Badminton classes at Lee's

[Tammy]

Hi, I just got my tax refund in the mail (yipee!). I'm not sure if I should spend it on a MP-88 or a class at Lee's :-)

Are Lee's classes good? How do they practice? I mean if they let us play/train with each other or the coaches feed shuttles for us to pratice.

Anyone planning to take a class there on Saturday? I need a ride :-)

[Matt Ross]

Depends, if you want to get better then go to lee's (whoever he is), but if you feel your at a good enough standard as it is then buy yourself a racket.

Matt

[Tammy]

I forgot to mention Lee's is in GTA, Toronto.

Matt, I'd definitely need more training :-) Just want to make sure the training class is good.

[Matt Ross]

Tammy,

Ok then, go for the training. Never heard of Lee so i can't help you there! But i'm sure someone would be able to help you. I'm taking my coaching badge soon, i only charge £200,000,000 per hour so contact me if interested :). At the end of the day, the racket maybe vital, but the movement and stroke is the key.

Matt

[TDotSmAsHer]

Tammy! Lee's is pretty good... they do produce some good players .... but I think spending the money on pvt lessons will be more worth it then group lessons! Or you coullddddd buy a racquet.. but skills is more valueble then racquets..

Nanashi trains there... he should have better info .. like how much $$/hour and stuff.

Uhhhh.... hate to admit buttt.... I actually took one of their "group" lessons a while bak..... totally embarassing but at least I learned somethin :D why? because most people there cept for like 2 people were way younger then me ... oh yea btw.. I'm only 16 ^^ ...... of course.. that was only the beginner classes.... dunno about inter and adv.

Rite now, I'm tryin to get parents to say yes to lettin me take pvt there (say yes as in paying for it and giving me a ride there every week :D .. btw I live far from Lee's think jane and dundas west )


I would actually get membership there if I lived cloes to there... but I live too far away to make membership worthwhile :( they got those mats... makes it real easy on your knees!

www.leesbadminton.com I think it tells the time/sheddule for their group lessons..

[Tammy]

Gosh ... I'm much older than you, TDotSmAsHer. And you were embarassed!! I must be way out of their league. I know there are some classes for adults, but the time is not good for me. I can only take the intermediate class on Saturday, but I heard the classes on Sat are for teenagers. And I'm way past my teen years :-) What should I do? Do you know anyone good giving private lessons? Maybe we can split the cost.

Matt, I'll register to train with you as soon as I win a ... lottery and you give me a discount, say 100,000,000% :-)

[TDotSmAsHer]

Hehe.... well, I don't know anyone/anywhere giving private lessons right now... cep't for @ Lee's! Anyone out there in Toronto got any suggestions! ?? I can try to look for someone though!

Btw.. tammy u got icq or msn or anything??

[Winex West Can]

Hi Tammy/TDotSmasher,
Check out http://www.cbca.cc/

They should have a list of coaches available in the Toronto area. Beware aware that the site has pop-up windows.

You might want to phone Jennifer Lee to see what kind of rates she charges for private lessons and also more information on her classes. The other coach that I know of in Toronto is Kim Ng of George Brown College. Not sure if he does private lessons (I think he does). Try contacting him.

[Ernie]

How about a list of coaches in San Francisco area...

[Tammy]

TDotSmAsHer, I don't use instant messaging or chat, but I read emails often during the day when I'm not busy. My email: tammyth44@yahoo.com.

WWC, I know Kim Ng. I took a beginner class with him at GBC, and it was good. The only thing I did not like is each class lasted 3 hours, and it was too long for me. If you had to do drills, clear, smash, run for 3 hours, that'd be a lot!!! I may ask him to reduce the class time to 1.5 or 2 hrs each and take the intermediate class with him.

Thank you for the info.

[Matt Ross]

Youn wonna get better you HAVE to put the time in. I mean when i come back from holiday i am going pro, and i will be doing 20, maybe even 30 plus hours a week. Just tidying up shots, gyms, the lot.

Matt

[TDotSmAsHer]

My god... 30 hours?? During school I can bearly manage to play twice a week of doubles... which is 4 hours!... Now that it's summertime yeah I'll play more... but 30 hours! hehe... lucky :P ( I get tired after 3 hours!)

[Matt Ross]

If you want to get near the best then you have got to be dedicated.

Matt

[Nanashi]

ok, first off, age doesn't mean anything... i don't think you should be embarrased to play with people younger or much younger than you... i know a man who is about 76.. and he plays in one of the classes...

seriously though, the classes for saturdays are not worthwhile unless you are beginner... let's put it this way.. all their "beginner" classes truly are beginner classes, and their "intermediate" classes are quite beginner also... i recommend taking the intermediate/advance class.. seriously, it's much better... even if you do find yourself outclassed, who cares? you'll still be learning new things...

my recommendation, however, is to skip group lessons and go straight to private lessons... look at it this way... 1 year of group lessons will run you about $800... with that 800, it is MUCH more benificial to first get a membership, and then use the left over money for private lessons... seriously, they are MUCH better.... it's hard to improve in the group lessons, because they cannot coach you one on one and tell you exactly what you are doing wrong...

and, with the membership, you can go play there whenever there is open court time... AND you can work out there... they have exercise equipment...

just my 2 cents though... if you want more information, feel free to private message me, or e-mail me at sephi_chan_86@yahoo.com

[TDotSmAsHer]

Yea... I too think pvt lessons would probably be more benificial then group! Well.. if my parents refuse to drive me there everyweek and pay for it... I'll just have to wait until I get my G2 and I can drive myself... then I'd probably have to get P/t job to pay for it!! :( .. but parents will maybeeee pay.. :) they're too lazy to drive me though...

[TDotSmAsHer]

Originally posted by Matt Ross
If you want to get near the best then you have got to be dedicated.

Matt


Unfortunately.... I don't think I have the time to be "that" dedicated.... although I've grown to love playing badminton, there are other things in life I can't just give up on for baddy! (school and such!) :\ Most of my money and whatever spare time I have now goes toward badminton.....

Not to mention... I'm 100% percent certain I won't make it pro even if I did have the time.. lol.... I've only been playing 6 months!

Right now.. I just wanna be uhhhhh sounds corny but... the "best" i can be under the circumstances! Another thing is theres not many community centers or anything around my area that actually has badminton.............. so I have to end up taking the bus to North York or Scarbrough to play most of the time! (45min - 1 hour subway/bus ride... sometimes a bit more)

[Nanashi]

it doesn't matter if you've only been playing for 6 months... you're in grade 10.. if you want to go pro, you stilll can... it's a question of how much effort and time you want to put into it...

[TDotSmAsHer]

Good point....


I myself don't have that kind of time though.. I wish I did.... (I don't really care for going pro heh.. but I still wished I had more time to play badminton) well .. one step at a time! I think I will try to get some pvt lessons in.... if my parents refuse to pay I can always get a P/T job.. :)


Btw... just out of curiosity... Nanashi do you plan on going pro?

[Nanashi]

no, i don't have that kind of time.... while i would be interested in a career relating to badminton, badminton isn't the highest priority for me...

[TDotSmAsHer]

Hehe.. me 2.. I just like playing :)


Career relating to badminton ?? Become one of those lines people? or maybe the people that mop the sweat off the floor? :P hehe...

[Nanashi]

riiiiite...

no, i was thinking more along the lines of coach....

yah, i play badminton because i enjoy it... i think that if i went pro, i'd lose sight of that, and the only reason i played was because i had to make money...

[Chia]

its all about the bling bling these days, u need a lot of money to travel to other countries to play.

[Nanashi]

yeah... once travel is involved, it gets pricy... unless the government pays your way.. (like ONE, yes, only 1, player in canada..)

[Aero]

hihi~
well today i just started some "class" on Badminton at this church place...
and yeah...they were teaching serving...and ya...they should teach more stuff as we go along...i'm not sure if it's too late to register now but i can give u the phone # of the guy who's 'coaching' it...and u can ask him about more stuffs...if u want that is...

well that's it...
c ya
:D

[TDotSmAsHer]

I c..... what church is this? What kinda things they teach?I think I'm more interesed in pvt lessons though... hehe.. I'm in my final phases in convincing parents to pay/drive me to lee's or somethin for lessons..


I started playin at some church place on sundays a few weeks ago... wonder if it's the same church... *Shrugs*

[Aero]

Originally posted by TDotSmAsHer
I c..... what church is this? What kinda things they teach?I think I'm more interesed in pvt lessons though... hehe.. I'm in my final phases in convincing parents to pay/drive me to lee's or somethin for lessons..


I started playin at some church place on sundays a few weeks ago... wonder if it's the same church... *Shrugs*


haha this is group lesson thing...there's like 20 ppl almost in the class or whatever...they just teach the basic stuff...and if you can get through the basic stuff OK, they just make it harder for you to do...like today they teach how to serve...if u can serve then they tell you to serve in a specific area...and then they placed boxes in certain areas and you were supposed to serve to the box and get the birdie in the box every time...well today was the 1st lesson so i dunno what's coming up nxt...i didn't really learn much though haha...so i think Lee's prolly better...but Lee's a lot more expensive :(

i play at TCCC...Toronto Chinese Community Church...it's this big white building and there's some place called "Metro Square" right beside it...it's alright though cuz the ceilings are pretty high and it's free...on sundays...
it runs from 4 - 6 pm
on monday nights i think they also run...from...7 - 10? something like that...
the main intersections are on Warden and Steeles...it's TTC accessible so you can just bus there i guess...
it's not bad :)
i'm there every week!

[TDotSmAsHer]

The hell....! Thats where I go on sundays along with some people!! It's freeee :) Lol.. but i just started going there about last month..... so they have bdaminton saturdays too? You'll know it'sme.. i'm the worse guy there using ti-10 :D

[TDotSmAsHer]

O yea... so who's running it?? The same guy who runs sundays? Time +cost? Doesn't matter if I don't learn much there.. i just wanna playyy... :D

[Aero]

lol
yea tdot...
u saw me today
and i saw u today
its da same guy mostly...there's others too but i think he's the main one...and i dunno we're only allowed to bring 2 - 3 guests at a time...hehe...so whoever wants to go just dun say u kno me and say you saw the place has badminton from outside and you wanted to come try or something haha...
that co-ordinator guy got me in trouble >.<
it's okay though...but yeah....if u want lessons i can ask dat "coach" guy
dats it

[TDotSmAsHer]

Yea I know... I posted the other replies before I left for badminton yesterday... :D
Sooo wat time is it on saturday? Do I just go there... or do I have to call that guy first?


Oh btw! U wanna go to Rosemount on Wednesday? I think I can get ride there this wednesday so I won't have to bus there :D Zero probably won't go.. but i'll ask him on msn...

[TDotSmAsHer]

Btw.. wats your icq/msn?

[Aero]

hmm
can't on wednesday
i've got summer school man >.<
parents won't allow me to go out on schooldays...
icq: 31819073
come find me!

[Charles]

Hi Tammy, Lee produces many top players, generally to those players in the high school ages. Jennifer Lee and I went through NCCP LII Coach training together, she has her own badminton courts and top player to train all levels of player. Now I only coach couple of players at a time, at about half cost of Lee's. I also officate tournaments, e.g. Toronto Opens, Universities and High school Chamipionships.
Charles
PS. Kim Ng runs a badminton club at downtown George Brown College, he has many "A" players playing in the club.

[TDotSmAsHer]

Charles, check your private messages.. I sent you a message.

-TDS

[Charles]

Hi TDotSmAsHer, either I do not how to open your private message, or you did not leave the message in the email, you can try to email me direct at cchow39@yahoo.com.
Regards
Charles

:confused:

[TDotSmAsHer]

ok! will do!