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We spent15-20 minutes, allowed by the teacher, to practice shuttleball during the cleaning-up time every day. As soon as we learned how to play shuttleball, we would arrange the game with the shuttleball team. When the cleaning-up time starts, we would be excited and bring the shuttleball to the court. As everybody was here, we began to serve each other to practice. If the server kicked to the targeted one on the opposite side, the person would try the best to kick it back. If the server did not kick the shuttleball off, he/she had to re-serve until the serve is successful.

Then, we changed the way of practice. We tossed the ball to each other and threw it a little higher for easy kicking. If the opponent kicked back, we would continue kicking it back. We repeated in the same way until the ball landed. Failures after failures, we gradually grasped the skill. Through the mutual help, some teammates who could not catch any kick gradually improved, and could kick the ball back sometimes.

After a period of time on practices, I think shuttleball is not an easy sport. We practiced for so long, but we couldn’t even do serving. Playing shuttleball is not a simple thing. As Coach You said, “A technique is learned through 1,300 repeats, then it could turn a reaction into reflex action.” “No practice, no yields.” I think whether for shuttleball or any other sport, the only tip is “a lot of practices”. If we continue to practice hard, someday we will be skillful.

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Recently, in the cleaning-up time, some teammates gathered on the shuttleball court to practice. It’s for the game against the school shuttleball team. Well, we definitely will lose anyways.

For the coming game, we practiced hard instead of giving up. Among five of us, I played the worst. I couldn’t succeed in serves all the time. Only a few times, I accidentally kicked the shuttleball over the net and the ball landed on the diagonal spot. Just some of us could play well, kicking back the ball from the opponents. The rest of us were not laidback and still worked out our best to serve.

One time, I followed the advice of a teammate who told me to wait for the ball drop lower before kicking. It was a useful tip, and I kicked a nice serve. It made me so excited. Sure enough, a lot of practices worked. I didn’t play well as I couldn’t grasp the skill quickly. However, I think if I practice hard enough, I will eventually catch up with other teammates. I think that it is easier for the beginner to serve with the margin of foot. I would always miss the ball, if I served with my margin of foot.