“Well, why don’t we start a club?”

Chenyi (Claire)Li, Linghua  (Alinna) Wang, and Yangdong (Charlotte) Liao have puts their heads together and formed a new badminton club at Cotter.

Claire had been working out at the gym and saw several students playing badminton almost every day. Sometimes, she would play matches with her friends, too. She then thought that maybe she could start a club for those who are interested in badminton, so that these students can regularly have a place to enjoy playing the sport.

Claire then talked to Alinna and Charlotte about her idea; they were excited because both of them also have memorable experiences with badminton.

Alinna was in the badminton club last year, and she usually plays with her family members. She believes that playing badminton relaxes her body and mind. Charlotte loves badminton. she learned how to play badminton when she was at elementary school.Badminton is more popular in Asian countries than it is  currently in the U.S.

In September, the girls reached out to Mr. Whaley about their idea. Mr. Whaley said he would love to help them to start a badminton club.

“I think this is a wonderful idea; badminton is a tremendous sport and a big challenge. It looks easy to hit the little bird, but it is not,” Mr. Whaley said.  He sometimes uses badminton as an activity in his  P.E. classes.