Year 9 - Physical education
Advanced footwork and movement
Net and wall games: understand effective performance in badminton
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Unit Summary
This unit will provide pupils with the opportunity to show commitment to developing their badminton skills further in both singles and doubles play. Pupils will also refine their skills at officiating, analysing performance and organising a fair competition.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to move well to cover the court with agility, coordination and spatial awareness.
Key Notes
- Move: pre-loading your legs with a split step speeds up reactions.
- Move: lunging requires big steps and an explosive push back to the centre of the court.
- Think: running through the shuttle leaves you out of position for the next shot.
- Feel: continuing to push hard, even when fatigued or out of breath, shows determination.
- Connect: cheering on others helps with their motivation to try hard and perform at their best.
Vocabulary To Learn
- split step: a small explosive movement which enables you to change direction quickly
- agility: the ability to change direction at speed
- coordination: the ability to use two or more body parts at the same time
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils wait until their opponent hits the shuttle before starting to initiate movement to retrieve it.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: pre-loading your legs with a split step speeds up reactions. Move: lunging requires big steps and an explosive push back to the centre of the court.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'split step'
a small explosive movement which enables you to change direction quickly.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils wait until their opponent hits the shuttle before starting to initiate movement to retrieve it. Correction: If you wait until you know where the shuttle is going before starting to move, you will often be too late to get to it. Instead, pre-load your legs with a split step to trigger an explosive lunge to reach the shuttle faster.
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