Badminton Skills and Techniques

1. Badminton Skills and Techniques Task 1 Draw a house If you have…………. Tiles on your roof – 5 points Windows – 5 points Front door – 5 points Coloured drawing – 5 points Chimney - 5 points Garden – 5 points Sky dish/aerial – 5 points House number – 5 points Letter box – 5 points Fence – 5 points

2. Skill and skilled Performance • To help you understand the terms of skill and technique, it will be useful to refer to the term 'technique' as howyou do things and refer to 'skill' as how effectively you use techniques. Each attempt you make at combining a series of movements is called a performance.

3. The more skillful you are, the better your performance is likely to be. Being aware of the type of skill you are working on, will determine the way you practice and develop the skill. • A skilled performance is about your ability to be in the correct place at the correct time and be able to select the correct technique, making it look as effortless as possible to meet the performance demands. • Skills are learned as a result of effective practice and can be performed consistently , it is not a fluke or beginners luck. Think about the last time you practiced. What were you thinking about?

4. The effective badminton player • Fluent/controlled movements • lunge and chassis step to cover court • Vary the pace of the game (HOW?) • Create space for point winning shots (HOW?) • Remain balanced at all times

5. Selecting the correct options! • Select Skills that are successful in outcome • Select skills which create scoring options • Select skills that allow recovery • Select skills which force errors

6. What does a skilful/automatics player look like? • Economic and graceful movement patterns. • The performer is in complete control of their actions. • Touch and power shots used in performance situations to outmanoeuvre opponent and create space. • Broad repertoire of shots from any point on the court. • Skills can be linked consistently • Faster/ decisions are made resulting in a quicker motor response • Actions show flair, creativity and disguise. • Skills are carried out automatically without thinking about them. (no conscious thought required) • High success rate • Excellent tactical awareness playing to opponents weaknesses • Good timing, consistency and accuracy in shots • Consistently achieve goals • Confidence and mental toughness on display • Physical fitness finely tuned to cope with the demands of badminton • Speed, agility, Flexibility, CRE, power • Now watch model performers

7. Homework • Describe a skillful performer in an activity of your choice. (Badminton) (4) • Try to include all key words and give examples to support your answer. • Try not to simply list what a skilled performer looks like. • Do not use guff words when completing your answer as they give no explanation.