The best age to learn badminton

Badminton is a sport played by people all over the country. Badminton is good for improving human coordination and flexibility. People who play badminton regularly also have more flexible minds. Therefore, many parents of children will teach their children to play badminton from an early age. Learning badminton cannot be completed in a day or two. So when is the best age to learn badminton? Let’s take a look at it together!

1. It is ideal to start learning between the ages of five and eight. During the period of five to eight years old, the main focus is on practicing hand-eye coordination and flexibility. Moreover, the physical fitness and comprehension ability of this age group just meet the basic requirements for practicing badminton. After systematic training, the movements are easy to fix and improvement is the fastest. Once or twice a week is fine. The years after the age of eight are the golden period for training skills/tactile feel, which should be done at least two to three times a week.

2. Playing badminton can be of great benefit to children's physical development. When playing badminton, the action of returning a high ball is equivalent to pulling the arms backward in ballet, which allows the cervical vertebrae and spine to be in a relaxed state. This can not only prevent the consequences of inhibiting height growth caused by excessive pressure on the spine, but is also of great benefit in preventing cervical spondylosis.

3. Each badminton technique requires long-term repeated training. The process of improvement can be clearly felt at each stage, which is of great benefit to children in enhancing their self-confidence and their determination and courage to overcome difficulties. Occasional losses in the game can allow children to receive frustration education earlier and strengthen their ability to withstand stress in learning and life.

4. Modern badminton originated in the UK. In 1873, there was a Duke named Beaufort in the town of Bloomington in Glasgow County, England. He held a garden party in his territory. Several retired officers who had returned from India introduced a game of hitting shuttlecock back and forth across a net with rackets to everyone, and people became very interested in it. Because this activity is extremely interesting, it quickly became popular in the social circles of the upper class. "Badminton" became the name of badminton in English.

In 1893, 14 badminton clubs in the UK formed the Badminton Association, the predecessor of the All England Open. Since 1992, badminton has become an official Olympic event.