Badminton, Drop outs and Returnees
2/26/2008 1:51 PMBadminton, Drop Outs and Returnees
Editor Hlee Vang
Wednesday, February 20, 2008, Don Bross, the badminton coach, held the Badminton meeting for all 103 JHS girls who had signed up to join the 2008 badminton team.
Every year, there are lots of girls who would sign up. Many of those girls would then drop out at the beginning of the season or during the season.
Many people drop out or miss practices because of many reasons; baby-sit, work, or health reasons.
Bross is flexible and will let certain people miss practices if they are being honest and communicate with him.
This year, out of the one hundred and three girls who signed up to join the Badminton team, Bross wants at least 50-60% to turn their papers to be on the team.
“No one gets cut,” said Bross.
Anyone who signs up will get to play but if they want to play, they will have to come to practice everyday or go through the drills and work outs at the beginning of the season.
Although there may be many reasons not to play this sport, there are also many reasons to play this sport.
Manila Vang, a senior at JHS, said she enjoys playing badminton because, “It’s fun, fast, very competitive, a nice workout, and you get to meet nice people.”
Another student, Rebecca Vang, a senior, explained that she had been playing badminton for “four years, including senior year.”
Rebecca Vang also commented, giggling, that badminton is different from other sports because, “there’s a birdie and it’s an aggressive sport.”
Tamar Turner, a junior at JHS, said that badminton is different from other sports because, “it’s a big team and in Badminton you just work together with your partner and go for it.”
Turner also said that she like playing badminton because “you can hit somebody with the birdie and still get a point.”
‘Sport’. What if some people say that badminton isn’t considered a sport?
If anyone were to say that Badminton is not considered as a sport, Turner would say to them that, “That’s wrong. You do as much work as any other sport, you prepare for it, and stay in shape.”
Geneva Soll, a senior, also said, “if Badminton isn’t a sport than tennis can’t be a sport also.” She then explains that badminton is similar to tennis so saying that ‘badminton isn’t a sport’ would be like saying tennis isn’t a sport.
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