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Badminton Tactical Lessons

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Badminton Tactical Lessons

Lesson One Level One


Tactical Problem: Creating Space
Lesson Focus: Pushing the opponent back and performing the
overhead clear
Objectives:
 Understand the value of forcing the opponent back.
 Push the opponent back using the overhead clear
(forehand).

Game 1 Half-court singles

Goals
 Be aware of what spaces can be used on the other side of
the net.
 Understand that it is harder to attack from the back of the
court, and so it is useful to push the opponent back.
Conditions
 Players alternate service.
 Players score 1 point if the shuttle hits the floor on the
opponent’s side of the court.
 Players score on every service (not only when serving).
Questions
Q: Where are the available spaces on the court?
A: In the front and back.

Q: Is it harder for your opponent to attack you from the front or


the back?
A: Back

Q: Why?
A: Because the opponent is farther from the net.

Q: So, is it best to send your opponent to the back or ot the front?


A: Back.

Q: Is it easier to send your opponent back by using an overhead


or underhand shot?
A: Overhead.
Extension
Setup Half-court singles

Goals
 Understand that more power can be generated form
overhead shots.
 Play only overhead shots.
 Push the opponent back.
Condition Players use only overhead shots after the serve.
Practice Task

Setup Half-court technique practice (cooperative)


Goal Push the opponent back.
Conditions
 Players attempt to maintain a forehand overhead rally.
 Players hand-feed if necessary.
Cues
 Get under the shuttle, using long strides.
 Line up the shuttle with the nonhitting arm.
 Break the elbow.
 Step into the shot.
 Use a throwing action to contact the shuttle with the
racket head.
 Snap the wrist and follow through across the body.
Game 2

Setup Half-court singles


Goal Use a skillful overhead clear to push the opponent back in a
game situation.
Conditions
 Players alternate service.
 Players score 1 point if the shuttle hits the floor on the
opponent’s side of the court.
 Players can score on any service (not only when serving).
Lesson 2 Level Two

Tactical Problem: Creating Space


Lesson Focus: Starting the point on the attack
Objective: Use the high service to put the opponent on the
defensive at the start of a point.

Game 1

Setup: Half-court Singles


Goal: push the opponent back with service.
Condition: Players alternate service

Questions

Q: Where is the best place to serve to in the singles game?


A: To the back of the opponent’s court.

Q: Why?
A: Because serving there puts the opponent on the defensive

Practice Task:
Setup: Half-court technique practice
Goals
 Serve high and to the opponent’s backhand side.
 Land a specific number of shots in the back alley.

Condition: Players alternate serving (no rallying).

Cues
 Drop the shuttle.
 Flick your wrist.
 Follow through.
 Land the shuttle as close to the baseline as possible.
Game 2
 Repeat game 1.

Teaching Sport Concepts and Skills: A Tactical Games Approach


for Ages 7 to 18 Third Edition (Includes DVD-ROM with video and
Reproducible Forms)
Stephen A. Mitchell, Judith L. Oslin, Linda L. Griffin

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