1. Level 3 Certificate in Coaching Badminton
Module 4, Day 2
Performance Factors 4: Tactical training

2. Recap of Module 4, Day 1 9.00am – 9.15am
Module 4: Development of Technique and Tactics 1
Start
Duration
Content
09:00 15
Introduction
09:15 30
Biomechanics of badminton technique
09:45 60
Technical: Movement
10:45
BREAK
11:00 75
12:15 45
LUNCH
13:00
Feeding Skills
14:00
Technical: Hitting
15:15
15:30
16:45
Summary
17:00
CLOSE
9.00am – 9.15am

3. Performance Factors 4: Tactical Training
Module 4: Development of Technique and Tactics 2
Start
Duration
Content
09:00
15 mins
Introduction to the day and the first session
09:15
90 mins
Feeding
10:45
BREAK
11:00
225 mins
Tactical Training: Singles
12:30
45 mins
LUNCH
1:15
14:45
15:00
100 mins
Doubles specific tactics
16:40
20 mins
Summary
17:00
CLOSE
9.00am – 9.15am

4. Feeding skills
“Effective feeding” – the ability to deliver the shuttle consistently to the required area, so that players are given meaningful practice opportunities
Ways a feed may be varied
Power, trajectory, predictability, frequency (e.g. multi-feed)
Advantages/disadvantages of using continuous rally (i.e. single shuttle) over use of multi-feed/multiple single feeds
“An effective set of practices will put the players in a situation where they cannot help but succeed”
9.15am – 10.45am

5. Feeding skills
In 3 groups, devise a series of practices (using a single shuttle) to technically improve your allocated stroke(s) in the RC, MC and FC
Group A: F/H power & slice smash (RC), F/H drive (MC), B/H x-net (FC)
Group B: B/H drop (straight & CC) (RC), B/H block (MC), F/H x-net (FC)
Group C: RTH drop (straight & CC) (RC), B/H long defence (MC), F/H spin nets (FC)
10.00am – 10.45am: Delivery of your practices to the other 2 groups to try out and appraise
9.15am – 10.45am

6. Break 10.45am – 11.00am

7. Tactical Training – Singles
Two aspects to our definition of tactics:
Strategy or plan(s) designed before and implemented during a match
Decisions made during and between rallies
If technical training is concerned with the “how”, what is tactical training concerned with?
In order to make effective plans & decisions, what do players need?
11.00am – 11.30am

8. Tactical Training – Singles
Two aspects to our definition of tactics:
Strategy or plan(s) designed before and implemented during a match
Decisions made during and between rallies
If technical training is concerned with the “how”, what is tactical training concerned with?
In order to make effective plans & decisions, what do players need?
Need awareness before they can make decisions
In pairs, define (a) 4 areas of awareness players need to have and (b) examples of things under each heading effective player needs to be aware of
11.00am – 11.30am

9. Tactical Training – Singles
Opponent awareness (e.g. court position, body position, racket carriage, balance, momentum, strengths & weaknesses, previous stroke(s), patterns of play, tactics they are trying to employ, probably replies)
Self awareness (e.g. court position, on or off balance, time, technical limitations, strengths & weaknesses, most effective replies)
Spatial awareness (i.e. awareness of height, width and depth, how to defend (using base) and exploit)
Partner awareness (e.g. strengths & weaknesses of individuals & combination)
11.00am – 11.30am

10. Tactical Training – Singles
In pairs, specific examples of (a) good awareness and (b) poor awareness demonstrated by a singles player under each of these headings
How can develop awareness and good decision making in our singles players?
Do the following types of practice develop awareness or decision making?
Closed/predictable practices, e.g. an accuracy practice
Open/unpredictable practices
11.00am – 11.30am

11. Tactical Benchmarks 4 years training 8 Years Training
Underpinning appreciation of concepts of spatial, opponent and self awareness, but are not necessarily able to assimilate this into a whole picture.
Can formulate a plan (but execution is inconsistent – constrained by technical capability), but limited in ability to change ‘on the fly’
Assimilation of different types of awareness taking place.
Can develop and put into practice more complex tactical plans
Developing ability to adapt “on the fly”
Able to take in lots of info, assimilate and process it quickly (different types of awareness) – very broad awareness
Play to a plan consistently
Adapt instinctively
Set traps!
See weakness and can exploit “on the fly”
Spatial deception
11.00am – 11.30am

12. Devising effective singles tactical practices
We will now devise singles tactical practices that progress from closed to open situations
Remember that
Closed/predictable practices develop awareness, not decision making
Open/unpredictable practices can develop awareness and decision making
“An effective set of practices will put the players in a situation where they cannot help but succeed”
Example practices for use of stop drop in singles
11.30am – 11.45am

13. Example: Tactical practice progression for use of F/H stop drop in singles
Stop drop accuracy & technical/tactical umpire (closed – awareness only)
Depth game – alternate punch clears and stop drops (closed – awareness only)
Shot selection – feeder must return shuttle to RC, player hits punch clears and stop drops (open – awareness & decision making)
As above, but also introduce smash
Play Rally Out (PRO) – clearing rally, then stop drop triggers playing the rally out
Bonus point game – win the rally with stop drop or shot after = 3 bonus points
Win the match game – win the rally with stop drop or shot after = win the match, loser leaves court and is replaced
11.30am – 11.45am

14. Devising effective singles tactical practices
Same groups as this morning (A, B & C)
Select one of your RC strokes, one MC stroke and one FC stroke allocated earlier
Devise a set of progressive singles-based tactical practices that move from closed to open for each stroke
You will then deliver these to the rest of the group after lunch
11.45am – 12.30pm

15. Lunch 12.30pm – 1.15pm

16. Devising effective singles tactical practices
1.15pm – 2.00pm: Deliver your practices to the rest of the group (one or more of your allocated strokes may be selected)
Group appraisal on progressive nature of the practices in moving from closed to open
2.00pm – 3.00pm: Whole group identify key areas of tactical concern for junior singles players
One problem per group – work on coaching solution and present to rest of the group
1.15pm – 3.00pm

17. Tactical Training – Doubles
In pairs, draw up a list of key tactical skills of an effective doubles player
Recap overleaf of 4, 8 and 12 year tactical benchmarks – identify doubles-specific skills to add to this model and prioritise by stage of development
4 year: establish
8 year: integrate
12 year: automatic
Require a “broader awareness” in doubles and concept of communication key
3.00pm – 3.15pm

18. Tactical Benchmarks 4 years training 8 Years Training
Underpinning appreciation of concepts of spatial, opponent and self awareness, but are not necessarily able to assimilate this into a whole picture.
Can formulate a plan (but execution is inconsistent – constrained by technical capability), but limited in ability to change ‘on the fly’
Assimilation of different types of awareness taking place.
Can develop and put into practice more complex tactical plans
Developing ability to adapt “on the fly”
Able to take in lots of info, assimilate and process it quickly (different types of awareness) – very broad awareness
Play to a plan consistently
Adapt instinctively
Set traps!
See weakness and can exploit “on the fly”
Spatial deception
3.00pm – 3.15pm

19. Devising effective doubles tactical practices
We will now devise doubles tactical practices that progress from closed to open situations
Exactly the same principles and ideas apply as developing progressive singles practices
“An effective set of practices will put the players in a situation where they cannot help but succeed”
In pairs, identify 6 common doubles tactical issues faced when coaching/observed, 2 of which are mixed
Same groups as this morning (A, B & C) – each assigned one levels and one mixed issue
Devise set of progressive tactical practices (3+) for that skill
4.00pm – 4.45pm: Demonstrate exercises to the whole group
3.15pm – 4.45pm

20. Performance Factors 4: Tactical Training
Module 4: Development of Technique and Tactics 2
Start
Duration
Content
09:00
15 mins
Introduction to the day and the first session
09:15
90 mins
Feeding
10:45
BREAK
11:00
225 mins
Tactical Training: Singles
12:30
45 mins
LUNCH
1:15
14:45
15:00
100 mins
Doubles specific tactics
16:40
20 mins
Summary
17:00
CLOSE
4.45pm – 5.00pm