<p>I do feel kind lame… since I’m so old already… blah.</p>
<p>do the elementary P.E. courses really teach you the basics, from the very beginning without any assumption of skills?</p>
<p>It’s so NOT too late! The basic, lowest level P.E. classes do not assume you have any sport specific skills, just say, a basic level of general athleticism (which is not expected to even be high or developed, but in many sports it’s helpful to be generally fit to play better). P.E. classes are a great wayto learn, and in addition, there are clubs for both sports, I believe intramural teams (which I think are distinct from the clubs, but share many members), and pick-up games all the time! You can also fairly easily reserve tennis courts, and the badminton courts are also available, although slightly tougher to get. :)</p>
<p>From what I saw when I was looking at tennis courses (this was over a year ago, though, and my brain isn’t that good), there are beginner courses for people without experience.</p>
<p>why don’t they have soccer PE classes? even my local community college has soccer PE classes.</p>
<p>my concern is that for the fall semester, there doesn’t seem to be too many tennis and badminton courses at all, so I’m kinda thinking people who know how to play badminton will be enrolled in those elementary courses, causing me to be the only one (of a few) who don’t know how to play!!</p>
<p>Its never too late to learn anything. Just gets harder as you get older, but honestly – if you have natural talent in any area, you can pick things up pretty quickly. I started playing tennis when I was 13, got pretty good but then I quit (school got in the way. 
) I started learning German when I was almost 19. I’m fluent now at 22. It’s never too late to do anything. :)</p>
<p>Badminton is so awesome, and tennis is also pretty cool. Even if everyone in the class is a pro, I think grading is basically done on how much you seem to be trying and attendance. Stop worrying about ability for the beginning courses, it’s so irrelevent. These half unit courses are supposed to make school more interesting and you healthier, not cause worry and stress. 
You’ll be fine. You always have the option of pick-up games on the coursts, playing with friends at the RSF, and joining the clubs to learn (many, such as fencing, teach those with no experience at all).</p>