For the past two Tuesdays i have been spending two hours in Gym C with a badminton racket in my hand. Between 6 and 8 pm, me and a gymful of sweaty high schoolers bounce around on each side of the net, some just to have fun or because their friends asked them to come. For me it's a bit different, badminton is my main source of movement in the week. Being stuck behind a desk isn't very healthy and those two hours are a relief for me, not to mention the much needed exercise. Coming home with a sore arm or a cramp in the leg isn't always pleasant but its calming to know that its good for my fitness. An aspect that makes Badminton Club much more thrilling is that my friends are always the competitive type, like me, there isn't a match we play that is without energy. Even at the end of the two hours, one can still find a thrilling doubles match in play. To me, its not about winning or loosing (put it still plays a role), the club is a place where i can vent out all the physical energy that i've been storing in me over the week.
In general most other members are not as serious as others are so there is difficulty finding good partners to play with during the high attendance hours (when there are too many people and not enough courts, Mr. Jones makes us rotate around). This problem hasn't yet been solved as its early on in the year, but we've tried to get permission to use Gym B, last Tuesday we had permission but the gym was locked without any nets set up. This was frustrating but we also realized that we couldn't just offload the responsibility on someone, we're going to try to take a larger initiative the coming week.
P.S. due to technical issues all my posts from my old blog have been moved here
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