & Sunday 12th July. The entry form is attached to this BLOG so please get them back to us early to avoid disappontment. All entry forms need to be returned by 30th June (late entries may be accepted if places are available - please contact Ashley Reed or Tim Shipman by phone).
Cheques should be made payable to 'Keighley Badminton Club'. In these credit crunch times we have kept prices at the same price as last year - what a bargain - £7… Continue

What a few weeks the Kobras had in Harrogate recently - it was a medal feast!

In U12 singles Alfie Arif performed exceptionally well in his first ever tournament even though he was giving away 2 years to sme players - he finished a fantastic 2nd.

U14 singles - Connor took first prize

U16 singles - Micky took another first prize

The under 12 doubles final was an all Kobras final with Billy & Connor just beating Scott & Ben

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Now that Keighley Kobras has achieved the prestigeous title of Premier Club we are on the move once again to improve badminton opportunities in the Bradford & surrounding areas. The Performance Centre will take the Kobras name with the Keighley Kobras, Craven Kobras, Skipton Kobras, Ashley Reed's sessions etc all acting as feeder cells.

Performance Centres provide a platform to increase competitive opportunities and raise standards for all players. The structure of a Performance Centre may… Continue

Another 13 players took their Kobras awards in January with a 100% success rate. Several Kobras took 2 awards (Merit & Bronze) on the same day which is a great achievement in itself - well done. However, the performance of the day went to Connor Walls who became the first player to pass the silver award - but only just! Well done Connor!

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Keighley Kobras have been working hard and recently achieved the title of Premier Club from our governing body, Badminton England, and Sport England. We are one of approximately 200 badminton clubs in the country to achieve this accolade. The standards we had to achieve demonstrate that we have strong coaching and effective management in place and we take child protection and equality issues seriously. We have to maintain the standards & are audited each year to ensure this is still the case… Continue