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๐โ๐ข๐ก๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐
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I grew up in a neighbourhood on the outskirts of the city of Cartago, where we had outdoor space but few opportunities for organised sports. However, at school I had my first experience with organised sport in PE classes and later in sports teams.
๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฒ
I saw it when I was at university pursuing a career in PE, in an Olympics class where we analysed some non-traditional sports. We were shown photographs from the 1940s where families in Costa Rica played badminton outdoors.
Later on, I got a chance to play.
What struck me was the skill required to not let the shuttle drop. I was impressed when I saw the technical skill of competitive players, their strength, speed and dynamism.
It has been a very close relationship, since I started practicing it recreationally and then in a more competitive way, participating in Central American and Pan American events, and then collaborating as a leader and training as a coach.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐
Badmintonโs dynamism, the situations that arise, and the high precision required make this a very interesting game. Also, the player must have a lot of control, because psychologically they are alone.
๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ต๐๐๐๐น๐ฒ ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ
Badminton was made known nationally, and this has been a means for PE teachers to get involved and to make it popular in their primary and secondary lessons.
In 2019 the association surveyed 97 teachers who had conducted Shuttle Time. The survey revealed that approximately 11,456 students had got to know of badminton through Shuttle Time.
