The Cypress High School badminton team has been gearing up for the upcoming season, putting hard work into practices and matches. The varsity badminton team had their first match against Fountain Valley on March 4, 2025, acquiring their first win at 12-9. But unfortunately, the varsity badminton team lost against Cerritos High School with a score of 6-15 on March 6, 2025.
The badminton teams have been hard at work, preparing themselves for this season since January. To prepare, they have been laboriously conditioning their legs by doing squats and lunges. They also complete foot drills and dynamic stretches to make sure they are warmed up before a big game. A senior player, Mikey Kadowaki, said “Our warm up routines are kind of like military style, where we chant for one another and do mountain climbers and jumping jacks.”Although these warm ups might not seem significant to badminton, it’s important that the players do them. After playing for a few hours, badminton can be very tiresome on your legs so these warm ups help strengthen their legs and the standard drills help the players stay quick on their feet so they can be successful in their matches.
Players have mentioned that something that is important to have through the season and even before the season starts, is good team chemistry. In every sport it is incredibly important that all your teammates are there for you to support you when you feel unmotivated. A senior in the badminton team, Linda Taing said, “I have never been really committed to a sport before but what made badminton so special to me was my teammates, because they supported me when things became hard in badminton.” Before every game, badminton does a team chant and has a pep talk to help motivate one another. Badminton clearly has a good bond with one another, and this bond is so strong and genuine that it gets the team through the season.
Badminton has many games that are coming up soon, the games that readers should look forward to the most are the matches against Cerritos High School and Marina High School. So as the season continues, there is no uncertainty that Cypress badminton will continue to strive for a successful year!
