Shuttle Badminton

Badminton game is one of the best recreation and exercise game. Badminton is a game with lot of dynamic movements. A very agile and requires anaerobic Endurance. Players above intermediate level should have ability to play an average of 30 to 40 mins games may be twice or thrice a day. Strong legs, good shoulder and forearm strength and power, great core and back strength are required to maintain fitness around the year. Players should have an active off season practice. Current playing standards and situations are demanding fitness around the year to manage the performance and ranking.

Badminton Footwork:

In badminton, footwork means the way you move to attend the shuttles in different directions and to perform the techniques with good balance and timing. This can be achieved by practicing shadow actions of court movements in different directions.

Initial stages of footwork can be started with conventional running techniques. You need to see that the last step in reaching the corner is the leading leg with a lung step to execute the technique with balance in the front court area. The same can be done by taking a required stance at the rear court area.

Depending on the player’s strength and coordination, he can be introduced to little further with steps counting towards the corners so that he will sense the distance from centre of the court.

The levels of footwork can be improved to advanced levels depending on the standard of game and physical ability of the player.

Badminton Techniques

The best way of utilising Biomechanics of your body to execute the techniques, this is to get the highest level of coordination while executing the skill. This varies from person the person depending on their physical ability and coordination levels.

Utilising the major muscles in coordination with smaller muscles to attain the highest coordination in executing the technique.

1. Forehand grip
2. Backhand grip
3. Service – high lob, forehand short serve, backhand short serve,
4. deceptive serve
5. Forehand Toss and drop
6. Forehand drop clear and push
7. Back hand drop clear and push
8. Forehand smash clear – singles and doubles
9. Forehand Drive straight and cross court
10. Around the head toss and drop
11. Back hand Drive – basic and advance, straight and cross court
12. Backhand smash clear – singles and doubles
13. Forehand net drop – straight, cross court, dribble and deception net drop.
14. Backhand net drop – straight, cross court, dribble and deception net drop.
15. Backhand drop from rear court – straight, cross court, fast drop, slow control drop and drive from rear court.
16. Net tapping – forehand and back hand( brushing and tapping), mid court push in doubles.
17. Forehand and Around the head deceptive toss – straight and cross court.
18. Forehand drop – slicing (st &cr court), fast drop/ half smash, reverse slicing and straight half smash.
19. Around the head drop – straight slicing, reverse slicing cross court slow and fast drop.
20. Dribbling clear – forehand and backhand clear
21. Smash – Forehand and Around the head straight and cross court smashes.

Fitness

Note: Fitness schedule and load can be done under the supervision of a qualified fitness trainer. The information given here is on general basis and the options to be taken care in planning fitness sessions for a badminton player.

Endurance
Badminton players need good endurance to:

1. play more number of matches in a day
2. recover between matches
3. to play very long rallies
4. recover between rallies
5. recover between training sessions

Strength:

• Basic strength exercises for beginners – start workouts for major muscles and slowly add up small muscle group, possibly own body strength exercises are preferred depends on age and body weight.
• If the player is having reasonably level of endurance, these players can be exposed to strength endurance workouts with low intensity.
• Care should be taken in improving balance while executing the techniques, exercises can be done on on and off the court. Particularly for the learner, before attending the shuttle, while execution of technique and timely recovery to the centre and follow up shots
• Coordination: Hand eye coordination, movement towards the corners and moving towards the shuttle by anticipating the speed and place of landing, settle with balance and maintain timing in attending the shuttle.

Speed:
(The fitness components of speed, agility and quickness are closely inter-related.)
There are numerous different types of SAQ training, including:

• Fast feet
• Ladder workouts
• Hurdle workouts
• Shadowing partner
• Reaction workouts
• Clock drills

Flexibility:
Flexibility increases the range of motion of the joints and movement easiness on and off the court. Junior players should concentrate on flexibility by doing exercises in all fitness sessions. Has to do both static and dynamic flexibility exercises to improve movement coordination and balance while executing the techniques. Flexibility exercises can be done after a good warm-up and cooling down after a heavy workout. This also helps in reducing your injuries, particularly repetitive strain injuries.

SHUTTLE BADMINTON

LOAD AND TECHNIQUES FOR KIDS

TRAINING LOAD (Approx)

L : LOW, M: MEDIUM, H: HIGH

Note: The above information is applicable for the players who start the game by 10 – 11 years of age.

In case of late start in learning the game the schedules will be flexible according to the standard of the player’s learning ability.

Skills for Beginners:

1. Forehand basic grip – with shadow movements.
2. Forehand toss – standing strokes and shadow actions.
3. Forehand clear – standing strokes and shadow actions.
4. Forehand drop – Standing strokes and tapping the shuttle from rear court.
5. Reach with foot work – 3 steps touch with shadow actions (shuttle and racquet shadow).
6. Tactics – half court and cross court game like rallies.
7. Net drop – rough technique to control shuttle at net and use wrist.
8. Endurance & Strength: concentrate on coordination, basic endurance & basic strength.
9. Combination of 2 skills and four corner rally will be introduced depending on the standard of players.

Skills for Intermediate level players:

1. Combination of skills with movement.
2. Improving the sharpness and consistency of the skills.
3. Match situations.Attacking and defense drills depending on the weakness of the players.
4. Improving tactics by playing 2:1, 3:1.
5. Half court & full rally to improve the reach, recovery and position in the center of the court.
6. Advanced shadow movements.
7. Multi feeding to sharpen the deep shots.
8. Converting the rally from defense to attaching and changing the pace and strategy according to opponents.
9. Concentration on strength, agility and speed endurance (on and off the court).

COACHING CAMPS

1. Consultant for coaching program and technique correction by analysing videos
2. Booking for coaching classes in advance
3. Under take coaching camps at your venue
4. Under take workshops on badminton techniques - Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced levels and Footwork for all level of players