Badminton :)
Transcript: By: Anna Johnston and Taylor Thomas Badminton was invented long ago; a form of sport played in ancient Greece and Egypt. Badminton came from a child's game called battledore and shuttlecock, in which two players hit a feathered shuttlecock back and forth with tiny rackets. The game was called "POONA" in India during the 18th Century, and the Indian version returned back to England in the 1860's. Badminton in the world: Badminton quickly spread from England to the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and made big strides in Europe. Although men first played it, women became enthusiastic about it, and interest now is about equally divided. Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles), who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their opponents' half of the court. Each side may only strike the shuttlecock once before it passes over the net. A rally ends once the shuttlecock has struck the floor. "All we need to have is will power and willingness to undergo some necessary training and dedication to prove our metal in this sport." ***http://www.badminton-information.com/badminton_tips.html*** Born March 19,1985, Paula Lynn Obanana has so far gotten a Gold Medal in the Uber Cup Prelims, a Silver Medal in the Sweden International, a Gold Medal in the Norwegian international, and so much more. Paula stepped on the scene in 1995 when she participated for the first time in the Philippine Junior Nationals and had successfully defeated the 4-time champion. From then on, she almost always got first place in every tournament both local and national. While Paula was a national player in the Philippines, she also was a varsity player in De La Salle University, where she attended College. While in College, she was crowned as the record holder for getting a Rookie of the year, and most valuable player. When she moved to the U.S, she longed to do what she loved,play Badminton. She moved to North California to fulfill her dream, to play again. She had the opportunity to join the Coaching team during the Pan Am Jr. Championship held in Puerto Rico in 2009, her team rain Victorious! Teaching Badminton By:Ralph B. Ballou Sports By:Tim Hammond http://mybadmintonbook.blogspot.com/2011/04/who-invented-badminton.html http://usabadminton.org/athletes/paula-lynn-obanana http://wn.com/Paula_Lynn_Obanana http://www.badminton-information.com/badminton_tips.html http://www.usm.edu/badminton/History.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton DrDavis@Conroeisd.net "Badminton is like ballet dancing. It requires a lot of control, strength, mind play and measured movement" - Bollywood filmstar Aamir Khan, who also plays good badminton. "A champion has to be disciplined by practicing regularly in the right manner, respect coaches and most importantly ought to have self-belief". -Badminton queen Saina Nehwal on being asked 'What makes a champion?' "When I am playing badminton there are only two people in the world, myself and my opponent". -Erland Kops, former badminton champion from Denmark Bibliography: "I was mesmerized. Until then my game was mostly defensive but after I saw him play, I became more of an attacking player" -Prakash Padukone talking about Indonesian badminton legend Rudy Hartono. Badminton
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