| It's fast! It's fun! It's so easy to
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| | Winter winds blowing don't stop the
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| learn that even five-year-olds can
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| | badminton lovers. Played indoors with a
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| delight in playing it. More than just a
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| | net, the sport is a year-round
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| game for families, badminton will soar
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| | possibility. An empty basketball court
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| you to the Olympics if you choose to
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| | suffices, and players are ingenious in
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| perfect your skill level!
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| | finding one that is available. Schools
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| Badminton has captivated the hearts of
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| | have found that even students who are not
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| the multi-generational family for
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| | athletically inclined can enjoy learning
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| decades, as the young toddler who hasn't
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| | and playing badminton.Many schools offer
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| reached pre-school can play, as well as
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| | classes from kindergarten on through high
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| the grandfather and even the
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| | school,increasing the skill level as the
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| great-grandfather. Even the first-day
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| | students grow.
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| novice can feel comfortable playing.
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| | Hand-eye coordination increases, as does
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| In England over 2 million people
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| | depth perception, concentration, and
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| actively, regularly, play badminton.By
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| | spatial awareness. Older students learn
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| combining skill, speed and subtlety, one
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| | organizational skills and coaching
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| can become a top pro.
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| | techniques. And after the school years,
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| The tools of badminton are simple: a
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| | adults traveling around the globe can
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| shuttlecock often referred to as the
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| | find a large Badminton Club in every
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| 'bird' or the 'shuttle,' and a racket
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| | major city.
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| that is strung either with gut or
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| | Fast! That's one word that describes the
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| synthetic fibre. The racket is usually
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| | game itself. That little 'bird' can
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| about 26 inches long and only weighs
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| | travel in excess of 100 kph. Players
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| about 5 or 5 ½ ounces. And, toddlers can
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| | lurch, twist, jump, run forwards,
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| handle the same weight racket as the
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| | backwards, and sideways while lunging to
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| parents -- if their hands reach around
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| | flip the shuttle back to the other side.
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| the handle. The cost of equipment?
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| | The pros will travel more than a mile
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| A pack of shuttles and rackets can be
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| | during a match, and cover almost every
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| purchased for less than $10 each or you
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| | inch of the court. Because both the
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| can have yours custom made for quite a
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| | shuttle and the racket are so light, the
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| bit more. The 'bird' is super-light,
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| | slightest twist of one's wrist can direct
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| weighing only 4 to 5 grams. The fourteen
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| | where the bird will fly.
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| to sixteen feathers are fixed onto a
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| | Fun! Delightful fun! Badminton brings
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| kid-leather skin,which is then put into a
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| | much joy and laughter to the players.
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| cork head that is about one inch in
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| | When they miss a shot and the bird falls
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| diameter. The feathers are what slows the
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| | to the floor, the standard excuse is,
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| bird down toward the end of its flight
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| | "There's a hole in my racket!
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| across the net.
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