Looking for badminton partner

[badmintonplayer]

Hello,

I am looking for someone to play badminton in Chiang Mai. I live near the railway and very close to JC chia mai badminton courts (playing here works best for me but I am open to playing at other locations). I am intermediate level and hoping to improve. Looking to play singles or join in on some doubles. I work 7-4 Monday to Friday, but any other time is good for me.

Let me know if you want to play!

~ Keith

[banderas]

Hi Keith

You can come to FYC badminton , it is not far from railway station, we play there every sunday 3-5PM, someone intermediate.

banderas

Edited August 16, 2015 by banderas

[baywatch82]

We play at Chang Mai University every Sunday morning, sometimes on Saturday too. Send me your Line ID in private message, I will give you all details.

[arunsakda]

Is there a venue for beginners? I want to learn.

[eyecatcher]

Is there a venue for beginners? I want to learn.

No!

....and the reason I say this is because no one wants to play with novices; apart from other novices.

Had you asked 2yrs ago I would have invited you along to join us as Chiang Mai badminton club at Santhitham stadium. We are group of expats, wives, girlfriends etc but the standard of the regulars now is generally approaching intermediate level with half a dozen or so certainly at league standard.

My advice is to get some coaching first. you can be coached at the same stadium by one of the Thai semi pros; I think some of our regulars have paid 200bt an hour for coaching which for 2/3 hours has been very beneficial for them.

For anyone wishing to join us for a proper workout. Tuesday and Friday afternoons 2pm-4pm

[arunsakda]

Same thing with Tennis, nobody wants to play with novices. I tried to get involved with the doubles set for social reasons in Japan. My friends are all strong players and care about "winning". I could not be bothered about the competition aspect of sport, and prefer individual endeavours such as cycling skiing, hiking and running.

Edited August 16, 2015 by arunsakda

[wisemonkey]

I'll play with someone, I was down at chiang mai university doing some stretching and wrestling on the matts, enjoyed watching the thais play badmington, never picked up a racket before but play tennis and squash, movements seem similar. Eyecatcher certainly thinks highly of himself, so nice of you to be accommodating to beginners, pfffft get out of here with that arrogant bs anyone who needs to talk themselves up like that is prob old fat and out of shape, ill vs you eyecatcher having never picked up a racket in my life

[amexpat]

Care to make a small wager? I'll put 100,000 on Eyecatcher.

Every word he said is true.

[arunsakda]

Same thing with Tennis, nobody wants to play with novices. I tried to get involved with the doubles set for social reasons in Japan. My friends are all strong players and care about "winning". I could not be bothered about the competition aspect of sport, and prefer individual endeavours such as cycling skiing, hiking and running.

I have a decent serve and ground strokes but I can't run fast so they had me running around the court like a moron with drop shots and lobs. I was also ridiculed and criticized for tactical mistakes losing points. An absurd caricature of a dumb gaijin. I think I might be more suitable for badminton. But I just wish to play for fun and exercise and do not care about winning match game or point. Is that ridiculous? Edited August 16, 2015 by arunsakda

[amexpat]

But I just wish to play for fun and exercise and do not care about winning match game or point. Is that ridiculous?

No, that describes nearly everyone at the Santhitham venue although there is one player who maybe keeps a spreadsheet of wins/losses/points on his/her iDevice. It's lots of fun.

[beau thai]

Same thing with Tennis, nobody wants to play with novices. I tried to get involved with the doubles set for social reasons in Japan. My friends are all strong players and care about "winning". I could not be bothered about the competition aspect of sport, and prefer individual endeavours such as cycling skiing, hiking and running.

I have a decent serve and ground strokes but I can't run fast so they had me running around the court like a moron with drop shots and lobs. I was also ridiculed and criticized for tactical mistakes losing points. An absurd caricature of a dumb gaijin. I think I might be more suitable for badminton. But I just wish to play for fun and exercise and do not care about winning match game or point. Is that ridiculous?

I play tennis and badminton - and not especially well. But badminton is way faster than tennis so if you struggle to keep up at tennis doubles I think you would find badminton a real push.

It may look a gentle game with the shuttle floating over the net. It isnt and it doesnt float but comes back at you very fast!!

[eyecatcher]

I'll play with someone, I was down at chiang mai university doing some stretching and wrestling on the matts, enjoyed watching the thais play badmington, never picked up a racket before but play tennis and squash, movements seem similar. Eyecatcher certainly thinks highly of himself, so nice of you to be accommodating to beginners, pfffft get out of here with that arrogant bs anyone who needs to talk themselves up like that is prob old fat and out of shape, ill vs you eyecatcher having never picked up a racket in my life

Not sure where the arrogance is in my reply. however feel free to come and try yourself out against a fat out of shape player. I will give you 18 points start and play left handed. First to 21

I already quoted the times.

See you there Wise one.

[wisemonkey]

I'll play with someone, I was down at chiang mai university doing some stretching and wrestling on the matts, enjoyed watching the thais play badmington, never picked up a racket before but play tennis and squash, movements seem similar. Eyecatcher certainly thinks highly of himself, so nice of you to be accommodating to beginners, pfffft get out of here with that arrogant bs anyone who needs to talk themselves up like that is prob old fat and out of shape, ill vs you eyecatcher having never picked up a racket in my life

Not sure where the arrogance is in my reply. however feel free to come and try yourself out against a fat out of shape player. I will give you 18 points start and play left handed. First to 21

I already quoted the times.

See you there Wise one.

Are you left handed? haha Ill take you up on that one, would be fun, amexpat is the 100k still on with these conditions? and is that baht or dollars ? watching the thais at the uni its pretty amazing how athletic some of them are, there is this other game they play with the same court (badmington court and net) its like volleyball with their feet they use this little bamboo like soccerball , called takraw, youtube some vids, their flexibility and movement is incredible.

[Greenside]

Where is the stadium in Santhitham and, out of interest, how much do you pay for the court?

[amexpat]

bt.50 per session 2pm - 4pm or sometimes later. More on facebook Chiang Mai Badminton )recreational group)

[Greenside]

OK, I know the place. My 14 year old stepson plays with a group there Friday evenings and Sunday mornings and, until recently Saturday afternoons, but I think it's run by someone as a business and although there is some coaching, I only ever see the boys playing each other and never any instruction. The cost of each of his two hour sessions is 275 baht which seems a bit on the high side, especially since from time to time they cancel without notice to may way for a match or something odd like Army Service Lottery Announcement Day. Recently they've moved the Saturday session to Thursday evening which is unpopular, being a school night, but the fee is paid monthly and there's no sign of a reduction for those who can now only attend two so we may be looking for a different venue.

These kids are pretty good, too....

[GregorNovak]

I would also like to join somebody with badminton. I think my level is average. I didnt play for a while. Also don't have a racket, hopefully I can rent or borrow some.

[baywatch82]

I am looking for badminton partner, single games, skill level about 5/6 (from 0 to 10). Anyone interested ?

[WonderousWand]

I love badminton. Everyone loves badminton. I wish I could still jump around enough to play well, however there is a season for everything, unfortunately.

[Chiengmaijoe]

I'll play with someone, I was down at chiang mai university doing some stretching and wrestling on the matts, enjoyed watching the thais play badmington, never picked up a racket before but play tennis and squash, movements seem similar. Eyecatcher certainly thinks highly of himself, so nice of you to be accommodating to beginners, pfffft get out of here with that arrogant bs anyone who needs to talk themselves up like that is prob old fat and out of shape, ill vs you eyecatcher having never picked up a racket in my life

His response is perfectly acceptable, whereas your response is rude and lacking in imagination.

I used to play badminton 3 times a week, years ago, but took up tennis here. Our group is of older, but experienced players, that plays 4 days a week, and occasionally a relative beginner comes to join us and we have tell them to get more lessons as the reality is it spoils it for us. If a player can barely serve, and can't return most shots then it isn't much fun. It can be embarrassing to have to teĺl them, and in a way I find it odd that the player themself can't see that they're not good enough.

My argument is that I could turn up, at say 700yr stadium, watch the 6 courts of players and figure out where I can play. I would be too good to play with beginners, not good enough to play with the real good players and would probably fit in somewhere in the mid-level. I would feel guilty of slowing it down for top players and letting down my partner, and I wouldn't enjoy playing with players that can barely get the ball back. We play 4 times a week, we're all trying to win, but we never fall out and we have lots of fun.

Upsetting an occasional poor player who ultimately lacks an awareness of how they are affecting our enjoyment is something we'd rather not have to do, but sometimes is something we must do. If some people, like yourself don't understand that, I can only assume that you have never played sport as regularly as we do.

Edited June 10, 2016 by Chiengmaijoe

[WonderousWand]

I'll play with someone, I was down at chiang mai university doing some stretching and wrestling on the matts, enjoyed watching the thais play badmington, never picked up a racket before but play tennis and squash, movements seem similar. Eyecatcher certainly thinks highly of himself, so nice of you to be accommodating to beginners, pfffft get out of here with that arrogant bs anyone who needs to talk themselves up like that is prob old fat and out of shape, ill vs you eyecatcher having never picked up a racket in my life

His response is perfectly acceptable, whereas your response is rude and lacking in imagination.

I used to play badminton 3 times a week, years ago, but took up tennis here. Our group is of older, but experienced players, that plays 4 days a week, and occasionally a relative beginner comes to join us and we have tell them to get more lessons as the reality is it spoils it for us. If a player can barely serve, and can't return most shots then it isn't much fun. It can be embarrassing to have to teĺl them, and in a way I find it odd that the player themself can't see that they're not good enough.

My argument is that I could turn up, at say 700yr stadium, watch the 6 courts of players and figure out where I can play. I would be too good to play with beginners, not good enough to play with the real good players and would probably fit in somewhere in the mid-level. I would feel guilty of slowing it down for top players and letting down my partner, and I wouldn't enjoy playing with players that can barely get the ball back. We play 4 times a week, we're all trying to win, but we never fall out and we have lots of fun.

Upsetting an occasional poor player who ultimately lacks an awareness of how they are affecting our enjoyment is something we'd rather not have to do, but sometimes is something we must do. If some people, like yourself don't understand that, I can only assume that you have never played sport as regularly as we do.

As to your question, why cannot people more accurately evaluate their skill level relative to others, this is something that is sometimes lacking in those who need it the most.

American Idol, for example.

Or, the insufferable idiot who honestly believes he is more intelligent than others, and will try to lecture and teach what listeners already know.

. "Empirically-oriented psychologists have identified and investigated four cardinal self-evaluation motives (or self-motives) relevant to the development, maintenance, and modification of self-views. These are self-enhancement, self-assessment, self-verification, and self-improvement."

Perhaps, if you learn what makes these high self evaluators tick, then you will understand what motivates them to think they are better than they are.

[cyberfarang]

I'll play with someone, I was down at chiang mai university doing some stretching and wrestling on the matts, enjoyed watching the thais play badmington, never picked up a racket before but play tennis and squash, movements seem similar. Eyecatcher certainly thinks highly of himself, so nice of you to be accommodating to beginners, pfffft get out of here with that arrogant bs anyone who needs to talk themselves up like that is prob old fat and out of shape, ill vs you eyecatcher having never picked up a racket in my life

His response is perfectly acceptable, whereas your response is rude and lacking in imagination.

I used to play badminton 3 times a week, years ago, but took up tennis here. Our group is of older, but experienced players, that plays 4 days a week, and occasionally a relative beginner comes to join us and we have tell them to get more lessons as the reality is it spoils it for us. If a player can barely serve, and can't return most shots then it isn't much fun. It can be embarrassing to have to teĺl them, and in a way I find it odd that the player themself can't see that they're not good enough.

My argument is that I could turn up, at say 700yr stadium, watch the 6 courts of players and figure out where I can play. I would be too good to play with beginners, not good enough to play with the real good players and would probably fit in somewhere in the mid-level. I would feel guilty of slowing it down for top players and letting down my partner, and I wouldn't enjoy playing with players that can barely get the ball back. We play 4 times a week, we're all trying to win, but we never fall out and we have lots of fun.

Upsetting an occasional poor player who ultimately lacks an awareness of how they are affecting our enjoyment is something we'd rather not have to do, but sometimes is something we must do. If some people, like yourself don't understand that, I can only assume that you have never played sport as regularly as we do.

This is a dug up 10 month old thread, in case no one has noticed, so it`s all water under the bridge now.

[WonderousWand]

I'll play with someone, I was down at chiang mai university doing some stretching and wrestling on the matts, enjoyed watching the thais play badmington, never picked up a racket before but play tennis and squash, movements seem similar. Eyecatcher certainly thinks highly of himself, so nice of you to be accommodating to beginners, pfffft get out of here with that arrogant bs anyone who needs to talk themselves up like that is prob old fat and out of shape, ill vs you eyecatcher having never picked up a racket in my life

His response is perfectly acceptable, whereas your response is rude and lacking in imagination.

I used to play badminton 3 times a week, years ago, but took up tennis here. Our group is of older, but experienced players, that plays 4 days a week, and occasionally a relative beginner comes to join us and we have tell them to get more lessons as the reality is it spoils it for us. If a player can barely serve, and can't return most shots then it isn't much fun. It can be embarrassing to have to teĺl them, and in a way I find it odd that the player themself can't see that they're not good enough.

My argument is that I could turn up, at say 700yr stadium, watch the 6 courts of players and figure out where I can play. I would be too good to play with beginners, not good enough to play with the real good players and would probably fit in somewhere in the mid-level. I would feel guilty of slowing it down for top players and letting down my partner, and I wouldn't enjoy playing with players that can barely get the ball back. We play 4 times a week, we're all trying to win, but we never fall out and we have lots of fun.

Upsetting an occasional poor player who ultimately lacks an awareness of how they are affecting our enjoyment is something we'd rather not have to do, but sometimes is something we must do. If some people, like yourself don't understand that, I can only assume that you have never played sport as regularly as we do.

This is a dug up 10 month old thread, in case no one has noticed, so it`s all water under the bridge now.

So cruel.

[baywatch82]

This is a dug up 10 month old thread, in case no one has noticed, so it`s all water under the bridge now.

I am still looking for badminton partner. I know this thread is old, but people come and go, and I have no one to play again.

I think opening a new thread on this is not necessary.

I am looking for someone who can play on weekend mornings (preferably), single games, know the rules, can serve, hit backhand and forehand.

My skill level is about 5-6 (0 is nothing, 10 is professional).

[WonderousWand]

Serve?

Hit forehand AND backhand?

Sounds like you are looking for a 9.

Badminton is a great game for all ages, and for mixed groups of players. It is a very egalitarian sport, somewhat in the same way as is croquet.

Hope you find someone useful.

[alohame]

This is a dug up 10 month old thread, in case no one has noticed, so it`s all water under the bridge now.

I am still looking for badminton partner. I know this thread is old, but people come and go, and I have no one to play again.

I think opening a new thread on this is not necessary.

I am looking for someone who can play on weekend mornings (preferably), single games, know the rules, can serve, hit backhand and forehand.

My skill level is about 5-6 (0 is nothing, 10 is professional).

Hi Baywatch,

I'll be staying in Chiangmai for about a week or so in late July, and it's for vocation so doesn't matter if it's morning or afternoon or weekdays. I'll be living somewhere close to Maya.

I'd be happy to play some baddie while I'm in Chiangmai, and share the court cost. But I need to borrow a racket, normal one would do.

I play baddie mainly for fun and exercise, would call myself low intermediate. Please let me know if you are interested.

[baywatch82]

Hi Baywatch,

I'll be staying in Chiangmai for about a week or so in late July, and it's for vocation so doesn't matter if it's morning or afternoon or weekdays. I'll be living somewhere close to Maya.

I'd be happy to play some baddie while I'm in Chiangmai, and share the court cost. But I need to borrow a racket, normal one would do.

I play baddie mainly for fun and exercise, would call myself low intermediate. Please let me know if you are interested.

Hey ! Thanks for message. Unfortunately at the end of July I will be on my holiday.

You can play with Chiang Mai badminton group (foreigners and some thais). They play every Tuesday and Friday at 2pm to 4pm at Chang Puak stadium. You can find this group on Facebook and they have a map how to get there.

Also, you said you will live close to Maya. There is new badminton hall available near Maya - at Green Hill place. You can just show up there and I am sure you will find someone to play with.

When it comes to CMU, you need membership card to play there legally, or be CMU student. In the evening time is fully booked.

Good luck !