Hi, I am keat from Hampshire. I have been playing badminton since 12, I am 38 now. Originally I am from Malaysia where badminton is a crazy sport. I am only playing socially now due to my weigh problem, and no stamina.
However my son chris is an enthusiastic badminton player. He is 12 and trains once a week. Chris started badminton 2 years ago. Since early this year he wants to play competitively, therefore he participated in a tournament. He lost badly to 2 players of his average. His trainer always said he has good potential, he normally beat his mates during training. Since this lost he is very determine to train hard. I decided to train him myself because he could only train once a week with the club.
The thing is when I watch him compete he doesn’t have the mental strength to perform, and his play is very predictable. Any guidance to improve this?
Also I decided to put chris in more tournaments around UK from Sept this year. Please provide some guidance how to train a 12yr old to be good in badminton. I am not a qualified trainer. Thanks.