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 would go to special camps or schools if their parents really wanted to give them an extra shot or a chance on the junior leagues) but nonetheless kids start at a crazy young age, The basic motto is the earlier the better.
An American Girl Learning Badminton in China
