Firstly, please make sure you are not looking for Intramural Badminton, the MIT Badminton PE class, or open rec badminton. The MIT Badminton club is only open to MIT affiliates (students, alum, faculty, staff, or spouse of any of the above). These rules are set by the Club Sports Council at MIT and cannot be waived. For members of the general public who would like to play badminton at MIT, you may find the open recreational schedule here. These hours are updated weekly, and are not linked to the MIT Badminton Club in any way.

We also charge dues of $30 per semester. As we are a competitive club, we do not have a recreational section (please use Open Rec for this). If you wish to be considered for tryouts for our competitive team, please fill out this form. Due to capacity constraints, priority is given to students over postdocs/faculty/alumni/spouses: this means that non-students wishing to join our advanced section are currently only considered if they are a high-enough level to spar with and help develop our collegiate team. Due to our extensive waitlist for the beginner/intermediate section, we highly encourage players of intermediate skill level to play intramural badminton and beginners to sign up for the PE class.

Joining the MIT badminton club involves paying club dues of $30 each semester. Please make this out as a cheque to MIT Badminton Club OR bring as cash to your first or second practice. The club generally meets on Tuesday and Friday evenings, with Tuesday being a mandatory group training and Friday being an optional game night. Advanced members of our competitive team may sometimes have additional weekend invitation-only practices.

Due to damage to the Rockwell Cage floor, only players with non-marking soles will be allowed to play during club times. If you are not sure about your shoes, please ask a club officer. To prevent injury to players, we will not allow players with non-athletic attire (e.g. jeans) to play during club-reserved times.

Club Sports has introduced a new online waiver system (click here to fill it out) - please note that due to MIT regulations, you will not be allowed to play unless you have completed the online waiver. The new online waiver is different to last year's, and so all players, including returning ones, should complete this waiver online every year.

You will be added to the club mailing list once we receive your club dues.

You can contact us with any questions at mitcbac-officers[at]mit.edu.