Thursday, March 12, 2015

Badminton is the coolest high school sport. True or False

I’m not sure what it is but, all I seem to play are the sports that in grade 9 didn't exist and now are the ones that gets the most people coming out to tryouts.  Back in grade 9 our badminton team was a walk-on sport, whoever wanted to go and miss a day of school could.  And ever since grade 10, our badminton team now cuts more people than our boys hockey team and girls soccer team.  I have had four older siblings graduate from St. Marys and every year they've played badminton it has been a sport that most people didn't even know existed.  I suppose I have to give it to my dad who has really committed to being the team coach.  Has he ever played badminton competitively?  No, but with his engineering background, he can really teach any sport in terms of mechanics.  He has coached the badminton team ever since I was in grade 7 and has grown it into a respectable sport.  Last year, my partner and I came second in men’s double at the board championships’ behind my brother and his partner.  They went onto OFSAA but, that’s where you start playing kids who play in clubs and have been playing since they were smaller than the net.  I enjoy playing the sports that aren't as popular as the most popular ones because they are the most fun.  Not to knock hockey which I love just as much but, watching my friends who play rep hockey, volleyball or, soccer try and play badminton and watch them excel at a sport they thought they would have never even considered playing in high school is a good feeling.

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