Year 9 - Physical education
Drop shots and net play
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 use drop shots and net play to open up the front of the court.
Key Notes
- Move: getting your racket as close to the net to intercept, rather than swing at the shuttle, ensures a soft net shot.
- Move: drop shots from the back require very little follow through in the swing.
- Feel: hitting shots softly requires self-discipline and composure.
- Connect: feeding the shuttle to put just enough pressure on your teammates maximises the benefits of training.
Vocabulary To Learn
- touch shot: hitting the shuttle softly with a stationary racket to use the shuttle's momentum to propel it back
- arc: moving with a curving trajectory
- carry: an illegal tactic where the shuttle is held on the racket head and slung back over the net
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils swing when hitting drop shots and net shots.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: getting your racket as close to the net to intercept, rather than swing at the shuttle, ensures a soft net shot. Move: drop shots from the back require very little follow through in the swing.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'touch shot'
hitting the shuttle softly with a stationary racket to use the shuttle's momentum to propel it back.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils swing when hitting drop shots and net shots. Correction: By reducing your backswing and almost eliminating your follow through, you will be able to perform more successful drop shots and net shots that trickle just over the net and put your opponent under more pressure.
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