advance lessons

[K-MusclePower]

i just had my assesment at cleartwo yesterday and he coach said i was advance level. he just checked my footwork and he put me in advance level. i was wondering if that was the right choice, because i heard ppl at clear2 are very good and ill feel leftout if i cant keep up with them. anyone here taking clear2 advance rite now can give me some hints on what u do there so i can prepare?

[CanuckBur]

Don't worry too much about other people are better than you. If you do cross-training between running and badminton then you should be fine.

You are not competing with other classmates. Your challenge is to improve yourself in that period of one hour.

If you are tire and cannot catch your breath then you should take a rest. Don't force yourself to keep up with the rest of the class. You will become better on the next class. First time is always difficult. Don't worry about it.

[liyux2]

cool i wanted to join some training too. when i contacted clearone the email reply is from cleartwo what are the difference anyways???

[liyux2]

holy so good had my assesment done only intermediate =<

[K-MusclePower]

holy so good had my assesment done only intermediate =<

not really, i have been playing for about almost 2 years, and he did only check on footwork, not really much on smashing and such. so i dont know how accurate the coach's choice is

[liyux2]

advance is better cuz is 1.5hour. intermediate only 1 hour take me 2.5hour round trip so is kinda not worth it T.T

[Djiban]

advanced is 1.5 hr? interesting...didn't know that

[wing-omega5-0]

i have many friends that take advance classes on monday and on friday. apparently, MOST players in richmond are in the advance level and the level of the advance class has a huge range.

i go to cambie, and one of my friends was assessed a while ago. he was put into advance BECAUSE he had an above average smash but his footwork, reaction, strategy was just..horrible. another team mate was put into advance for all-around playing but was slightly slow.

basically, the coach will most likely stick u into advance if u are average or above because of how leniant they are now. high perf is for the "elite" players. "-__-

[liyux2]

awww there is a huge range and im not even in advance T.T

[K-MusclePower]

i just came back from my first lesson. im so exhausted. its pretty intense ppl there are really good. ill just have 2 get better 2 keep up. and the coaches are really nice 2.

[dosun]

Hey everyone,
I started taking advanced lessons at C2 a little over 2 months ago and I think it really helps. The advanced lessons have a large range. You have the people who can hit a solid shot, the people who can place, and the people who can move around on the court. I don't think that Darryl would put someone in a class they can't handle =)

[Yipom]

Hey I just started my C2 Training in Advance a few weeks ago.

If you thought that the coach only check on your footwork, well when i did my assessment test. All he got me to do was hitting clears with him... and he let me in advance... no footwork or anything else.

To my surprise tho (no offence to ANYONE) The Teens advance isn't THAT competitive. Some of the people there are actually good, but there IS a pretty big gap from top to low players.

[dosun]

Well, if you want competition during lessons, join High Performance, if you can make it. The assessment's based on ability to hit a solid shot, and if you can't move to the shot *footwork*, you can't hit a solid shot. Advanced lessons aren't really meant for a specific group *such as beginner groups which are for people who know absolutely nothing about badminton*, it's mainly middle-ground between Intermediate *those who can hit a decent shot* and High Performance *competitive players who are active in badminton*.

[liyux2]

is true, since there is still high perf, elite and super elite left =P

[mercy]

i am so confused with clearones rankings on their lvls hey.. hi peformance is where like pierre and those kids are at rite?

[dosun]

let's see if we can't clear this up a little jason ;)

Beginner - self-explanatory
Intermediate - people who can hit the bird 5 out of 10 times
Advanced - ranges from people who can hit solid shots most of the time *u noe, like rally*, to people who are able to do nice drops/smashes/slices/nets/etc.

The rest, high performance, elite, super-elite, is equivalent to the VRC "AA", "Elite", and "AAA" :D

[v1nc3nt]

i have many friends that take advance classes on monday and on friday. apparently, MOST players in richmond are in the advance level and the level of the advance class has a huge range.

i go to cambie, and one of my friends was assessed a while ago. he was put into advance BECAUSE he had an above average smash but his footwork, reaction, strategy was just..horrible. another team mate was put into advance for all-around playing but was slightly slow.

basically, the coach will most likely stick u into advance if u are average or above because of how leniant they are now. high perf is for the "elite" players. "-__-

I agree, Advanced is too broad now, they range from little kids can hit but can't move, to people who..work really hard but just needs a little more time...I think that instead a having so many Advaned groups they should just make another group with people that have skills between HIgh perf and Advanced...I personally go to High Perf and I think it's a great program.

[DemonsBlood]

lol....gg.....advanced is good! wing omega....i bettter be not one of those craptastic people u are talking about :mad:

[azn_123]

kool advance..man..Planning to take lessons, but I need an assesment. How long did your assesment take? Let me guess you need badminton shoes lol. Gotta buy those too...:crying:

[azn_123]

let's see if we can't clear this up a little jason ;)

Beginner - self-explanatory
Intermediate - people who can hit the bird 5 out of 10 times
Advanced - ranges from people who can hit solid shots most of the time *u noe, like rally*, to people who are able to do nice drops/smashes/slices/nets/etc.

The rest, high performance, elite, super-elite, is equivalent to the VRC "AA", "Elite", and "AAA" :D

Hmm I can smash,drop,slice,net shot pretty descent..I can take about 1 or 2 steps to get to the net from the centre of the net...do you think I'm intermediate lol?? Advanced may be too much for me lol----based on your opinion

[v1nc3nt]

assesments take only a couple of minutes, the coach would most likely rally with you to see how proper your stroke is, reaction time, footwook, etc...all in all..no more than 10-15 minutes...from the way you describe your skills...you'd most likely be in the advanced group..but it also depends on how consistant your shots are too.

[azn_123]

I see, guess you need badminton shoes lol!!! I don't have those yet..I'll probably get an assestment after I don't mishit the birdie too much. LOL Still working on my new racquet =)

[azn_123]

It's funny how the teens adv. is different now for the 2007 year...check out the site cleartwobadminton.com...before teens adv. was once a week for about 100 dollars now it's twice a week for 200 dollars?? soo the lowest level is beginner, intermdiate, ?? then what? because I was thinking they might have checked adv. to a higher level then those elite ones?? can anyone help me out? Oh yeah btw congrats!!! adv.!!

[v1nc3nt]

the levels should be: Beginner, Intermediate, Advance, High Performance, Elitle, Super Elite...You have to be personally approved by a coach before you are allowed to join High Perf and higher.

[azn_123]

I see c2 even changed the adv. it's even more expensive now. But you get double the classes.

[naslund119]

I think ill go to a couple drop ins before I sign up for lessons because I think im pretty good but I don't want to be embaresed if it turns out that I suck.
By your guys descriptions I think I can make High-perf.

Azn are you taking lessons yet and if so what level?

And do you need Badminton shoes?

[remix441]

hey u guys think training classes are effective? Most of time it is a group of 4-5 and the coaches usually tell us to do like lift drop, and practice. But isnt that a waste of money as you can just get a partner that is dedicated and you can practice with him for free, instead of wasting money for the same thing.

[naslund119]

hey u guys think training classes are effective? Most of time it is a group of 4-5 and the coaches usually tell us to do like lift drop, and practice. But isnt that a waste of money as you can just get a partner that is dedicated and you can practice with him for free, instead of wasting money for the same thing.

I don't think so because the coaches give realy good consturctive critisizim (spelling on that word lol?) and they help you refine your game.
If you just practice with a friend then sure you will be getting in practice but you may be learning the wrong aspects of the game ex: your swing might be off and you will get so used to it with your friend that you won't be able to change it. And for under 17 bucks a session I don't think it's all that expensive (just get your parents to pay for it ;))

[PrinceOfBMT]

No, training groups are diff

There will be more than one coach who will help you during training to change and fix your bad habits, at the same time you will be introduced to various diff drills each time you train.

You will be training in an environment where everybody is training with you plus you will be playing against more variety of players than just your own partner. If you always play against the same person you will never learn anything, hence the training group will be a good choice of training.

Lastly,the training groups in Cleartwo are NOT 4-5 ppl and being told to simply lift and drop ~

Is never a waste of money, practice is what you make of it, you try = is good training, you don't try = waste of money ,u decide

[PrinceOfBMT]

I think ill go to a couple drop ins before I sign up for lessons because I think im pretty good but I don't want to be embaresed if it turns out that I suck.
By your guys descriptions I think I can make High-perf.

Azn are you taking lessons yet and if so what level?

And do you need Badminton shoes?
Go for assessment to see what level

And yes badminton shoes are recommended