𝗕𝗥𝗔𝗛𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗢 𝗠𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗦 𝗚𝗢𝗡𝗭𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗭
𝑆ℎ𝑢𝑡𝑡𝑙𝑒 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑁𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐶𝑜𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑔𝑢𝑎𝑦
𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀
I had a happy childhood. I was free to play any time or anywhere as my parents gave me everything they could. But we didn’t have a lot of money back then, and on some days I’d go hungry to school as I could afford only the travel fare. On other days I’d walk to school.
𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗻
In 2012 I was at university when I noticed people playing a sport that I’d never seen before. I got interested and asked if I could play. I thought it was easy, and although it was quite difficult I couldn’t get away from it.
What struck me about badminton was the trajectory of the shuttlecock when I hit with full forcé. Back then I lacked the technique to beat my opponents.
𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗢𝗰𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻
One of the best experiences I’ve had was when we went to Chile for a tournament and we won the bronze medal in men’s doubles.
I believe badminton is ideal for children as it can fully use their skills in a fun and inclusive manner. Everybody can play this sport, whether they are at a competitive level or not.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱
Badminton has very little support in my community since they give importance to more famous sports. I would want our federation to take advantage of state resources and give more importance to the training of teachers and the promotion of badminton.
Nowadays more children and adolescents pursue their interest in badminton by training at clubs in various cities. Yet I believe there is a lot of work left fo rus to do to improve.
Shuttle Time has helped. There are training methods that are useful for different types of students. Not everyone can unquestioningly follow the manual. I learned to give each teacher the opportunity to create a new exercise or new methodology that benefits their students. I’d urge all teachers to be the authority in their classes to ensure that children learn the sport.
