Year 10 - Physical education
Backhand shots
Non-examined assessment: badminton practical
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Unit Summary
This unit provides pupils with the knowledge and opportunity to replicate skills in isolation and in performance scenarios in badminton. As a popular individual and team sport offered by many pupils it will cover serving, footwork, forehand and backhand shot selection, as well as competition rules.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to hit backhand serves, clears, drives, smashes and drop shots with consistency.
Key Notes
- Move: underarm shots have a U-shaped swing with a slightly bent elbow.
- Move: overarm shots have a high elbow and flick movement to meet the shuttle up high in front of the body.
- Think: it is sometimes best to run round the shuttle to enable a forehand shot but that requires fast footwork.
- Feel: confidence is needed to persevere with tougher backhand shots to maximise learning and muscle memory development.
- Connect: striving to help others to improve their performance shows excellent teamwork and cooperation.
Vocabulary To Learn
- smash: hitting the shuttle down to attack with power
- drop shot: hitting the shuttle from the back of the court to go just over the net
- net shot: a touch shot played at the front of the court to return the shuttlecock just over the net
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Drop shots and net shots are two terms for the same thing.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: underarm shots have a U-shaped swing with a slightly bent elbow. Move: overarm shots have a high elbow and flick movement to meet the shuttle up high in front of the body.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'smash'
hitting the shuttle down to attack with power.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Drop shots and net shots are two terms for the same thing. Correction: Whilst both shots play the shuttle just over the net, a drop shot is hit from the back of the court whereas a net shot is hit from the front of the court close to the net.
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