Okay I'm going to give a simple background about Badminton. It was founded in the mid-1800 in British India by British military officers who were stationed there (I'm guessing they created the sport to pass the time or when no one tried to kill them yet).
First of all I thought Badminton was an easy game, but it wasn't. Like all sports it was very competitive. I joined my school's team when I was in the 7th Grade, thinking it was going to be fun and easy, but it wasn't, and I learned that the hard way. I was playing the sport without any proper training and only realized how serious the game is when I played my first match with my teammate Dereck Fernandez. That is when I realized that this game was difficult to the max without proper training. I became serious in the game now, determined to win the next time.
So the past summer I trained hard, I improved my footwork and strokes. Learning new ways to score points in the game by smashing and the use of drop shots. During Saturday afternoons when the new school year began, I continued my training, thinking I would get better. I did eventually but not good enough. I'm still training hard, determined to win my first game. So I learned my lesson and I'll do my best the next time.
Author: Dan Alcudia
