Badminton

Introduction

Area of Play

Badminton In PE

Students play a singles badminton game, with appropriate rules.

Students are able to execute skills of foot work, service, and shuttle control as well as a combination of skills, with good form, to achieve intended outcomes
Students are able to apply good footwork to support swift movement in court to sustain the rallies to ultimately perform tactical strategies
In offence, students are able to exploit space to create attacking opportunities or capitalize on mistakes made by opponents to win a point
In defense, students are able to cover available court space adequately to limit opponents’ offensive attack as well as returning the shuttle to place the opponents in a less advantageous offensive position

Assessment

Self Assessment

SELF ASSESSMENT (A1)

Study the above table to understand the Stages of Progression in badminton.

Based on your understanding of the Stages of Progression, assess yourself in all 5 assessment components.

LO Videos for Badminton

Badminton LEARNING OUTCOMES VIDEO

Refer to the slides to find out more about the badminton learning outcomes.

The Basics

Grips

Forehand Grip

Hold racket head with your non-playing hand so that the handle points towards you
Your racket face should be perpendicular to the floor
Place your playing hand on the handle as if you are shaking hands with it
There should be a V shape in between your thumb and your index finger
The racket handle should rest loosely in your fingers for greater flexibility

Backhand Grip

Hold the racket as you would on a forehand grip
Turn the racket anti-clockwise so that the V shape moves leftwards
Place your thumb against the back bevel of the handle for greater leverage and power
The racket handle shall also rest loosely in your fingers

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When to Use Forehand Grip and Backhand Grip?

4 different areas around your body where you’re required to use the 4 different badminton strokes to return the shuttle.

Long Service

How to perform high serve?

2 things to take note:

Shuttle has to go high
Shuttle has to go far

Understanding the Reason Behind the Score

Score 1:

Inconsistent hitting because the shuttle is not in correct contact with racket face during hit

Score 2:

No height because the shuttle is not being hit bottoms up rather hit at the side
No distance because there is insufficient swing and body weight transfer

Feedback

How to perform high serve?

Preparation:

Master foot behind, non-master foot in front
Body 45 deg to the target
Body weight on the back foot

Execution:

Drop shuttlecock
Swing arm forward
Contact shuttlecock at knee level
Shift body weight to the front foot

Follow Through:

Racket cross in front and over opposite shoulder
Body faces target

Self Reflection: High Serve Form

Self Reflection High Serve

Do a self-reflection of how good your high serve is. Rate yourself 1, 2 or 3 based on the criteria given above. Also, think why you give yourself that rating and what you can do to improvement your performance.

Short Service

How to do Back hand serve?

Racket head must be below the waist level
Hold the racket with the backhand grip
Bring the shuttlecock close to the racket head
Use the wrist to flick the shuttlecock just above and across the net and aim to hit near the service line
The shuttlecock needs to be as close to the net and the service line as possible

Shots

There are mainly 2 types of shots in badminton. Attacking and Defensive shots. The main objective of an Attacking shots is to 1) Win a point or 2) Set up another attack. For the Defensive shots, the main objective is to prevent opponents from winning a point.

Defensive

To prevent opponent from winning a point

Attacking

To win a point
To set up another attack

Attacking SHots

There are 4 commonly used attacking shots in badminton:

1) Drop shots

2) Smash

3) Net

4) Net kill

Generally, these shots are nearer to the forecourt, with downward angle when crossing the net.

Defensive shots

In badminton, usually the clears are used to defend:

1) Underarm Clear

2) Overhead Clear

Generally, these shots are nearer to the rear court, with upward angle when crossing the net.

Different shots in a game

Can you count the number of attacking shots performed by the players?

Lin Dan (red) vs Lee Chong Wei (yellow)

Answer:

Lin Dan: 11

Lee Chong Wei: 12

Point of Contact

It is the point when the racket first make contact with the shuttle
Different point of contact produce different shots
Refer to the link below for more information of the different shots

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The Net Play

Introduction

Badminton net play is mainly used to FORCE your opponent to lift the shuttlecock high in the air, so that you can execute a strong attacking shot.

Keep the shuttlecock as close to the net (height and distance) as possible.

Prepare

Lunge forward to the net with your Racket Foot
As you’re moving forward, raise your racket arm to around shoulder height. Ideally, this is the height where you’re going to make contact with the shuttle.

Execute

Hold your racket with a relaxed grip.
Tilt your head slightly towards the shoulder of your racket arm. This enables better control of the racket.

Follow Through

Make contact with the shuttle gently

Net shot

Hold the racket head as near to the net level
Racket face inclined upwards
Touch the shuttlecock gently

Net Kill

Hold the racket head high enough to take the shuttle above the net level
Racket face inclined downwards
Hit the shuttlecock with a tapping action

Tumbling Net Shot

The shuttlecock tumbles and spins right above the net towards your opponent’s side
Slice the shuttle to achieve the tumbling effect

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The Challenge

Challenge Form

Challenge your opponent to a net play. Play the shuttlecock as close to the net as possible. Once the game ends, record your score and your opponent's score on the form.

Leaderboard

Click the button above to see who is at the top of the Challenge Pyramid.

Badminton Game COncept

Winning the point

Hit the shuttle into open space or at opponent to prevent opponent from returning the shuttle

Setting up an attack

Serve low to create space at the rearcourt.
Net play, low over the net to create space in the rearcourt.
Drop shot to opponent’s forecourt to move opponent to the front.

Defending against attack

Lift to opponent’s rearcourt to push opponent to the back.

Drive/Clear to opponent’s rearcourt to move opponent to the back.

Defending space

Move to a centre court area after every contact with shuttle

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