2010 Budget Allocation

Apologies for the usual delay. I'm still reeling from the official budget allocation for fiscal year 2010. While we tried to fight for more money, the bottom line is that the badminton club needs your support now more than ever. How much did we get this year? $6,865.36. About half of last year's budget.

The direct effect on you is still uncertain. We want the club to grow. We want the team to excel. But we can't do this alone.

You will see more fundraising activities from us this year so we can purchase enough shuttlecocks for your practices. We need to make sure our team members are making the best use of our funds when we send them to tournaments to represent Drexel. This won't be easy, but I think challenges will bring out the best in our new officers. As more news unfolds, we will bring it to you.

We'll figure something out.

-VK

Minor Minutes

Z-String and I attended this evening's club sports council meeting. There are a couple notes about your badminton club that are worth sharing. Here they are:

• Budget allocations should be revealed to us tomorrow. All clubs had a minimum of 36% cut from their budget request.
• Starting next school year, physical examinations will likely be required for any student who participates in a club sport. More details will be announced later.
• Finally, we are coming close to finalizing a design for our club's t-shirt. Stay tuned. These shirts are gonna be hot.
  

Safety first.

-VK

How well does your shuttlecock perform?

Unsure of your next shuttlecock purchase and worried about getting the best bang for your buck?

Fear not, for Linh has tipped us off to another great resource. Originally posted at the Badminton Central forums, a user by the name of "DinkALot" has reviewed nearly 100 different shuttlecocks based on qualities such as flight accuracy, shuttle durability, and impact feel. Be sure to note the shuttles in bold; they are the top rated shuttles.

Direct link to the shuttle review.
Please note that at the time of this post, the review was last updated 03/23/08, and shuttle quality can vary with every batch.

-VK

BadmintonAlley.com Chinese New Year Special

BadmintonAlley.com, the club's preferred supplier of equipment and shuttlecocks, has a Chinese New Year's sale continuing until February 9th, 2009. We have just recently placed an order of 60 tubes of shuttlecocks for club and team use.

Be sure to take advantage of lowered prices on racquets, bags, and shuttles.

They are also including a free calendar with any $50 purchase, excluding tax and shipping.

-VK

Consider this.

A tube of Yonex AS-40 feather shuttlecocks costs $23.95.
With 12 shuttles per tube, each shuttle costs $1.996.

Now, for the purposes of this post, let us suppose that each shuttle lasts a single game.
In this game, the score will be 21-15.
That is a total of 36 rallies.
So, each rally costs $0.055.

Let us assume that each rally consists of an average of 8 hits.
Therefore, every time you swing your racquet, you are costing the club $0.00693.

Correct. 7/10ths of a penny. Just like that.

I hope you appreciate what the club provides for you.
And we appreciate you playing with us.


This post has been brought to you by maths.



Look Around You.

-VK