Roots of Badminton
Hello, I am Lee I hope you find this video enjoyable and beneficial to your badminton
in badminton I believe there are 5 most important principles
I see this 5 principles as roots of badminton
lets say if this racket is badminton tree
I believe there are 5 roots
any body who play badminton
if they can understand this 5 roots
they will be able to understand the trunk of badminton
branches of badminton, as well as the leaves of badminton
so, he can understand badminton as whole
but I saw many players and trainers
they have no understanding of this 5 roots
and they only see branches, leaves of badminton tree
so, when something is happening they cannot see reasons for that
they cannot explain, why that happens
because they have no idea of this roots
if a player play badminton or trainer teach players
before that in my view, they have to have
the understanding of this 5 roots
before they try to understand the footwork, grip and technique
this 5 roots are most important things to know
to understand and be able to perform
Right Attitude
which is most important root among the 5 of roots of badminton tree
there are 2 things I would like to explain, demonstrate to you
number 1 - be able to challenge against stronger player
and number 2 - be able to respect lower level players
I saw many players that when they play against stronger player
in their mind they already accept he is going to lose
so when they take racket go to court to play
they go to court to play to lose
rather than to challenge
if a player already accept he is going to lose
and play a match to me that is labour, not sport
the beauty of sports is be able to challenge against stronger player
it does not matter if this player lose 2 to 15
does not matter as long as he challenge it
then after the match he will learn something
and during that time he can enjoy the match
but just imagine, if one already accept he is going to lose
and play what can he get from that match
nothing just wasting time
and second point
there are many players when they play against
lower level player they have no respect
and they behave like king of courts
and they treat their opponent, like if he is a cat
and play with a mouse
no respect
some times I can understand if a player gets nervous
against stronger player
but I hate to see the player who have no respect
against lower level players
just imagine if I play against lower level player
I know I can beat him 15-0 but same time
I treat him as my opponent equal and I respect
and I play sincerely that is real beauty of sportsman
I will demonstrate what I mean
number 1 - lets say I am playing against stronger player
when match starts love all
then this players posture is like this
properly and then ready service comes and then play like this
but after this initial start because opponent is better
he is losing point and score became 12-3 something like this
and at the beginning he was like this
and then 12 - 3 and his posture
his attitude is changing like this
yeah and then like that
this posture shows, explains to me he already given up
he does not want to try, why?
because in his mind that
if he keep trying and he lose 15-2 or 15-3
he thinks this is kind of embarrasment
that's why he try to destroy the game
to me that behaviour shows very small heart
does not matter, lets say 14-1
I believe this player should have posture like that
and does not matter continue try
lets say game 14-1
and try to get service back and challenge and challenge again
that's right attitude to game also
that is right attitude to my opponent
this kind of behaviour, ok common quickly
I am finished, come on finish it
this kind of attitude is not sportsmanship attitude
he is wasting his opponents time
the second point I would like to make is
be able to respect the lower level players
some times like this player when he does not try
he is giving up against stronger player posture like this
and then when he play against lower level player
then his behaviour is completely changing
he became king of the court and some times
he make a good shot, and he look the spectators
their parents and show how he nicely hit
for example
lets say he has got very good opportunity
to kill from the net
and then some spectators or friends or parents are sitting
some where here and watching this game
and after he kill this shot like this
and then he look opponent, and then he look spectators
and he look their parents and show how he looks nice
its completely different
against stronger player he does not try
against lower level player he became a king and show
to me it should be other way round
he should try against stronger player
because he is strong there is more meaning to challenge him
but when he make mistake then he blame something else
like this great chance comes and kill it, he hits net
and immediately he looks his racket
which means he shows, he is telling the people who are watching
its not my technical mistake, some thing wrong with my racket
so he does not accept what he has done wrong
if he make second mistake cannot see it
because he saw it already and then shuttle comes
and then he hits and then he look the light
this mistake is light not my technique
and player like that when he lose a match
he will say I had bad stomach
the umpire was not my side
the floor is very slippery, like this
no
when ever a player lose he will say nothing
but congratulate his opponent, well done
you are stronger than me, you are faster than me
that's only he can say
the player who has small heart
will blame all other things but not himself
the attitude when a stronger player play against lower level player
its changing dramatically
for example
if this player play against similar level stronger player
then his posture is like this
when shuttle is in the air smash please
then his posture is like this serious
ok
but if he play against lower level player who he know he can beat him
easily then his posture will be changing from like this to like this
casual and he hits some times like this
smash please
common hit harder
hitting like this or some times he hits like this
and he is playing with his opponent
to me that is not very good attitude
even if I can beat him 15-0 I believe
I should respect my opponent does not matter his level
and play sincerely like this
rather than
yeah
just imagine how his opponent feels when he is watching
when he knows this player consider him as nothing
his feel will be terrible
same even more like drop shot
when he play against stronger player then his posture is
like that and like this serious posture
but when he play against lower level player
he try to make fancy look nice beautiful
like this
watch my face and posture
yeah I am playing against lower level
looks very nice
backhand clear against stronger player
his posture is like that
against lower level player
he is playing
this is not good
what I believe in badminton
this number 1 root right attitude is most important
to me badminton court is like normal life
in this court if a player able to challenge against stronger player
in normal life he will say what he believe
if his boss says not fare things to him
he will say so, that is wrong
he has that attitude to challenge
but if a player already giving up against stronger player
in normal life what ever he do
if he faces difficulties he will give up
same the other way
if this player respects his opponent
does not matter how low his level is
and he plays sincerely
if a player train that way on court
in normal life, if he become a boss and then he has got many staff
he will treat his staff as his level
he will trust his staff with fare way
rather than
he treats them like what can I say slaves
nancy
so, to me how a player behave on court
I can see how he will behave outside of badminton court
to recap
the most important thing in badminton is 2 things
number 1 - be able to challenge against stronger player
number 2 - does not matter how low level he is playing
he should be able to respect the lower level player
what I mean by respect lower level player is
if I can beat him 15-2
beat him 15-2 is my respect
rather than play with him and beat him 15-10
like cat playing with mouse