Starting to play competitively

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  1. Squirter

    Squirter Regular Member

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    Hey guys, I've been playing recreational badminton, playing for my high school team, and taking lessons at Lee's, and I want to take it to the next level and start playing competitively. Unfortunately, I don't know where to start. I'm too old to try out for Lee's team. Can anyone help me out? I'm 15 btw.
     
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    I really don't think you are too old. Just depends on how hard you work. First year is hard, but I believe that if you work hard, with some good coaching, making the team is possible.
     
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    I'm above the age limit of 14 though..
     
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    Play some drop-ins, like @ Armadale Community center. You can find different varieties of players to play with.


    btw Do you take private lessons or group?
     
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    I take group lessons. I think I'll ask this question on the general board as well, since my question doesn't have to be limited to Eastern Canada.
     
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    I don't think age is the problem, I'm also over 14, and I'm still trying to get in.
    Though... I think you should switch to private as SOON as possible before time passes away


    For us late starters, we need as much time as possible to catch up :)


    By the way, what lvl of group lesson are you taking at the moment?

    And... When did you start taking lessons?
     
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    I started when I was the same age as you guys (last year at age 15 :eek:) so don't worry.

    Other than the school tournament, I went to 2 other tourneys last year which I think you guys should attend too. The first one being the T&DBA tourney (Toronto & District Badminton Association) and the other being pre-OFSAA.

    I dunno about any others thus far, I usually keep an eye out on the ontario badminton site. :cool:
     
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    if u mean going on fridays from 5:30 to 7:00, then u prolly wont improve at all. one huge problem is, there is too much ppl, and u need to take 12 min shifts, and the other thing is, while there is a variety of players, i dun think any1 there can teach u ne thing valuable, especially if ur already training at lee's or mandarin.
     
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    I'm in lvl 4-5, too bad there's no lvl 6 or 7 for the spring... Been taking lessons for like 6 months I think?

    Those tourneys you mentioned sound interesting, I'll look into that. Do I need to be affiliated with any club or organization in order to join those tourneys?

    I would really like to play for team Ontario and gets those shirts with Ontario on the back lol
     
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    OMG I WANT THOSE SHIRTS TOO!!! btw, the people that just signed up for junior toronto open got those shirts! with a canada flag! (make me so jealous) Sad how some of them struggle doing a clear though.
     

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