Completion of Practical Logbooks for Badminton

Booklet One-Low/Short Serve  Sport-badminton  Team or Individual Sport-Team Sport  Session Number-One  Date-Leave blank  Aim of session-low/short serve  Practice One-Serving the low/short serve from A to B (include diagram and short description)  Key Technical Requirements-  shuttle held in non racket hand, non hitting shoulder/foot pointing towards opponent, racket held ready behind back, transfer weight from back foot to front foot, make contact with the shuttle with racket below waist height.  Practice Two-Serving the low/short serve from A to B, then swapping sides from C to D. (include diagram and short description)  Key Technical Requirements –as with Practice One

The last 5 boxes  Describe the tactics covered- creating space behind the opponent by bringing them closer to the net.  How could they be applied to a game-If I was playing an opponent who I knew was bad at returning a low serve, I would use this weakness against them and try and score more points.  Do you feel like you have improved-give an answer that would show whether you think you doing the practices has made you any better or not. If you haven't yet done the practice in the lesson, think about how this may improve your ability.  Strengths & Weaknesses-examples could be footwork, hand-eye coordination, timing, using the wrong type of racket, poor awareness of space, hitting the net, etc. Choose any from this list as positives or negatives or choose from your own experiences.  Strengths & Weaknesses during a game-explain how the strength or weakness you have selected in the previous box did/would affect you in a game.

Booklet Two-High/Long Serve  Sport-badminton  Team or Individual Sport-Team Sport  Session Number-Two  Date-Leave blank  Aim of session-high/long serve  Practice One-Serving the high/long serve from A to B (include diagram and short description)  Key Technical Requirements-  shuttle held in non racket hand, non hitting shoulder/foot pointing towards opponent, racket held high behind back, transfer weight from back foot to front foot, more power needed to create whipping action, make contact with the shuttle with racket below waist height.  Practice Two-Serving the high/long serve from A to B, then swapping sides from C to D. (include diagram and short description)  Key Technical Requirements –as with Practice One

The last 5 boxes  Describe the tactics covered- creating and maintaining space in front of your opponent at the front of the court by moving or keeping your opponent at the back of the court.  How could they be applied to a game-If I was playing an opponent who I knew was bad at returning a high serve, I would use this weakness against them and try and score more points by forcing them back.  Do you feel like you have improved-give an answer that would show whether you think you doing the practices has made you any better or not. If you haven't yet done the practice in the lesson, think about how this may improve your ability.  Strengths & Weaknesses-examples could be footwork, hand-eye coordination, timing, using the wrong type of racket, poor awareness of space, not hitting the shuttle hard enough, etc. Choose any from this list as positives or negatives or choose from your own experiences.  Strengths & Weaknesses during a game-explain how the strength or weakness you have selected in the previous box did/would affect you in a game.

Booklet Three-Overhead Clear  Sport-badminton  Team or Individual Sport-Team Sport  Session Number-Three  Date-Leave blank  Aim of session-overhead clear  Practice One-Overhead clear rally straight across the court (include diagram and short description)  Key Technical Requirements-  Non hitting shoulder facing the direction the shuttle is going to be hit, keep racket in scratching back position, aim to hit the shuttle at its highest point, as you bring your racket arm through your bicep should brush your ear, whipping action, exaggerated follow through.  Practice Two-A feeds the shuttle to B with a high serve, B hits overhead clear return aiming for the shuttle to land in the hoop to test accuracy (include diagram and short description)  Key Technical Requirements –as with Practice One

The last 5 boxes  Describe the tactics covered- creating space in front of the opponent by forcing them to the back of the court. This puts you in a better position on the “T”.  How could they be applied to a game-If I was playing an opponent who I knew had a weak return of overhead clear, I would push them to the back of the court with this shot and try and score more points.  Do you feel like you have improved-give an answer that would show whether you think you doing the practices has made you any better or not. If you haven't yet done the practice in the lesson, think about how this may improve your ability.  Strengths & Weaknesses-examples could be footwork, hand-eye coordination, timing, using the wrong type of racket, poor awareness of space, hitting the net, etc. Choose any from this list as positives or negatives or choose from your own experiences.  Strengths & Weaknesses during a game-explain how the strength or weakness you have selected in the previous box did/would affect you in a game.

Booklet Four-Drop Shot  Sport-badminton  Team or Individual Sport-Team Sport  Session Number-Four  Date-Leave blank  Aim of session-drop shot  Practice One-As with practice one for the overhead clear (include diagram and short description)  Key Technical Requirements-  As with technique for overhead clear, however, rather than an exaggerated follow through, the racket is “checked” or stopped, this allows the shuttle to drop over the net.  Practice Two-as with practice two for the overhead clear (include diagram and short description)  Key Technical Requirements –as with Practice One, but highlight the differences between practices.

The last 5 boxes  Describe the tactics covered- creating space in front of the opponent into which you can attempt to end the rally by forcing your opponent into making a mistake.  How could they be applied to a game-If I was playing an opponent who I knew could not pick out a drop shot, or had poor movement around the court, I would push them to the back of the court ready to play this shot and try and score more points.  Do you feel like you have improved-give an answer that would show whether you think you doing the practices has made you any better or not. If you haven't yet done the practice in the lesson, think about how this may improve your ability.  Strengths & Weaknesses-examples could be footwork, hand-eye coordination, timing, using the wrong type of racket, poor awareness of space, hitting the net, etc. Choose any from this list as positives or negatives or choose from your own experiences.  Strengths & Weaknesses during a game-explain how the strength or weakness you have selected in the previous box did/would affect you in a game.