Juniors Hobby
Badminton is a great hobby for children
Badminton is a versatile and fun sport that supports children's physical development. It helps improve motor skills, coordination, and fitness in an enjoyable and motivating way.
The sport is easy to start, and the basics are learned quickly. Games and play during practice support learning, and being part of a group also helps develop important social skills.
Group Coaching
Season dates: August 11, 2025 – May 31, 2026
The season is billed in four parts during the year. The first payment is made when you register. You commit to one billing period at a time (billing continues automatically unless you cancel).
You can join a group at any time during the season. It’s also possible to try one session for free – just send an email to our head coach to register for a trial.
If you’re not sure which group to choose, please contact Antti Rajasärkkä: valmennuspaallikko@badmintonunited.fi or 041 312 7759
Group prices vary depending on the location, day, and training length. Price range: €10–13 per hour
Most groups train 1 hour per session.
Registarion for groups 2025/2026
Juniors Beginner Groups
Minisulkis 5-7v
Minibadminton is both badminton and other sporty activity for the youngest players with their parents. The groups are aimed at kids aged 5-7, who are starting a new hobby. We do age-level suitable fun exercises with friends and parents.
For who: new players and those who continue in the group due to young age
Recommended training sessions: 1/week
Next level: once the child can train in a bigger group without parents (about school age), he is ready to move to the junnukoulu group.
Junnukoulu 7-12v
Beginner group for juniors aged 7-12, who want to play badminton and learn new things. We will practise badminton techniques and also play in every training.
For who: new players and those who have played 0-1 years
We practise: Basic skills in badminton - stroke and footwork technique
We learn: positive mindset towards yourself, others and the sport
We wish: positive attitude and readiness to help with organising club events a few times a year.
Recommended training sessions: 1-2/week
Competing: not mandatory, possible to try Cityjunnusulkis and the club’s own events
Next level: once you can play with a friend (you know the rules and can hit the shuttle most of the times), it’s time to move to junnukoulu jatko
Sulkiskoulu 13-17v
Hobby group to beginning 13-17 year old players, who want to play badminton. Main goal is to exercise and have fun. We will practise technique to get more out of badminton in the future. We will also play in every training.
For who: new players and those who have played 0-1 years
Goal: Fun and supportive exercise and new badminton friends to have a long-time hobby in badminton that would carry over to life-long hobby also in the adult life
We train: Basic skills in badminton - stroke and footwork technique
We wish: positive and supporting attitude towards yourself and the badminton friends.
Recommended training sessions: 1-2/week
Competing: not mandatory, possible to try Cityjunnusulkis and the club’s own events
Next level: once you know the basic techniques and can play longer rallies, it’s time to move to sulkiskoulu jatko
Juniors: Intermediate Groups
Junnukoulu jatko 8-12v (intermediate)
Continuation group for players who have gone through the beginners’ junnukoulu. Minimun requirement is to know the basics of badminton (incl. the rules) and to be able to play longer rallies with a friend over the net. The structure of the trainings is similar to junnukoulu - we are still practicing the basics, but the exercises will be more challenging and require some racket skills. At the same time we will still have fun and play in every training.
For who: players who have played for 1-5 years, that want more challenge in the trainings, but don’t want to jump on the competitive path.
Competing: not mandatory, possible to try Cityjunnusulkis and the club’s own events
Next level: hobby path: sulkiskoulu jatko 13-17 years;Or you can change to the competitive path any time to junnukilpa startti
Sulkiskoulu jatko (intermediate) 13-17v
Continuation group for players, who have already learnt the basics in junnukoulu or sulkiskoulu. Minimum requirement is to know the basic technques and to be able to do one shuttle exercises (e.g. drop module “drop-block-net-lift”). The structure of the training is similar to sulkiskoulu, but the exercises are more challenging and require some racket and movement skills.
For who: players who have played for at least a year and want to have more challenge than in sulkiskoulu, but who are not interested in the competitve path.
Goal: develop the basic skills with more challenging exercises, play many different fun games.
Training sessions: 1-2/week
Competing: not mandatory, but Cityjunnusulkis and the club’s own events are suitabl
Next level: hobby path: adult’s hobby groups or you can change to the competitive path any time to junnukilpa
