Badminton

Badminton Unit Plan

• Day 1: Serving 

  • Objective: Executes consistently (at least 70 percent of the time) a legal underhand serve to a predetermined target for net and wall games such as badminton, volleyball or pickleball. (S1.M12.7)

  • Legal Serve: 

    • 1) Serve from behind the service line

    • 2) serve underhand

    • 3) serve past the short service line

    • 4) serve into the diagonal service box

  • Essential Question: What should your target be when serving the birdie?

• Day 2: Clear and drop shots

  • Objective: Demonstrates the mature form of forehand and backhand strokes with a long-handled implement in net games such as badminton or tennis. (S1.M14.7) 

  • Essential Question: What is the purpose of using different shot types while playing badminton?

• Day 3: Smash shot

  • Objective: Strikes with a mature overhand pattern in a dynamic environment for net/ wall games such as volleyball, handball, badminton or tennis. (S1.M13.7) 

• Day 4 gameplay and strategy

  • Objective: Creates open space in net/wall games with a long-handled implement by varying force and direction, and by moving opponent from side to side. (S2.M7.7) 

  • Essential Questions: Explain a strategy that uses two of the three shot types (clear, drop, smash).

• Day 5+ Tournament

  • Objective: Creates open space in net/wall games with a long-handled implement by varying force and direction, and by moving opponent from side to side. (S2.M7.7) 

  • Essential Questions: Explain a strategy that uses two of the three shot types (clear, drop, smash).