An American Girl Learning Badminton in China
I’ve said many times on this blog that my coach likes to yell at me while we play. Well, I just so happened to catch one such incident this Saturday night. I wasn’t originally gonna make a blog about it,…
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Obviously I think my coach is da bomb, but I have been lucky to have several coaches who have helped me over the years. These days my friend Yang Ping has been coaching me once a week, along with my…
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My next vlog is up and this one is about me and my coach. To be honest, it took me almost a month to finish it and yet I’m not really pleased with it, just because I feel like I…
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If you are a long time reader of my blog, you’ll know I hate playing at my school. That’s because despite having very nice, free courts for regular use, the only people that play there are teachers. And I have…
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Badminton is super fun and it’s my favorite thing to do, but in my quest to become a gaoshou (expert) there are things I’ve had to sacrifice. Here’s a vlog about the biggest sacrifice of all.
Curious about what my training is like? Well, here is a chance to see what goes on! (And a chance to see my coaches family and what common people eat in China.) This week’s training was pretty typical and will…
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OMG y’all I’m a vlogger! That’s right, I thought it was time to take Badminton Becky to the next level and start a vlog. After all, sports is very much a visual thing and while I love, love, love writing,…
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Three weeks ago my classes ended. You’d think I’d be living the life now that I have no work for the next 11 weeks, but actually I’m just as busy, if not more so, then when I was working. First…
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I almost didn’t organize another Becky Cup this year because it’s a bit of a pain and it comes right as my classes are ending so I’m super busy. But I got a lot of requests starting months ago, and…
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I’m gonna come off as sounding like a dick in this post, but this is how I’ve been feeling lately. I’m unsatisfied with playing recently. Not with MY playing, I’ve been doing okay these days, but with everyone else. I’m…
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