I started badminton when I was in the second year of middle school in China, I had a coach so my first contact with badminton wasn’t technically in the backyard. I trained with the coach for about one and a half years, during that time I took part in several teenager tournaments as a singles player, then it became one of my main hobbies.

Coaching on every Thursday and Saturday, socials with the club on every Tuesday and Thursday and Saturday after coaching.

I think I am a sporty person, so I enjoy almost every sport, I played basketball and football for about five years, before I focused on badminton. I also used to swim for several years as well before middle school then I got too busy with my study. Apart from sports, I enjoy playing piano the most, I’ve been learning to play piano for more than six years since primary school, and before I moved to Melbourne I had a piano of my own.

Before I moved to Melbourne I was an assistant coach for about a year. Then I’ve had another four months of coaching experience after I joined the club.

Making new friends and seeing my students improve, having fun with students after training routines, and also I love to share my experience of how I improve at badminton and how to get better performances on the court as a player, based on my former experience as a student with my coach.

I used to be an assistant coach for both kids and adults for more than 1 year in China, and later I completed the coaching foundation course with Badminton Victoria Australia.

When I got into the university in China, I found out we have no indoor courts for badminton, but luckily I found a group of friends who share great passion for badminton just like me. The occasional rain and wind didn’t actually stop us from playing badminton against the bad weather, and all the annoying factors makes our friendship even stronger, and we sometimes will travel in public transport for nearly two hours to have a good time playing on professional courts.