![]() ![]() I have seen a lot of people focusing on getting top-end rackets when they start but then play with normal sports shoes. ![]() Shoes: The most important piece of equipment has to be the shoes. What’s the right equipment to begin with? As a sport, it’s on the up, especially in India. It’s an individual sport yet teaches you a lot about teamwork. Why badminton, then? Badminton is an Olympic, high intensity/low duration, all-weather sport. Pressure management, fear of failure, dealing with success, and working as a team can all be taught in theory but can be better experienced in sports than any academic curriculum. The kids need something else to focus on apart from academics, and sport – especially once you cross the foundation level – gives you another sense of purpose as well as direction in life. The one piece of advice I would give to young parents is to get their children involved in any sport, let alone badminton. Let’s start with my thoughts on the first question. The second question is from players in the range of age 13-20 who are actively playing tournaments and are looking to find more consistency in their level of performance. The first question is more for adults enrolling the kids into the sport or for adults who want to pick up the sport as a hobby. Most frequently asked question I get these days. How to get started in badminton? How do I prepare for a match? These two are probably the You can read the other pieces in his column, Shuttle Zone here. Having recently retired from the highest level of the sport, Shlok Ramchandran is the Assistant coaching director at Synergy Badminton Academy, California. Shlok Ramchandran is a former Indian doubles player, who reached a career-high world ranking of No 32 in men’s doubles. ![]()
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