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Welcome to Pennsylvania Badminton!
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Where to Play in SE PA
Monday Night - Penn Valley
Jay Nicholas
Monday Night 8-10pm - fee $7. night Bryn Mawr College Grad School of Social Work - Feather shuttles provided
Jay Nicholas
Tuesday Nights 7-10pm - Kimberton Waldorf School (Sept - May) Walt Hassinger - Feather shuttles provided
Wednesday Night 8pm- Bryn Athyn Adrian Smith
Thursday Night 8-10pm - fee $7. night Bryn Mawr College Grad School of Social Work - Feather shuttles provided
Jay Nicholas
Every Thursday evening at West End 24-7 Fitness welcomes competitive players at Lehigh Valley
Friday Night - Wilmington, DE * Friday - Lansdale YMCA play call. * Also 5-7pm at the Phoenixville Civic Center 123 Main St. Call Dolores Winston to register 610-933-7728
Saturday Montgomery County Community College
Saturday 10:30am- 12:30pm Free for kids- Adults 5. play and coaching at Phoenixville Civic Center, 123 Main St. Call Dolores Winston to register 610-933-7728
Sunday Afternoon 2pm - 4:30pm - Phoenixville YMCA Eric Miller
Happenings
the Phoenixville Arts & Badminton facility Project and the PBA
Upcoming Tournaments:
NE Region Calendar
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Click Here for:
Video Highlights from the US 2000 Open
Eric Miller's Replyto Phila Inquirer (Badminton bashing) sports writer Frank Fitzpatrick.
Link to Adrian Smith's comprehensive N.E. area Badminton web site
Notes from Andy's Clinic Drills and tips from Andy Chong's badminton clinics of Dec 1999.
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Tennis vs. Badminton
"Statistics Don't Lie"
Submitted by the USBA. 16FEB96 Updated by the IGPB. 28NOV96
location: http://www.worldbadminton.com/badfacts.html |
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The speed and the stamina required for badminton are far greater than for any other racket sport.
At the 1985 All England (Tennis) Championships, Boris Becker defeated Kevin Curren 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4.
At the 1985 World Badminton Championships in Calgary, Canada, Han Jian of China defeated Morten Frost of Denmark, 14-18, 15-10, 15-8.
The following is a statistical comparison of those matches.
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TENNIS |
BADMINTON |
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Time: |
3 hours and 18 minutes |
1 hour and 16 minutes |
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Ball/Shuttle in Play: |
18 minutes
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37 minutes |
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Match Intensity*: |
9 percent |
48 percent
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Rallies: |
299 |
146 |
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Shots: |
1,004 |
1,972 |
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Shots Per Rally: |
3.4 |
13.5 |
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Distance Covered: |
2 miles |
4 miles. |
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*The actual time the ball/shuttle was in flight, divided by the length of the match.
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Note that the badminton players competed for half the time, yet
ran twice as far and hit nearly twice as many shots. |
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