Badminton in the DC and Baltimore area

There are a large number of clubs and places in the DC and Baltimore area where you can play badminton. We attempt to keep this list complete, although not all of our contacts may have been verified recently (please check update time as listed per entry). In particular playing dates and times may not be valid anymore. USAB contact for MD is Peter Teuben (301-405-1540, teuben \at astro umd edu), Diane Cornell (202-686-5026 (H), Diane_Cornell at inmarsat.com), and Phyllis Lyght (lyghthouse \at cox.net, 703/709-9273 (H) or 202/965-3500 (W)) Other lists are also maintained:

http://www.evergreensports.net/ (Clement Chan's list)
http://www.usabadminton.org/page.asp?page=Region%201 (USAB Where to Play list)
http://www.worldbadminton.com/whereToPlay/unitedStates/index.html (Stan Bishof's list)
http://www.geocities.com/mcbfmd/whereToPlay.html (Montgomery County Badminton)
http://northeastbadminton.net/where2play.asp (USA Badminton Region 1)
http://www.linemall.com/Badminton.aspx (Borish Reshko's list of local membership based clubs)
http://catonsvillebadminton.org/otherClubs.html (Catonsville Badminton Club list)
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/rectmpl.asp?url=/content/rec/ctrs.asp (Montgomery Country Community Centers, of which some host badminton)

Again, please be aware that clubs change their times often without telling me, so is the last-updated time seems old, double check their times and please report back to me. I'm experimenting with a local gyms list.

Badminton Club at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP) (restricted to UMD students, staff and faculty)
- mon, wed, fri (19.00-22.00) at the North Gym (10 courts, spring/fall sessions)
- mon, wed, fri (18.00-20.00) (summer,winter sessions)
- Contact: Peter Teuben, Faculty Advisor. (301-405-1540) teuben@astro.umd.edu
- URL: http://www.astro.umd.edu//badminton
- last updated: 20-jan-06
Badminton Club of D.C.
- thu (19.30-21.30), sun (4-6pm) at St. Albans (3 courts)
- Contact: 202-776-7707
- last updated: 6-dec-04
- URL: http://www.dcbadminton.org
Glenn Dale Community Center
- some saturday mornings, 9.00am-11.00pm
- 11901 Glenn Dale Boulevard, Glenn Dale, MD 20769,
- URL: http://www.astro.umd.edu/badminton/glenndale/
- contact: Peter Teuben
- last updated: 7-feb-07
Wednesday Morning Club
- plays at at St. Albans (3 courts)
- Phone: 301-229-6466 or 202-362-0787
- last updated: 13-jul-01 (TWP)
Badminton Club at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
- Monday and Wednesday, 7:00pm - 9:30pm (subject to change in Summer and Fall semesters), in the UMBC Retriever Activity Center(RAC) arena
- Contact: Ying Zhang, yizhang @ umbc.edu
- URL: http://sta.umbc.edu/orgs/badminton.
- last updated: 15-may-2003.
Gallaudet University (Washington DC)
- Contact: Robbie Jane Carmichael
- last updated: 8-jul-97
Bauer Drive Recreation Center (Rockville) (MCBC)
- Address: 14625 Bauer Drive, Rockville (301-468-4015) [4 courts]
- Contact: Nort Savage (301-445-1630)
- The schedule changes frequently, double check with the gym
- tue 18.00-22.00, fri 18.00-20.45
- sat usually 10.00-13.00 , sun usually 13.00-15.00
- last updated: 17-sep-01
Badminton 4 US
- Fri: 7.30 -10:30 pm (Northwest High School)
- Sat: 7:00 -10:00 pm (Quince Orchard High School)
- Ray Liou or Chih Chow on info@badminton4us.com or (240)899-2281
- website: www.badminton4us.com or www.freewebs.com/b4us
- last updated: 2-apr-07
Potomac Community Center (Potomac) (MCBC)
- Address: 11315 Falls Road, Potomac (tel: 301-983-4471) old: 4455 [3 courts]
- Contact: Nort Savage (301-445-1630)
- sat 14.00 - 17.00 : sep 8,15,28; oct 6,13,20,27; nov 3 (until 15.30) ,10,24.
- no badminton from Nov 24 until April 2002.
- last updated: 17-sep-01
Gwendolyn E Coffield Community Center (MCBC)
- Address: 2450 Lyttonsville Rd, Silver Spring (tel: 240-777-4900) [3 courts]
- Contact: Nort Savage (301-445-1630)
- thu 18.00 - 22.00 (family badminton first priority from 18.00-20.00)
- URL: http://www.co.mo.md.us/services/rec/Centers/gccc.html
- last updated: 7-dec-01
Germantown Community Center (Potomac) (MCBC)
- Address: 18905 Kingsview Road, Germantown (tel: 301-601-1680) - 4 court wo/ lines!
- Contact: Nort Savage (301-445-1630)
- playing times not known yet, but they do play
- last updated: 17-sep-01
East County Community Center (Silver Spring) (MCBC)
- Address: 3310 Gateshead Manor Way, Silver Spring (tel: 301-572-7004)
- Contact: Nort Savage (301-445-1630)
- 4 courts have been painted, but no provision for poles yet.
- last updated: 17-sep-01
Plum Gar community center (Germantown)
- Address: 19561 Scenery Drive, Germantown
- mon 18.00-20.00, thu 18.00-20.90 (2 courts)
- Phone: 301-601-0966
- last updated: 24-jan-05
Damascus Community Recreation Center
- Address: 25520 Oak Drive, Damascus, MD 20872,
- tue 18.00-20.30 (3 courts)
- Phone: 240-777-6930
- last updated: 24-jan-05
Twinbrook Badminton Group ((Twinbrook Recreation Center, Rockville)
- sundays, 230-600pm (3 courts) in non-basketball time (usually apr-dec)
- website: http://www.rockvillemd.gov/twinbrook/index.htm
- Twinbrook Recreation Center, 12920 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville. (membership required)
- Contact: (240) 314-8830
- Paul Tanjutco (301) 793-0896
- last updated: 4-mar-07
Badminton and Pickleball Club (Deerfield Run Rec Center, Laurel)
- thursdays
- Phone: 301-953-7882
- last updated: 3-oct-97 (TWP)
- NOTE: doesn't appear to be active anymore (18-nov-97; PJT)
Beltsville Club, Beltsville Community Center
- Sundays, 12pm - 1.45pm (might be restricted to ages 16+ !!)
- 3900 Sellman Road Beltsville, MD 20705
- before playing, you need to setup a SmartLink account, check http://pgparks.com
- Phone: 301-937-6613
- last updated: 13-mar-07
Columbia Club
- Mondays 8 - 10 PM, school days
- Harper's Choice Middle School Gym, Columbia MD (3 courts)
- Contact: vbohr@comcast.net, 410-992-0322
- Last updated: 19-jan-05
Catonsville Club (http://www.CatonsvilleBadminton.org)
- Sunday (and also Tuesdays 7pm- during summer) 7.30pm-
- Bloomsbury Fieldhouse, 106 Bloosbury Ave, Catonsville, MD (with AC)
- Phone: 410-442-5643 (Rick Wiker)
- last updated: 28-sep-05
Waldorf (southern MD)
- Tue 8.00pm-9.30pm for drop in play
- Community center at Mattawomen middle school (10145 Berry Road, Waldorf - 301-645-6865)
- Contact: Khadar Baig : khadar@aol.com, 301-609-4590
- last updated: 30-sep-02
Johns Hopkins (Baltimore)
- Tue/Thu 4-6pm (open gym), 6-8pm (club); Fri 8-10pm, Sat/Sun 2-5pm (subject to cancellations due to events)
- Recreation Center on Johns Hopkins campus
- URL: http://groups-beta.google.com/group/JHU_Badminton
- Last updated: 6-nov-2006
Gunston Middle School Badminton (VA)
- fridays from 6pm to 9pm
- Gunston Middle School Recreation Center - 6 courts
- last updated: 7-nov-06
Evergreen Badminton Club (George Mason University, Fairfax, VA)
- plays 7-10pm, on fridays
- contact: Clement Chan (clement.chan@verizon.net)
- url: http://www.evergreensports.net/
- Last updated: 19-jan-05
Loch Raven Badminton Club
- Joel Smith, President, 410-823-1898
- Al Flesher, Treasurer, 410-665-6272, alflesher@verizon.net
- Playtimes: Tue, Thur, & Sun (19:00-22:00)(6 courts) - but see website for updates
- Gym: Loch Raven High School, Cromwell Bridge Road, Towson, MD.
- URL: http://www.marylandbadminton.net
- Last updated: 11-jun-2003
Towson State University (Need to bring your school I.D.)
- Burdick Hall Gym#3,
- Bill Snerals (410-830-3649)
- URL: http://triton.towson.edu/~vzapa/badmin.html
- Last updated: 8-oct-98
Pentagon Athletic Club (POAC)
- Bill Pegram, 703-486-0952 (williampegram \AT stanfordalumni.org)
- Private club, but limited guest players welcome
- Pentagon, 2 courts
- Sundays 3pm-6pm, Tue/Thu evening.
- Last updated: 10-may-05
Virginia Badminton Club
- Contact: Peter Sun.
- Last updated: 10-aug-04 (not sure if still active)
Fairfax County Badminton Club (FCBC)
- Location: various (depends on county allotments)
- Irving Middle School, 8100 Old Keene Mill Rd. Springfield, VA 22152,
- Tournament grade goose feather HYS shuttle cocks available $10/tube (dozen)
- Mondays-7-8.45 pm (spring 2005)
- Contact: Vaheed Baig 703-426-4608(h) email vaheed5941@yahoo.com
- Last updated: 25-mar-2005
George Washington University Badminton Club (Washington DC)
- wed 19.00-late, fri 20.00-late (2 courts)
- Don Paup, (H) 202-938-4337, (W) 202-994-7112
- Last updated:
George Washington University Badminton Club (Washington DC)
- wed 8p- (Building K)
- URL: http://www.gwu.edu/~badmintn/
- Contact: badmintn@gwu.edu
- Last updated: 22-sep-98
Howard University Badminton Club (Washington DC)
- mon, wed 19.00-22.00 - Burr Gym - (6 courts)
- URL: http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Arena/7969
- Joyce Barker, (W) 202-806-6688
Coffield Community Center (Silver Spring MD)
- thu 19.45 - 22.00 (2 courts, 3rd one available soon)
- 2450 Lyttonsville Rd - not far from Rt.410 (E-W-Hwy)
- Contact info: Ms. Jocelyn Brooks (240-777-4900).
- Last updated: 22-dec-00
Garrison Forest High School Badminton Club (Owings Mills)
- Kim Marlor, (H) 410-363-8904 l
- Garrison Forest Badminton Club (Owings Mills)
  - http://web.mac.com/shingles1/Site/Welcome.html
  - Last updated: 9-sep-07
- Badminton at Worldgate Sport and Health
  - Worldgate Sport and Health, 13037 Worldgate Dr, Herndon, VA 20170
  - 2 courts
  - sunday April 29 - July 1 2007 (10 week session) See also their flyer
  - Contact: conniebarnes@aussienicksquash.com
  - Also upcoming in May 2007: Bethesda S&H, and later to be added: Tysons and Crystal Gateway S&H
- Laurel Racquet Club
  - 204 Fort Meade Rd, Laurel, MD 20707 , 301-953-1414
  - advertises to have a badminton court, there is no club here,
  - currently they don't have any play (aug 2005)
- Germantown/Kingsview Community Center and Pool
  - 18905 Kingsview Rd., Germantown, MD 20874-1445, 301-601-1180, 301-601-1690 (ref: twp)
  - TWP claims badminton matches their search criteria, but i see none. (jan-2005)
  - apr-dec: thu 18.00-21.00 and sat 10.00-13.00 - 4 courts
  - jan-mar: thu 19.30-21.30
  - tel: 301-601-1680

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Page last modified: Wednesday, 09-Jan-2008 22:09:37 EST. teuben@astro.umd.edu