Badminton – Essential Skills Training Course
General Information
ALL sessions are aimed at starting at 7:30pm so please ensure you are here and ready to participate before that time. (If unavoidably detained please join on court 1 on arrival).
The first evening will start with trainers’ introductions and directions to the fire exits and toilets.
The 5 Week Plan
Over the 5 weeks we are focusing on doubles play – Mens, Ladies & Mixed doubles
- Improving all of the basic stokes (Serving, attacking & defending)
- Improving positioning on court
- Improving movement around the court
- Providing a broad understanding of the current rules of the game
- Providing a broad understanding of basic tactics, shot selection & placement of shot
| Session | Date | Court 1 | Court 3 | Topics | Court 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 2nd May | Keiron | Mike | Warm Up Session Short Serve Flick Serve |
Auto feed Machine in use for movement practice |
| Week 2 | 9th May | Keiron | Mike | Warm Up Session Drive Serve Returning Serve |
Auto feed Machine in use for movement practice |
| Week 3 | 16th May | Keiron | Mike | Warm Up Session Clear Drop Shot |
Auto feed Machine in use for movement practice |
| Week 4 | 23rd May | Keiron | Mike | Warm Up Session Smash Drive / Push Shot |
Auto feed Machine in use for movement practice |
| Week 5 | 30th May | Keiron | Mike | Warm Up Session Net Play Defending |
Auto feed Machine in use for movement practice |
Each evening will start with a quick warm up session before splitting you into 2 groups.
Each group will have a dedicated trainer who will explain what will be happening for the remainder of the evening.
During the sessions your trainers will give you the opportunity to ask questions and don’t be afraid to ask as there is no such thing as a daft question.
Before session 1
To get the best out of the course you should be aware of the BWF Laws of badminton, you can download a copy from here, and although we do not expect you to know everything, for lesson 1, you are focusing on section 9.
After each session
After each session you will be given access to documentation comprising: a reminder of the key learning points from the session, links to relevant video/s* to back up that learning and a note of what rules you should read up on for the next session.
* Please note – there is an unimaginable quantity of videos on the internet covering all aspects of the game – These range from excellent to totally useless and wrong (remember most of the people posting the videos are earning from these videos) It can be very hard for even an experienced club player to identify which videos are suitable for their standard of play and aspirations. We have no affiliation to any of the owners/producers of the videos that we provide the links for and just look for ones that are suitable for the level we are training at.
Location
Hingham Sports Centre
Watton Road, Hingham, Norfolk, NR9 4HD
Hingham Sports Centre
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