OMG, I Won an Award!
Yes it was a sports award, no it wasn’t badminton, and no it wasn’t for playing. I won the #1 Fan for the Xiamen Ultimate Frisbee Bailu Team! I can almost hear some of you laughing but let me ‘splain…
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Personal Experience
A Winter Badminton Striptease!
We finally had ONE kinda cold wintery day. The daytime temps were in the upper 50’s and nighttime fell to 48°F (9°C). So I ACTUALLY felt cold and I ACTUALLY wore a scarf at night which was amazing. I love winter,…
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How Much Does Learning Badminton Cost Me? November’s Costs
Every month I update on how much money I am spending on badminton. Equipment: Didn’t buy much this month, only a few shirts on taobao during the Singles Day sales event and one at walmart. (Yeah, I know Walmart sucks,…
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Thoughts During my Badminton Lesson
I’ve been taking a one-on-one badminton lesson with my awesome teacher for 2 months now. A pattern is beginning to emerge in the way I think. This is how it goes: “Hope I do okay today. Yay! Badminton class. Hey…
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My Accidental Sponsor
So, before this whole badminton thing, I didn’t have much in the way of sports clothes. I went hiking in khakis or jeans and a t-shirt, and played frisbee in my ratty old sweat pants or, if I was lucky,…
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Badminton Injury!
Badminton is a no contact sport, so injuries beyond knee, wrist and shoulder problems are rare. But every now and then you get stuck on the wrong side of a slam and the birdie smashes into you going quite fast….
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Racket Adventures: Day at the Beach!
My racket, not content to just sit at home bored everyday, took a day off and went to the beach!
My Most Important Piece of Equipment
So, by now you know I love my racket, and my squeaky new shoes are fun to run around in. But I played before I had them, and if they were taken away, I can continue to play. But there…
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Welcome to Badminton Becky!!
Hey there, welcome to my new blog! Maybe you came from my other blog, or maybe you are totally new. Let me ‘splain what this is. Who is Becky? That’s me. I’m an American girl who has been living in…
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The Accidental Athlete
One reason this whole “sports” thing is so crazy for me is I’ve never been an athlete. Oh sure I “lettered” in track & field in high school, but it was a pity lettering. I joined the team freshman and…
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