Class 1-1 Lesson 1 & 2

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Group:

  • Beginner

Lesson Focus:

  • Grip change 
  • Forehand/Backhand Grips
  • Control Direction 

Warm Up (5 mins)

  • Jog 5 laps around the gym
  • Notes:
    • To warm up for first exercise
    • Increase hear rate

Balloon Tap (15 mins)

  • Groups of 2 – 1 balloon per pair
  • One partner passes the balloon to the other partners (each gets one touch)
  • Use racquet hand to control the balloon
  • Line up at the base line, touch the other end of the gym and back without letting the balloon drop – If it drops restart from the base line
  • First 2 pairs to get back to the base line gets a break, rest of the pairs have to do 5 pushups and continue with the exercise – continue to eliminate pairs until times up
  • Notes:
    • Preparing them to control the shuttle with racquet
Balloon Tap 2

Balloon Tap Relay Game (20 mins)

  • Groups of 3 ~ 4 – 1 balloon per group
  • One person from each group goes at a time – keep the balloon afloat using their racquet hand
  • Line up at the base line, touch the other end of the gym and back without letting the balloon drop – If it drops, restart from the base line
  • When a person reaches the end, touch the next person’s hand and the next person goes
  • Once everyone goes at least once, the whole group sits down – depending on the amount of people in the group, some people will go twice
  • First 2 groups to get back to the base line gets a beak, rest of the pairs have to do 5 pushups and continue with the exercise – continue to eliminate pairs until times up
  • Notes:
    • Preparing them to control the shuttle with racquet

Break (5 mins)

  • Get racquet after the break

Backhand Thump Grip with Balloon (10 mins)

  • Each person gets a balloon
  • Get students to spread out across the courts – enough space to move around
  • Use backhand grip (thumb grip) to keep the balloon afloat – control the balloon for it to stay within the court. Do not let the balloon touch the group
  • 2 sets of 3 minutes – 1 minute break in between
  • Notes:
    • Learn how to control the balloon with a racquet and correct grip
    • Make sure students have their thumb placed on the wider side of the racquet grip

Forehand Basic Grip with Balloon (10 mins)

  • Each person gets a balloon
  • Get students to spread out across the courts – enough space to move around
  • Use forehand grip (V grip) to keep the balloon afloat – control the balloon for it to stay within the court. Do not let the balloon touch the ground
  • 2 sets of 3 minutes – 1 min break in between
  • Notes:
    • Learn how to control the balloon with a racquet and correct grip
    • Ensure students told their racquet with a handshake grip/v grip

Grip Change with Balloon (22 minutes)

  • Each person gets a balloon
  • Get students to spread out across the courts – enough space to move around
  • Use both forehand and backhand grips – switch between each grip every 4 touches
  • Every 3 minutes reduce the number of touches
  • 4 sets of 5 minutes – 30s break in between each set
  • Notes:
    • Get used to the grip changes
    • Learn how o control the shuttle with racquet

Stretching/Cool Down (remaining time)

  • Sit down, feet together and reach forward
  • Legs as apart as possible, reach for each foot then center
  • One arm across body and other arm pulls it closer to body
  • Notes:
    • Stretch muscles

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Last Updated: 2023-10-09

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