An American Girl Learning Badminton in China
So in my Monday back-to-back coaching session it finally happened. My coaches disagreed. After our training, my second coach, Han, showed up and he and my coach chat for a bit (they are friends). Then my coach busied himself and…
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Now, I talk a lot about my coach and how great he is, but actually I don’t have just one coach, I have a few. And these days, my coaches are trying to do everything in the power to kill…
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A lot of badminton stuff has been going on these days, but in the midst of competitions and meeting badminton legends, I’m still keeping up my training. I’m pretty solid on the basics now, so my training has now changed…
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This week has all been about training and planning for the competition tomorrow. It’s a big competition, and the first one my club is entering (we are entering two teams–one is called the Xiong Feng Attack Team and one is…
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Guess who has two thumbs and is playing with a professional badminton player every week? *This girl!* (Okay, that works better in person then written, but you get it, right?) He’s from Taiwan and *I think* he has an injured…
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When I was in America I got my coach a shirt from Boston Badminton. I got one for myself too and the other day we both happened to wear the same shirt and shoes at the same time. Twins! Our…
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I like keeping track of my schedule during various seasons as I’m a teacher so I have a clear, rigid schedule that only lasts for 4 months before changing again. So this probably won’t be the most interesting post, but…
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In Chinese, the word for the top level players is 高手 gao shou, which means expert. (It literally translates to tall hands, which is why I chose the picture above. Get it? heh heh…) In economic terms I would say…
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When I came back from my summer travels I wasted no time getting back into the badminton game. And by “wasted no time” I mean, devoted myself entirely. I decided to not see my friends, not go out for lunches…
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Now that I’ve upped my game from playing three times a week (for 2 hours a time) to five times a week (4 hours a time) I am basically a walking sore muscle. Even with two rests days, spaced apart,…
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