Class 1-1 Lesson 19

Group

Lesson Focus

Warm Up (10 mins)

Notes

Warm up without racket
Increases heart rate and blood flow
Change the number of warmup exercise based on athleticism of students. Don’t make them pass out. Push them just enough they feel they worked hard for it

Break (5 mins)

Introducing Racket Speed (20 mins)

Group of 3 – 4
Coaches to feed from the side to the should height of the hitter
A student will be the hitter, standing on the midcourt to perform drive shot
Other students pick up shuttles on the opposite side of the court
8 Shuttles then switch
Start with backhand drive for 2 rounds then progress to forehand drive for 2 rounds

Notes

Coaches to do a demonstration first
The contact point should be in front of the body
Hitter to push the shuttles straight and strong to the opposite court
After hit, keep the elbow and racket up
No big swing with arm power
Feeder to feed from forehand side for backhand drive and feed from backhand side for forehand drive.
Feeder must not stand in front of the hitter to throw the shuttle

Flat Games (15 mins)

Work in pair to play rally with forehand and backhand drive only
Students play on a half court of each of them standing on the side line. Play without net.
Start the rally with reduce speed and concentrate on correct execution and gradually increase the speed

Notes

Coaches to do a demonstration first
Coaches to emphasize the ready position, racket in front of their body and tightening of the grip to generate the hitting power

Midcourt Game with Body Hits (15 mins)

Work in pairs
Partners stand across the court parallel to the net on the sidelines or 5-6 meters apart
Partners engage in rallies using drive shots only
Starting with a backhand serve and practicing both forehand and backhand drives
The goal is to hit the other person’s body below head height for a point
Partners should keep score, the person with less points at the end has a punishment determined by the coaches

Notes

Start rallies with low speed and focus on technique
Make sure that students are not getting farther apart from one another
Coaches should be going around the gym ensuring that students are using the correct technique

Cleanup and Break (5 mins)

Games – King’s Court (15 mins)

Half-court singles games
3 mins games each round. At the end of 3 minutes, the students with more points moves up toward the King’s court while the other students moves down

Notes

Put the weaker players near the King’s court, and put the stronger players near the bottom

Cool Down Stretch (5 min)

Notes