Hello everyone , I heard about this website from my badminton friends and joined couple weeks ago. I enjoyed reading all you guys posts so much and it's becoming my favorite thing to do when I come home from work everyday . I guess I am an intermediate-level player. I started playing more frequently about 2 years ago and became more and more addicted to the sport. Then I realised I wasn't improving in my games so I started getting some adult-beginner level coaching about couple months ago. I usually play at community centres and also started playing at VRC recently. 99% of the times, I play mixed double games. However, my partner has been getting a lot of injuries in the past year and hasn't been playing much anymore. I have been looking for a mixed-double partner at my level who is as crazy about badminton as me! Kitty
Hi Kitty! There seems to be a lot of BF members over in the Vancouver area. I'm sure you'll be able to find another partner here. Welcome to the BF family!
Thanks BoboTheBadder! I hope I'll find a partner soon too! In fact, it's probably not hard to find a male partner, but it's harder to find another mixed double team at about the same level. Maybe I'm wrong about this, it seems there are, but rarely, intermediate-level girl players in Vancouver! Is this situation same in Arizona? Or is it just my misconception!?
Hey Kitty, Welcome to BF! Nice to know of another crazy fellow badder coming into the BF fold. I think your perception is true about the Vancouver badminton community and the sport in general -- there's alot less women playing the sport. For a supposedly "girly" sport, there seems to be more guys in it than women. VRC is probably the only place apart from other private clubs where you could find higher calibre of lady players. Almost all the community centers I dropped in has little or no lady players... let alone strong ones. There's a few decent lady players in Collingwood, but they probably played at VRC and C1 too.
We actually have quite a few beginner-ish to intermediate level girls playing here. The hard part is actually finding the intermediate level guys to play against.
You should get a mixed partner that you like and start playing on the mixed doubles ladder at the vrc on thurs nites. It is a competitive ladder and also very social.. a great place to meet other members.. then you can set up your own games. There are lots of girls who play !
Hi Kitty A warm welcome on behalf of BFers from Singapore! Hope to see you around for a long time to come!
Thanks! Yup Yup!!! For sure badminton is something that I can play for a lifetime, not to mention I almost want to live on the court these days!
Ya, I heard that the Collingwood Sunday noon session is pretty good! I'll see if I can get out there next Sunday!
Welcome to the wonderful BC/BF family. Guess my next trip to VAN, there's 1 more ppl going to join my "welcome torture" session in C1 and VRC.
On the contrary, you'll have kitty to help ease your burden at least if you join her in XD. Then all the shots will be directed at her, unless of course if you should encounter the wily Badrad! For one, you need not have to tape the lines and if you really need to, there's always another willing helper!
Hello Kitty! Welcome to bf are you a member of vrc or are you regular dropin? Also do you live near Richmond, if so, check out C1 and RBC.
Hello SmashingBird , I am a new member at VRC. I just moved closer to Richmond recently. I've been to C1 but not RBC!! Sorry, as I used to live further east, I'm not familiar with many places to play in Richmond. Where about is RBC and how is the gym environment?
FOr more information on RBC, goto www.richmondbadmintonclub.com The gym condition is actually quite good and the folks there are very friendly, perhaps you could drop by sometime soon.
yup and I think in another thread, smashingbird mentioned that the color of the walls are hello kitty pink. Welcome to VRC btw, I'm usually there on wed and sat nights!
Thanks for the info! Wow, RBC's membership fee appears way more affordable than VRC's ?!! Sure I'll check it out!
Hello kitty pink at RBC!!? Haha! Sure I'll have to check it out! I'm at VRC on a lot of the weeknights, not playing much but mostly watching though, since my XD partner is injured!
Btw, how old are you if you don't mind me asking because all the members at RBC are mature adults..hahaha... Also, when did you started playing?