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Caltech Badminton Club
Club Information
Established in 1997, the Caltech Badminton Club is dedicated to promoting the sport of badminton at Caltech by offering the Caltech community both casual and competitive play via regular open gyms and team matches coordinated by the Southern California Collegiate Badminton League. The club is open to all members of the Caltech community:
- Caltech faculty
- Caltech graduate students
- Caltech undergraduate students
- Caltech/JPL staff
- Caltech recreation members
Click here for the current club schedule.
Badminton Information
Badminton is the world's fastest racquet sport: A shuttle can leave the racquet at speeds in excess of 200 mph!
Today's players compete in a lightning-fast sport which demands a constant stream of highly concentrated actions: running, jumping, twisting, stretching, running backwards and striking. Besides explosiveness, quick reflexes and rapid hand-eye coordination, competitive badminton players must also possess superb aerobic endurance. In a typical two-game singles match, top players will cover nearly every inch of the court and travel more than a mile.
Badminton is distinguished from other racquet sports, all of which use a ball of some size, by two features: the use of a shuttlecock and the fact the shuttlecock cannot touch the ground during a rally. The flight characteristics of the shuttlecock and the pace created by constant volleying combine to make badminton one of the most exciting sports to play and to watch.
Click here for the current international badminton laws.
Southern California Collegiate Badminton League
Caltech is a member of the Southern California Collegiate Badminton League (SCCBL), which consists of the following participating colleges:
- California Institute of Technology
- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- California State University, Los Angeles (inactive, 2005–2006)
- Pasadena City College (inactive, 2005–2006)
- San Diego State University
- University of California, Irvine
- University of California, Los Angeles
- University of California, Riverside (inactive, 2005–2006)
- University of California, San Diego
- University of California, Santa Barbara (inactive, 2005–2006)
- University of Southern California
The SCCBL formed in 1997 to expand collegiate-level competition in Southern California.
Click here to view the SCCBL bylaws.