Group
- Beginner
Lesson Focus
- Continue to help kids to understand and improve their badminton stroke
Warm Up (10 mins)
Run 3 laps back and forth from one wall to the other wall.
Relay Race
- Karaoke 1x
- Side shuffle twice and Jump 1x
- High Knees 1x
- Butt Kickers 1x
- Forward shuffle and backward shuffle 1x
- Lunges with side twist 1x
Notes
- Warm up without rackets
- Increases heart rate and blood flow
Water Break (5 mins)
Scissor Jump Revision (10 mins)
- Student stand sideway on the line
- With body weight on racket foot
- On the coach signal, student makes a scissor jump and moves forward after landing
- Execute first without chasse backward
- Progress with two chasse steps before scissor jump
Focus on:
- Weight on the racket leg
- Kick through
- Landing on the non-racket foot
- Movement forward
Fast Feed (10 mins)
- Students spread out facing the coaches
- Each exercise start slowly to establish correct technique
- On the signal from the coaches, students increase the speed to the maximum while maintain the movement pattern
- Examples:
- Jogging on the spot to sprint
- Split steps slow to fast
- Cross steps
- Two steps forward and two steps backward
The Smash Part 1 (10 mins)
- Coaches to demonstrate smash to student
- Prepare:
- Forehand grip
- Relaxed ready position
- Step back to load rear leg, sideway stand with racket arm on the back
- Raise non-racket arm for balance
- Execution:
- Rotate body
- Throw racket head powerfully, pronate forearm
- Contact shuttle in front of the body with racket face angled downward
- Follow through:
- Follow through downward to opposite side of body
- Bring non-racket foot forward after contact
- All students line up in a row to practice shadowing the smash
- Students begin movement on coaches signal
- Coaches to give feedback to students on correct movement
Notes:
- Shadow smash on stationary position
- Progress to smash drill when students able to follow instructions
The Smash Part 2 (20 mins)
- Students work in group of 2-3 to practice smash with shuttles
- Coaches feed the shuttles with high serve, students practice the smash
- Students waiting for their turn pick up the shuttles and make into a row
- Row of 10 birdies, 3 sets each
Notes:
- Coaches can hand feed if students are unable to move into the right position to smash. i.e. smash with shuttles on stationary position
- Focus on contact point in front of body, hitting downward and finish with movement forward
Games (20 mins)
- Coaches play with students in a double game. Meanwhile, the coach can teach them double rules. Or
- Play around the world. Coaches vs students. Coaches only lift or clear. Students can clear ,drop or smash.
Cool Down Stretch and Review (5 mins)
- Calves
- Quads
- Glutes
- Hamstrings
- Groin
Notes:
- Review what technique learned today
- Talk about what we went well today and what didn’t
- Ask for the student’s feedback on the drills and the games
- Socialize with them