An American Girl Learning Badminton in China
On Wednesday, after class, my teacher and I were playing doubles together. I was at the net and returned a shot, just tipping it over the net so that it flowed down at a slow, but steep, angle. Our opponent…
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So I was searching Google for some images for a blog post and used the phrase “pro players badminton shirts.” I needed a picture of some pro’s in their official shirts. Well, what to my surprise should I see but…
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My birthday’s coming up (one of the big ones) so how to celebrate? Organize the first ever Becky Cup of course! Yep, that’s right! For my 40th birthday I’m organizing Xiamen’s first ever foreigner and Chinese badminton tournament. Holla! It’s…
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This week was my 6-month class with my coach! Woot! Truly a momentous occassion when you think where I was when I started my first class with him. I could barely hit a birdie across half the court. Now we…
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This week started with a root canal. Not an auspicious beginning. I put a picture on my wechat and my teacher, being very Chinese, said the root canal was because of all the cold water I drink. In China it’s…
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Badminton is the perfect sport. You don’t need a lot of fancy equipment or a lot of people to play. You can just grab a friend and play on the sidewalk with a cheap racket and birdie if you want….
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This week I was a little nervous to see my coach. You see, several weeks ago I told him that I didn’t think his friends (the other teachers that play with us Wednesday night) liked me. He said that wasn’t…
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So remember a few weeks ago when I wrote about how depressing sports are sometimes? Since then Wednesday nights haven’t gotten much easier. Training with my coach is always awesome, but then I have to play with the other people and…
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So I did it. I pulled the trigger and got a new racket. It’s a Wish brand, which might not be familair to most player, but it’s a common racket in China, and the company is based in Xiamen so…
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Both are racket sports, both are played on a similar looking court with a net in the middle, both are hitting things back and forth. Both have their origins in England and adhere to strict rules of etiquette. It’s common that…
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