{"id":7317,"date":"2017-02-28T15:05:55","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T15:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pasadenasportsnow.com\/?p=7317"},"modified":"2017-02-28T15:05:55","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T15:05:55","slug":"pasadena-city-college-lancers-badminton-show-up-last-years-scc-doubles-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadenasportsnow.com\/?p=7317","title":{"rendered":"Pasadena City College Lancers\u2019 badminton show up last year\u2019s SCC doubles champions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Michael Watkins\/ Courier Sarah Thaw of Pasadena City College returns the shuttlecock for a save during the Lancers 20-1 win on Friday,` Feb. 14.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Third-year badminton head coach Jennifer Ho came into Friday\u2019s home game anxious to face off against last year\u2019s SCC doubles champions, ELAC, but the Lancers rang them into the new year with a 20-1 win.<\/p>\n<p>Ho was motivated by ELAC\u2019s doubles victory and veteran-dominant team to push the Lancers into leaving that title in 2016. This year\u2019s team is composed of mostly freshmen, so Ho had to discipline the team\u2019s physical and mental endurance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the freshmen, they\u2019re young, so they just need to a lot of guidance mentally, and especially when they\u2019re under pressure,\u201d Ho said. \u201cThey need to see the game as a whole instead of just hitting the birdie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Freshmen Sarah Thaw and Natalie Ong admitted to the team\u2019s unfocused mentality at their conference game against EC-Compton Center last Friday. They owed Ho\u2019s training for their improvement in focus this game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur practices leading up to games would be less conditioning and more matches. The matches are slowed down so we can rest in between, then work on our weaknesses, especially quick feet,\u201d Ong explained. \u201cWe\u2019d play against male players and assistant coaches during these practices for a challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The restored concentration was evident across board, which wowed Ho and showed potential in the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe game went better than expected. They did great,\u201d Ho said. \u201cOur only returning player of today\u2019s game, Hong-Yan Liu, was only one point away from beating last year\u2019s ELAC\u2019s doubles champion. She won the earlier three matches prior.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though PCC is currently No. 1 in the SCC with their two successful conference games, the team and Ho set the titles and statistics aside and focus on the flaws. Ho endlessly reminds the team to \u201ckeep their racket up\u201d and shouts \u201cit\u2019s not over until the birdie hits the ground\u201d because badminton\u2019s intense pace requires quick, yet smart moves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI need to improve on reacting faster,\u201d Thaw said. \u201cI gave away like five points today from my opponent\u2019s drop shots.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt got better, but I still need to watch out on rally shots and drops by playing more strategically instead of just hitting the birdie,\u201d Ong added.<\/p>\n<p>This young team has so far proven themselves as fearless this early in the season, and are ready to keep their numbers rising.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel comfortable going to El Camino since ELAC beat them, and we beat ELAC,\u201d Ho said. \u201cBut, you still never know. You always need to come prepared.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ho\u2019s hopes will be tested at their first away game at El Camino College on Friday, March 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Watkins\/ Courier Sarah Thaw of Pasadena City College returns the shuttlecock for a save during the Lancers 20-1 win on Friday,` Feb. 14. 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