Ivan plays Badminton.

Badminton is a very interesting sport that does not require large spaces to play. It is cheap to play which makes it a good choice of sport.

It is very easy to learn, which makes it very popular from the first day you start playing. It is played on a court divided by a net so that there is no physical contact like football. Even so, there are some tense moments because I don´t know what the opponent is going to do.

To play badminton you need at least two players, two rackets and a shuttlecock. There are many types of games: individual male and female, male and female doubles, and mixed. Games are played to three sets of 21 points each. Badminton, as I said before, is easy to learn, but when you reach a certain standard, it is very difficult to improve. It requires great technique, physical strength and a lot of thinking. Some of the most common shots are: drop, clear and smash, but they are very difficult to explain.

Here in Spain and Europe it is not such a popular sports football, but Asia it is everybody's favourite sport as it is played at all hours and in the street. Due to this the level in Asia can not be compared with the level in Europe. Asians come here as coaches to teach us how to play. One of the best players in the world lives in Europe, in Denmark to be exact, his name is Peter Gade.

Here in Soria we have a club and nowadays, although we don't train as much we are the best of Castilla y Leon. And now for everybody who thinks that it is a very gentle sport I invite them to play a match!