Group
- Intermediate level age between 9 – 15
- Incorporate basic techniques into multi-shot drills involving movements
- Develop basic game knowledge
Lesson Focus:
- Proper movement to the rear court
- Acquiring correct clear stroke
- Games – apply skills into game
Warm-Up (10 min)
- Running forward to one wall and backwards back to the starting point 3x
- Karaoke 2x
- Sideway shuffles 2x, going forward, come back backward
- Shuffle, Shuffle, Jump 1x
- High knees; butt kickers 1x
- Lunges with side twist 1x
Notes
- Warmup without rackets
- Increases heart rate and blood flow
2 min break
Footwork Drill: Moving to rear court to front court with racquet (15 min)
- Each student take a half court, stand on the mid court
- On coach signal, students start with a split step and turn body side way
- Then, move back with chasse steps to the rear court
- Stop when arrive in between the last two lines, and execute a shadow clear shot with scissor kick
- After that, move forward with running step
- When arrive at the service line, do a lunge and execute a shadow net shot
- Recover body balance and move back to the mid court
- Repeat for 3 round for 7 sets
Notes:
- Each coach look after one court and watch over 4 students
- Pay attention to student overall movements
- Shadow clear stroke must swing high and forward, not sideway
- When approach for net shot, lunge with racquet foot with toe pointing to the direction of the shuttle. Toe pointing sideway is likely cause foot injury
- Net shot should take around the white tap (or around chest level)
- Coaches to interrupt and correct the students with incorrect movement
2 min break
Forehand High Serve (20 min)
- Two pairs on a court
- Partners are on diagonally opposite sides of the net
- One partner serves and the other collects birdies
- The partner with the birdies high serves 20 shots
- The other partner picks up 20 birdies
- The other partner high serves 20 shots and the first partner collects them
- 20 shots then switch (Server and collector switch roles)
- Keep rotating until coaches call time
Notes:
- Server should serve high and aim between the two lines in the backcourt
- When contacting the birdie, the server should accelerate the racket head by pronating forearm and straightening wrist to achieve more power
- Server should also transfer their weight from back foot to front foot to achieve more power
- Racket and birdie must start in an elevated position to conceal the motive of the serve
- Check the technique and stance of the servers
Technique Drill: Serve and Forehand Clear (20 min)
- Student in group of two
- One feeder and one hitter
- Feeder serves high diagonal to hitter
- Hitter moves back and execute forehand clear (straight)
- Hitter focus on: high contact point, swing racket high (not forward or sideway), follow through after hit
- Feeder focus on: sending shuttle high and far back, land between the last two lines
Notes:
- 20 birdies, switch role after. 3 sets per students
- Hitter should raise their racket before move back.
- Feeder wait for hitter return to base before serve again
- Any student cannot serve high, move to one court to continue high serve practice
- Coach to help serve if many students cannot perform high serve.
- Check all students forehand grip
Games – King of court (25 mins)
- Modified half court singles with front court before the service line is out
- King’s court is a full court game (if 10 students or lesser)
- After every 3 minutes, the person with more points moves up towards the King’s court while the other person moves down
- All students must keep their scores
- Play for 8 rounds
Cool Down/Stretching (5 min)
- Calves
- Quads
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
- Groin