How to Affiliate & Why

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To affiliate with TDBA download and complete the entire form. Once complete, please email the completed form and pay by e-transfer or print the form and mail a copy with the fee to the address located on the top of the form. Please note that this form is also used to update Badminton Ontario's website: "Where to Play."

 

Welcome to a new season!

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FYI

Clubs will be required to list each location as a separate club to ensure fairness within tournament events.

As a result, TDBA will charge each club location $75.00 to align with Badminton Ontario's requirement.

If you have more than one location, please fill out a separate affiliation form for each one.

 

I have attached TDBA's affiliation form for this season which is valid from September 1, 2026 - August 31, 2027. If you wish to affiliate, please fill it out completely and email it back to me. You can find payment information at the top of the form. I will inform Badminton Ontario of your affiliation once I have received the completed form along with payment.

 

Here are the steps clubs need to do in order to affiliate.

 

The club affiliates with TDBA for $75.00.

Then the club affiliates with Badminton Ontario 2 ways:

1. as an insured club (general commercial liability for the club & sports accident for the individual), the club pays $10.00/individual

2. as an affiliated club (no insurance): flat rate depending on the number of players the club has (see BON's website for more information)

Please ensure that you respond to Badminton Ontario when they email you and please pay all invoices on time. Failure to do so means that Badminton Ontario does not recognize you as an affiliated club.

 

The individuals who play in tournaments then need to purchase a BON membership on their own. See BON's website for more information at https://www.badmintonontario.ca/membership/. 

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Also attached is an incident report for any injuries that take place at your club. Please fill it out and send a copy to tdbapresident@gmail.com and it will forwarded to Badminton Ontario. Thank you and have a great season! If you have any questions about the affiliation form please contact me at tdbapresident@gmail.com.

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WHY AFFILIATE?

• Ties your club into the local Toronto and GTA badminton network and your club’s name is entered onto TDBA and Badminton Ontario’s club directory website

• Clubs are eligible to ask for assistance in running their club tournaments

• Clubs can order feather shuttles through the district which is given a discount through Badminton Ontario’s partnership with Victor North America

• Members are eligible to compete in official district, provincial, national and international tournaments sanctioned by Badminton Ontario

• Through affiliation, clubs have access to structured commercial general liability insurance for the club, errors & omissions and sports accident coverage for individuals through Badminton Ontario

• Members are eligible to take the National Coaching Certification Program specific technical instruction from certified NCCP course instructors

• Members are eligible to take umpiring, refereeing and linesperson training from certified instructors

• TDBA has a special fund to support affiliated Jr. B & Jr. C athletes to achieve their dreams of competing at provincial and national level events. TDBA contributes $1000 to this fund each year

• TDBA provides an opportunity to train, prepare and send a team of 10-12 junior players to experience the Ontario Winter Games every other year