Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Calvin's into sports

Just like his father, Calvin seems to enjoy all kinds of sport activities; be it watching or participating in one. He has tried Taekwondo in school and still plays football at the park. Recently, he has requested to be coached for badminton.

I will try to collect as many information as I can in the sports he is interested in.

Let's start with badminton.

He can find many useful articles at Badminton Central. They also have an Badminton Equipment Forum for him to participate in.

He can gain some knowledge on string tension and how it can affect power, control and feel of the game reading Step-by-step on how to string a badminton racket. That way, he will know the kind of string he needs and precisely what sort of string tension suits him.

He can learn some techniques off YouTube.

To inspire him, following are "The Best Badminton Videos on YouTube" recommended by Rachel Krech.

Peter Gade of Denmark versus Lin Dan of China in the Men's Singles Finals at the 2005 Badminton World Championships in Anaheim.






Lin Dan of China versus Lee Chong Wei of the United States in the Men's Singles Finals at the Hong Kong Badminton Open in 2006.



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