The Game of Badminton

The Game of Badminton

When you think of badminton, what do you think of? Do you see sweaty

old women playing a game before their trip to the local bingo? Or

maybe you imagine a weak little old man who has to stop playing

because he got a bit excited and needs a sit down before his heart

packs in? Well, I'm afraid you've got it all wrong! They're just

myths! Throw them all away and grab hold of some facts!

The truth about Badminton

[IMAGE] It's an indoor game so the rain won't spoil your hair and you

can play either with just you and a mate or you can play with four

players. Note the names "Singles" and "Doubles"! It's a fantastic game

for team building, getting really fit and to just have a good laugh!

[IMAGE] The aim of the game is to keep the shuttlecock (the thing that

resembles a dead pigeon!) continuously rallying over the net until a

player can't return it! You try and get as many points as you can and

you simply do this by being on the serving side and having the

opposition miss! Easy Peasy!

Equipment "R" Us

You need hardly any equipment to play badminton, so you won't need

loads of money to have a good time! Firstly you'll need a racket.

Rackets range quite a lot in price and quality. So, when you first

begin to play you can buy a really cheap one for about a tenner and

when you quickly become England's Olympic champion you can buy a

lighter and slightly more expensive one!

Secondly you need a shuttlecock. When you first begin to pay you can

buy a really cheap one which are synthetic and favoured by the

thousands of other beginners which take up badminton every day.

Benefits, benefits and more benefits of playing badminton!

1. Playing badminton keeps you extremely fit and healthy. No more

regular visits to the doctors!

2. It is fantastic cardio-vascular exercise. Which means in English,