Year 9 - Physical education
Recall of basic skills and rules
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 play a recognised game of badminton applying all major rules.
Key Notes
- Move: snapping the wrist on overhead shots turns a clear into a smash.
- Think: for a legal serve, the shuttle must be hit underarm and below the waist.
- Think: hitting to your opponent's backhand and to the back of the court increases winning opportunities.
- Feel: taking responsibility for your actions shows commitment.
- Connect: helping others to remember and correctly apply the rules requires collaboration.
Vocabulary To Learn
- clear: a shot played from the back of the court, up high and deep into your opponent's half
- net fault: if any player touches the net with their body, racket or clothing during the rally, they lose the point
- notational analysis: studying movement patterns, strategy and tactics that result in winning or losing points
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils call their score first and get confused which side they should serve from.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: snapping the wrist on overhead shots turns a clear into a smash. Think: for a legal serve, the shuttle must be hit underarm and below the waist.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'clear'
a shot played from the back of the court, up high and deep into your opponent's half.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils call their score first and get confused which side they should serve from. Correction: You should always call the serving player's/team's score first. If their score is even, then they serve from the right, whereas if their score is odd, they serve from the left.
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