Basketball 3

Hey guys! I am back and going to talk deep about basketball.

Each player in a team will be assigned for different roles.

 

1.      Point guard: He should be the best handler, dribbler and passer as he handles the ball the most out of all the players on the team.

2.      Shooting guard: He has to be good at dribble fast, passing. He needs to be needs to be an accurate shooter from the three-point range.

3.      Small forward: He must have enough height and ability to play inside, also the second or third shooters from distance of 5 positions.

4.      Power forward: He must be an effective rebounder and inside shooter like the centre but he is expected to shoot further distances than the centre.

5.      Centre: He must be able to get up as high as possible for rebounds and block defenders.

(written by Ron Chan)

Golf

Hi guys! I am going to talk about golf in this blog!

Golf should be familiar for you cause it is one of the most popular sport! It is a ball sport in which players use the golf club to hit the ball into the targeted holes with as few strokes as possible.

If you a beginner, I recommend you for the few steps below.

1. Buy a golf club (you can buy golf club in most large sports retailer)
2. Get a lesson! (You can easily find a golf tutor in Internet and compare the prices of course!)
3. Keep training! (Because practices make perfect!)
4. Watch tutorial video on Youtube:)

Let's check out the video you could see! :)

(Written by Henry Yau)

Basketball 2

Hello guys! It’s me again. Today I am going to discuss more about basketball.

There are many basketball techniques. “Shooting”, “passing”, “dribbling”, and “rebounding” are the fundamental skills.

“Shooting” had been mentioned in the last post that is about basketball. “Passing” is the action that give the ball to your teammates.

                                                                         

“Dribbling” is the action to handle the ball as basketball players are not allowed to hold the ball and walk more than 3 steps. The only way to walk through with the ball on hand is dribble.

“Rebounding” is the action to grab the ball when someone miss the shot.

 (written by Ron Chan)

Basketball

Hello guys! This post will be about basketball.

Basketball is a sport played by 2 teams with each teams having 5 players in the court. The way to win the game is to score more points than the opponents. Putting the ball into the hoop is the only method to score.

If you score inside the 3-point line, you can get 2 points.

If you score outside the 3-point line, you can get 2 points.

If you get a shooting foul, you will get the chances of shooting free throw behind the free throw line. You can get 1 point from scoring each basket.

(written by Ron Chan)

Table Tennis

Table tennis is an indoor sport played on a table with table tennis rackets and ping pong balls. The game can be played in a singles or doubles format. The sport in fact is almost identical to tennis except it is played on a table. There are many different strokes in table tennis that are used for different situations. Different side spins forces to opposition to play certain shots to combat the spin in order to return the ball back onto the table, as a result, table tennis is a very strategic and precise game.

Now here are 4 reasons why table tennis is basically a bullshit sport.

1. The table is so small and its soo hard to aim. If you try hit it a little bit harder, the ball will probably fly to China. There is a 90% chance of it going out and 5% chance of hitting the opponent and 4% chance of it hitting the net and that leaves 1% chance of you actually returning it back correctly.

2. The experts make it look deceptively easy that its unfair. Like every time you watch the Olympics and they play table tennis, the best players are always Asian, either Korean, Chinese or Japanese. So anyone who isn't one of those races are already at a disadvantage.

3. The ball breaks all the time. The table tennis ball is made of plastic probably from factories in China. Everyone knows things made from china break within a few days and is probably fake. Picture this, you're playing table tennis at your friends house and the ball goes out, next thing you know, he accidentally steps on it. GAME OVER. Would this accident happen if you were playing soccer? I don't think so.

4. 90% of participants are Asian. Okay, so this isn't so much of a problem if you're Asian. But if you're European or African or from Oceania, you'll not only feel left out, but you'll get a lot of funny faces too. Take for example the NSW Junior Table Tennis teams. 90% of the boys and girls are all Asian, and this is Australia we're talking about. This means that the future of table tennis for Australia basically lies in the hands of the amount of Chinese immigrants we get.

Here is a short video of a Japanese expert playing table tennis.

(written by Nathan Lam)

Football (Attacking)

Football (Attacking)

Hey guys! This post will be talking about my favourite sport, football, or someone will call it soccer!

I will divide the topic of football into two parts, namely attacking and defending.

And this post is going to talk about attacking, some basic skills included attacking are shooting, dribbling, passing, crossing, etc... 

But I think the aspect you guys like must be shooting, and I am going to briefly explain how to take a powerful shoot by steps.

Here are the steps:

1. See where the goal is located
2. Choose the side of your foot to shoot (left or right)
3. Put your non-kicking foot alongside the ball.
4. Keep your head down and your eyes on the ball when striking.
5. Keep your body over the ball.
6. Make contact with the middle to top half of the ball
7. SHOOT!

Let’s check out the video that may help you easier to understand! 

(Written by Henry Yau)

Badminton

Badminton is a sport played on an indoor court with a shuttlecock and rackets. The game is played in the format of singles or doubles or mixed. The Sport is popular amongst many countries in Asia but is also popular in some European countries. There are a wide variety of shots (similar to tennis and squash) that can be played in badminton such as: smash, drop, net, clear, drive and lift. These range of shots account for certain situations with different desired outcomes. Here is a quick run down of these shots.

The smash is an offensive shot used in badminton. The aim is to hit the shuttle with a lot of force and power in a downward gradient. This shot can be used when the opposition lifts or clears and the shuttle is high up in the air so that there is time to play this shot. Players generally smash in an attempt to win or end the rally. 

The drop shot is a semi-offensive alternative to smashing. The drop shot is used: if the back court player is out of position to smash, to keep the opposition moving up to the net or to slow down the pace of the rally. Similar to the smash, the drop shot is hit with a downward but slower trajectory so that the shuttle drops inside the space of the service line forcing to play a defensive stroke.

The clear is the most basic defensive shot in badminton. It is used
to get players out of trouble or to allow for time so that they may recover back into a correct defensive position. However, the clear can also be used when attacking as an offensive shot against inexperienced players to catch them off guard. This is effective because the opposition may not expect a clear and therefore may be only able to return the shuttle mid court which sets up the offence to attack in a better position.

The lift is an underarm swing performed near the net aimed to propel the shuttle to the back of the court. It gives a very similar outcome to the clear, the difference being that it is performed when the opposition drops or nets the shuttle. When there is not enough time to kill or drive or net the shuttle back, the lift is required to keep the rally in-play. 

The drive is a fast and furious badminton shot that is exchanged horizontally across the net. One of the main reasons to hit the drive is to increase the pace of the game. It can be considered a nothing shot as the aim of a drive is not the win or lose the rally but to wait until the opposition decides to lift or clear the shuttle.



The net shot is used to create opportunities and dominate the front of the court. It is a very important skill to help win badminton rallies. A good net shot can force the opponent to perform a high lift/clear, so that you can play a winning smash. There are a few different net shots that can be played. They are called a normal net shot, a tumble and the cross court net shots.



Badminton is quite an easy sport to learn. It requires a certain level of hand eye coordination and upper strength to hit the shuttle and athleticism to move around the court. I believe it can be an enjoyable sport for amateurs to play.


(Written by Nathan Lam)