Badminton

I was with my class on a magnificent day.We had an opportunity to play a sports called ‘badminton’. It was with great excitement that we got to go, it was being held in the hall. We would never have guessed that it was on such a busy day at school. Our teacher Mr Barks told us to line up at the front door, I was still going on about it because its been a while since I played badminton. When we arrived at the hall, there was a lady holding a racket in her hand, her name was Lauren.

When we sat down on the cold floor, it got a little chilly but it was time to hear what the coach was going to tell us about how to play. First she told us to grab a racket and a shuttle. (if you are wondering what a shuttle is, it’s got feathers and a ball in the middle) She showed us how to grip onto the racket, it was little confusing but we made it. She showed us how to serve, it is when you hold the shuttle with you index finger and thumb on the tip and the racket underneath will then whack it. She showed us how to hit the shuttle when it's above you, turn your wrist and whack it back up. (I wondered if I was a sports player)

We had teams of two on each side I was with mainly Anahera.The net was in the middle, we all lined up against the wall, we all had our moment at missing the shuttle then another player went on. It was about time I got on but I kept on missing the shuttle because I was starving but I wasn’t that terrible at it.

This was a great experience! Was it an experience that might be for you?