Why don’t you get the kids into badminton this summer!

With the kids off now for the summer, are you stuck for things to do with them?  Why don’t you try badminton! This is a excellent sport and is the second most popular sport in the world and the most popular racket sport due to the fact that it doesn’t matter if you’ve played before or if it’s the first time you’re heading onto court anyone can get involved.
You don’t even need to higher out a court, all you need to do is buy a net and you can play anywhere, from the back garden to the beach or even the park.  Badminton is an great sport for you to do as it doesn’t even need to be competitive and just taking part in rally’s to see how many shots you can do between you, you could even see if you can beat the world record which is 154 shots in one rally during a game in the  Swiss Open 2010.
It is perfect to get your kids involved as it will keep them active and burning off all that extra energy they have, in a competitive game it is not surprising if players covered around 2-3km and in one game in the 1980’s both players covered just under 6.5km in a game that lasted only 76 minutes.  The longest badminton game lasted 124 minutes which could be a challenge to set the kids to see if they can last that long and in contrast to this the shortest competitive match which lasted only 6 minutes.   As well as them burning of all this energy that will be also increasing their other motor skills such as increasing their co-ordination, agility, footwork, speed and endurance all in a fun and safe environment.
Badminton is also an excellent social sport which will allow all of your family to meet new people especially your children to make new friends if you decide to send them down to a local summer camp in which they can play badminton.
Here are some interesting facts which you might not now about badminton:
o It originated in a stately home owned by the Duke of Beaufort in Gloucestershire.
o The best feather badminton shuttles are made from the left wing of a goose.
o It first became a Olympic sport in 1992.
o A shuttlecock can travel at up to 200km/h.
Why not you log onto our website where you can order a racket from £5 or get a family set for less than £15 which includes a net as well so you can play wherever and whenever you want, with your family and friends!