Hello everyone,

At the Badminton NL Annual Meeting, Sunday October 20, 2024, a motion was passed to amend the Competition Guidelines as follows:

PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR

 

Participants in Badminton NL provincial training, as well as in sanctioned Badminton NL Junior Tournaments, must wear protective eyewear meeting the ASTM F803 standard whenever there are more than two players on the same court. Badminton NL also strongly recommends that all players wear protective eyewear meeting the ASTM F803 standard even when there are only two players on the same court.

For players who currently wear prescription lenses, these are not considered sufficient protection; therefore, protective goggles must be worn over top of prescription glasses to fully protect the eyes. Alternatively, families may acquire prescription sports goggles through their own optometrists.

This amendment will take effect before the first tournament of the year, the Victor Badminton NL Baccalieu Junior Open, scheduled for November 16th.

Badminton NL has some protective eyewear on hand for clubs who wish to order them in advance.