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Badminton...not just a backyard game
I have fond memories of playing badminton with my parents when I was growing up. We would set up our net and play in the backyard. We never made a 'regulation' court...the house was out on one side, the picnic table was out on the other...and at the back ends, it was a tree on one side and a bush on the other. We just had fun and lots of it.
When I was in college, I was thrilled to play badminton as a college P.E. credit. It was an easy sport which I already loved and I did learn there were a few more rules than I had previously thought, but it was still fun!
I no longer play badminton. We live on a hill and there is no flat space too play. You don't need flat land to play badminton, but without flat land, it is too easy to fall and twist an ankle. I didn't realize what a sport Badminton is in some parts of the world.
A friend from England mentioned playing Badminton with a friend at a indoor sports park...I'm thinking "badminton?" Is this one of those instances like soccer/football/rugby where the English use one name and we another? But it turns out badminton is the same on both sides of the pond, but it is a bigger 'deal' over there. I checked out what Wikipedia had to say about Badminton...and I was blown away. So if you want to know more about a fun outdoor summer sport, check out Wikipedia and whether you play indoors or out, remember to keep your eye on the 'birdie.'
