Badminton Beginner Course

Beginner courses are an easy and low-threshold way to start playing badminton with guidance. They can also be taken as individual courses without committing to a long-term training plan.

The course is suitable both for complete beginners and self-taught players who want to improve their technique and receive professional tips for their game.

During the course, you will learn:

• Correct racket grips and the most common strokes
• Basic badminton movement on court
• Serving and return of serve technique
• The rules of the game and scoring
• Training in the same style as the club’s coaching groups — you will learn how the sessions are structured and what regular coaching is like in practice

Course details:

• Group sizes vary depending on the group, usually between 8–12 players
• Duration: 6 weeks
• Price in Vantaa: €75
• Price in Helsinki: €110–150

Please bring indoor sports clothing, a water bottle and indoor shoes. Rackets can be borrowed if needed.

After the beginner course, we especially recommend the H4 groups, which start after the first courses. In these groups, players continue practising the basics and get more repetitions.

In the autumn, beginner courses are organised every 6 weeks at Talihalli, Meilahti Sports Centre and Rajakylä.

Upcoming courses:

• 18.8 Rajakylä, tiistai 18.30-19.30 (2 groups) - H4-training group after the course
• 18.8. Meilahti, tiistai 18.30-19.30 (2 groups) - H4-training group after the course
• 19.8. Talihalli, wednesday 17.30-18.30
• 19.8. Talihalli, wednesday 18.30-20.00 - H4-traning group after the course

Weekly Coaching

Our weekly group coaching sessions give you the opportunity to train regularly under the guidance of professional coaches in an inspiring club environment.

Autumn season: 17.8.2026–3.1.2027
Spring season: 4.1.2027–6.6.2027

We offer:

• Small group coaching: 6 players, 2 courts and 1 coach.
• Group coaching: 12–24 players, 1–2 coaches. The sessions focus on training, but there is also time for playing at the end.
• Singles or doubles groups: The sessions focus on the selected game format.
• Playing sessions: Regular playing with other members. A playing session coordinator is also present to help organise the games.

Most training groups are 1.5 hours per session.

Group prices vary depending on the venue, day and length of the training session. The price includes new training shuttles.

Registration for groups is done through MyClub. Read the instructions here on how to create an account or, if you are already a member, how to transfer to the new system.

Registration for groups is done separately for the autumn and spring seasons. Members participating in autumn season groups will be given the opportunity to register in advance for the spring season.

Browse the training groups in MyClub.

When registering, MyClub automatically creates an invoice, which will be visible in the system and also sent by email.

Payment can be split into smaller instalments by contacting: valmennuspaallikko@badmintonunited.fi

Players can try a group once free of charge by registering for a trial session via email with the Head of Coaching.

If choosing the right group feels difficult, please contact Antti Rajasärkkä: valmennuspaallikko@badmintonunited.fi or 041 312 7759.

Weekly coaching schedule and prices

The spring season is 2 weeks longer than the autumn season.

Coaching Group Descriptions

Adult hobby, H3

After the beginner and advanced courses, the basics of the sport and training are familiar. In training sessions, the focus is still on strengthening the basic skills covered in the beginner and advanced courses. Typically, the sessions include plenty of basic technique drills using multishuttle training, and players also start trying one-shuttle drills. The group also introduces the basics of doubles.

Next level: Adult hobby 2. At this stage, players can typically complete one-shuttle drills well.

Recommended training amount: 1–2 times per week

Competitions: Club hobby tournaments

Adult hobby, H2

The pace and level of difficulty increase compared to H3. Typically, training includes more one-shuttle drills, and in doubles the focus is on improving cooperation with your partner. New techniques are also introduced, such as sliced shots and defensive lifts.

Next level: Adult hobby 1

Recommended training amount: 1–3 times per week

Competing: Club hobby tournaments, Adult hobbyl Tournaments

Adult hobby, H1

Experienced hobby players who are already at a good technical level and are familiar with the basic drills. Players can move well around the whole court. In doubles, players are able to position themselves with their partner in attacking formation, one behind the other, and defensive formation, side by side, during game situations.

Next level: Competitive C

Recommended training amount: 1–3 times per week

Competing: Club hobby tournaments, Adult hobby Tournaments, C class