BAMINTON

GOAL

Students will:

be able to apply the techniques and skills of the game at a level

Commensurate with their ability;

demonstrate an understanding of, and an ability to play and officiate

The game of badminton;

have an understanding of the structure of the sport at national and

International level.

OBJECTIVES

“To promote and encourage the game of badminton; and to further the

Growth and development of the game of badminton.”

PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT

The beginning stage of learning Badminton is the exploratory phase, where the player is attempting to
learn the correct sequence of movements of all the basic skills e.g. serve, return of serve, overhead shot.
A number of errors may be made and players will need feedback to recognize and correct these errors.
Initially a player may find it difficult to rally and have limited stroke range. During the intermediate stage
a player will be performing more consistently and with more quality e.g. good length. Timing and
anticipation will improve although skills may break down under pressure in a game situation. At the
advanced stage all the basic skills are performed with quality and flair. Players are able to concentrate
on more detailed aspects of the skills and the tactics required, producing surprise elements if needed.

Badminton
Basic Skills High serve, low serve, full serve. Receiving service.
Overhead strokes,
forecourt strokes, defensive and counter attack
strokes
Game-play Skills Maintaining balanced position to play shots;
 producing a good quality and
variety of shots; fitness and ability to remain calm
Tactical Skills Play to strengths and opponents’ weaknesses;
maintaining consistency,
accuracy, variety and deception; playing shuttle
low on the other side of net;
developing aggressive approach; getting the
shuttle early
Training Skills Balance, flexibility, power, agility, speed, stamina,
anaerobic power,
muscular endurance
Rules See ‘Laws of Badminton’ by the Badminton
 Training Programs Description

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs
(doubles) that take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court divided by a net.

Of all the racket sports Badminton is the fastest, involving fleet of foot, lightening reflexes, tremendous
body balance, excellent reach, quick recovery time and boundless stamina to excel.

There are no rest intervals between prolonged rallies, meaning a player needs to be in supreme fitness
to withstand the physical strain, otherwise he is liable to lose long rallies due to fatigue.

Badminton Strength & Power Training

The goal of this program is not only to improve your performance, but also to help you meet and
withstand the demands of badminton. This means that not only will you become stronger and more
explosive but your body will also function better, move better and be more resistant to injury.

The first four week, block of training is called the foundational training phase. These sessions will focus
on correcting imbalances while creating a strength base. This will ensure that the body is functioning
optimally and better prepared for the later stages of training.

The second four week, block of training moves into what is called an intensification training phase.
During this training block, you will shift from unilateral movements to compound exercises emphasizing
heavier loads and explosive contractions. This will result in performance improvements coming from an
increase in relative strength and the ability to produce explosive movements.

Badminton Movement Training

The movement sessions in this program are designed to not only improve your speed on the court but
also the quality of your footwork. Becoming more powerful while developing efficiency will ensure you
are able to play at the highest intensity while conserving energy and preventing injuries.
The first four weeks will focus on developing coordination and the development of power through low
complexity plyometric and footwork patterns. As the program progresses the difficulty and complexity
will increase.

In the seconds four weeks there will be a distinct increase in intensity. The plyometric exercises place a
greater emphasis on utilizing the stretch reflex, developing reactive and explosive strength. You will also
take advantage of the movement quality and power you have developed as you test your ability to
string together more complicated footwork sequences at higher speeds.

Badminton Fitness & Conditioning

All the skills and tactics in the world will be of no use if an athlete does not have the endurance to
support them. Badminton creates an interesting challenge from a conditioning perspective. The
individual rallies are 7 – 15 second bursts of high intensity efforts. This requires a well-developed
Anaerobic A-Lactic System. However, the time between rallies is insufficient to completely restore the
energy expended. Over the course of a few rallies a deficit builds up and fatigue sets in. However it is
possible to minimize the decrease in performance through the development of the Anaerobic Lactic and
Aerobic energy systems. With all energy systems working together to support the production and
recovery of energy it is possible to perform at a high speeds and intensity over the course of an entire
match.

In the early stages of the program the primary focus will be on building your aerobic base. This will
develop a tolerance for higher training volumes and the capacity to recover from high intensity efforts.
As you progress through the program the emphasis will move toward higher intensity. Moving beyond
your anaerobic threshold, where the aerobic system becomes insufficient in meeting energy demands is
where performance improvements will become more noticeable. To do this we will utilize interval
training of increasingly higher intensity.

Ultimately, the goal of this program is to transfer improvements in fitness to the sport of badminton.
With this in mind as you move through the program the conditioning methods will move from a more
general nature, utilizing equipment like the stationary bike, to shuttle runs on the courts, to actual sport
specific movement like footwork patterns.
 INTRODUCTION TO THE GAME

Prior to starting to plan a badminton module it is important that staff should KNOW all information
necessary to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the students.

SAFETY

Safety Guidelines, details of which are included at the end of the pack.

Check simple points such as:

The Playing Environment – Check the condition of the floor. Remove spare shuttles lying around.

Playing Equipment – Check for nets with torn, enlarged holes. Ensure that students are wearing suitable
footwear.

Lesson Organization – Ensure that the class warms up and cools down. Control group activity.

These are only simple points, but are the types of things which take little time to check, but a great deal
of time to put right should problems arise.

THE GAME

The game of badminton may be divided into the components shown right.

Principles of the game: Badminton is not a “possession” game but a “problem sending and solving”
game, played on a divided court.

Skills of the game: The player uses moving and hitting skills to send the shuttlecock over the net into the
Opponent’s court.
Tactics of the game: Areas of the court net height and choice of strokes become strategically important
as players try to out man oeuvre each other to win the game.

Body Racket
Skills Skills

Tactics.

THE GAME

Game of badminton may be divided into the components shown right. Principles
of the game: Badminton is not a “possession” game but a “problem sending and
solving” game, played on a divided court. Skills of the game: The player uses
moving and hitting skills to send the shuttlecock over the net into the
opponent’s court. Tactics of the game: Areas of the court (see Figure 2.1), net
height and choice of strokes become strategically important as players try to
outmaneuver each other to win the game.
 RACKET SKILLS

Getting Started Co-operation Practices Task 1 Aim To

keep the rally continuous. Activity In twos – maintain a
rally with partner by hitting the shuttle over the net
(see Figures 2.2 and 2.3). As above but the players
rotate at intervals on either a time or a number of hits
basis, for example, when first pair achieves set target
number. N.B. If only one court is available, the layout in
Figure 2.4 could be used.

Observation Points

• Players return to the ready position between shots (racket in front of body, hand cocked, legs flexed
and alert).

• Eyes track the shuttle and focus on contact.

• Racket contacts the shuttle in front of the body. N.B. If there are more skillful players in the group use
them as helpers. Points to check

• Accuracy

• Consistency

• Co-ordination who checks?

• Teacher
RACKET FACE CONTROL

In order to achieve this the grip is important. There are 4 basic grips (see Figure 2.5). N.B. Always ensure
that the racket handle is held mainly in the fingers as well as in the palm, and that the shuttle is hit with
a flat racket face. Task 2 Aim To hit the shuttle over the net using the correct
grip. Activity As Task 1, but players practise forehand and backhand
separately before mixing at will, hitting the shuttle from and to different
areas around the body, changing to the appropriate grip and trying to
outmaneuver each other within defined court areas. Staff Notes For weaker
students:

• Start by using a hand feed.

• Progress to a racket feed, one hit – stop – recover – repeat.

• Progress to a continuous racket feed.

• A short badminton racket may help students with co-ordination problems.

Guided Discussion

Which part of the hand do you feel is guiding the racket face on forehand and backhand?

Staff Notes

• Palm of hand behind the handle on the forehand side.

• Pad of thumb behind the handle on the backhand side.

RACKET HEAD CONTROL: HITTING ACTIONS

All strokes can be played with one of the hitting

actions illustrated in Figure 2.6. Stroke
development can be relatively easy if some time is
spent in each lesson getting the “feel” of the
actions. Task 3 Aim To keep the shuttle going low
over the net. Activity Rally with a partner using
the feeling of a push action. Observation Points

• Guide the shuttle by pushing the racket head

along the line of flight.

• Step towards the shuttle on the racket foot.

(N.B. right handed player right foot, left handed
left foot.) Development Players start in the
midcourt position and then gradually reduce the
length and change the angle of the push until the
partner is brought from midcourt closer to the
forecourt. Task 4 Aim To make the shuttle travel
fast between the players. Activity Rally with
partner using the feeling of a tap action. Hit from
and to the midcourt areas. Observation Point

• Check that the hand uncocks with a sharp tap

along the line of flight, with a quick rebound
recovery of the racket head to cock the hand
again. Development Try to make the shuttle skim
the net.
Task 5 Aim

To hit upwards with force over the net, using the feeling of a
whip action.

Activity

In twos (see Figure 2.7) – Player 1 hand feeds low over the net
to the forecourt. Player 2 uses an underarm whip action to
send the shuttle towards the rear court. The feeder can run
backwards to catch the shuttle.

Development

For accurate placement, Player 2 tries to make the feeder

move back to the tramlines to catch the shuttle.

Task 6 Aim

To hit upwards or downwards over the net with force, using

the ‘whip’ action.

Activity

In threes (see Figure 2.8) – Hand feed to Player 1 who uses the
feeling of an underarm whip action to send the shuttle up to
Player 2 who uses the feeling of an overarm whip action to hit
down over the net.

Development

Player 1, having hit the shuttle upwards, moves back to

midcourt and defends by pushing the shuttle low over the net
to the feeder.

Staff Notes

• Check the quality of the feed in all practices.

• Encourage players to use the self analysis approach, by getting them to focus on how well they are
performing specific actions.

• After co-operative experience, tasks may become competitive; scoring systems can be devised.

• Give players the opportunity to use these skills in a game form by playing half-court singles.

• Use the badminton scoring system which is similar to volleyball and squash, i.e. a point can only be
won by the side serving. In half-court games the players do not have to be concerned about right and
left hand courts.

BODY SKILLS

Body skills are as important as racket skills, and

should be incorporated into every lesson. Figure
2.9 below shows an analysis of the basic body
skills.
DEVELOPING THE QUALITY OF BODY SKILLS

Figure 2.10 below illustrates ways of developing body skills:

(1) Warm Up The warm up should always be

specific to the game or the activity which is to
follow. Experience different methods and
directions of moving. Examples:
a) Chassé step

b) Crossover step

c) Split step A small jump onto two feet at the same

time.
Aim
• To load muscles ready to move in next direction,
pushing from both feet. Position of feet in split
position will vary.
d) Running steps (forwards and backwards)
e) A combination of ways
(2) Fun Run (See Figure 2.14)
Move on the lines only. 2-6 players at one end of
the court. Player 1 holding the shuttle is “it” and
chases other players until able to touch one of
them with the shuttle which is still held in the
hand. The touched player is now “it”. Try different
ways of moving, for example walking, running,
chasseing, running and jumping or any
combination of these.

(3) Travel and Step

a) One step practices Step onto racket foot and recover. Do this forward, sideways, backwards
to forehand and backhand side.
 Philippine Christian University
Sampaloc 1, Dasmarinas City, Cavite

Psychology of Sports Coaching

(Training program in badminton)

Kristel Joyce E. Fortus

BSED-MAPEH
Mr. Alexander C. Hiniola