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.
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.
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?
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.
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?
I started when I was the same age as you guys (last year at age 15 ) 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.
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.
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
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.