An American Girl Learning Badminton in China
Since badminton is hardly a mainstream sport, I’m interested in different way people have found it. I’m especially interested in older players who maybe didn’t have the exposure of a high school or college team. I think our stories are…
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Hey guys, if you came to this website because of my recent YouTube video just wanted to say welcome and point you in the right direction. Welcome! And this is where you can find all the details of the training…
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According to my Youtube analytics, my first video where my coach yells at me got a lot of views. It’s my 6th most popular video in fact! My coach yells at me all the time, so why not do another?…
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I often wonder how far I could have gone if I started playing badminton at a young age. It’s an interesting though experiment. But really it doesn’t matter because I’m happy with life the way it has turned out, and…
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My latest video is something that is near and dear to my heart: how I deal with my nerves. As much as I love entering competitions, I don’t love the feeling of fear that comes with them. So I’ve worked…
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So my health is really slow to recover and on Wednesday the doctor told me I could do some light walking but shouldn’t play badminton. So….I went to a badminton competition! This is the Local Women’s Competition I have played…
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We all know that badminton isn’t a mainstream sport, but is it embarrassing to be “caught” playing it? Or is it not the sport but the age? In a recent conversation another 40-something badminton fan and I were talking and…
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The China National team is the creme-de-la-creme of the badminton players in China. But if you have any hope of getting on the team, you gotta start young. Not that they take young children (they wait until after puberty–young kids…
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Time for a little fun! Since the Oscars are coming up I decided to start a badminton award for badminton Youtubers! Silly? Yeah, but also fun! Making Youtube videos is harder than I thought and it’s nice to pass along…
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So Azhi and I grabbed our rackets and ran out to the local trampoline place and laughed our asses off. Obviously not very good badminton was played, but it was certainly fun to try!