July – Backhand Short Serve Team Competition

July 13, 2022

In this activity, pupils play a serve competition into a target (i.e. a box). At the start they have a lot of shuttles laying in a hoop (at least 10 per person). When finished, teacher will count how many they hit into the box. The fastest team gets one extra point.

Lesson 7: Serve and Rally

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May 1, 2024

May – Introduction Net Shots – Backhand & Forehand Side

Preparation: hold racket out in front of the body (long arm) Backswing: very small with relaxed grip Forward swing: a gentle push over the net with relaxed grip and good finger control Follow through: as small as necessary. Start with backhand, then forehand, then alternately. Practice first wit

April 2, 2024

April- Balancing Shuttles 2

In this activity, pupils balance an upturned shuttle on their heads whilst walking forward using a basic lunge technique. Lesson 10: Revision Games[vc_btn title="More Shuttle Time videos" color="danger" i_icon_fontawesome="fab fa-youtube" add_icon="true" link="url:https%3A%2F%2Fw

March 1, 2024

March – Overhead Drop Shot

This activity must be play in 3 and focus on correct overhead hitting technique and the accuracy of dropshot. Player 1 on the same side of the net as player 2, throws the shuttle high for player 2 to hit forehand drop with rotation. Player 3 on the other side of the net will catches the shuttle and

February 7, 2024

February – Hitting With Change Of Grip

In this activity, Teacher needs to use hoops or draw targets on the wall. Pupils work in pairs and practice hitting targets using change of grips hitting a shuttle thrown by partner (with or without net). Lesson 2: Grip Changes and Footwork[vc_btn title="More Shuttle Time videos"

January 4, 2024

January – Balance The Racket

The main teaching points for teacher in this activity is using variation with pupils forming circle and teacher signals “left” or “right”. Other things are to increase the distance between partners and start with shorter distance and gradually increase the difficulty. Lesson 9: Fo

December 5, 2023

December – Forehand Lift Merry Go Round

In this activity, groups of 4-6 pupils start from the centre of the court. Teacher/helper throws shuttles and one by one the pupils execute forehand lift by using start, split step and lunge. In this activity, when working with “multi-shuttles” be aware of shuttles lying on the courts.

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