Year 9 - Physical education
Doubles strategy and communication
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 work effectively with a partner to cover the court and apply pressure to the opposition.
Key Notes
- Move: effectively covering the space on the court involves moving back if your partner moves to the net.
- Think: knowing a shuttle in the middle of the court should be played by whoever can hit a forehand is smart tactics.
- Feel: being dedicated to working with your partner to achieve the best possible outcome shows commitment.
- Connect: being positive helps avoid deterioration in performance
Vocabulary To Learn
- strategy: a plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall aim
- partnership: working well with a partner due to good communication and teamwork
- commitment: the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause or activity
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils don't adapt their court position based on where their partner is and where the shuttle has been hit.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: effectively covering the space on the court involves moving back if your partner moves to the net. Think: knowing a shuttle in the middle of the court should be played by whoever can hit a forehand is smart tactics.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'strategy'
a plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall aim.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils don't adapt their court position based on where their partner is and where the shuttle has been hit. Correction: Work together to cover the court. If your partner is at the front of the court then it is important to step back to cover the back of the court. However, it is typically easier to assume side-by-side positioning and cover half the court each.
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