1) Before coming to the club, all new players and players in good standing who have been removed from our email list, MUST take all of the following steps, in order:
- Read through this entire website, in particular the club rules.
- Have a phone conversation with club owner David Cumming (216-932-3426 landline). You may call him after completing the previous step.
- Fill out the application and waiver forms SBC sends you and send back the completed forms along with proof of full Covid vaccination within the past 12 months all in one email, replying all.
- Receive an invitation to play for one night on a trial basis.
- Fill out the application and waiver forms SBC sends you and send back the completed forms along with proof of full Covid vaccination within the past 12 months all in one email, replying all.
- Receive an invitation to play for one night on a trial basis.
- All players must supply their own racket(s).
2) All players are expected to respect the game, it's rules (a requirement to get club liability insurance from USABadminton), the club rules, the C.S.U. Rec. Ctr. rules, the club leader and all other players. No swearing allowed in the gym. This club should be a fun and safe place to enjoy the game.
3) Players must be at least 18 years old to play in SBC.
4) All players must sign a liability waiver form and turn it in to a club leader before taking a court. A player only needs to do this once. The signed form will remain on file as long as the player is active in the club.
5) All players MUST sign up each play night in response to the email invitations sent from "Shaker Badminton" in order to be able to play. Do NOT just show up. If the signup is full, you cannot play that night.
6) Always sign in and pay, FOR YOURSELF ONLY, immediately after arriving and before playing. Small bills only, NO COINS, exact change only. The club leader may stop a game, or expel a player, if someone has become habitual at not following this.
7) The first 16 players to sign in and pay may take to the courts for warm up and play the first games. The remainder of players must wait until a court clears after a first game is done. Please check when you sign in to see if you are among the first 16.
8) Attire must be athletic, not street clothing. Any who do not follow this will not be allowed to play.
9) It is STRONGLY suggested that eye protection be worn to play this game. A serious eye injury can happen without it. We have had a player permanently lose the vision in 1 eye here, and another needed eye surgery to correct damage.
10) Cell phones brought into the club MUST have their ringers turned off, unless you are a doctor on call or are expecting an emergency call, in which case you should let the club leader know your situation and that you need to have your cell phone ringer on.
11) Playing shoes must be carried into the gym. For safety reasons, shoes must be designed for quick multi-directional movement. Players not wearing appropriate footwear will NOT be allowed to play.
12) Always help a leader when asked. If you leave the gym before closing, ask a leader what you can do to help clean up. Don't just leave.
13) Putting the club's equipment away should be done immediately after the last rally of the session, before starting a post-game conversation or removing playing shoes. C.S.U. employees will take care of the nets and chairs. We need to collect the birds, inspect them and sort them into 3 categories: game condition (to be put in the game tubes), warm-up condition (to be put into the brown warmup tubes) and trash. The sponges in the bird tube end caps need to be moistened, not soaked, so as to keep the birds humidified until the next play evening. Store the birds in the bird box with the sponge end caps down. We must stop playing by 10pm sharp.
14) Players MUST be willing to mix it up and play some games with other players of different abilities.
15) Players must not play with the same group of people repeatedly. After each game, look to change game match ups. Ask the adjacent games what their scores are. If none are going to finish soon, and no one else is available to play, start another partial game, and stop when the other game is done. Exceptions to this may be made per the judgment of the club leader.
16) Doubles play takes priority over singles play and drills. Singles play may be done ONLY if court space permits AND if no more than one player is left waiting to play. When we have a full gym, with 1-3 players waiting to play, warmups and drills may be done at the beginning of the night ONLY and kept to a minimum. There will be 1 court reserved for players wishing to do extensive drills for the 1st hour of the night.
17) This rule will be strictly enforced. When not playing, be careful NOT to walk across a court with either warm-up or a game in play, or anywhere near it. Do not walk in the areas between the courts unless one of the courts is not in action. Wait for action to stop before walking behind a court and announce "coming through" when you do so. Do NOT step over a rope barrier. Doing so, or getting too close to a court in action, is a grossly negligent act not covered by the waiver. If you do so and contact a player causing him injury, you will be responsible for his medical bills and any lost wages. If his racket is damaged, you owe him a new one, same model or equivalent. If you are injured, you're on your own. If there is no contact, you will be excused from the club for the night only without refund. If there is contact you will be excused from the club for the night without refund and suspended from the club for a period to be determined by the club director. For the sake of your club mates and safety for all, please pay attention.
18) Please try to help the club leader, who is a volunteer, whenever possible. He/she deserves your help and cooperation.
19) The club leader will enforce club rules and badminton rules. However, all players should help each other to follow the rules and not just leave it up to the leader to be the enforcer.
20) The club leader has the authority to expel anyone from the club who, in his/her judgment, exhibits disrespectful or disruptive behavior.
21) Check your email regularly for up-to-date announcements and cancellations.
22) The club's website is shakerbadminton.blogspot.com. Please refer to the Schedule page on it, which is kept up to date, rather than contact a club leader to ask about play times and dates. Mark the no play dates on your calendar.
