Bournemouth & across Dorset
Badminton for every age and ability in Dorset.
From first-ever rallies to county-level play, Kirsty Wilcox and her team coach around 1,000 players every week. Juniors, adults, beginners, improvers, and genuinely everyone in between.
- ~1,000players a week
- Ages 4–85welcome on court
- Licensed& DBS-checked coaches
Sessions for everyone who wants to play
Whatever your age, level or reason for picking up a racket, there's a session that fits. Every one is coached by fully licensed, DBS-checked coaches and county players.
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Mini & Junior Ages 4–16
Structured, skills-focused coaching that builds real technique, and a love of the game, from the very first session. Confidence, footwork, friends.
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Adult badminton Beginner → advanced
Never held a racket, or chasing a competitive edge? Sessions meet you exactly where you are and move at your pace: fitness, fun and proper coaching.
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Disability-inclusive
Adaptive, welcoming sessions built around every player.
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Women & Girls
A friendly, supportive space to learn, sweat and win.
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LGBTQ+ badminton
Play as you, with people who've got your back.
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Private Tuition
One-to-one coaching, tailored to exactly what you want to improve.
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Holiday camps
Active, sociable school-holiday days packed with badminton.
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School clubs
Bringing quality coaching into schools across the county.
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Social leagues & tournaments
Friendly competition to test your game and meet more players.
Coaching Dorset loves to turn up for
Kirsty Wilcox has built one of the busiest, warmest badminton communities on the south coast - around 1,000 players a week, aged 4 to 85, right across Bournemouth and Dorset. She's supported by a team of qualified coaches and county players who share the same belief: that the point of badminton is the joy of playing it.
Every session is shaped around the people in the room. Complete beginners are looked after, improvers are stretched, and competitive players are pushed. No one is left standing at the side, and no one is made to feel out of their depth.
- Fully licensed coaching team
- DBS-checked, top to bottom
- Coached by county-level players
- Every session tailored to you
In players' words
An excellent coach who tailors each lesson to exactly the areas I needed to work on. It's great fun, and I've made significant improvements.
I've seen many coaches over the years in football and golf. Kirsty is excellent in all departments - she can demonstrate the shot and explain the technique while she's showing you. I'd recommend her very highly.
Amazing to see so many females playing at the first ever women's and girls' satellite badminton club in Bournemouth. It was great to have been a part of it.
Come and play.
New players are welcome any time - juniors, adults, complete beginners and everyone in between. Send Kirsty a quick message and she'll help you find the right session near you.