The Volant Badminton Blog & Community

Taking up Badminton doesn't have to be a daunting task! Here are our top 8 things to remember when you're a beginner at the sport.

You don’t need to be a professional badminton player to enjoy the many benefits of this sport. Here’s a list of reasons why you should start playing badminton today!

What does success look like to you? Whether it be on the badminton court or in life, defining what success looks like will take you one step closer to achieving it.

At the end of 2019, we were privileged enough to be able to speak to the one and only, Hans-Kristian Vittinghus (HK Vittinghus). Many of you in the badminton community or badminton lovers would have been the epic between-the-legs winner HK played against Lee Chong Wei when he was 19-20 down at the Yonex US Open in 2015.

Today, we're not going to talk about us. Yes, we love badminton and what Jeff and I are hoping to do is to build a sustainable life working to share this incredible sport with the world. Not long ago, we had the opportunity to connect with someone who does exactly that! 

If you haven't realised by now, Jeff and I love badminton. How we feel when we play the sport, the rich experiences that it has given us and the rock-solid connections we form as part of a community. Speaking of connecting with people, in this podcast episode, we speak to Ferdi Mak. Ferdi is long-time friend of ours, who we would not have met if it weren't for badminton.

The Volant Community pays tribute to Lin Dan, one of the 4 Kings of Badminton by taking a look at the many facets of his career and personality.

Without starting an argument about what's better, let me quell that thought right now. The title itself is to invite you to explore these two great sports and discuss some of the similarities and differences between the two without getting too heated! 

Should you be wearing tennis shoes for badminton or vice versa? In a perfect world, no, but it depends. Maybe you’re playing badminton for the first time socially with a few friends and you have a pair of tennis shoes you can utilize. Why not? 

Some of us may think that badminton is just a sport or game that can be played for fun, exercise, socialisation, entertainment or competition. And while playing has many benefits, unless you're actually coaching or teaching others to play, they only seem to be for that one person who is on the court.

Like us, you're a badminton player. And maybe like us, you'd like to play badminton wherever you go, including overseas. Then you're probably here looking for answers! 

Gronya Somerville.

She doesn't need any formal introductions because she's one of the most popular and well-known badminton players in the world. She has been interviewed on many different platforms and has had the opportunity to share her story. But not like this...