Badminton National Curriculum Attainment Level

1. BadmintonNational Curriculum Attainment Level • Key • Black – Developing Skills (DS) • Pink – Making and Applying Decisions (MAD) • Blue – Evaluate and Improve (E & I) • Red – Developing physical and mental capacity (PMC) • Orange – Making informed choices about healthy active lifestyles (CHAL)

2. BadmintonNational Curriculum Attainment Level3 • I can perform some of the basic skills. • I can return the shuttle efficiently. • I can predominantly play overhead clear shots, only slightly moving my opponent around the court. • I have some idea of the defensive and attacking shots. • I can identify some of the strengths and weaknesses in my performance. • I have the confidence to attempt skills • I have the physical ability to play a game against an opponent of a similar ability • I know that exercise is important for a healthy lifestyle. • I can follow a warm up and cool down safely using suitable activities.

3. BadmintonNational Curriculum Attainment Level4 • I have some knowledge of basic team tactics. • I am reasonably competent in certain shots in badminton. • I am able to use variety of serving techniques and return to mid court. • I know the scoring rules of badminton. • I can contribute to the game in doubles although it may be rather minimal. • I can use some of the correct technique terms to improve performance. • I want to improve my skills and knowledge of tactics, I can assess my performance and this makes me a reflective learner. • I can maintain physical effort throughout an hours lesson • I understand that exercise is important for a healthy lifestyle. • I can follow a warm up and cool down safely using suitable activities by myself.

4. BadmintonNational Curriculum Attainment Level5 • I can perform the smash with good consistency and fluency. • I can demonstrate the ability to use forehand and backhand drives. • I can demonstrate the correct techniques in defending and attacking my court. • I have some understanding of doubles tactics. • I can identify strengths and weaknesses of mine and others performances, giving feedback and ideas to improve. This makes me a creative thinker. • I have a strong desire to improve • I react quickly to my opponents shot and maintain my effort • I can lead a warm up and cool down session. • I can explain why exercise is important to my health and fitness.

5. BadmintonNational Curriculum Attainment Level6 • When playing attacking shots, I can demonstrate good technique as well as the ability to deceive my opponent by scoring a point. • I am able to display reliability when defending my court. • I know the role of an umpire and can evaluate the decisions made by him/her. This makes me an independent enquirer. • I can give more detailed feedback to improve performance and analyse. • I want to continue to improve my game to get to a level 7 • I have sufficient strength, flexibility, speed and stamina to maintain a good performance • I am able to lead a safe warm up and cool down, stretching the correct areas of the body for badminton. • I understand how badminton can benefit a person’s health and fitness.

6. BadmintonNational Curriculum Attainment Level7 • I have a very high level of variation play. • I can show a high level of attacking proficiency using smash and drop shots to good effect. • I know the rules of badminton and rarely make mistakes. • I can make an outstanding contribution to the game. • I have very good knowledge of team tactics and positional play. • I have the desire to achieve success and will personally seek improvement and continue to challenge myself. This makes me a self-manager • I have sufficient strength, flexibility, speed and stamina to maintain a good performance • I know which of the major muscles to stretch for badminton • I understand why we warm up and cool down. • I can describe how badminton benefits health and fitness and can share this information with a small group.