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Badminton: Fastest Racket Sport and Why You Need to Play it

Have you ever underestimated the sport of badminton because it has only been played in the back yard? Reconsider, that is the quickest racket sport. Badminton will give you a combination of excitement, fitness, and elegance whether or not you intend to play competitively.

Origins

Badminton dates back so far as to 1873, when British Army officers played during off season in the drawing room of the estate owned by the Duchess of Beaufort in Gloucestershire. They gradually modified the game replacing the wooden polo stick with the modern shuttlecock and racket set.

What Is the Unique Factor?

Many individuals have misconceptions that badminton is a slow sport since they are not aware of what they are missing. The game demands athletes to run, turn, jump and be instinctively smart, all the time throwing serves more than 160 mph and watching drives at 200 mph. The speed is one of the reasons why it is considered the best choice when doing cardio exercises.

BODY and MIND Health Benefits

Badminton exercises all the major muscles on the body front. In addition, its frequent fast actions develop explosive force and flexibility and reaction time, which is perfect in any other sport. On the mental level, it trains strategic thinking, foresight, and pressure-induced calmness, which directly transfer to other courses.

The Basics to be learned

Attack the fundamentals by organizing a brainstorming session with your friends to get a make-shift court on campus (duffle bags and tape is all you need). Select some partners to volunteer and train using simple drills: short serve-and-receive, high-to-low drives, and smashes at different angles. When you have the mechanics figured out then you can work your way up to rallies, side to side games and doubles.

The Reason to Try It

Badminton is within arm reach either through campus pick-up leagues or intramural tournaments. At whatever level you are, you would hardly find a sport that fits so much fun and fitness into such a small space. And when you are still undecided, just bear in mind that the adrenaline rush you get as that shuttle crosses over the 75 feet mark is something that you can not get anywhere on campus.