We build players,
not just memberships.
A badminton academy in Dehradun with two properly matted courts, coached by P.S. Srivastava — thirty years on court and over a thousand players trained.
Two courts, one coach,
and thirty years of it
SSAB is a small academy in Dehradun with two properly matted courts. It is run by P.S. Srivastava, who has been coaching badminton for more than thirty years and has taken over a thousand players through these sessions.
Those players have gone on to compete at district, state and national level. Some arrived having never held a racket; most started young, in the evening batches, learning how to move before they learned how to hit hard.
There is no second branch and no franchise. Two courts, two evening batches, and open court time morning and night for anyone who just wants to play.
over the years
Four principles, applied
every single session
Assess, then place
A new player is watched before anything is promised. Grip, ready position, court coverage and rally tolerance decide which batch suits them.
Drill the boring things
Shadow footwork, split-step timing, recovery to base. These are the blocks players want to skip and the ones that separate a fifth-year player from a first-year one.
One coach who knows you
With two batches and one coach, nobody becomes a face in a crowd. Corrections carry over from one week to the next because the same person is giving them.
Compete when it is earned
District, state and national level draws are the goal for players who want them — entered when their game can take it, not to make up numbers.
Two courts,
properly matted
Matted playing surface
Both courts are properly matted rather than bare concrete — kinder on knees over a long season and consistent underfoot.
Open morning and night
Player hours run 6:00–9:00 AM and 7:00–9:00 PM, seven days a week, either on a monthly membership or by the hour.
Coaching 4:00 to 6:30
Two coached batches back to back every evening, Monday to Saturday, both taken by the head coach.
Mr. Rakesh M. Rawat
SSAB was founded by Mr. Rakesh M. Rawat, a passionate badminton player who wanted to give the game back. He set the academy up to promote sport and fitness in Dehradun, and to put proper coaching within reach of students who might otherwise never get it.
That is still the point of the place. Train students properly, help the ones who need a push, and motivate a generation coming up behind him to pick up a racket and stay active — whether they end up on a national draw or simply fitter than they were.
A player first
He still plays. The academy was built by someone who knows what a badly run session feels like from the inside.
Sport and fitness, not just results
Trophies are welcome, but the reason the doors open at six in the morning is to get people moving.
Training the next generation
Students are coached, encouraged and pushed — the ones with ambition towards competition, and the rest towards a habit that lasts.
Mrs. Geeta Rawat
SSAB is not run from an office. Mrs. Geeta Rawat is on the floor during sessions — racket in hand, watching the batches train, and available to any parent who wants a word.
It is the reason a question about a batch, a timing or a fee gets answered the same evening by somebody who actually watched your child play that week.
Talk to us on the floor
No appointment and no front desk to get past. Come during a session and speak to whoever is on court.
Decisions made courtside
Batch changes, timings and fee questions are settled by the people who run the place, not passed along a chain.
Still a playing family
Both owners play the game themselves. It shows in the decisions — starting with two courts matted properly rather than four done cheaply.
Come and see it
for yourself.
Walk in during any evening session, watch a batch train, and talk to the coach. No appointment needed.