Racket Sports
Here are some of the major racket sports in AZ illustrated format.
Played by amateurs and professionals around the world - sports and games involving racket and ball are great fun. For fitness, competition and socialising - racket sports are an excellent way to get some exercise.
Played by amateurs and professionals around the world - sports and games involving racket and ball are great fun. For fitness, competition and socialising - racket sports are an excellent way to get some exercise.
Badminton
A slightly different racket sport in that the rackets are very light as is the shuttlecock which is made from feathers.
You need to hit the shuttle very hard to make it move at speed - far harder than you might at tennis for example. Just to reach the far end of the opposing court takes quite some effort.
Badminton is fun and great exercise. That is the idea of sport of course. To get you running around, out of breath, blood pumping through your body - all in a pleasing way because the competitive element overrides other considerations.
Such as needing a sit down.
You need to hit the shuttle very hard to make it move at speed - far harder than you might at tennis for example. Just to reach the far end of the opposing court takes quite some effort.
Badminton is fun and great exercise. That is the idea of sport of course. To get you running around, out of breath, blood pumping through your body - all in a pleasing way because the competitive element overrides other considerations.
Such as needing a sit down.
Padel Tennis
Padel is a cross between tennis and squash. Another new racket sport growing in popularity.
Pickleball
Pickleball is a fast-growing sport that enables fans of racket sports to continue that love well into their advancing years.
Fun for young ones too!
Fun for young ones too!
Squash
Squash is a super fast and fit racket sport played on an indoor court. As a participatory sport it has everything - skill, speed, stamina - that a sport should require.
But it is not and may never be part of the Olympics.
One reason being it is not much of an observer sport. It is too fast for non players to understand and does not lend itself to those great armchair moments that other sports can offer.
Small audience means few advertisers means no money.
Above all other considerations the Olympics and sport is about money.
But it is not and may never be part of the Olympics.
One reason being it is not much of an observer sport. It is too fast for non players to understand and does not lend itself to those great armchair moments that other sports can offer.
Small audience means few advertisers means no money.
Above all other considerations the Olympics and sport is about money.
Table Tennis
Table tennis is brilliant fun. Fast and surprisingly energetic at higher levels.
It is also somehow in the Olympics. Must be all those Chinese players.
Some people call it ping-pong which is regarded as an insult by proper table tennis players.
It is also somehow in the Olympics. Must be all those Chinese players.
Some people call it ping-pong which is regarded as an insult by proper table tennis players.
Tennis
Athletic, good-looking and filthy rich.
But that's enough about me. Tennis players are pretty cool too.
Athletic prowess combined with racket skills - winning one Grand Slam would be a challenge for most people.
Some players keep on winning year after year. A combination of skill, diet and exercise must be the secret. Well played!
But that's enough about me. Tennis players are pretty cool too.
Athletic prowess combined with racket skills - winning one Grand Slam would be a challenge for most people.
Some players keep on winning year after year. A combination of skill, diet and exercise must be the secret. Well played!