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It might have taken you a while to get the hang of the scoring system (you can only win points on your own serve), but if Britain's success in the Olympics inspired you to give badminton a go, here's Norman Greenhouse from Bangor, development officer for the Welsh Badminton Union, to point you in the right direction.

"If you're new and thinking of giving badminton a go, a club will usually lend out rackets until you decide whether you like it or not.

On average, a typical affiliation to a club will cost about £1 a year, and the shuttle fee will be about £1 an hour for juniors and about £2 for seniors. The price of affiliation to the governing body is £4.50 for juniors and £7.50 for adults. So badminton is really a very inexpensive sport to get involved in and to help keep you fit.

The Olympics had a huge impact on the growth of the sport. Interest from schools was fantastic.

Seniors
Seniors take part in the Conwy/Arfon Dwyfor Welsh WBU series.

The counties in badminton are based on the old counties of Wales. Each county in Wales stages an event and the top point scoring players go on to play in an all-Wales tournament.

Juniors
There's a North West Wales junior league which meets up about five times a year, as the season is so crowded.

The Welsh Badminton Union also runs the Junior Shuttle tournament and the Junior Satellite series.

Former England and Wales international player Neil Cottrill coaches the top juniors from the area at the regional high performance centre at Rydall School, Colwyn Bay.

Volunteering
The WBU runs coaching sessions at beginners and intermediate level. As we only employ four people throughout Wales, the WBU relies on volunteers to help umpire matches and coaching. If you're good enough, you could get the opportunity to umpire throughout Europe, and even the world.

People with disabilities
There's also a club for players with a physical disability in Colwyn Bay and one of the players, Phil Hughes from Llanfairfechan, played for Wales at the European championships in 2003.

We hope to expand the facilities for disabled players as the need arises."