Badminton: America’s newest sport
America is fast becoming the new landscape for international badminton. The sport is gaining the attention of youth from around the country, as currently there are more than fifty associations and an enormous amount of clubs affiliated with the USA Badminton
Association. Importantly, the association is now authorised to arrange and organise international badminton contests.
The USA Badminton Association is working hard to promote badminton in the country. The association has also established their office in the US Olympic training centre since 1991. The establishment of this office will take favorable steps for the promotion
of badminton and will work as a national body, as the office will help build better players of international quality that have the capability to compete in the Olympic Games.
The organisation is also working hard to train badminton players according to the international standards, so that they can represent the USA in international tournaments and championships. Currently, the association is arranging national level events which
help in the promotion of badminton in local areas of the country. A handsome amount is offered in the events as prize money, which attracts players from all different areas. The events are carried out every year on regular basis. The US Senior National Championships,
US Junior Championships and the US National Championships are some of the events held under the flag of US Badminton.
Many talented players who show some skills in the national events are sent to international tournaments such as the Sudirman Cup and the Thomas Cup. Over the past few years, there has been a dramatic improvement in the performance of the American players.
Another noticeable step for the promotion of badminton by US Badminton is that it develops BCD level national championships in which recreational and amateur players are invited to participate, just for the sake of badminton splendor. This also ensures that
badminton is not just kept at the professional athletic level, and that anybody who thinks that they can compete and make a name for themselves can enter into the events.
US Badminton is currently supporting many other events in different regions of the country with a competitive Grand Prix circuit. All the tournaments being held in the country are affiliated with US Badminton.
With sports such as baseball, basketball and football taking the attention of a major segment of the population in America, badminton is trying hard to get a strong foothold amongst the youth. A newsletter that educates those people that are unaware of the
rules and regulations of the sport are introduced by the association. Elementary, junior high and high school level badminton initiatives are developed and implemented in an effort to attract more kids to the sport.
Similarly US Badminton organises regular camps for training players and future coaches. The purpose is to promote badminton at the grass roots level and generate enough awareness that people start to create their own badminton clubs and associations for
affiliation purposes. The association has recently hired qualified coaches and officials at the regional and national levels to help standardise the regulatory aspects of the game.
Through hard work and perseverance, US Badminton is making great strides in the promotion of badminton in America. The more popular the sport becomes, the sponsors begin to increase, adding influence and money into the tournaments. Hopes are high, that America
will start to produce internationally recognised badminton players like China, Indonesia and Malaysia.
All the efforts done so far are providing the ideal environment for badminton to take hold in America and become a popular sport. Only time will tell to see how America accepts this prestigious game.
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