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Grip Exercises

Written by Joy Kitzmiller
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Friday, 11 June 2004 Source: WSBA Newsletter Summer 1997 Badminton is a very complex game that can never truly be mastered. When I thought that footwork was the key to success, I realized that even the best of physical specimens win only sometimes. I then turned to the mental aspect of winning, which is really the most important component of any sport, and concluded that it was not unique to badminton. So this month I shall focus on the grip, which I believe determines the ultimate sophistication of the player. The ability to suddenly change the direction and pace of the shuttle is controlled by the carriage of the racket. Without proper carriage, the player cannot have varied deception. Yes, most players have one or two deceptive shots, but these tricks, at first successful through unorthodoxy, can become painfully predictable as the match wears on. I am constantly catching myself in predictable patterns on the court, where my once-deceptive shots are no longer effective. A good grip begins with the pinkie, ring and middle fingers cradling the grip against the heel of the hand. Pointing the racket forward, a side-to-side wiggle should bounce the flat sides of the grip from the inside of the thumb joint to the pad of the index finger between the knuckle and the first joint. The wrist should hang limp, and the elbow should be bent. From there, you can raise your arm and turn for an overhead, bringing your upper arm into a position perpendicular to the net and parallel to the floor, leaving your wrist in the same limp position. Notice that the racket head is naturally flat to the net, and the pad of your index finger is still on the flat part of the grip, ready to push when you contact the shuttle. A simple catapult action, leading with your elbow, following with the inside of the wrist and finishing with the snap of the index finger will easily launch the bird an impressive distance. Please let your index finger gently curve around the grip and not lie flat. Don't let it point skyward toward the racket head. Thank you. Now put your palms up, bend your elbows, shrug your shoulders and say, "Like, I dunno," mimicking Moon-Unit Zappa's style of speech in her 1980's hit, "Valley Girl." This naturally places your hand in the proper position for the gentle redrop at the net. Straightening and bending the elbow moves the racket head away and toward your body without changing its height. Notice how the head remains parallel to the floor. If you bounce your hand, supporting the grip with the M, R, and P fingers, the racket will bounce on the pad of the "I" finger. This play in the racket looks like those cow heads you see in rear windows, and it absorbs the shock of the shuttle so that it does not bounce too high over the net. Leaving the elbow bent, turn over your hand and let the grip fall onto the pad of your thumb, bending your wrist forward. Your arm and wrist should look like a cobra ready to strike. Pretend to strike and say, "Tss, tss, tss." There! That's the backhand redrop. Of course, the same gentleness and play in the racket head applies to this shot, too. Practice reaching to the low forehand side, racket head facing the net, letting the racket barely balance between the curve of your I-finger and the heel of your hand. Your thumb barely touches the grip here. Only at impact on the smash return will the thumb gently squeeze in to prevent the racket from flying away. Reach to the low backhand side and press the pad of the thumb against the flat part of the grip. Most of the palm should not touch the grip and the wrist should once again be limp. Push the grip with the pad of your thumb. The racket should briefly leave your thumb and return when gently stopped by your I-finger. It is difficult to understand the correct badminton grip at first, because the lightness of the hand's contact with the racket and the obvious power needed on clears, smashes, drives and lifts seems contradictory. Therefore, the best way to master the feel is to begin with light shots. Exercise 1: Half-court pushes. Let the racket wobble between your thumb and index finger as described earlier, supported by the other three fingers. Gently lob the bird over the net, down the line to your training partner. One person will be hitting backhand, using the thumb, and the other will be striking the bird forehand, using the base of the index finger for what little power is needed for this shot. Hit everything underhand, with the wrist limply bent sideways toward the floor, as if shaking hands the traditional way. Do not worry about catching the bird late or early, nor how high above the net it passes. Position of the hand is the important thing. Eventually, the shots will be skimming over the tape. Oh, and practice both forehand and backhand. Exercise 2: Target taps. Feeder stands at the net corner selected as the target and touches the bird around the front part of the opponent's court. These taps include straight and cross half-court pushes, straight and cross redrops. The drillee must return the shuttle just over the net to the selected corner. You will be surprised at how tough just feeding the bird is. Both feeder and drillee must step with their racket foot on each tap. Exercise 2.5: Target taps with random flick. When you feel ready for a greater challenge, the feeder may suddenly flick the shuttle to the back without warning. The drillee must raise the racket quickly and tap it down to get back into the rally. In both drills, make sure both net corners are addressed. Another special grip that I haven't discussed is the forehand net punch. This is not as light a grip as for the other shots. The hitter must keep the racket ready above the net. The position of the hand is more of a pan grip, with a larger portion of the I-finger and the ball of the I-finger on the flat part of the grip. To avoid hitting the bird in the net, you must advance upon the bird, stepping with the racket foot and leading with the racket, and punch with a rapid squeezing of the grip. To do this effectively, you must be quick on your feet. Do not swing the racket. Exercise 3: One-on-one net taps, half-court. One person is midcourt in the defensive position, and the other is at the net, racket up, punch grip. The goal of the net person is to kill the bird. The goal of the defender is to sneak the bird just over the net so that the net person cannot do this. Exercise 3.5: Two-on-one net taps, full-court. Two people are side-by-side, midcourt in the doubles defense position. One person is at the net covering the doubles width. The two people move the bird around at the net, and the net person tries to kill the bird. Very difficult for all involved. Simple exercises to do off-court: 1) Hit the bird straight up, using the base of the I-finger for the forehand and the pad of the thumb for the backhand. 2) Hit the bird up, using the cobra style to spin it every time. Try spinning it by stabbing it, caressing it right, and caressing it left. Do both forehand and backhand. You will see that the grip must be very loose and the wrist must be limp. 3) Net taps: Stand shuttles up on the tape by jamming them feathers down on the wire of the net. Using your punch grip, knock off the birds without swinging at them. Use the racket foot lunge and powerful tightening of the hand.

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Date: Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:34 am
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Date: Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:43 am
Subject: How to Enjoy Singles

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How to Enjoy Singles

Written by Joy Kitzmiller
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Friday, 11 June 2004 Source: Washington State Badminton Association Newsletter, Summer 1996. Pg. 1-4. Being good at doubles does not mean that you can play singles--everyone knows that. Less obvious is the fact that most good singles players are clueless on the doubles court. The strategies and teamwork of doubles are highly difficult and require years of game-playing. However, if you are already a doubles specialist, as most Northwest players are, then learning to play singles is the easy part and can only enhance your doubles game and limited court time. Part of the enjoyment of any sport is achieving "flow," which is the happy medium between anxiety and boredom. We occasionally experience this in a doubles game of players of comparable ability. Unfortunately, the range of abilities in badminton is infinitely broad and the pieces of the game that one can perfect are so varied that close competition rarely occurs. As a singles enthusiast, I can say that flow occurs most often in singles, because it is much easier to find two closely matched players than it is to find four! Also, you can play your game without messing up an incompetent partner, in your mind. What it takes to play the event Front to back court movement: The lines "I am really more of a tennis player" or "I prefer doubles" really mean "I am best at the side-to-side movement that is natural for humans such as myself." I admit it. Moving blindly backward and then forward like one of the three musketeers is not natural and it initially feels icky. I think the butterfly stroke feels icky, too. If all sports only required movements that were innate, everyone would have a gold medal. You have to train your body to adhere to basic footwork principles for badminton, just as you must move your arms like Barbie for swimming. All it takes to get from the net to the back is a jump and a twist. With correct body positioning, most shots are only two steps away. The ease with which we observe international caliber players move is hard-earned. Just as in ballet, moving smoothly requires powerful muscles and a lifetime of special exercises. However, the most dramatic results in your game will occur in only a few weeks of training. Things to do: Shadow drills. Moving between two corners again and again without the shuttle. Someone needs to show you the proper footwork for each two-corner combination. Do not kill yourself. Do it slowly. Since it's more than you've ever done before, it will work for your game. Incidentally, there are 15 different combinations, including the sidelines. Do a little every day. Half-Court Singles. Using either the singles line or the doubles line and the middle, this allows you to discover what it's like to have a long rally. Your movement is restricted to only front-back retrieval, and it requires you to figure out ways to use the length of the court to beat an opponent. Agility exercises. Jumping rope has always been beneficial to badminton players, but for me it can be tedious. Therefore I like to do "sets" of exercises that contain the jumping and badminton-related foot and leg movements, so that I can constantly change the routine. This includes lunges, alternating ballet third-positions while jumping, cross-overs, high-knees, skipping like Dorothy when she's off to see the wizard, etc. A crisp, consistent clear, a devastating drop, and loving the rally: Since everyone you know is a doubles specialist, unless you can vary the pace of the shot and hit it within five inches of the sideline, smashing in singles can be disastrous. Now that you move like a dream, you want to challenge others to do the same. We singles players do not fight to the death, we fight to the pain. In order to move your opponent to the far reaches of the court, you must consistently clear and lift to the back line and drop and redrop tightly to net. You will soon notice your opponent's lack of footwork training, because he or she will constantly be out of position and unable to recover. At that point to will always float over to your opponent's desperate shot and place it cruelly just out of reach of his flailing racket with a maddening lack of emotion. Things to do: Warm-up. Begin every badminton session with five minutes of solid clears, trying to incorporate footwork. This may sound easy, but many people do not hit only clears in a five-minute warm-up. Build up to ten minutes. Eventually, you can include cross- and open court clears. Play drop-lift games. Player A can only life and Player B can only drop. Player A serves always and the winner of the rally wins the point. Lifts must fall between the two back lines and drops must fall between the net and the service line. Although a little distracting, four players can be on the court. Even eight people can do this if you are using only half-court. Play net games. After a low doubles serve, the rest of the rally is played between the two service lines. Flow and Focus...Singles is a mental game Since retiring from serious competition and three to six hours per day of training, I have experienced a lot of self-imposed stress that I cannot seem to shake. I recently started to play singles again whenever possible and my stress level has gone down. I like to think about playing even when I am not playing, and on the court, it is the only time that I am free to think of nothing but the task at hand. Because it requires (underline) complete attention, it forces you to shut everything out. I remember my ballet teacher yelling out the question, "What is ballet?" to which we first-graders responded, "Discipline!" in unison, lisps and all. Although everything requires discipline, it's far easier to have discipline when you have obsession. Flow and focus are interdependent. You cannot achieve flow if you are not focused, and it is difficult to focus when there is no flow. To experience flow, do not challenge Geoff Stensland to a game of singles--he will make you anxious. Nor should you challenge your boyfriend to a game in order to prove yourself and beat him to a pulp. This will bore you. Play people near your level that are willing to play seriously. Here you will have some success and your ability to focus will improve with every game. Once you've experienced the headiness of true flow, there is no turning back. At this point, some obsession with singles will be inevitable, focus will become clearer and flow will occur with more frequency and ease. These things are essential to loving singles and craving the discipline it requires. Warning The only problem with the doubles-specialist-to-singles-player-extraordinaire transition is the unavoidable disappointment that comes with a "bad practice." This might be caused by lack of opponents, a plateau in your improvement rate, or unpleasant personalities at the gym. We singles players must persevere, still, in order to experience again what we had at the last good practice. These are only a few of my thoughts on my favorite event. Badminton is a complicated game, so of course there is much more to know than what is in this short article. Perhaps I will write another for a future newsletter to delve further into the makings of a singles player.

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From: "Shiela S. Villamor" <goldentrevally33@...>
Date: Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:43 am
Subject: Re: [upfg] Re: [hello_divers] Petition on the Guimaras Oil Spill

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answered prayer, petron has made their commitment in the containment of oil spill and rehabilitation of Guimaras. please visit http://www.petron.com/ and read the statement of petron ceo. once again, let us pray for petron and also for the management of m/t solar I that they will be sustained (in terms of resources and foreign aid and expertise) in fulfilling their commitment in taking the responsibility on this disaster.

by the way, for the sake of tourism PGMA stated that we rather call the disaster "Solar Oil Spill" instead of "guimaras oil spill" because guimaras shouldn't be blamed for it... (http://newsinfo.inq7.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view_article.php?article_id=17760)

God bless guimaras.

We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. Psalm 33:20-21

nemone alcantara <netzmo@...> wrote:

please help this worthwhile cause. sign the petition. it's the least we could do...

thanks also to those who have started this petition...

"Shiela S. Villamor" <goldentrevally33@yahoo.com> wrote:

being part of the upv action and research team, practice lang pala namin yung semirara oil spill in which the spilled bunker oil caused serious damage to the marine ecosystem especially to the mangroves of semirara. in just 8 months this time guimaras naman where its rich marine biodiversity are in danger, lalo na sa taklong island a national marine reserve managed by upv was directly affected by the slick. we used to snorkel in the intertidal reef area of the island during our field trips. just last week we did survey in the reef area and the bunker oil stuck in our mask and snorkel and worst in our hair and it was really hard to remove even after 4x washing with detergent, it's really annoying and i've never imagined to swim in an oil slick but i feel even more sad for the organisms that cannot tolerate the long-term effects of bunker oil in sea.

last 20 august, greenpeace collaborated with upv in setting up booms along the shoreline of taklong island to contain the continuing spill. due to limited resources booms were made of indigenous materials: dried rice stalks packed in jute sack then tied to bamboo poles (http://weblog.greenpeace.org/oceandefenders/archive/2006/08/the_spoils_of_oil.html#comments). human hairs and chicken feathers are good substitute for hay, so kung may kilala kayong pwedeng magdonate at panawagan lang po sa ating lahat, whatever help you can extend please visit http://projectsunrise.org/ to coordinate with the LGU of guimaras.

let's pray for provision and comfort for fisherfolk who are first and worst affected by this disaster and wisdom for the government authorities and private companies involved in handling this situation and for them to give immediate action. nature can heal herself eventually, but it will take time. we can't tell how soon will the sunken ship will be taken out and how far the slick can go... let's do our share in saving and defending our oceans. despite of these, i believe that God is still in control.

ging.masinda@international.gc.ca wrote:

Let us support this very important advocacy and fight for the welfare of our bros/sis in Guimaras...

You may do so by clicking on the link below:

http://www.petitiononline.com/guimaras/petition.html

Thank you very much!

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From: "Shiela S. Villamor" <goldentrevally33@...>
Date: Tue Aug 29, 2006 5:33 am
Subject: Badminton Strategies and Tactics for the Novice and Recreational Player

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Badminton Strategies and Tactics for the Novice and Recreational Player

Written by Eugene Kumekawa
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Friday, 11 June 2004 Source: Washington State Badminton Association Newsletter Newsletter, Fall 1996 Now that you have graduated from backyard badminton, you can no longer rely on physical ability alone to win games. It is time to develop tactics and strategies�a game plan�to out-think and beat your opponent. By identifying and focusing on his or her weaknesses, you are beginning to use your mental acumen to win. If you play without thinking you will lose without realizing why you lost. In general Study your opponents. Discover what shots they are prone to make errors on, which shots are their favorite ones, and which shots they are limited to in specific situations. You are looking for patterns and tendencies. Perhaps by their body language and movement they telegraph what shot they are going to execute. Correctly anticipating what the opponents will do with the shuttle will help your own game enormously. Even feeding the shuttle to an opponent's favorite put-away shot will work to your advantage because you gain time: you will be ready for it and may return it before he has recovered. Your opponent has other qualities that dictate how you play. I play quickly and aggressively against a player who has more stamina and patience than I do, likewise I play more conservatively against a player who has less stamina or is more inconsistent. One coach I knew classified players according to how they moved, and hit shots that he thought would upset their timing and rhythm. I, on the other hand, know only enough to hit fast, low shots against slow-footed players and try to fake more against quick players. Singles Use the length of the court and pin your opponent to the back line before trying a drop shot to the net. It is much easier to retrieve his shots when he is forced to hit from deep in his court. Move your opponent to all four corners to tire him. It is much easier to hit winning shots against a tired player, even a fresh player who is slightly tired from a long rally. Dart in and out of your own corners so that you can cover your court for his next shot. Singles is a mental and physical battle. A lapse in concentration can easily lead to losing a run of points, which in turn is discouraging and may lead to losing even more points. To win in singles one must be fit, focused, and hit good clears and drops without errors. Smashes should only be used for ending the rally within the next two shots. The classic singles rally would use drops and clears until the shuttle is too far away from the opponent to him to effectively clear a return, and then with a smash win the rally outright. Men's and women's doubles Avoid lifting or clearing the shuttle, which is like punting in football. By clearing, you are giving the opponents a chance to win. If you do clear, your team should adopt a side-by-side defensive position. The whole point of the rally, starting with the service, is to hit shots that force the opponents to lift. This is why when you are serving your partner stands behind you because you hope to make the receivers lift with your good short serve. This is also why when you are receiving serve your partner stands behind you because you hope with your aggressive return you will make someone on the serving team lift to your partner. If your opponents clear to your side, the person who will hit the shuttle must hit downwards (either smashing or dropping) while the partner must be moving to the front as soon as he realizes the shuttle is not his. This is the up and back offense position, the better to control the net. From now on the smasher gets all the deep ones, while the net man cuts off or puts away everything else. If you have the offense, it is safest if you do not smash cross-court, since their down-the-line return will be directed at your undefended open space. Find out how your opponent directly across the net from you waits for your smash. If he waits on his backhand, smash wide to his forehand or close to his forehand hip or shoulder. If he waits on his forehand, smash to his body or his backhand. If he stands deep, hit drops or cut smashes. If he stands close and waits with his racket up, try a quick clear. If you are on defense, try to flatten the smash out so that the smasher cannot smash again. You can return cross-court with the aim of tiring the smasher or forcing him to hit a laterally off-balanced shot, but the cross-court must avoid the net man. Mixed doubles In the classic mixed formation, the woman stays in front of the man, playing along and just behind the short service line, while the man retrieves shots hit to his half-court or backcourt. In mixed it is even more imperative not to lift, since the woman is so close at the net and vulnerable to smashes. Classic mixed is a slower game with more finesse than in regular doubles, the better to bring both partners into the rally. Again, each team is trying to hit shots that make the other team lift. Avoid shots that your opponents can meet above the tape, unless you manage to get the shot behind the striker. If you do lift, the woman should not stay at the T and duck, but run away cross-court from where the shuttle is on the other side and take a position about 2-3 feet behind the short service line, squatting down and keeping the racket head up. She is only responsible for smashes and drops directed at her; the man gets everything else, including the down-the-line drop. Since you are playing in an up-and-back formation, hitting cross-court is risky since you are vulnerable to a down-the-line return. Hit cross-court only if both opponents are on the same side of their court as the shuttle is on your side, or if you know you can hit a winner through the opposing woman. For more details on playing mixed doubles, see the winter and spring issues of 1996.

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From: "Shiela S. Villamor" <goldentrevally33@...>
Date: Tue Aug 29, 2006 5:27 am
Subject: The fundamentals part II

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The fundamentals part II

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/badminton-central/content/view/25/35/ Written by Tan Aik Huang

Thursday, 10 June 2004 THERE are four very important fundamentals in badminton that all young players must master. They are the grip, footwork, stamina and the service. We discussed the grip and footwork in the last column. This week I will continue with the two other fundamentals � stamina and service. 3. STAMINA Every player knows that he/she needs to have stamina to play games like badminton because it is a very energy-demanding game. But very few players understand that stamina in badminton is related to one's style of play. A player with a defensive style, where he engages his opponent in very long rallies, would develop more stamina than the deceptive player who combines it with some features of the attacking style of play. So, you need to understand the style of your play and develop the stamina required for your style or combination of styles. It is also important to know the "rate" of expenditure of energy and the "rate" of recovery required for your style of play. Take a player with an attacking style. The attacking style saps a lot of energy from a player, at a faster rate than the defensive or deceptive style of play. In the deceptive and especially the defensive style of play, the rate of energy used is not as fast as the attacking style. However, these two styles of play require stamina which is longer lasting than the attacking style. Look at Fung Permadi and Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen. They are in their thirties and still able to play and win tournaments against players 10 years younger than them. When Hoyer-Larsen won the Olympic singles gold, he was almost 30 years old. And when Wong Peng Soon won his last All-England singles title, he was 37. Both Hoyer-Larsen and Peng Soon are/were brilliant, deceptive stroke players, whose movements in court are easy and economical. The fact that at such an "advanced" age (for international badminton), they could win major tournaments is a strong indication that stamina is relative to one's style of play. There is another important aspect of stamina which is normally ascribed to fitness. I prefer to look at it as stamina � the reserve of energy and strength to enable a player to endure prolonged strain. Other than stamina to last a gruelling three sets of 15 points, what is not normally emphasised is whether a player has the stamina to last a whole tournament and be at his/her strongest in the finals. One of my main reasons for training until a player "hits the wall" as noted in my earlier article is to prepare a player, as best as possible, to have the stamina to last a tournament where he/she will be at his/her strongest in the finals. Admittedly, sometimes it may not be possible to train until a player has sufficient stamina to last the whole tournament and luck can play a part. Two very recent cases illustrate this - one in tennis and the other in badminton. When Martina Hingis lost her singles final match to Jennifer Capraiti in the 2000 Australian Open, in her post-match interview, she admitted that she was too tired after the semi-finals match with Venus Williams and had very little to give in the final. Those who watched the match on TV, could clearly see that her movements were lethargic and she could not go for her shots. Jennifer played a very good match which made it even harder for Martina to win. The other case is the men's All-England singles final between China�s Chen Hong and India�s P. Gopichand. Less than 18 hours after Chen Hong�s two-hour match with Roslin Hashim he had to play Gopichand. Without taking anything away from Gopichand for his fine singles win, I am sure Chen Hong would have given him a tougher game in the final had he not had such a tough game with Roslin. So, other than stamina for a match, you should train and prepare to have the stamina for a tournament. 4. SERVICE In tennis, you can easily see that the service is the most important shot, especially on grass courts or hard courts. The powerful serve in tennis quite often determines whether a player wins or loses a match. For badminton, especially in singles play, it is not obvious. In doubles play, it is more obvious, and quite a number of matches are won or lost because of the service. Many young players do not realise that the service is the most important shot. To a good number of them, the service is just to start a point in a game. Do you know that you can begin to gain advantage and control over your opponent by just using your service � but only if it is effectively executed. A good low service is one where the shuttle is about an inch over the net and is falling immediately after passing over the net to the opponent's court, but has speed to cross the service line. For a good angled shooting service, it should be played in such a way that your opponent has to bend backwards while running backwards to retrieve the service. For the high service, the opponent must stand between the two baselines to retrieve the service, he should stand nearer the outer baseline. I would like to concentrate more on the high singles service because it is not so obvious to a lot of young players that such a service, when effectively executed, is the most important shot to play. Quite a number of you have experienced this. Sometimes, in a match where you are able to serve high and deep into your opponent's court so that he has to step near the outside baseline to take your service, you feel that you have put pressure on him just by that service alone. You know that it is difficult for him to smash because he is so far back, and, if he smashes, it is not difficult for you to retrieve. On the other hand, sometimes when you lose a point during a game it is because your service is poor and your opponent either smashes it easily or is able to play a shot to put you under pressure. Quite often, it is the service which determines whether you win or lose a point or even a match. This can be obvious in doubles play, where you may have watched time and time again on TV that the doubles pair which won the tournnament was the one that served well under pressure. One of the main reasons why Park Joo Bong was so superior in doubles play is because of his low service which combines sharpness with deception. If you still have videotapes of Park Joo Bong playing doubles, just count how many times an opponent was able to tap his service compared to the services of other doubles players. Very few times indeed. During my time, there were two players in the same class as Park Joo Bong. They were Christian Hadinata of Indonesia and Tan Yee Khan of Malaysia. Both of them had consistently high quality low services, almost impossible to tap and they used it to force their opponent to be on the defensive. Let me explain to you how you can use your service in singles play to take advantage of your opponent's weak point. Let us assume that your opponent's forehand stroke at the backcourt is weak and because of this, you are able to anticipate easier his forehand stroke. By playing a deep high service to his forehand more frequently, just from the first shot, i.e. your service, you would gain an advantage over him already. The chances of you receiving a good shot from his forehand is less than if you serve to his overhead corner. This initial advantage can lead to a bigger advantage and finally you would score the point. These are the four fundamentals in badminton players should know and master if they want to play to their maximum capabilities.

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From: "Shiela S. Villamor" <goldentrevally33@...>
Date: Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:13 am
Subject: When superheroes retire..

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From: "Shiela S. Villamor" <goldentrevally33@...>
Date: Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:57 am
Subject: Re: [hello_divers] Petition on the Guimaras Oil Spill

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being part of the upv action and research team, practice lang pala namin yung semirara oil spill in which the spilled bunker oil caused serious damage to the marine ecosystem especially to the mangroves of semirara. in just 8 months this time guimaras naman where its rich marine biodiversity are in danger, lalo na sa taklong island a national marine reserve managed by upv was directly affected by the slick. we used to snorkel in the intertidal reef area of the island during our field trips. just last week we did survey in the reef area and the bunker oil stuck in our mask and snorkel and worst in our hair and it was really hard to remove even after 4x washing with detergent, it's really annoying and i've never imagined to swim in an oil slick but i feel even more sad for the organisms that cannot tolerate the long-term effects of bunker oil in sea.

last 20 august, greenpeace collaborated with upv in setting up booms along the shoreline of taklong island to contain the continuing spill. due to limited resources booms were made of indigenous materials: dried rice stalks packed in jute sack then tied to bamboo poles (http://weblog.greenpeace.org/oceandefenders/archive/2006/08/the_spoils_of_oil.html#comments). human hairs and chicken feathers are good substitute for hay, so kung may kilala kayong pwedeng magdonate at panawagan lang po sa ating lahat, whatever help you can extend please visit http://projectsunrise.org/ to coordinate with the LGU of guimaras.

let's pray for provision and comfort for fisherfolk who are first and worst affected by this disaster and wisdom for the government authorities and private companies involved in handling this situation and for them to give immediate action. nature can heal herself eventually, but it will take time. we can't tell how soon will the sunken ship will be taken out and how far the slick can go... let's do our share in saving and defending our oceans. despite of these, i believe that God is still in control.

ging.masinda@... wrote:

Let us support this very important advocacy and fight for the welfare of our bros/sis in Guimaras...

You may do so by clicking on the link below:

http://www.petitiononline.com/guimaras/petition.html

Thank you very much!

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#39

From: "Shiela S. Villamor" <goldentrevally33@...>
Date: Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:41 am
Subject: Disastrous Oil Spill In Guimaras

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Picture the task!

The Taklong island national marine reserve is a feeding and breeding ground for fish and other marine life. Scientists have recorded 29 types of hard coral in the area, 144 species of fish, 7 species of sea grass and 3 species of mangroves.

Some 148 miles of coastline have already been enveloped by a thick sludge and more than 15 square kilometres of coral reef have been destroyed. In one of the worst-affected villages, La Paz on Guimaras, virtually everything along the shore is coated in oil. A number of residents have moved away after developing respiratory problems as a result of the acrid smell enveloping the community, the Associated Press quoted the village chief, Connie Gamuyaw, as saying.

Some 15,000 people in the area are thought to have been directly affected and more than 150,000 people who make their livelihoods from the sea are indirectly affected.

Only one of the 10 fuel containers is thought to have ruptured but officials fear the stresses of lying on the seabed 900m (3,000ft) below the surface could causes the other containers to leak.

At 06:16 AM 16/08/2006 +0800, you wrote:

UPV's Taklong island is also affected. But UPV is already doing something
about it, just as UPV helped with the Semirara oil spill clean-up.

Bopeep

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Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 12:34 AM
To: HS76@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [HS76] Disastrous Oil Spill In Guimaras

Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Guimaras Oil Spill Tens Times Worse Than Semirara
by Oliver Mendoza

Last Friday, an oil tanker carrying 2 million liters of oil sank 20
nautical miles off the coast of northern Guimaras (for more details,
read this article). News of the oil spill did not immediately merit
widespread attention because of the typhoon that caused widespread
destruction in Western Visayas during the weekend. People are now
just starting to realize how serious the Guimaras oil spill is to the
marine ecosystem of the region.

The latest oil spill in Guimaras already brings to two the number of
oil spills to hit Western Visayas in just two years. Recall that only
last December 2005, a NAPOCOR barge spilled 210,000 liters of bunker
fuel off the coast of Semirara island in Antique. The Semirara Oil
Spill destroyed more than 236 hectares of mangrove and polluted 40
kilometers of marine shoreline in Antique. It also took almost a year
to clean up the mess and it seriously affected the livelihood of
fisherfolk in the province. There were even fears that the oil slick
would reach Boracay but thankfully, it proved to be unfounded.

The Guimaras Oil Spill (2 million liters) makes the Semirara Disaster
(200,000 liters) pale by comparison. The latest oil spill is at least
ten times worse than the Semirara disaster.

So how much will cleaning up 2 million liters of oil cost? If we are
to judge by previous experience, NAPOCOR (which claimed full
responsibility for the Semirara oil spill), allocated P90 million to
rehabilite the mangroves, hire some 350 local residents for clean up
operations and pay some 150 families who were directly affected by
the oil spill. So if cleaning up 210,000 liters cost P90 million, it
is therefore safe to assume that cleaning up the M/V Solar I oil
spill would cost P900 million.

It is rather unfortunate that an environmental disaster of this
magnitude would strike just when Guimaras's tourism industry seemed
poised to take off. I myself have been doing my share in promoting
the province's white sand beaches as a cheaper alternative to
Boracay. What really infuriates me is that fact that all the nice
white sand beaches in Guimaras are located near the oil spill site.
Now, all the efforts in promoting the island province's tourism
potential has come to naught because of this tragedy.

Aside from affecting resort owners, the oil spill will also affect
the lives of poor fisherfolk in the area who rely entirely on the sea
as their source of income and food. Petron definitely, should pay for
this crime!

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#38

From: "Shiela S. Villamor" <goldentrevally33@...>
Date: Fri Aug 18, 2006 7:41 am
Subject: Disastrous Oil Spill In Guimaras

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Picture the task!

The Taklong island national marine reserve is a feeding and breeding ground for fish and other marine life. Scientists have recorded 29 types of hard coral in the area, 144 species of fish, 7 species of sea grass and 3 species of mangroves.

Some 148 miles of coastline have already been enveloped by a thick sludge and more than 15 square kilometres of coral reef have been destroyed. In one of the worst-affected villages, La Paz on Guimaras, virtually everything along the shore is coated in oil. A number of residents have moved away after developing respiratory problems as a result of the acrid smell enveloping the community, the Associated Press quoted the village chief, Connie Gamuyaw, as saying.

Some 15,000 people in the area are thought to have been directly affected and more than 150,000 people who make their livelihoods from the sea are indirectly affected.

Only one of the 10 fuel containers is thought to have ruptured but officials fear the stresses of lying on the seabed 900m (3,000ft) below the surface could causes the other containers to leak.

At 06:16 AM 16/08/2006 +0800, you wrote:

UPV's Taklong island is also affected. But UPV is already doing something
about it, just as UPV helped with the Semirara oil spill clean-up.

Bopeep

-----Original Message-----
From: HS76@yahoogroups.com [ mailto:HS76@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of
enriquebinayas
Sent: Wednesday, August 16, 2006 12:34 AM
To: HS76@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [HS76] Disastrous Oil Spill In Guimaras

Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Guimaras Oil Spill Tens Times Worse Than Semirara
by Oliver Mendoza

Last Friday, an oil tanker carrying 2 million liters of oil sank 20
nautical miles off the coast of northern Guimaras (for more details,
read this article). News of the oil spill did not immediately merit
widespread attention because of the typhoon that caused widespread
destruction in Western Visayas during the weekend. People are now
just starting to realize how serious the Guimaras oil spill is to the
marine ecosystem of the region.

The latest oil spill in Guimaras already brings to two the number of
oil spills to hit Western Visayas in just two years. Recall that only
last December 2005, a NAPOCOR barge spilled 210,000 liters of bunker
fuel off the coast of Semirara island in Antique. The Semirara Oil
Spill destroyed more than 236 hectares of mangrove and polluted 40
kilometers of marine shoreline in Antique. It also took almost a year
to clean up the mess and it seriously affected the livelihood of
fisherfolk in the province. There were even fears that the oil slick
would reach Boracay but thankfully, it proved to be unfounded.

The Guimaras Oil Spill (2 million liters) makes the Semirara Disaster
(200,000 liters) pale by comparison. The latest oil spill is at least
ten times worse than the Semirara disaster.

So how much will cleaning up 2 million liters of oil cost? If we are
to judge by previous experience, NAPOCOR (which claimed full
responsibility for the Semirara oil spill), allocated P90 million to
rehabilite the mangroves, hire some 350 local residents for clean up
operations and pay some 150 families who were directly affected by
the oil spill. So if cleaning up 210,000 liters cost P90 million, it
is therefore safe to assume that cleaning up the M/V Solar I oil
spill would cost P900 million.

It is rather unfortunate that an environmental disaster of this
magnitude would strike just when Guimaras's tourism industry seemed
poised to take off. I myself have been doing my share in promoting
the province's white sand beaches as a cheaper alternative to
Boracay. What really infuriates me is that fact that all the nice
white sand beaches in Guimaras are located near the oil spill site.
Now, all the efforts in promoting the island province's tourism
potential has come to naught because of this tragedy.

Aside from affecting resort owners, the oil spill will also affect
the lives of poor fisherfolk in the area who rely entirely on the sea
as their source of income and food. Petron definitely, should pay for
this crime!

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From: "Shiela S. Villamor" <goldentrevally33@...>
Date: Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:09 am
Subject: The fundamentals part II

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The fundamentals part II

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/badminton-central/content/view/25/35/ Written by Tan Aik Huang

Thursday, 10 June 2004 THERE are four very important fundamentals in badminton that all young players must master. They are the grip, footwork, stamina and the service. We discussed the grip and footwork in the last column. This week I will continue with the two other fundamentals � stamina and service. 3. STAMINA Every player knows that he/she needs to have stamina to play games like badminton because it is a very energy-demanding game. But very few players understand that stamina in badminton is related to one's style of play. A player with a defensive style, where he engages his opponent in very long rallies, would develop more stamina than the deceptive player who combines it with some features of the attacking style of play. So, you need to understand the style of your play and develop the stamina required for your style or combination of styles. It is also important to know the "rate" of expenditure of energy and the "rate" of recovery required for your style of play. Take a player with an attacking style. The attacking style saps a lot of energy from a player, at a faster rate than the defensive or deceptive style of play. In the deceptive and especially the defensive style of play, the rate of energy used is not as fast as the attacking style. However, these two styles of play require stamina which is longer lasting than the attacking style. Look at Fung Permadi and Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen. They are in their thirties and still able to play and win tournaments against players 10 years younger than them. When Hoyer-Larsen won the Olympic singles gold, he was almost 30 years old. And when Wong Peng Soon won his last All-England singles title, he was 37. Both Hoyer-Larsen and Peng Soon are/were brilliant, deceptive stroke players, whose movements in court are easy and economical. The fact that at such an "advanced" age (for international badminton), they could win major tournaments is a strong indication that stamina is relative to one's style of play. There is another important aspect of stamina which is normally ascribed to fitness. I prefer to look at it as stamina � the reserve of energy and strength to enable a player to endure prolonged strain. Other than stamina to last a gruelling three sets of 15 points, what is not normally emphasised is whether a player has the stamina to last a whole tournament and be at his/her strongest in the finals. One of my main reasons for training until a player "hits the wall" as noted in my earlier article is to prepare a player, as best as possible, to have the stamina to last a tournament where he/she will be at his/her strongest in the finals. Admittedly, sometimes it may not be possible to train until a player has sufficient stamina to last the whole tournament and luck can play a part. Two very recent cases illustrate this - one in tennis and the other in badminton. When Martina Hingis lost her singles final match to Jennifer Capraiti in the 2000 Australian Open, in her post-match interview, she admitted that she was too tired after the semi-finals match with Venus Williams and had very little to give in the final. Those who watched the match on TV, could clearly see that her movements were lethargic and she could not go for her shots. Jennifer played a very good match which made it even harder for Martina to win. The other case is the men's All-England singles final between China�s Chen Hong and India�s P. Gopichand. Less than 18 hours after Chen Hong�s two-hour match with Roslin Hashim he had to play Gopichand. Without taking anything away from Gopichand for his fine singles win, I am sure Chen Hong would have given him a tougher game in the final had he not had such a tough game with Roslin. So, other than stamina for a match, you should train and prepare to have the stamina for a tournament. 4. SERVICE In tennis, you can easily see that the service is the most important shot, especially on grass courts or hard courts. The powerful serve in tennis quite often determines whether a player wins or loses a match. For badminton, especially in singles play, it is not obvious. In doubles play, it is more obvious, and quite a number of matches are won or lost because of the service. Many young players do not realise that the service is the most important shot. To a good number of them, the service is just to start a point in a game. Do you know that you can begin to gain advantage and control over your opponent by just using your service � but only if it is effectively executed. A good low service is one where the shuttle is about an inch over the net and is falling immediately after passing over the net to the opponent's court, but has speed to cross the service line. For a good angled shooting service, it should be played in such a way that your opponent has to bend backwards while running backwards to retrieve the service. For the high service, the opponent must stand between the two baselines to retrieve the service, he should stand nearer the outer baseline. I would like to concentrate more on the high singles service because it is not so obvious to a lot of young players that such a service, when effectively executed, is the most important shot to play. Quite a number of you have experienced this. Sometimes, in a match where you are able to serve high and deep into your opponent's court so that he has to step near the outside baseline to take your service, you feel that you have put pressure on him just by that service alone. You know that it is difficult for him to smash because he is so far back, and, if he smashes, it is not difficult for you to retrieve. On the other hand, sometimes when you lose a point during a game it is because your service is poor and your opponent either smashes it easily or is able to play a shot to put you under pressure. Quite often, it is the service which determines whether you win or lose a point or even a match. This can be obvious in doubles play, where you may have watched time and time again on TV that the doubles pair which won the tournnament was the one that served well under pressure. One of the main reasons why Park Joo Bong was so superior in doubles play is because of his low service which combines sharpness with deception. If you still have videotapes of Park Joo Bong playing doubles, just count how many times an opponent was able to tap his service compared to the services of other doubles players. Very few times indeed. During my time, there were two players in the same class as Park Joo Bong. They were Christian Hadinata of Indonesia and Tan Yee Khan of Malaysia. Both of them had consistently high quality low services, almost impossible to tap and they used it to force their opponent to be on the defensive. Let me explain to you how you can use your service in singles play to take advantage of your opponent's weak point. Let us assume that your opponent's forehand stroke at the backcourt is weak and because of this, you are able to anticipate easier his forehand stroke. By playing a deep high service to his forehand more frequently, just from the first shot, i.e. your service, you would gain an advantage over him already. The chances of you receiving a good shot from his forehand is less than if you serve to his overhead corner. This initial advantage can lead to a bigger advantage and finally you would score the point. These are the four fundamentals in badminton players should know and master if they want to play to their maximum capabilities.

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From: "Shiela S. Villamor" <goldentrevally33@...>
Date: Thu Aug 17, 2006 1:48 am
Subject: The fundamentals part I

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The fundamentals part I

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/badminton-central/content/view/24/35/ Written by Tan Aik Huang

Thursday, 10 June 2004 I would like to highlight four "fundamentals" in badminton which I think are very important, especially for young players. A good understanding of these fundamentals and performing them correctly will go a long way to achieving maximum capabilities. These four very important fundamentals are the grip, footwork, stamina and the service. I would not go into their technical details which one could get from most books on badminton. However, I would emphasise on the importance of their application and what to watch for when you practise these four fundamentals. Today, I will touch on the first two � the grip and footwork, and the next two � stamina and service in the following article. 1 The grip. If you grip the racket incorrectly, your progress will be greatly affected. Just a simple thing like gripping the handle of a badminton racket can almost determine the future success rate of your badminton �career'. An incorrect grip will limit your stroke production capabilities, and there would be a loss of power in your shots. To test whether the grip is correct or not, do a forehand and a backhand flick as if you are retrieving a smash to your forehand and backhand. If you feel that your forehand and backhand flicks are approximately equal in power and quickness, then the grip is most probably correct. The whole idea of a good grip is that it must not lock your wrist when you hit a backhand or forehand shot. The wrist's fast cocking and uncocking greatly provides the acceleration of the badminton frame, imparting the power to the shuttlecock. You cannot play effective badminton without a good grip. So, young players, make sure that you have a good grip, otherwise you develop strokes which are awkward, with no power and deception. And you probably would have no future in the game. 2 Footwork. Almost as important as the grip is footwork. To keep it very simple and not to confuse, I would like you to think of good footwork as consisting of two essential elements � �springs' in your legs (a fast starting position) and balance, during and immediately after you hit a shot, whether it is a smash, a lob or retrieving a drop shot or a smash from your opponent. These are the two important things you need to be aware of in footwork. Some coaches and books will go into a lot of detail on weight on the right foot, weight on the left foot, body positioning, number of steps forward and backward and sideways, in playing the various types of strokes. This can be confusing and most of the time in badminton, it would be too fast for you to react as you think of what your footwork should be. So, my recommendation is that you keep in your mind only these two things about footwork � a fast/active starting position and balance. What is an active starting position? It means putting your weight more on the balls of your feet, with an easy bouncing action in the knees, preparing your body to move in any direction very quickly and steadily wherever you are on the court and after executing a shot. It is akin to a tiger getting ready to pounce on its prey. Balance is having a momentary steady/firm position whenever you execute any shots, be it a smash or a lob or retrieving a drop shot or a smash, or making a net shot, etc., etc., in a rally. It is less important to determine how many steps you take to go to the back of the court to execute a smash or how many steps to the front to retrieve the drop shots. I also do not think that it is important to determine whether it is the left leg or the right leg that you use as the foreward leg when you retrieve the drop shots. Champions display a range of variation in footwork. Some champions appear not to have footwork at all. Some run in small steps, others appear to have smooth gliding big steps and they are a pleasure to watch. Whether it is small quick steps or big gliding steps, there must be two important elements present in good footwork, which all champions have. They are an active starting position, with springiness in the movement of their legs and balance when executing their shots. These are two of the four fundamentals in badminton every player should know if they want to play to their maximum capabilities.

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From: "Shiela S. Villamor" <goldentrevally33@...>
Date: Wed Aug 16, 2006 6:32 am
Subject: Advice for Beginning Badminton Players

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Advice for Beginning Badminton Players

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/badminton-central/content/view/92/35/ Written by kwun

Wednesday, 02 March 2005 Badminton is becoming more and more popular, more and more students are taking up badminton as their main sports, more and more adults are also taking up badminton as their recreational activity. As we see more beginners, I hope to point out in this article what aspects of badminton a beginning badminton player should focus on, as well as point out a few common mistakes that beginners tend to make. We hope this will help your journey into this sport that we all love. First, let�s point out the positives, ie. Aspects of badminton that we think will help the up and coming players. FOCUS ON: Focus on the correct grip The most fundamental aspect of badminton technique is the grip. The grip is how a badminton holds the badminton racket. A correct grip is a pathway for a badminton player to improve upon their skills. on the contrary, using an incorrect grip is often a brickwall that leads to poor form and poorly executed techniques. It takes much more time to unlearn a bad technique than to learn one. Many of us have experienced it before the painful way. The proper badminton grips may feel uncomfortable and unnatural in the beginning, but if you are able to get over that fact, later on you will appreciate what you have learned. There are two basic grips for badminton, the forehand grip and the backhand grip. We won�t go into much more detail here, if you want to know about gripping, please read the grip guide in Badminton Central. The information maybe overwhelming at first, but since this is so fundamental in badminton, it is worth the time to digest it. Focus on the correct strokes The worst part of learning something is to have to unlearn it later on. This happens to many recreational badminton players. We hop into the court, invent all these wild shots that seems right then, but later on to find out that they are the wrong way to hit. Then we spend 3 times the time to unlearn them as they have been so ingrained into our muscles. If you want to avoid that happening to you, it is vital to learn the proper way in the beginning. To do that, you must find a good coach who can direct you. When you choose a coach, make sure he understands and can demonstrate the fundamentals. Your friend who happens to be playing next court to you may not be the best coach you can get. Focus on footwork We cannot stress the importance of footwork more. Footwork is the skill that allows you to move from point to point in the badminton court. While it sounds like an easy concept, in fact it is one of the most difficult skills in badminton. The reason footwork is so important is very simple: if you cannot get there in time, it is useless to have the best racket skill. The Cororary of that is that, the earlier you can get to the shuttle, the more choices of shots you have and the more you can pressure your opponent. Lee Jae Bok, an ex-Korean national player, once says: "You hit shuttle with your feet." Footwork is one of the most difficult aspects of badminton. It takes a lot of time to learn, as well as a lot of time to practice. It is often less practiced because of the lack of venue. It is quite uncommon and anti-social for someone to take up � of a badminton court to practice footwork while everybody waits on the sideline. Despite so, it is still very important. A professional player can move around the court very effortlessly solely because they have very good footwork technique, they do make it look very easy but in fact, it takes many years of very hard work to master it. Focus on fitness - jog/swim/bike - or do footwork drills Fitness is one of the many reason many people take up badminton. Depending on the level of one�s game, badminton can be a very leisure game all the way to a down-right fitness torture. Beginning recreational players will likely be moving relatively less around the court, but as one�s skill improve, you will not only notice that you have to cover more parts of the court, you will also have to cover it in greater speed, which multiplies the fitness level needed by many folds. In order to catch up with your pending improvements in skill, it is then important for you to increase your fitness level to complement it. There are many ways to improve one�s fitness, one popular way is to skip rope, or jog, swim, bike. Doing footwork drills also a great way to practice footwork and develop one�s fitness at the same time. Focus on keeping track of your progress Often when one is having fun, you must try to re-evaluate what you have learned and how you are using it. Most recreational players do not do that but it is helpful in identifying potential weaknesses in your game. DO NOT FOCUS ON: Avoid expensive equipment - you will most likely be wasting money Badminton is solely a game of skills and mind, and not a game of equipment. 99% of ones game depends on how well one can yield the racket but not depend on the racket itself. Having said that, equipment is still one essential aspect of badminton, and one do need to get the correct equipment. However, the most important equipment that a beginning badminton can own is not the top of the line racket, but instead a good, fitting pair of badminton shoes. Due to the nature of badminton movement, there is a high risk of injury due to twisting or spraining of various leg joints. A good pair of badminton shoes will ensure that you get a good solid grip of the badminton court and vastly reduces the risk of injury. I�d like to mention one more thing on badminton equipment, often top of the line badminton rackets are not designed for beginners. While they are cool looking and expensive, their characteristics are more suited for advance players with more power. Beginners are best suited to lower end rackets. Your money is best suited to pay for some decent coaching instead. Avoid trick shots - stop learning those strange shots. Too many a time I have stepped into a badminton court against some beginning players who can do all these fancy trick shots but at the same time, unable to do a proper baseline to baseline clear. Badminton is a very fundamental game where one really need to learn all the basics in order to survive in a match. Trick shots may work once or twice but soon your opponent will learn how to read them and then you are back to square one. There is definite a place for trick shots in badminton, but that�s only after one has learned to execute all the fundamentals shots first. Avoid fancy style - i have so many times seen beginners with really fancy looking hitting style but then they miss the shuttle completely. keep it simple. Badminton is a very efficient game. The standard, non-fancy, way of playing badminton is the most efficient way for one to hit a shot, there is simply too little time in badminton for one to do all these fancy style. Avoid strength training - leave this after you have learned your basic strokes Every now and then, someone will come to badmintoncentral and they want to know how to train their muscles to hit the strongest smash. Which is ok except we later on find out that such person cannot even hit a baseline to baseline clear properly. There is no point trying to hit hard when one cannot hit properly. An example of a proper technique is when I see 12 yrs old girls at 5 feet tall who can hit baseline to baseline clear with ease. Imagine what she can do when she grows a few inches taller? To close, I�d like to point out that badminton is a very complex game, even advance players learn new aspects of badminton everyday. Make sure you keep an open mind when you approach badminton, only then will you be able to appreciate the greatness of this sport.

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From: "quimbee" <quimbee@...>
Date: Wed Aug 9, 2006 1:58 pm
Subject: [RE]Re: THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION..HEHEHEH

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Ma'am Amy!!!heheheh

Musta na kamo?ahay ah, namiss ko man ikaw. hambal ni Ma'am Is gadako na daw ang group. Baw, asenso na gid yah.hehehe kabalik man ko dah ah and play naman tah.heheh

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#32

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Date: Wed Aug 9, 2006 8:16 am
Subject: Re: THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION..HEHEHEH

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mam amy

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From: "Shiela S. Villamor" <goldentrevally33@...>
Date: Mon Aug 7, 2006 8:50 am
Subject: racquet skills

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Racket Skills basic technique

http://www.worldbadminton.com/drills/instructional_multimedia_lowres.htm#RacketSkills

Backhand Serve	Forehand Serve
Backhand Underhand Defense	Forehand Underhand Defense
Backhand Overhead	Forehand Overhead
Overhead Drop Shot - with no jump	Forehand Overhead - jump shot

Drive
Deep Serve
Clears - animation from Leistungkurs Sport web site. See link for original work.
Smashes - animation from Leistungkurs Sport web site. See link for original work.

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Date: Mon Aug 7, 2006 5:43 am
Subject: THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION..HEHEHEH

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#29

From: "Shiela S. Villamor" <goldentrevally33@...>
Date: Fri Aug 4, 2006 1:36 am
Subject: A Badminton Prayer

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A BADMINTON PRAYER

By: Henry C. Daut

LORD, bless me as I step into the COURT to play the game of BADMINTON.

Allow me to have a good GRIP of the racket I will hold and the game I will play.

Guide my every STEP as I move to cover every SHOT.

Help me to deliver the best SERVICE to my fellowmen.

Be it SHORT, LONG or even just a FLICK of a second.

Give me the strength to CLEAR the way to reach greater heights.

The power to SMASH all barriers that try to block the way to success.

Grant that I may have the courage to RECEIVE the blows that may come my way.

Increase my desire to DRIVE forward despite some failures.

Let me not DROP my guard and become complacent because of little victories.

Instead give me the speed to rush forward to NET greater results and go for the KILL to score.

Not just in the game of BADMINTON, but more importantly in the real game of LIFE.

Make every victory a reminder of bigger and stronger challenges ahead.

Let every defeat become a learning experience that there is more to learn to become better and that I can also savor the joy of winning if I work hard to improve my game.

Help me to understand that the person on the other side of the net is not just an opponent that I have to beat but a partner that will bring out my best in the contest.

Finally, help me Lord to learn not just the lessons of the game but more importantly, the lessons of life that I may become an excellent badminton player, but more significantly a better person in life.

Amen.

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#28

From: "Shiela S. Villamor" <goldentrevally33@...>
Date: Thu Aug 3, 2006 8:02 am
Subject: world rankings

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World Rankings

26 May 2005

Note: Rankings may change anytime without prior notice.

Men's Single

1. LIN Dan CHN

2. JONASSEN Kenneth DEN

3. GADE Peter DEN

4. LEE Chong Wei MAS

5. BAO Chunlai CHN

6. EBAY Jorge UPV

7. QUILANTANG Newton MIA

8. FUNTECHA Sam UPV

9. OCUMEN Ryan UPV

Ladies' Single

1. XIE Xingfang CHN

2. ZHANG Ning CHN

3. PI ~ * Hongyan FRA

4. YAO ~ * Jie NED

5. WANG ~ Chen HKG

6. DELAGON Amy UPV

7. AMBATANG Rina UPV

8. GALORPORT Sharon UPV

Men's Double

1. ERIKSEN Jens

LUNDGAARD HANSEN Martin DEN

2. HADIYANTO Luluk

ALVEN Yulianto INA

3. PAASKE Lars

RASMUSSEN Jonas DEN

4. FUNTECHA Sam

TIRAZONA Henry UPV

Ladies' Double

1. YANG Wei

ZHANG Jiewen CHN

2. WEI Yili

ZHAO Tingting CHN

3. GAO Ling

HUANG Sui CHN

4. AMBATANG Rina

SUDARIO Isay UPV

5. GALORPORT Sharon

VILLAMOR Shiela UPV

Mixed Double

1. ROBERTSON Nathan

EMMS Gail ENG

2. ZHANG Jun

GAO Ling CHN

3. ERIKSEN Jens

SCHJOLDAGER Mette DEN

4. EBAY Jorge

VILLAMOR Shiela UPV

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From: "Shiela S. Villamor" <goldentrevally33@...>
Date: Wed Aug 2, 2006 8:40 am
Subject: excuses excuses excuses

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Excuses when you lose a game...

My partner was lousy (any partner i have is the best in the world, hehehe, tani ako man sa iya )
Shuttle went through hole in the net
The lights were glaring (tuod gid ni ya sa covered court)
That was your ball, partner
Tournament shuttle was bad
Linesman was cross-eyed
My string was too loose
The ball was too fast
I wore new shoes
I was 'off' today. I think I'm sick
I was not yet ready when he served
I didn't notice that he was left-handed (hmmm, i think i've heard this from somebody...)
His service was illegal. Can he do that?!
It was too hot at the club (yea... sa citisports, but it also keep the games in heat)
It was too windy today
There was a draft coming from somewhere
I have a sprain
I didn't sleep well last night
I didn't warm up before playing
They cheated in the scoring
They kept directing the ball to my partner
They said they were only class 'B'
My partner kept getting my ball
My partner and I didn't gel
They used to be with the national team
My girlfriend quarreled with me last night
The ceiling was too low
I'm on a diet
I have LBM
It's my monthly period
I forgot to wear supporter
My partner kept blocking my way
My partner was obstructing my view
It was a bad day at the office
Opponent's form was so unorthodox
I haven't played in two weeks
My girlfriend was cheering for him
My new shirt was itchy
The floor was slippery
My partner's rotation was wrong
My partner's defense was weak
The ump was opponent's relative
The audience was too noisy
There was dripping from the roof
The courts here seem smaller
They have home court advantage
The pairings were wrong
They had secret training
I get conscious when I'm being video-taped
Whatever!!

From: glenn de guzman <glenn535@...>:

Oh...have we started the real game?

From: Ziyad Khan <ziyadkhan@...>:

Weren't we supposed to pick up the shots AFTER one bounce!?

From: Dave Jerram <dave@...>:

I was having a bad hair day

From: Vania Sofiandi <svanias@...>:

There is something wrong with my contact lenses

From Saad Khan <saadullahejazkhan@...>:

O.K. Lets start the game

From: Vincent Kwong <vincentk@...>:

I was just being nice
I thought they needed the confidence booster
This is a real game??
I wasn't using my racket.
Someone took my racket!
The net was too high. (ahem)
The net was too low. (ahem)
There was a net in the way.
The net moved and blocked my shots.
I play doubles, so I'm not used to singles.
I was trying a new form.
I have tennis elbow.
I have badminton elbow.
Aren't we still rallying?
They rigged the game.
The net moved on me.
Someone threw something at me.
I had to let my girlfriend win.
That's my gift to you.
I forgot how to play.

From: Kerry Geoghegan :

I was kiddnapped by my evil twin sister who plays terrible in badminton!!!!!!that's why i lost.
my full potential is still fast asleep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My opposition stank of s!*,t i wanted out of there quickly as possible

From: Rayn <rayn_e_angel@...>:

ummm...it was they're first game I wanted to make them feel better. Why are you asking?! I gotta go.

From: Andrew Martin <Froggas@...>:

The Shuttle Ducked

From: todd <curly9111@...>:

Is that shuttlecock regulation size?
You never said go!
I learned from the best, I just forgot what I learned.
THere is a hole in my racket

From Edywison <Edywison@...>:

I didn't sleep well lastnight, so I let them win, cause I am so tired today

From chrystie <BaddmintonGirL@...>:

I was just kidding
Hey the line jumped
You can't make shots I can't get thats illegal
Couldn't concentrate cause you were giving me dirty looks
My foot fell asleep
I only win when I play someone that i consider a challenge

From Jenny D <jdrewitt99@...>:

It would be boring if I won EVERY match! (AGREE! ahehehe)

From Steven Beckwith <badplayer16@...>:

I am honored to be beaten by you
That was a crappy bird
The lines are hard to see

From Nick Pan <g6phase@...>:

One I use quite often: "The floors are too slippery!"

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From: "Shiela S. Villamor" <goldentrevally33@...>
Date: Tue Aug 1, 2006 12:50 am
Subject: preventing injuries part 2/2

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Strategies to prevent
badminton injuries
Posted: 10:26 PM (Manila Time) | Sept. 29, 2003
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Warm-up

Taking the time to warm up is a simple way to prevent injuries and to improve performance. The word "warm-up" means exactly that, because body temperature needs to be raised by approximately two degrees Fahrenheit from the start of the warm-up to the beginning of the game proper, according to Paula Anderson in her article, "The Active Range Warm-Up" for Idea Fitness Magazine.

"The increased body temperature makes the muscles more pliable, releases joint fluid, allows for a gradual rise in blood pressure and heart rate, and quickens nerve transmissions."

Warm-ups can be general or specific. A general warm-up will use movements that are not related to the sport but will make the body warmer. Riding a stationary bike, doing knee lifts and arm circles and such are examples.

A specific warm-up will use low-intensity movements that mimic the sport. Lower extremity examples for badminton would include jogging forwards and backwards, shuffling from side-to-side, squatting and lunging.

Eufemio gives an example for the upper extremities: "Players will start a few feet behind the net, between the net and the service line, and hit lightly to each other for around one to two minutes. Then they move to the service line and hit for another one to two minutes. This goes on until they reach baseline." There are many other examples that you can get by going to badminton websites.

A general warm-up is better than none, but a specific warm-up is the best because it is more functional and is a more accurate rehearsal for the game to come.

Static stretching, or holding a stretch motionless for 10 to 20 seconds, has fallen out of favor as a warm-up component since current research has found that it does not prevent injuries, does not help raise body temperature, and is not functional physiologically or psychologically as a rehearsal activity.

In 2000, Ian Shrier of McGill University in Canada reviewed all the clinical and basic science evidence on stretching. His conclusion: "Pre-exercise stretching to prevent injury is now part of the sport culture and will likely continue to be for a long time, despite scientific evidence to the contrary. This is unfortunate because many people have limited time for exercise, and the time used for pre-exercise stretching could be better used for warm-up or regular exercise."

In a study done on marathon runners, researchers found that the runners who stretched statically during the warm-up actually had higher injury rates than the runners who didn't stretch. A logical reason for this is that the stretching group wasted their time doing static stretches rather than concentrating on movements that would gradually raise body temperature. Thus, their bodies were not warm enough when the race began.

Based on current research, the "right" way to warm up is to do low-intensity full body movement similar to your desired exercise or sport format for about 10-15 minutes. This satisfies the two requirements for an appropriate warm-up-increasing body temperature gradually and specifically "rehearsing" the body for the more vigorous movement coming.

Please note that it is only the benefit of static stretching during the warm-up that is being questioned. Based on available scientific evidence, static stretching after exercise is still considered a valid means of improving or maintaining flexibility to prevent injury. It is simply a question of timing.

Get a checkup before playing. It's a good idea to get a checkup before seriously getting into a sport like badminton.

A leisurely backyard game played on a Sunday afternoon by four relatively unfit players is not usually a problem. But playing three to six times a week with competitive opponents increases the risk of injury.

And if you think that only professional players are competitive, think again. Some of the most competitive players in any sport are those in office inter-department or subdivision tournaments when egos get the better of good judgment. Just like association or country club elections can be as dirty and intense as national elections, these small-time tournaments can be just as passionate as professional big-name events.

If you are over 40, go see a cardiologist and sports medicine doctor. Younger players can still benefit greatly from a visit to a sports medicine or orthopedic doctor. The doctor can tell you if you have a muscle imbalance between your quadriceps (front of the thigh) and hamstring (back of the thigh) that could predispose you to a knee injury. He can tell you if one leg is shorter than the other, which could lead to a back injury.

The time and money spent consulting with a sports medicine doctor will be far less than the time and money you will have to spend for physical therapy or surgery if you get injured.

I have a client in his early 30s who has lax knee joints. If he isn't careful when he straightens his legs, his knees curve backwards. If he had checked with a sports medicine doctor before getting into badminton, he wouldn't have needed knee surgery.

Even if he he had been strength training, the doctor would have probably told him to choose another sport because of his anatomical shortcoming.

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From: "Shiela S. Villamor" <goldentrevally33@...>
Date: Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:24 am
Subject: preventing injuries part 1/2

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badminton injuries
Posted: 10:26 PM (Manila Time) | Sept. 29, 2003
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Part I

IN LAST week's column, I wrote that badminton was not a dangerous sport. But badminton injuries are on the rise because there are more people playing now compared to a few years ago, and the majority of people getting into badminton are those who have not exercised in a while.

Also, many people want to play badminton to lose weight. Unfortunately, being overweight escalates the risk of getting injured since the extra weight increases the load on unfit muscles, joints, tendons, and ligaments.

Here is an overview of general strategies to avoid getting sidelined with a badminton injury. Next week, I'll do a joint-by-joint injury prevention analysis.

According to sports medicine research, most badminton injuries are due to overuse, incorrect playing form, poor strength and flexibility, inadequate or absent warm-ups, and the wrong equipment.

Avoid overuse injuries

A study on elite Swedish badminton players by Martin Fahlstrom and Ronny Lorentzon that was published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine said there are three common errors that lead to overuse injuries. For novice players, it's a case of "too much, too soon." For more experienced players, the scenario is one of "too much all the time." Finally, for all players, it's continuing to train and play in spite of feeling symptoms already.

Learn proper form

Here are some words of wisdom from Edgar Eufemio, sports medicine doctor and head of the Philippine General Hospital Sports Clinic, on why a good badminton trainer can save you a lot of grief.

"The objective of the game is not to actually send the shuttlecock back lightly so your playmate has an easy time retrieving it. When you play, you have two things in mind--to get in shape and to win! It's no fun congratulating your opponents time and again and always having to pay for lunch, dinner or the court because it's "losers' pay." So you hit harder than you're used to. You run and jump harder. You play harder. And if you never learned the proper basics, your body breaks down. Your form is wrong, your footwork is wrong and your willingness to practice more often using the improper form and footwork compounds the problem. Worst of all, you still lose."

Eufemio is not convinced that friends make good teachers (and he observes that relatives are probably the worst) because "a good player does not always translate into a good trainer." So he recommends that you ask around and do background checks to find the professional trainer you need to teach you correct form.

Get fit and stay fit

In an ideal world, an out-of-shape person wanting to make badminton his or her main form of exercise should undergo at least six weeks of a basic conditioning program composed of aerobic exercise (walking and jogging are good examples), strength training (with free weights, machines or rubber bands) and stretching exercises.

At the end of the six weeks, he or she can start taking badminton lessons to learn proper playing form. The fitness program should not be stopped but should continue to be the foundation or backdrop against which the game is played.

Eventually, the playing sessions can replace the aerobic exercise component of the fitness program, but the strength and flexibility exercises should continue. As the player becomes fitter, anaerobic SAQ or speed, agility and quickness drills can be added to enhance performance.

As good as strength training is for your game, Dr. James Bragman, sports medicine doctor for the CNN Radio Network, has a word of caution about lifting weights and racquet sports.

"Don't lift weights and then go out and play," he says. "You temporarily lose some fine motor control when you lift weights, and you also tire out muscles. Lift on the days you don't play, or lift after you have played"

In terms of injury prevention, it's true that "you don't play a sport to get fit; you get fit to play a sport." Now, this doesn't mean that a sport will not improve your fitness level. It will, but you can only do it safely if you are already somewhat fit.

Here's what badminton can do for you, according to Don Paup, director of the exercise program at George Washington University and committee chair for sports medicine and science for the USA Badminton team. Paup evaluated badminton based on the components of fitness using a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the best.

Muscle strength: 6. You gain strength in the legs, but not as much in the arms.

Muscle endurance: 8. Muscles are constantly moving for 30-60 minutes, more in competitive tournaments.

Cardiovascular conditioning: 9. Badminton involves a lot of running and sprinting, constantly engaging the heart and lungs.

Speed, agility, quickness: 10. The shuttlecock is hit every .8 to .9 seconds, so you have to be fast.

Hand-eye coordination: 10. Anticipating and hitting the shuttlecock with the racket involves quick coordination.

Flexibility: 7. You're not as flexible as a gymnast because you need some tightening of the muscles to move quickly, but you do a lot of bending and reaching.

Body composition: 8. You lose fat and gain some lean muscle mass.

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From: "Shiela S. Villamor" <goldentrevally33@...>
Date: Fri Jul 28, 2006 12:44 am
Subject: injuries part 3/3

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Why badminton
injuries happen
Posted: 3:34 AM (Manila Time) | Sept. 23, 2003
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Ocular hazard

A Malaysian study called badminton the sport that presented the "greatest ocular hazard" in that country. A Canadian study published in the Physician and Sports Medicine Journal found that badminton accounted for 30-58 percent of all racquet sport eye injuries in Canada during a 10-year period.

Seventy percent of all badminton-related eye injuries happen during a doubles game. The person most at risk is the one near the net who either gets hit straight in the eyes by the opponent's shuttlecock or gets hit by the racquet or shuttlecock of his/her partner. A study in the British Journal of Opthalmology suggested that the "forward player should hold the racquet in front of the face while awaiting the return stroke, particularly if a high lob has been delivered when a smash return is probable." Another study says to avoid looking behind at your partner.

The studies also noted that children playing badminton in school tend to have more accidents involving getting hit in the face with a racquet or shuttlecock. According to the Canadian Journal of Opthalmology, of all the sports-related eye injuries among children, badminton was the highest single cause. The study called for "mandatory eye protection in badminton" and that this should apply to schools as well as sports clubs.

All the research scientists recommended the use of certified polycarbonate plastic glasses while playing to protect against eye injuries. It used to be believed that only beginners were prone to injury because they don't keep their eyes on the shuttlecock at all times, but research shows that very experienced players can get injured as well.

Several studies pointed out that while there are more eye injuries in squash, the injuries from badminton tend to be more severe. This is because, according to the Clinical Opthalmology textbook, "the 25- to 28-mm diameter shuttlecock head fits nicely into the orbit" of the eye.

The shuttlecock may not look like a deadly weapon compared to a squash or tennis ball but it has been clocked at top speeds of 130-134 miles per hour. The fact that a shuttlecock looks like it couldn't kill a fly is a big reason there is lack of awareness among badminton players about the potential for eye injury.

Next week: More specific strategies to prevent badminton injuries

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From: "Shiela S. Villamor" <goldentrevally33@...>
Date: Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:13 am
Subject: injuries part 2/3

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Why badminton
injuries happen
Posted: 3:34 AM (Manila Time) | Sept. 23, 2003
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Injuries

Canlas claims these injuries are due to lack of strength and flexibility, poor warming-up techniques, wrong shoes or racquet, and playing too many games on consecutive days.

A "tennis elbow" doesn't just happen to tennis players. It can happen to anyone who grips a racquet too tightly and has weak forearm muscles. It can also occur in rock climbers, golfers and baseball players. I once had a client who got it from blow-drying her hair everyday. Canlas says racquets that are too light and are too tightly strung are contributing factors for an inflamed elbow.

Badminton is called a "cutting" sport or a sport that requires stop-and-go rapid changes in direction. This can be challenging for strong athletic knees, but it can be deadly for middle-aged, out-of-shape knees.

It doesn't help either if you don't wear the correct shoes. In badminton, you need to be able to lunge and pivot quickly in all directions so you need shoes that allow you to "slide" on the court. If you want to visit the emergency room for an ankle or knee injury, wear running or basketball shoes while playing badminton.

However, Canlas says competition level badminton shoes may not be the answer because they don't have enough arch support and they allow too much of a sliding motion for beginner players.

This is confirmed by a Danish study on badminton injuries by Uffe Jorgenson of the University of Copenhagen. Jorgenson writes, "Most shoes have a flat heel, low shock absorption and give no support to the foot." He recommends shoes that have less friction between the soles and playing surface but that have higher heels, shock absorption and stiffer, anatomically fitting heel counters. Unless you can find a brand of badminton shoes that has these features, tennis shoes are probably your best bet.

Sports injuries are divided into acute or traumatic injuries and chronic or overused injuries. Acute injuries happen suddenly and accidentally and there is an easily identified reason. For example, you sprain your ankle because you trip over your shoelaces or your doubles partner smacks you in the face with his racquet.

Chronic injuries are those that take a while to develop and sort of creep up on you. For example, your knees start to ache because of all the lunging movements that are a necessary evil in badminton. Instead of correcting your lunging technique, strengthening muscles around your knee and checking with an orthopedic doctor if you have abnormal knee alignment, you ignore the aching feeling. After a while, your knees start hurting when you climb the stairs or you sit too long in one position. Eventually, you can't play badminton anymore because your knees are just too painful.

Badminton is a popular sport in England and its former colonies as well as the Scandinavian region so most of the research on badminton injuries comes from these countries. According to studies, the most dangerous traumatic injury that can occur in badminton is an injury to the eye. While eye injuries are not as common as ankle or knee problems, they are nevertheless worth mentioning because of the potential damage to the eyesight.

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From: "Shiela S. Villamor" <goldentrevally33@...>
Date: Wed Jul 26, 2006 1:53 am
Subject: badminton goodies-injuries part 1/3

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Posted: 3:34 AM (Manila Time) | Sept. 23, 2003
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Easy on the shuttlecock

IN CASE you haven't noticed, badminton has made a comeback in a major way. Once just another amenity offered at sports clubs and country clubs, badminton is now played in multiple courts (as many as 12 courts sometimes) in the most unlikely places.

Take a drive from South Super Highway to C-5 and you will see banners proclaiming the opening of the latest badminton centers. The cutest name I have seen so far is Shuttle's Best. Badminton centers are also cropping up in Cebu and Davao.

No one really knows exactly why badminton has taken off with such fervor here in the Philippines in the last two years. Some people credit Lotlot de Leon for starting the craze because she lost a considerable amount of weight a while back playing badminton. Whatever the reason, people who had previously no interest in working out are now driving up sales for badminton racquets, shoes and other accessories.

I think this is great because it's not easy to get people off their seats and into an active lifestyle. So whatever gets them moving is a good thing.

Unfortunately, there is a not-so-good-side to this badminton frenzy. And that is the rise in badminton-related injuries. One reason for the increase in injuries is simply statistical. Badminton is not a super-dangerous sport but when you have 10 times more people playing badminton compared to a few years ago, naturally the number of injuries will also increase because of the sheer number of people playing.

But the major reason for the increase in injuries, according to sports medicine and orthopedic surgeon George Canlas of St. Luke's Hospital, is that people flocking to play badminton are mostly unfit because they haven't exercised in years.

No one quite remembers who first said this but it is now considered a truism in exercise science: "You don't play a sport to get fit; you get fit to play a sport."

What this means is that all sports require some level of fitness to be able to play relatively well without injuring yourself. If you have been gathering moss for the last 10 years and you suddenly play badminton five to six times a week, don't be surprised if you get hurt.

This exercise axiom also means that if your only form of physical activity is playing the sport, the muscles that are primarily used when you play become much stronger than the muscles that are not used as much and this creates an imbalance that can lead to an injury later when the "weakest link" gives way. This is why serious athletes still continue to lift weights and do stretching exercises as a "foundation" to playing their sport at the top of their game, both in terms of performance and lowering the risk of injury.

Canlas says the four most common injuries he sees among badminton players are "tennis" elbow, knee problems, wrist and Achilles tendonitis. He says he has already had to do surgery on four badminton aficionados with ruptured Achilles tendons. In case you don't know where the Achilles tendon is located, it's that thick "cord" at the lower part of your calf near your heel.

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From: "Shiela S. Villamor" <goldentrevally33@...>
Date: Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:18 am
Subject: backhand tips

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http://www.worldbadminton.com/backhand.html

Remember the following concerning the backhand:

tactically, a cross court backhand from full court is not wise to attempt by even the best in the world. It is best to intercept your opponnent's clears at your 3/4 court area.
practise your backhand only a few minutes each session on court. You will notice improvement only if you are not trying too hard. Best results come when you are relaxed.
try a grip change. For backhands that get behind you, place the thumb straight up along the side of the handle and hold the racquet in the fingers. For backhands which are hit beside you (between you and the sideline), place the thumb up the bevel of the handle closest to your body. For backhands hit between you and the net, place your thumb straight up the rear flat side of the handle. Another way of looking at that is that as the contact position of the shuttle changes and moves from closer to the net to closer to the rear of the court, your racquet rotates in the fingers so that the face of the racquet is always parrallel to the net, thus causing the thumb's position to alter with respect to the parts of the handle. Was that clear?
many players make the error of bringing the racquet back leading on the backswing. Keep the racquet higher than the forearm and draw both back together until the very last moment. The mirror image of this is on the forehand where the elbow is drawn back first before the racquet, like drawing an archer's bow. The racquet should not be taken back over the shoulder. The same thing applies for the backhand....the racquet should not be taken back on the backhand so that the elbow is stuck up in the air with the racquet pointing to the floor. This would be biomechanically innefficient.
think of "spanking the shuttle, not stroking the shuttle.
many players find it effective if they place their racquet foot on the floor at the instant they hit the shuttle, not before.
key word to think about: "WHIP"
key things to remember: loose grip, keep the elbow bent on contact, keep an angle of less than 90 degrees between the wrist and the racquet shaft for better supination of the forearm (rotation of the forearm and hand so that the palm faces forward or upward), keep your back to the net, relax!!

Contributed by Gord Smith (gords@...)(was:gsmith@...).

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From: "Shiela S. Villamor" <goldentrevally33@...>
Date: Mon Jul 24, 2006 3:55 am
Subject: mixed doubles

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MIXED DOUBLES

It is assumed that the lady is not as strong in the rearcourt as the man and
hence the lady generally controls the mid to forecourt area and the man the mid
to rearcourt area.

One of the main tactical objectives in mixed doubles is to try to reverse the
positions of the opponents whilst retaining your own attacking formation.

CHANNEL ATTACK

The Channel attack is most effective when you are hitting straight into your
opponents' body with both attacking players 'tending ' to the side they are
attacking, but guarding against X-court defensive replies.

The lady in the forecourt should strive to hit down or flat and only take
shuttles that are in front of her body which she can move forward into. She
should try to:-

be big (well...ahem �), aggressive, dominant, intimidating, threatening, alert, positive, etc. (GIRLS, LET'S TAKE NOTE OF THIS!)

maintain her attacking position from behind the front service line

The man in the rearcourt , when the shuttle is high, should predominantly be
hitting the shuttle downwards with drops and smashes straight or towards the
centre towards his male opponent, unless the defending lady is particularly
weak. Shots played from below net level should be returned low over the net to
the fore and midcourt sides or deep (and high ) to the rear of the court.

The wedge attack, is where the lady in the forecourt, moves to the opposite side
to which her male partner is attacking from, and is used where the opponents
favourite replies
are X-court. This is not as favourable as the lady is not in a
position to intimidate the opponent under attack.

X-COURT DEFENCE

The ladies adopt a X-Court defensive position, equidistant from the shuttle with
her male partner, for tactical reasons. She should if possible defend with
racket held up in a forehand (or panhandle) grip using a 'crouched' stance, with
weight ready to move forward and/or sideways . She is defending / attacking the
triangular area formed by herself and the two net posts. Any shots which pass
over her head (i.e. X-Court clears) are returned by the man.

The man defends against the straight smash, fast drops to the midcourt, and
clears.

Both men and ladies defend with the racket held away from the body and towards
the net with

the wrist below the racket head

hips facing the shuttle and hitting player

Positioning on Court

Given the above tactical considerations the positions on court of the four
players are found by:-

The strikers position is determined by the position of the shuttle

The opponents position is determined by the strikers probable moves

The striking partners position is determined by the probable replies

TIPS AND GENERAL ADVICE

For both players

Except when serving, or being served to, keep your feet moving and pretension
the legs . Be alert at all times.

Each and every shot contains all these elements

Starting position

Movement to the shuttle

Hitting Phase

Recovery to base

So, after hitting the shuttle move to your 'base' to cover the probable replies.
Don't stand and watch your shot, good or bad ! ( we all do !)

Attack mainly straight, down the
sides or to the centre, and don't play X-Court
shots to the midcourt until both opponents have been drawn to the same half of
the court, or if there is an obvious opening, as an occasional alternative, or
if attacking a weaker player.

By smashing or hitting hard at a players body or racket hip the return is
likely to be straight due to cramped defending. Smashing wide of a player may
produce a winner in easy situations but otherwise it can open up the court for
strong X-Court hitting defenders.

Men - Smash, clear , drop, push and drive mainly straight

Ladies - Return of high serve:-

Straight smash or drop mainly

X-Court Clear

Occasional straight clear or X-Court smash and drops

Ladies - Forecourt

Kills and Smashes
Tumblers
Straight net and mid court pushes

X-Court net clears

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#19

From: "Shiela S. Villamor" <goldentrevally33@...>
Date: Mon Jul 24, 2006 3:32 am
Subject: fanatic ka ba?

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You might be a Badminton Fanatic if...

You play more than three times a week.

You own more than two rackets.

You would rather play Badminton than go on a date.

You have called in sick to work to go play Badminton.

You have a Badminton net set up inside your house.

Your primary requirement for a boyfriend/girlfriend is their Badminton game.

You only take jobs that fit into your Badminton schedule.

You plan your vacations around Badminton.

You actually do more than one hour of Badminton drills a week.

You own more than two Badminton books.

You own a racket stringing machine.

When watching a football match and the defense becomes weak you shout SMASH! SMASH!

Your curtains have to be 1 inch higher at the ends than in the middle.

You give up your Friday nights to play badminton.

You drive 11 hours to play in a tournament even though you are sick, unfit, and haven't played in a month.

Your racket stringing machine is better than your father's.

At paries and get togethers you compare and try to outdo callouses with friends.

Your favorite pasttime is whittling or pumicing away at your old callouse buildups.

The hilite of any evening is watching home videos of your past matches, no matter how bad they were.

You find yourself continually rummaging at shoe sales hopeful of finding that elusive ultimate pair of badminton shoes, for under $10.

Just a split-second before you greet someone you think forehand or backhand grip for the handshake.

You are relieved when the dandruff problem you thought you were having turns out to be just feather dust.

As you stand you know exactly where five foot is on your body.

When you're male, instead of Pamela Anderson, a picture of Camilla Martin hangs above your bed.

While fishing, looking at the line always reminds you to restring your racquet.

When eating pancakes or waffles, you can't help but wonder how the maple syrup might improve your grip.

After all your toenails grind to a nub or fall off completely, you try to convince yourself that they weren't really necessary anyways and how much you'll save not having to buy nail clippers anymore.

You set the humidity level in your house not to your family comforts, but so that your shuttles won't dry out so quickly.

From kwun <kwun@...>:

Your bathroom is stuffed with tubes of shuttles and you purposedly take very hot showers so that they will be kept moist.

You "chasse" instead of walk.

You know exactly how many cross and main strings there are in a racket.

You know exactly how many feathers there are in a shuttle.

Whenever you hear the word "defend", you unconciously jumps to the open defense stance.

You buy a tennis/squash racket not to play tennis/squash but to train your wrist strength.

Your 6-racket bag is not big enough to hold all your equipments you have to buy another one.

You know all the shuttle speed codes from all the different manufacturers.

You use your college text books as weights for wrist training

When someone mention "bird" you have trouble finding the connection with badminton.

You go "ah... i see..." when you finally realized they are referring to the geese.

You have more than 3 broken rackets.

Your racket arm is noticibly bigger than the other.

You know what Carbon, Graphite, Boron, Kevlar and Vectran are.

You dislocated your shoulder while playing badminton.

You meet a new Danish man/woman in town and the first thing your ask him/her is "do you play badminton?".

You do endurance training so that you can last through a singles game.

When someone mentions "single", you thought of badminton instead of a marital status.

You wish you live in Malaysia or Indonesia.

You learn Danish so that you can read online Danish badminton news.

You always have a stockpile of more than half dozen tubes of shuttles at home.

You have a shuttlecock as desk decoration.

You own more than one net.

You'd rather eat in the living room so you can string your rackets on the dinning room table.

You break a string every 4 weeks.

You can do backhand smashes.

You can do overhead backhand smashes.

Your car's trunk/boot is stuffed with badminton gears.

You know how to steam a tube of shuttle.

You know how to tip a shuttle.

You have a preferred stringer who strings all your racket(s).

You are your preferred stringer.

You finally realized college textbooks are not heavy enough and go buy a real set of dumb-bells.

When you're male, instead of Pamela Anderson, a picture of Gong Zhi Chao hangs above your bed.

A picture of Gong Zhi Chao hangs above your bed, even if you are female.

You nearly flunk out of school because you spent all your time playing badminton.

You'd rather flunk out of school so that you have more time for badminton.

You go to a local tournament and wonder why no one do that "OOooo.... ARR!" cheer when the player smashes.

You buy a VCR for watching badminton tapes, and only for that purpose.

When you bought your VCR, you made sure that it has a good slow motion replay so you can watch all those great shots in slow motion.

Your partner accidentally smashed your eye-glasses during a game, you immediate run to clean your eye, hop in the car, drive home, put on your contacts, come back, start playing again, all in less than 15 mins.

From Cheung <yu0585@...>:

You find that incredible badminton match videotape at a party and nothing can stop you from watching it right away.

Your eyes are bloodshot in the morning from watching your new badminton video three times during the night.

You keep trying to play the perfect jump smash.

You play in four badminton clubs so you can play afternoons and evenings in the weekend and every night of the week.

Your badminton shoes start to fall apart after three months of solid playing.

When you find the right badminton shoes, you buy three pairs instead of one.

You go to Malaysia and look for Stadium Negara as one of your "must see tourist attractions".

You go to Malaysia and immediately ask the Hotel's concierge "which shopping centre has all the badminton shops?"

You have a miniature shuttlecock decorating your car interior.

From P.Dalton <ggkang@...>:

When you are watching badminton on video your legs start twitching because of an automatic reflex action.

From marshall <mvidrine@...>:

You have three pairs of unused badminton shoes purchased in your search for the perfect pair.

Now that you have the perfect pair, you live in fear of their being discontinued before you can stock up.

In the shower, you start reviewing what you should have done during yesterday's game and your wife has to remind you to get out and get moving before you're late to work.

You practice footwork in front of the men's room mirror when you do get to work.

From Sanjay <PGP15102@...>:

Tomorrow you are having your exams, you haven't read a thing yet you come to check your favourite badminton site. I am doing the same.

You hold your girlfriend's hand, she feels as if you are strengthening your grip.

From Yves Lacroix <badminton@...>:

You buy a multisystem VCR and TV ONLY to watch badminton tapes that your friends from Asia send you.

On each 14th of the month, you automatically ask yourself if you should set or not.

From David <woba@...>:

your friends call you a BAD nerd

you have a web page dedicated to badminton

you are an extreme fanatic if you have more than one web page dedicated to badminton

From victor.yee <victor.y@...>:

you hear some one say the word "outside" you star automatically cussing everyone around you.

you lie to your girlfriend that you love her more then badminton :)

you didn't go to school cause you were wacthing badminton tournment on tv.

From Scooter <Shooter@...>:

You are a badminton fanatic if you are reading this.

From Ian Ho <hanzohattori@...>:

You buy a brand new V8 Camera to record your own game so you can go home and pick out your mistakes.

You slow-motion through your mistakes to think about how to fix them.

You immediately pick a fight with someone that mentions about badminton being a weak sport.

You only workout your racket arm.

You meditate during spare time to think about strategies and techniques.

Your favorite pick-up place is the badminton club.

You know all the staff in the pro shop.

You get special discounts on equipments because you buy them so frequently at the pro shop.

You come home at 4 o'clock in the morning because you were playing at the badminton club.

Your muscles never hurt even if you play 8 hours of badminton straight.

You have dreams about badminton tactics and techniques.

You are nodding your head and agreeing to many of these.

From jerome alim <jaseva@...>:

you did not go to school cause you wanted to try your newest trick shot.

your friends call you the wall cause even they can't get through you.

you stare at your racket more than you stare at your girlfriend.

From Jason Lee <jasonlee149@...>:

you play half-court singles with head cover on to improve wrist strength

your bedroom floor is strewn with shuttlecocks from when you were practising yo ur short serve

you love your rackets so much you start giving them names like "Lulu" and "Bam- Bam"

you leave work early so that you can get to your club early enough to get some singles in with other keen players

you get in trouble with your boss for spending too much time surfing the intern et looking for cheaper shuttles and rackets

From gina juan <gijoan@...>:

you buy a pair of jogging pants and discard the Nike logo by stitching 2 Y's (Yonex) over it.

you buy Adidas products only because the logo looks like a shuttlecock.

after falling asleep in front of the TV, your remote control flies into the air while you do a backhand volley in your dreams

your knees hurt before and after but NOT DURING the game

you challenge the person who says 'badminton is for wimps' to a agme and give him +14.

you can't resist hitting a few shuttles even in your high-heeled shoes.

the guy who strings your raquet recognizes it as yours even if someone else brings it there for you.

your mobile phone display, laptop screen saver, and car sticker screams "badminton"

your head bleeds from where your partner hit you with his racquet and you still want to continue the game

you set aside hundreds of shuttlecocks to form a tree for christmas

you and your partner talk for hours on the phone about why you lost a particular game

you play on your birthday, on christmas, and new year

your lost cellular phone gets returned to you because the display says "badminton addict" and the waiter knows it's yours

you run a red light because you're late for your game

you match your badminton attire with the colors found in your racquet

you curse when you miss a super-easy shot

From Fatin <shaikha_f@...>:

You get all emotional & depressed when you loose a game.

You dream & think about your play tactics at the oddest time of the day

From Dom <Domfrench@...>:

You can hit a backwards blind shot that turns into a winner.

You write down the dates of Sky Sports matches in your diary.

You had to take out a second mortgage to pay for your last racket.

You can actually do a serve that clips the net.

From Francis Elizalde <franciselizalde@...>:

You won the match, you kneel to rejoice!

You are dying to meet Camilla Martin.

You want to kick Peter's butt.

From Edywison <Edywison@...>:

You like playing Badminton better than going to your girlfriend's house.

You had more than 4 badminton uniforms

From Yang Shu En <yangshuen@...>:

If you have an idol and you keep thinking about him/her day and night...

From Squid :

you know more than your bad teacher

From Nick <g6phase@...>:

I practice my overhand clear motion when I'm bored

To get the last bit of toothpaste out of the tube, I hold it by the tail and do a smashing motion with it

Club hours never seem long enough

I ask anyone I meet who is Chinese, Korean, Malaysian or Indonesian if they play badminton

Sometimes I dream about playing badminton and my body twitches hard at the part where I smash

I make it a point to tell people I meet that badminton is my #1 sport

I have tendonitis in my shoulder from badminton

I used to think that if I played often enough, I could beat everyone at my club

When it wasn't a club night, I would practice hitting a bird against the wall of a squash court

I would get VERY upset when a club night was cancelled

I am immediately attracted to any girl who says she is good at badminton, no matter how ugly she is :-)

At the end of club hours, when courts are free and not many people are there anymore, I beg people to play singles with me...

http://www.badmintoncentral.com/badminton-central/content/view/43/51/

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From: "Shiela S. Villamor" <goldentrevally33@...>
Date: Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:16 am
Subject: dressing up

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MEN'S tee (P1,295), yellow ladies' tee (P1,295), cycling shorts (P1,295), sports bra (P1,295) and socks (P112.50), all by Mizuno

Dress for it but know
how to play the game
Posted: 10:33 PM (Manila Time) | Jul. 21, 2003
By Gem Padilla, Contributor
Inquirer News Service
BADMINTON is undeniably fast becoming one of the most popular sporting activities in town. From executives to housewives, celebrities and even politicians, the sport is picking up a broad range of followers.

This may be due to one of the most appealing aspects of badminton -- its approachability. Just about anyone with the inclination can play. It's that simple.

Complications arise when you get hooked. Where once you were satisfied with a regular racquet, now you have to have the ultra-mega-super-power-something-something-8000 (I am one of those people I'm poking fun at; I, too, covet the "ultimate racquet").

The same is true for the rest of the gear we accumulate because of the sport. The demand for these products is on the rise. The once pocket-friendly hobby has now turned into pricey vice, especially for the fashion-conscious.

Buying badminton paraphernalia these days needs some planning to get the quality and even a bit of fashion you want based on your budget. Good thing there is a wide selection of products now available to us.

NIKE Dri-Fit yellow men�s tee (P895), Adidas V-neck tee (P400), HerBench V-neck lilac tee, and Yonex shirt with collar (P980)

To most players, the single most important purchase is a good pair of court shoes. With features like power cushion, ankle support, absorption, etc. a pair can run anywhere from 1,200 pesos to 5,000 pesos. You can opt for the no-fuss, lightweight, classic whites, the Dragonfly. At 500 pesos or less, it's tough to beat.

Basic badminton attire for men and women players includes cotton tees and polyester shorts. The range in style and price will be limited only by your diligence in the hunt. They are out there, from famous brands with high-tech fabrics, designer names, to brands x, y and z.

Getting the right equipment without breaking the bank will set you on your way to badminton bliss. In the end, it's nice to dress the part, but if you can't play, it doesn't mean much.

http://www.inq7.net/lif/2003/jul/22/lif_1-1.htm

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