An American Girl Learning Badminton in China
I’ve gotten a ton of emails, and I’m happy to say that I finally am opening the 2020 training camp! Check out the video below and then check out this page for all the details written down: https://www.badmintonbecky.com/badminton-training-camp-in-china/
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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It’s Spring Festival which means all of China is basically closed. Everyone goes back to their hometowns and most small restaurants and businesses are shut for a week or more. Even my beloved court is closed for 5 days. So,…
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Since we are just common people, and not pro players, often life can get in the way of our badminton dreams and goals. After all, our boss doesn’t care that you were planning on playing badminton Thursday night, she needs…
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Hey all, just a reminder about the badminton training camp in Xiamen, China this summer. Registration is open, and people are signing up! So if you’ve been mulling it over, now is the time to make the decision. You can…
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As an English speaker who is living and training badminton in China I realize I have a bit of a unique niche. China is the gold star in the badminton world but unless you live here (and speak Chinese) it…
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I remember the first time a student came out to me. She stayed after class one day, my second year in China and kinda nervously walked towards the teachers desk. “Becky,” she said quietly. “I want to tell you something.”…
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For me, badminton is about playing. If I’m at the court, I’m not sitting off to the side chatting with others. I’m out there playing… …But all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Here’s a peek at…
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China has several national teams and they have a national series. It’s called the China Badminton Super League (CBSL) and my friends Xiao He, Rebecca and I watched the top two teams fight it out. For you Americans, it was…
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Yes it was a sports award, no it wasn’t badminton, and no it wasn’t for playing. I won the #1 Fan for the Xiamen Ultimate Frisbee Bailu Team! I can almost hear some of you laughing but let me ‘splain…
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