How to Become a Professional Badminton Player

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How to Become a Professional Badminton Player
Fig. 1. A shuttlecock. Source Hemera Photo
Clip Art. CD-ROM. Rel. 3, 1, 2, 44. Gatineau,
Quebec Hemera Technologies, 2004.
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Know the rules
Fig. 2. Player in 2005 South Korean championship
tournament. Source Badminton Central Photo
Gallery. Badminton Central.com. 2005. All
Enthusiast, Inc. 10 Feb. 2006 lt
http//www.badmintoncentral.com/gallery/showphoto.
php/gt.
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Get the training
Badminton requires strength and agility, and not
just stamina. It gives an upper body workout as
well as a lower body workout (USA).
Fig. 3. Backhand follow-through. Source Hemera
Photo Clip Art. CD-ROM. Rel. 3, 1, 2, 44.
Gatineau, Quebec Hemera Technologies, 2004.
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Learn the strategy
Fig. 4. 2001 All-England doubles champions.
Source Alan Spink. Pullela Gopichand.
worldbadminton.com. 3 Apr. 2001. Stan Bischof.
10 Feb. 2006 lthttp//www.worldbadminton.com/biogra
phies/PullelaGopichand/gt.
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Know the market
A 1993 study revealed that at least 1.2 million
Americans play badminton at least 25 times a
year (Hodges).
Fig. 5. Danish player preparing for overhead
smash. Source Badminton Central Photo Gallery.
Badminton Central.com. 2005. All Enthusiast,
Inc. 10 Feb. 2006 lt http//www.badmintoncentral.co
m/gallery/showphoto.php/gt.
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Works Cited Badminton Central Photo Gallery.
Badminton Central.com. 2005. All Enthusiast,
Inc. 10 Feb. 2006 lthttp//www.badmintoncentral.co
m/gallery/showphoto.php/gt. Hemera Photo Clip Art.
CD-ROM. Rel. 3, 1, 2, 44. Gatineau, Quebec
Hemera Technologies, 2004. Hodges, Leslee. The
Future of Badminton. New York Eaves,
2004. Spink, Alan. Pullela Gopichand.
worldbadminton.com. 3 Apr. 2001. Stan Bischof.
10 Feb. 2006 lthttp//www.worldbadminton.com/biog
raphies/PullelaGopichand/gt. USA Bandminton.
2001. USA Badminton. 10 Feb. 2006
lthttp//www.usabadminton.org/gt.