Lakshya Sen’s Road to Tokyo 2021 and Paris 2024

India’s emerging badminton star Lakshya Sen has shown clarity on his growth and progress by establishing himself a strong contestant to represent the country in Olympics. 19 Years Sen is World Ranking 27 and he is the youngest pla

A Dream of the Badminton Queen - Tai Tzu Ying’s Maiden Olympic medal would not be a mirage

Image Source RedbullEarlier unconfirmed news about her retirement and the postponement of Summer Olympic to July 2021 are making Tai Tzu's fans disappointed. Not only her, their fans too are waiting for her maiden Olympic medal for t

Hurray! BWF updated Calendar 2020. Resumes on August with Hyderabad Open 2020.

Hurray! BWF updated Calendar 2020. Resumes on August with Hyderabad Open 2020. It's true. But unexpected. BWF has announced updated Calendar for the year 2020 which will commence with Hyderabad Open 2020 during 11-16, Aug. It will gi

Lockdown 4.0 - Good news for Players. What will Badminton Associations do here?

Lockdown 4.0 - Good news for Players. What will Badminton Associations do here? In Lockdown 4.0, no relaxation for recreational activities and mass gatherings, but relaxation for sports complexes and stadiums has been announced. Its

Defend the Lockdown - Hadia Hosny Egypt Olympian 2008 2012

Defend the Lockdown - Sports Psychologist Keerthana

Defend the Lockdown - Sports Psychologist Keerthana - www.badmintonschlolar.com How can players motivate themself till the end of the unpredicted and prolonged lockdown?Players motivate themselves in the training activities with thei

Defend the Lockdown - Nutritionist Perspectives

Defend the Lockdown - Ryan Fernando, Qua Nutrition - www.badmintonscholar.com1. How player should see this lockdown? Is it a rest period?2. After a regular physical and sports activity, will they gain weight more than other persons?3

Speed and Agility in Badminton

Players need to react quickly and be lightning-fast in moving across the court in picking smashes and changing directions all over the courtBadminton is the fastest racquet sport in the world with quick rallies in singles and eve

Game Focus

Improving focus during the game It's match day… and you are at a crucial stage of the match, probably 20-19… you start to feel a sense of urgency to finish the game since you don’t want to lose. At that time, you start making silly e

Grip Versatility

If you’re working with goals that reach the world championships and Olympics, don’t just stop at efficient gripping technique, go for VERSATILITY of GRIPPING technique.Everyone makes mistake, and that’s ok. However, there are those

Why Parents should stop on court and off court coaching?

"Choose the better coach available to you…Choice is yours.Sit back, enjoy the game, and let the coaches do the coaching.And remember...Your kids aren’t going to be playing badminton as kid forever." Why Parents should stop on court a

Building the Pathway for a Badminton Champion

"All in quest to find and stay in the best pathway that will take their kids to the highest level of performance in the game. Is there really such a thing as “best pathway”?"With the sport growing in its global presence, many mor

Reaction Time in Badminton

“In doubles, the most important aspects of fitness are strength, agility, and reflexes,” says Akshay Dewalkar, former India player who is now a doubles coach. Badminton is the fastest racquet sport in the world, with the shuttlec

Pre Match Jitter

"But, most often you haven’t perceived it in a negative manner during your everyday training. During competition, with all the stimulus, crowds cheering, tough opponents, the arena in itself, the competition; everything makes you ge

May it be good for Badminton? Synthetic feather shuttlecocks approved by BWF from 2021

May it be good for Badminton? Synthetic feather shuttlecocks approved by BWF from 2021"...the synthetic feather shuttle could reduce shuttlecock usage up to 25%, providing a significant environmental and economic edge for badminton g

BadmintonScholar ProShop

BadmintonScholar ProShop offers Genuine badminton products from authorised dealers at best online deal.Victor Racket Best Online price will available till 15th Jan 2020 only. ProShop price includes tax and shipping.Victor Jetspeed S

Re-frame your Failure

Failureis not wrong, is not bad, is an opportunity, and is a chance to learn.Most of us don’t want to fail. Parents feel failure is wrong. Players assume failure implies end of their life. Is there anything good about failure at al

Badminton Coach, Trainer and Player Relationship

"A coachis an influential figure in the life of an athlete, a sporting mentor with whom the athlete shares a powerful emotional bond. A successful coach puts the interests of the athlete ahead of him/her in every circumstance." I

Food for Badminton Skills

Badminton Skills and their nutrition supportEach sport has its own set of required skills. To be successful in badminton a player needs to possess skills like good balance & coordination, short reaction time, high strength and

Chennai Superstarz trump matches would be XD or MD matches during PBL Season 5

"Rank order discloses that Chennai Superstarz trump matches would be XD or MD matches during Season 5." Chennai Superstarz team combo was challenging and now its interesting. We analyze the Team in four perspectives, i.e. Age, Ex

Grass Root Development Foundation (GRDF) Coaching Camp, Rare, but Real Phenomenon

"It is a rare phenomenon to assemble various coaches with different level of experience and exposure to unite and work together, but it is realistic now. It is a good sign for the Future players."There is a question beeps now

The Secret of Becoming Mentally Tough

"Mental Strength is about showing character, grit, determination and resilience during times of struggle"Most often I get questioned on how to get mentally tough and strong. Mental strength is often misunderstood for always winning o

Aerobic (or endurance) fitness for Badminton Player

"Aerobic activity is simply any exercise that raises the heart rate significantly for fairly prolonged periods of time. Badminton itself is an aerobic activity and using games as a form of aerobic training is a viable optio

Eat to Recover - Training day diet for Badminton Players

"Your body is smarter than you, it won’t serve you well if you have not provided it with right nutrients in the buildup. The more exposure athletes provide to themselves the better the probability of favorable results." - Riy

Why do we often press the panic button only before an important Tournament?

Most of the Ranking and Championship tournaments are over by November and December. Off Season for National players are the next 5 to 6 months. Preparing for every off season coaching session is so vital but we mostlyneglect it. Wefo

Tournament day Diet Plan for Badminton Player

Going for tournaments is like going to a battlefield. It’s the time for action. You trained, you practiced, you planned and now is time for execution. Nutrition is no different. You have been feeding your muscles, brain, and tissues

What would be the right age to start fitness for Badminton players? 10 Yrs, 13 Yrs, or 15 Yrs?

"Olympic silver medalist PV Sindhu began playing badminton at the age of 8, and former world no.1 Lee Chong Wei picked up the racquet at the age of 11. In order to make an international career out of the sport, it is imperative to st

Rising Star Malvika Bansod - Next Sindhu or Saina?

"Will she answer for the question who will be the next to PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal?"After winning the next to next debute international titles, Malvika Bansod gives hope to Indian Badminton that she will answer the question who is

Chennai's Venture Badminton Combo: Kawasaki, Smashbounce and Sankar Annamalai

Smashbounce, the premier badminton academy of Chennai, India which has spread out it's wing through out the city with 6 Indoor stadiums consists with 30 plus badminton courts. It's obvious evident since last 08 years that Smashbounce

New Badminton Talent from Tamilnadu - Rakshitha Sree

"Rakshitha Sree, daughter of middle class business man of Coimbatore, will be the motivational reason for the future players of Badminton which has been estimated as costlier sport" Rakshitha Sree, Tamilnadu Sub Junior girl o

Come Back Redefined by Carolina Marin

"Now she is much better than before, in skills, fast, and on nets" There was a question and disappointment about her career whenCarolina Marinlost her come back tournament Vietnam Open last week, but she has answered in China Open 20

Importance of Rest and Recovery, PV Sindhu

"Fitness session depends on how my body and how tired I am...At the same time it's very Important to rest and important to recover...If don't recover, there is no point of doing lot more training..because I can't 100% at training. S

Major muscles and strength demands of badminton – A Fitness Report

Badminton out of all racquet sports is the fastest, involving lightning reflexes, terrific body balance, excellent reach, quick recovery time and immense stamina to succeed. The sport requires a high level of skill to play at the eli

Sathishkumar, the new Indian Badminton Avatar

Sathiskumar Karunakaran, is the new Badminton National Junior title Winner at National Junior ranking tournament held at Bengaluru on 25th August 2019."Next, Sathishkumar presents in Indian Squad for BWF World Junior Championship, 20

PV Sindhu The World Champion

Photo Courtesy BWF Media---------------First ever Indian Shuttlerwho becomes the world Champion, PV Sindhu.

Hydration Practice for Badminton Player

Fluids are essential for optimal performance and play a vital role in carrying out severalfunctions within the body like transporting nutrients and oxygen to the brain & muscles,maintaining body temperature, removing waste produc

Padma, Arjuna & Khel Awards of Indian Badminton Players - Happy Independence Day 2019

"We celebrate Independence Day 2019 by remarking Padma, Khel, and Arjuna Awards of Indian Badminton Players during 72 years of Independent India",Badminton Scholar. Prakash PadukonePadma Shri1982,Arjuna Award 1972Madhumita BishtPadma

Endurance essentials for Badminton

"Badminton is one of the sports which require the mostendurance." Enduranceis the body capacity to utilize oxygen for energy production and sustain it for a prolonged period of physical activity. Badminton is one of the sports which

Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty, Big Potential for Indian Badminton

"It was not easier for any country to crack the fortress domination of countries like China, Malaysia, Indonesia and Japan. Now India has done it."A positive wave has received from Thailand Open 2019 for Indian Badminton future.Ranki

Pullela Gopichand Urges Other Coaches To Find Another PV Sindhu - Opinion Survey

"For sport to develop, you need coaches, we need players, system, and a disciplined structure. We haven't groomed any coaches. we haven't started anything, we need to focus on the domestic structure," - Pullela Gopichand To support N

Tamilnadu - The Future Badminton Factory

Recent articleofShivani Naik,Indian Express scripted under the title "BadmintonTamil Nadu is a sleeping giant beginning to stir" admired and appraised about theTamilnadu Badminton. She quoted that TN's early past traditional training

Lee Chong Wei - Malyasia's Chief of Mission for Tokyo Olympic 2020

"This is a good chance for him to complete his unfinished business by winning the Malysia's first Olympic gold"Lee Chong Wei is appointed as Chef De Mission of Malaysia for Olympic 2020 Tokyo today. President of Malaysian Badminton A

Top Indian Sports Scholarships support Badminton Players

Indian Oil Corporationmore details IOCL PlayersAirport Authority of India- Sports Scholarship Scheme more detailsAirport Authority of India- Sports Contract Scheme more detailsAAI PlayersOil and Natural Gas Corporationmore detailsONG

India National Junior Ranking Chennai 2019 - An Analysis -South Indian states contribute more players to the junior badminton arena

Key players are Gayathri Gopichnad TS, Aakarshi kashyap AAI,Priyanshu Rajawat MP, Sathish Kumar K.TN, Varshini V. S. TN, and Sai Charan Koya AP. India National Junior Ranking Chennai 2019 is going to commence on 22nd May 2019 at Chen

Do you feel sigh to play badminton in outdoor? It's a surprise and an excitement that BWF and HSBC to launch NEW OUTDOOR BADMINTON

When India won 1983 world cup cricket, more people came to street and played cricket which made strong fanbase and vital for its popularization. Lot of players had grown from different socio economic levels. In contrast to cricket, p

Hansika Shukla, The CBSE 2019 National topper says “Sports is a perfect way of learning and adopting the ‘Never Give up" attitude"

Sports is a perfect way of learning and adopting the ‘Never Give up" attitude Hansika Shukla, The CBSE 2019 National topper says“Sports is a perfect way of learning and adopting the ‘Never Give up" attitude".Ghaziabad girl Hansika Sh

BWF World Ranking Tournaments

BWF World Ranking are introduced to determine the strength of the players. BWF World Ranking is used for determining the qualification for entry and seeding for the BWF-sanctioned tournament. The points awarded is based on the final

Womens Singles BWF World Tour Rank Trend 2018-19

CountryPlayerRankChange fromApr ‘18 to Apr ‘19TPETAI Tzu Ying1+1JPNNozomi OKUHARA2+4INDPUSARLA V. Sindhu6-3INDSaina NEHWAL9+3BWFannounced World Tour Ranking last Tuesday, and Tai Tzu Ying Dominates the year on top. Okuhara gains fou

TNBSL 2019 - K Sathishkumar, Sankar Muthusamy, Sidhandh Gupta, and Rithvik Sanjeevi booked for High cost. Tamilnadu Badminton Super League 2019 TNBSL officially launched.

TNBSL2019,Tamilnadu Badminton Super League is officially launched.K Sathishkumar, Sankar Muthusamy, Sidhandh Gupta, and Rithvik Sanjeevi arebooked for INR 200000 each in the recently conducted TNBSL 2019 auction. VS Varshini is top

Badminton Player - Diet and Hydration Chart

Badminton Player Diet and Hydration Chart Diet is the sum of food consumed by a person or other organism. Badminton players should aim to have a healthy balanced diet. The important factor of Badminton Player performance is maint

Saina Nehwal & Parupalli Kashyap, Couple turns to on court coaching each other.

‘I would say more than his matches, he’s thinking of my matches,’ says Nehwal. Saina Nehwal and Parupalli Kashyap, star badminton pair of India support each other on court during World tours. It's beautiful to listen from them about

Top earners of 2019 .. Kento Momota and Chen Yufei

After the first quarter of 2019,Kento Momota and Chen Yufei are top in Prize money earnings of first quarter , 2019.Calculation of prize money includes earnings from the Swiss Open (12 to 17 March, 2019)Men’s Singles1.Kento Momota US

Is it a challenge to choose a Badminton Racquet?

Players are different in experience, age, power, techniques and type of game. And more, racquetsare available from different sport equipment manufactures like Yonex, lining, Victor, Kawasaki, Fleet, ad more with range of prices

Will Injury Rein Marin? Marin is on court now....

During the Indonesian Masters 2019 final vs Saina Nehwal, 28 yrs, India, Carolina Marin with splendid lead in the first game, due to an ugly fall, she incurred anterior cruciate ligament Injury. And the latest disappoint for her fa

2019 Ranking and Championship Tournaments, Badminton Association of India (BAI)

BAI conducting Sub Junior U13, Sun Junior U15&U17, Junior U19, Senior, and Master ranking and Championship tournaments annually. BAI ID is mandatory for qualification rounds of ranking tournaments. Top national ranking player

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BWF World Tour Ranking Tournaments, Calendar and Prize Money

BWF Tournaments BWF, Badminton World Federation is recognizing international badminton tournaments. In 2018, 199 BWF tournaments were conducted. In this section, top BWF tournaments are listed based on their recognition and prize mon