Badminton crowd : loud or quiet?

**viral52** · 12-29-2007, 11:35 AM

well I think this is a tough question. because if you are getting cheered at you would get more encouraged...but...soe people would find it quite distracting.
So, the solution to that would be that do what the person playing wants.(loud/quiet)

ps.not sure if this would help

**koo_fan** · 01-02-2008, 04:34 AM

Originally Posted by viral52

well I think this is a tough question. because if you are getting cheered at you would get more encouraged...but...soe people would find it quite distracting.
So, the solution to that would be that do what the person playing wants.(loud/quiet)

ps.not sure if this would help

ask them personally????
is that possible?

**Winston_T** · 02-11-2008, 07:31 AM

louder and louder. that's good for the players

**jchan04** · 03-07-2008, 11:16 PM

loud is the excitment! it gets players pumped up and they'll try hard. in professional badminton, at match point; its common to see a player hand gesturing to the crowds to cheer him/her on.

**Sleepy** · 03-14-2008, 05:02 PM

Originally Posted by w_h_y

Badminton is Badminton, distracting cheers should not be blended into the game!Cheerings between rallies are ideal, no mater how loud they are, I mean after all, we are all badminton FANS who paid to see the exciting game. "Whoooo Ahhhh!!!!" during smashes should be elminiated. It's badminton, not Karl Malone posting a FT in an NBA game!

Spot on. It just seems unsporting to make noise during play. I always feel sorry for rugby or football players have a constant noise to distract them.

**Louisa** · 04-16-2008, 02:02 AM

I vote for make noise between rallies...but somehow, it is interesting to do 'ohhh', 'ahh' in the rallies, especially when smashing...hahahaha...I like that

**viral52** · 04-16-2008, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by koo_fan

ask them personally????
is that possible?

good point---thats why i said its a tough question

**BlankShot** · 04-23-2008, 08:07 AM

I'm used to playing in a loud environment. LOUD PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEE ;O

**demolidor** · 05-15-2008, 06:41 AM

So .... has this years Thomas & Uber Cup changed any opinions?

How can anyone possibly not vote for option #1

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**limsy** · 06-02-2008, 12:31 PM

it was depend on the player mentaly...i will not affect by crowd...

**CHOcobo** · 06-06-2008, 11:59 AM

crowd should make noise when ever they want. just like basketball and football. basketball courts gets really noisy especially near end games.

**ssertere** · 06-12-2008, 07:29 PM

loud... louder and louder....

**phandrew** · 07-02-2008, 03:58 AM

I prefer a bit of sound but not dead quiet. It feels creepy playing badminton in a place with no sound apart from the sound of shuttlecock being hit.

**Woody** · 07-26-2008, 12:05 PM

I am a Line Judge and worked in the cauldron of the recent Thomas/ Uber Cup Finals in Jakarta and wish to comment about playing when there is a loof noise.

The crowd who were extremely knowledgable about badminton got behind any team particularly if Malaysia were playing as they did not want them to win at any cost. They were singing in tune by the thousands most of the time and shouted ooh! when their own player hit the shuttle or aah! when the opponent played their stroke.

This noise was continuous throughout most of the matchs and if there were Indonesian players on court then the roof lifted off at every stroke.

Did any of the players from either side take any notice of the noise?

Not a bit. In fact if the volume subsided a little then the players made gestures towards the crowd to lift the volume.

I had to sit with ear plugs in both ears to protect my hearing as the crowd were at full volume less than 0.5 metres behind me. Could I (or any of the players) hear the Umpire who was using a microphone. Absolutely not. We as line judges had to rely on lip reading and following the score then following set procedures.

This was a fabulous atmosphere and if the top players in the World can cope with this level of noise then I am sure that any of us mere mortals should just shu up and put up with what we see as noise.