Coaching -  Pointers

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BAT's Badminton Club -  Continual Professional Development (CPD)

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Introduction

There is extensive research confirming the strong links that exist between the development of coaches and player improvement. Those coaches who take continuing professional development (CPD) seriously have a positive impact on those clubs and players with which they work. In 1996 the Institute of Personnel and Development identified CPD as:

• systematic, ongoing self-directed learning. It is an approach or process which should be a normal part of how you plan and manage your whole working life;
• continuing because learning never ceases throughout life and because throughout life we expect continuous improvement;
• professional because it is focused on raising and achieving competence in a professional role;
• developmental because its goal is to improve personal performance in the job and enhance career progression.

Coaches at BAT's Badminton Club are encouraged to participate in ongoing CPD through the programme of CPD set up by the club and through external courses. Coaches should keep a portfolio of all courses and sessions attended.

BAT's Badminton Club CPD

During June and July each year BAT's Badminton Club plan to put on a series of Coaches CPD sessions for club coaches to participate in. The programme for those CPD sessions will be published in advance.

Date	Session Leader	Content	Notes
Monday June 4th 7pm - 8pm	Alan	Introductory Session: Planning * Annual Plan: Group and Individual ** Looking at the bigger picture: *** Tournaments *** Competitions / Trials *** Training Camps * Termly Plan: Macrocycle ** Decide how each term will be broken down in general * Monthly Plan: Mesocycle ** Specifics that will be covered during the month * Weekly Plan: Micro Cycle ** Needed where players are doing more than one session of coaching / play *** eg county squad player * Session Plan: ** Breakdown of how the session will progress	Annual Planner Termly Planner Player Planner Session Planner Further notes for (and from) the session will appear here
Monday June 11th 7pm - 8pm	Alan	Session 1: Feeding Techniques * Hand Feeding: ** Underarm ** Overarm * Racket Feeding: ** low feed ** high feed * Multi Feeding: ** lift to rear-court ** downwards to mid-court	Notes for (and from) the session will appear here
Monday June 18th 7pm - 8pm	James	Session 2: Forehand Overhead Slice * Breakdown of the stroke: * How to execute it: * Coaching points:	Notes for (and from) the session will appear here
Monday June 25th 7pm - 8pm	James	Session 3: Turning Defence into Attack * Defensive strokes: * Turning defence into attack: * Gaining the incentive in the rally: * Coaching points:	Notes for (and from) the session will appear here
Monday July 2nd 7pm - 8pm	Colette	Session 4: Backhand Low serving: * Using the arm: * Using the wrist: * Where to aim for: * Coaching points:	Notes for (and from) the session will appear here
Monday July 9th 7pm - 8pm	Matthew	Session 5: Movement in Level Doubles * Positions for service: * Court movement: * Court coverage: * Coaching points:	Notes for (and from) the session will appear here
Monday July 16th 7pm - 8pm	Alan	Session 6: Fingers and Thumbs * Net strokes: ** Straight ** Cross court * Deceptive strokes: * Coaching points:	Notes for (and from) the session will appear here

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Date	Session Leader	Content	Notes
Monday June 3rd 7pm - 8pm	TBC	Introductory Session: Player Profiling	Further notes for (and from) the session will appear here
Monday June 10th 7pm - 8pm	TBC	Session 1: TBC	Notes for (and from) the session will appear here
Monday June 17th 7pm - 8pm	TBC	Session 2: TBC	Notes for (and from) the session will appear here
Monday June 24th 7pm - 8pm	TBC	Session 3: TBC	Notes for (and from) the session will appear here
Monday July 1st 7pm - 8pm	TBC	Session 4: TBC:	Notes for (and from) the session will appear here
Monday July 8th 7pm - 8pm	TBC	Session 5: TBC	Notes for (and from) the session will appear here
Monday July 15th 7pm - 8pm	TBC	Session 6: TBC	Notes for (and from) the session will appear here

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BAT's Badminton Club -  Coaching Documents

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Please note: The following documents, where possible, are available in both PDF and Open Document Format. Files in 'Open Document Format' can be opened by the free software LibreOffice available from here.

General Documents		PDF Format	Open Document Format
Badminton England Handbook	This document, issued by Badminton England in August 2010, covers the 'Laws of Badminton' and guidance for playing badminton at all levels and abililties.	PDF File
Benchmarking and Profiling
Badminton England - Conditioning for Badminton	This document can be used by players to improve their physical conditioning.	PDF file
Badminton Australia - Fitness Testing Protocols	These documents can be used by coaches to test and assess junior players.	PDF file PDF file	OpenDoc
Coaches Roles
Code of Conduct	This document outlines the code of conduct for coaches. Each coach will be expected to read through the code of conduct before agreeing to coach for BAT's Badminton Club	PDF file
Devon Schools Badminton Assoc. (DSBA) Coaching Cards and Diaries	On September 21st 2011, BAT's Badminton Club adopted the DSBA procedures on the completion of Log Books and Diaries: "At U11 and U13 level coaches should ask players to present their coaching cards to be filled in and signed and for any relevant entries regarding coaching to be entered. However it has to be recognised that time is limited at training sessions and to utilise available time as best as possible, and to give players as much value for money as possible, it may not be possible to go into great detail. Given the numbers in the squads, it is a time consuming job, however if a coaching item is of major importance, it would be expected that U11 and U13 coaches would put this in the coaching card. At U15 and U17 level however, it was felt that the emphasis should be put on the players to maintain any coaching cards they might have. Verbal feedback is given to all players during the sessions."
Lead Coach	This document outlines the role of the Lead Coach. Each Lead Coach will be expected to sign and date a copy of the role annually when they take up a coaching position.	PDF file
Assistant Coach	This document outlines the role of the Assistant Coach. Each Assistant Coach will be expected to sign and date a copy of the role annually when they take up a coaching position.	PDF file
Documents for Referees, Umpires and Match Officials
Score Sheet	This document should be used by umpires and scorers when overseeing a match.	PDF file
Documents for Coaches, Players and Coached Players
Individual Player - Information Form	This document is the basis for obtaining a players personal information. A copy should be held by the the Lead Coach.	PDF file
Individual Player - Potential Review Tool	This document should be used to identify a players strengths and weaknesses and review the players developmental progress.	PDF file	OpenDoc
Individual Player - Mental Profile	This document should be used to profile a players mental approach to badminton.	PDF file	OpenDoc
Individual Player - Weekly Sport Diary	This document should be used to record the weekly sporting activities of players.	PDF file	OpenDoc
Individual Player - Goal Setting Action Plan	This document should be used to set goals for individual players.	PDF file
Individual Player -Annual Planner	This document will help coaches create an annual plan for individual players.	Planner-A A3 PDF file Planner-A A4 PDF file Planner-B A3 PDF file Planner-B A4 PDF file	Planner-A A3 OpenDoc Planner-A A4 OpenDoc Planner-B A3 OpenDoc Planner-B A4 OpenDoc
Individual Player - 'Macrocycle' Planner	This document will help coaches create a 'Macrocycle' plan for individual players.	PDF file	OpenDoc
Group - Season Planner	This document will help plan out the coaching once any important dates are known for the group of players being coached. The coaching programme can then reflect this when being planned. There are different pages for: Autumn Term Spring Term Summer Term	PDF file
Group - Session Planner	This document will help coaches plan a series of sessions. It should be used alongside the complete Season Planner:	PDF file
Coach - Planner	This document outlines the things that coaches are expected to carry out: before the session during the session after the session	PDF file
Coach - Session Plan	This document should be used by all BAT's Badminton Club coaches in the planning and development of each session. H/R => hand feed / racket feed CR => continuous rally CR:EOD => continuous rally : elements of doubt PRO => play rally out CG/MP => conditional game / match play Other Notes: FC / MC / RC => fore court / mid court / rear court FH / BH => forehand / back hand LHS / RHS => Left hand side / Right hand side	PDF file	OpenDoc
Venue - Safety Checklist	This document should be used by coaches in the planning and development of each session.	PDF file	OpenDoc
Player / Coach Agreement	This document should be a basis for forming an agreement between a coach and player prior to any individual coaching being carried out. In addition there are forms to do with 'Codes of Conduct' and a 'Player Details' form within the Club Documents area of this website.	PDF file	OpenDoc
Individual Player - Diary Updated 14/02/12	This document should be used by players to: know how to contact their coach; carry out a review of their progress; record weekly physical activity; keep a record of the coaching that they have received; give feedback to the coach.	PDF file	OpenDoc
Drawings of a Badminton Court
Vertical View	Vertical view of a badminton court	PDF file	OpenDoc
Side View	Side view of a badminton court	PDF file	OpenDoc
End View	End view of a badminton court	PDF file	OpenDoc
Corner View	Corner view of a badminton court	PDF file	OpenDoc

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BAT's Badminton Club -  Coaching Equipment

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Equipment Available to BAT's Coaches

As part of the Sport England Grant the club received in August 2010, BAT's Badminton Club have been able to purchase a number of items to assist in the coaching of players of all ages.

The following is a list of the equipment that coaches can borrow to assist with their coaching and other resources that they can refer to. When purchasing the equipment the club tried to purchase, as far as possible, three sets of everything. One set is in stored in the coaching cupboard at Bere Alston; other sets are in use by coaches coaching away from Bere Alston.

The equipment available to coaches is:

• 3 x BISI Primary Bags: containing rackets of different shaft lengths;
  
• 2 x BISI Secondary Bags: containing full sized rackets;
  
• 3 x pairs of collapsible posts with nets;
  
• 2 x Basic first aid kits:
  
  • Coaches should hold a First Aid Certificate before borrowing a First Aid Kit;
    
• 6 x stop watches;
  
• 3 x 10 flat marker discs: can be left on court during coaching and play;
  
• 3 x 4 traffic cones;
  
• Coaching shuttles:
  
  • Please note that these shuttles are VERY slow and should only used for coaching; those players who have tried them have found that if you do not hit them correctly then they do not fly beyond the half court. They are brilliant to use with players to help them gain confidence with hitting the shuttle correctly.
    
• 6 x BISI Giant Shuttlecocks for 'Throwminton'
  

Reference Materials available to coaches are:

• Bisi Primary Resource Book;
• Bisi Secondary Resource Book;
• Bisi Toolkit – Primary Years 3 & 4;
• Bisi Toolkit – Primary Years 5 & 6;
• Badminton England Fitness Testing Pack; including Incremental Badminton Aerobic Test CD.

12 Week Introduction to Badminton - 'Kicking the Racket'

• Kicking the Racket
• Includes:
  • The scheme of work which contains the 12 one hour sessions
  • Instructional and ideas videos

The aim of 'Kicking the Racket' is to introduce groups or individual players to playing badminton.

NB: Players doing their Level 2 course will be asked and need to know what is available to them as regards equipment and resources.

In addition there are a number of books from the current Level 3 Coaching Course which are available to borrow:

• A guide to Mentoring Sports Coaches;
• Physical Training for Badminton;
• An Introduction to the Structure of the Body;
• An Introduction to Sports Physiology;
• Planning and Periodisation.

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Coaching -  Warming up and Cooling Down

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Why Warm-Up

A dynamic warm-up is essential in order to prepare your body for competitive badminton. Getting your muscles warm is a necessary precursor to using them for quick starts, quick stops, and racket movement. A great way to warm up before competition, therefore, is to dedicate five to ten minutes before your match to making movements and actions that mimic those of actual play. Your warm-up movements should gradually increase in intensity, and should exercise all parts of your body. They should not, however, exhaust you before your match, so keep the warm-up to about ten minutes.

Different Warm-Ups
* Muscle Warm-Up
** Running (see 'Other Notes' below)
*** Run around the outside of the court always facing one direction. This enables the player to run forwards, sideways, backwards and sideways again. Repeat 4 times
*** Start in the middle of a court - run forwards to the net; return to the middle, sideways to the left; return to the middle, run backwards to the baseline; return to the middle, sideways to the right; return to the middle. Repeat 4 times
*** Start in the middle of the rear baseline. The player must face the net at all times. Use the lines on court to do sideways, forwards and backwards movements. A player must go along each line at least once and return to the starting point at the end to finish. Repeat x2
* Racket Warm-Up
** Working in pairs, carry out the following sequence; do about 10 of each before moving on:
** Clears - mid-court to mid-court
** Lift and Drop - forehand and backhand
** Drives - forehand and backhand
** Net shots - forehand and backhand
** Serves - low / high / flick
*** NB appropriate for the game / exercise being played
** Sequences - usually choose just one
*** Lift / Smash / Block
*** Lift / Clear / Drop
*** Lift / Drop / Net

Videos

The videos below may help you develop a warm-up programme or either yourself or the individuals / group you are coaching.

Title	Details	Video
How to Warm-Up	Video explaining the reasons behind why we warm up prior to playing badminton. The video goes through simple warm-ups and stretches that could be used as part of a warm up.
Warm-Up	Video following two players warming up and getting their bodies ready to play.

Other Notes
* Other Warm-Up Exercises ** Sideways running
*** No cross over, almost like a skip.
** Sideways cross overs
*** This time you cross over and rotate your hips/shoulders as the left leg moves in front and then behind the right leg. Think fast feet on this one. Best to start slow and then build up the speed.
** Backwards running
*** Hold normal running form and jog easily backwards. Speed can be increased over time. Can also do quick accelerations to forward running out of the backwards running. When doing accels, I tend to get very low and rise as I accelerate (like a sprinter). Benson notes another method, heel up quickly to the butt then use quad to extend leg as far back as possible. I haven't tried this method.
** Hands on head running
*** Alternate between normal running and hands on head running. We did this on the sand and it became surprisingly difficult as we sped up. If you have any lateral movement in your normal running gait then it seems to become more pronounced.
** Butt Kicks
*** Hamstring drill, the thigh points directly down and doesn't move, body position is slightly forward. Kick leg up to the butt. Focus is on a smooth, action. Build the speed. Forward movement doesn't matter here. I can do the drill staying still.
** Front Bench Kicks
*** Face the bench and place you left leg on the bench. Draw the right leg quickly up towards your butt. Goal is a quick movement up and a minimization of ground contact time. Hold arms is regular running position. Start with 10 reps each leg and build gradually towards 30. Once you hit 30, drop back down to 20 and add another set.
** Rear Bench Kicks
*** Face away from the bench, place your left leg up on the bench behind you (knee bent, toe resting on the bench), draw you right leg up towards your butt, arms are held in normal running position. You may find that you need to do a little jump with your right leg to get it off the ground. The resting leg does not contribute anything to this drill (aside from balance). Aim for a quick action with minimal ground contact time. Start with 10 reps each leg and build gradually towards 30. Once you hit 30, drop back down to 20 and add another set.
** High Knee A
*** Come up onto the ball of your left foot while raising your right knee. Grab your right knee and lift up while maintaining proud form. If you have trouble with balance, then keep your "down" foot flat on the ground. Speed is not important on this one.
** High Knee B
*** This is the traditional high knees. Proud form, very slight forward lean, idea is to stay "tall" while rapidly lifting and driving down the knees. Benson notes that many people drop their hips on this one. He recommends focusing on the downstroke to keep the body tall. Turnover is rapid, forward movement doesn't matter.
** Quick feet
*** Quickness drill, take baby steps and work on a very, very fast leg action. Arms and feet move very quickly. Not much in the way of knee action, movement is on and off the balls of the feet. Forward speed is not important.
** Straight legs
*** I always think of John Cleese when I do this one. It is a Monty Python walk. Run forward keeping the legs straight. Forward speed is not important. Focus on quickly bringing the legs back under the body. Arms are held in normal running position.
** Kick Outs
*** Similar to the straight legs drill, except the knee is brought up and the lower leg is kicked out and then the whole leg is brought quickly under the body.
** Bounding
*** Running tall, extend the push off phase and bound. I use a mental image of a deer for this one. Relax shoulders and be sure to use arms as part of the drive phase.
** Lope's Run
*** From a crouched position, bounding forward with a side-to-side component. When I do normal bounding my feet are striking in a lines that are virtually side-by-side. In this drill my feet are striking about five feet apart. The "push vector" is about 45 degrees. In the previous drill, you push straight ahead. On this drill your arms swing from side to side. Think Quasimodo.
** Two legged hops
*** A great one to load the legs before doing an interval, or just as a drill on its own. Swing the arms forward when jumping. Start from a low position. Absorb the impact by bending the knees quickly on impact.
** Low walking
*** Get into a crouch with your thighs parallel to the ground. Arms folded across your chest. Either walk around in this position, or stay still and (ever so slightly) oscillate up and down. Maintain until quads start to burn a little, then maintain some more.
** "A" walk
*** Walk tall, quickly lifting the foot straight up under the butt. This should induce a high keen lift and slight skip. Lower the leg to the ground with out any noticeable extension. Repeat with other leg. Keep forward motion slow.
** "A" Skip
*** Once you have mastered the walk then you speed up and the foot "claws" as it hits the ground. Stay tall, move rhythmically. We found it really tough to alternate and tended to do several cycles on one leg and then alternate to the other leg.
** Strides
*** A great way to improve running economy. 6 x 30 left foot strikes on 1.5 min walk back rest. Run at 800 m race pace. Key is to focus on high cadence and lifting heel directly up to your butt. Lift the heel, knee lift is a result of the heel lift. Toes should be relaxed. Best done barefoot on grass.


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Coaching -  Cooling Down

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Why Cool Down?

The aim of the cool down is to:

* Gradually lower heart rate.
* Circulate blood and oxygen to muscles, restoring them to the condition they were in before exercise.
* Remove waste products such as lactic acid.
* Reduce the risk of muscle soreness.

A cool down should consist of a gentle jog followed by light stretching. Cooling down properly will also reduce your chances of injury at a later date.

Cooling down is as important as warming up! It is sometimes known as Warming Down and should take place after any badminton.

Cooling Down aims to:
* Reduce heart rate through simple jogging and walking
* Static Stretches circulates blood and oxygen to the muscles


Different Cool Downs
* Jogging - Jog around the court gradually slowing down to a walk - 5 minutes
* Static Stretching: Aim to hold the stretch for 15 seconds, then take a deep breath in, and on the exhale aim to increase the stretch for a further 15 seconds. ** Arms (Biseps and Triseps): Bicep and Tricep Stretches (External Link)
** Chest: Chest Stretches (External Link)
** Wrists: Wrist Stretches (External Link)
** Thighs (Quads): Thigh Stretches (External Link)
** Hips (Buttocks): Hip Stretches (External Link)
** Stomach (Abdominal): Stomach Stretches (External Link)
** Shoulder: Shoulder Stretches (External Link)
** Groin (Adductor): Groin Stretches (External Link)
** Back: Back Stretches (External Link) (External Link)

Videos
The videos below may help you develop a cool down programme or either yourself or the individuals / group you are coaching.

Title	Details	Video
Cooling Down	Though based on aerobics this video shows how all the muscles used in badminton can be stretched out during a cool down.

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Coaching -  Racket Grips

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Introduction

Being able to hold a badminton racket correctly will help the execution of individual shots. An incorrect grip will mean that a shot is often ineffective or weak.

Forehand (or Basic) Grip

Introduction The forehand (or basic) grip is used to hit shots that are on the forehand (or racket) side of your body and for the around the head shots. Coaching Points How to Hold the racket in the Forehand Grip Hold the racket head with the non-playing hand so that the handle points towards the players body; Make sure that the racket face is perpendicular to the floor; Place the playing hand on the handle as if you are shaking hands with it; When held correctly there will be a V shape in between the thumb and index finger; Hold the racket handle loosely in the fingers for greater flexibility. Higher Level Tactics Try shortening the grip and place it nearer to the shaft to increase control and accuracy when serving and hitting from the forecourt and midcourt; Try lengthening the grip in the rear court to gain greater distance and speeds in overhead shots. Videos Title Details Video Video 1 Demonstration of the Basic Grip Forehand Grip 1 Video 2 Demonstration of the Basic Grip Forehand Grip 2

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Backhand (or Thumb) Grip

Introduction This grip is used to hit shots that are on the backhand (or none racket) side of your body. Coaching Points How to Hold the racket in the Backhand Grip Hold the 'T' piece of the racket out in front so that the head of the racket is fully visible and the grip is pointing to the floor; Place the thumb of the racket hand vertically at the top of the grip; Wrap the fingers around the grip loosely; Now imagine that there is a wrist watch on the wrist of the racket hand and look at it; the racket will fall naturally in front of the body. Higher Level Tactics Try shortening the grip and place it nearer to the shaft to increase control and accuracy when serving and hitting from the forecourt and midcourt; Try lengthening the grip to gain speed and distance when playing a shot. Videos Title Details Video Video 1 Demonstration of the Thumb Grip Thumb Grip

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Universal Grip

Introduction The universal Grip (sometimes called the Bevel Grip) is similar to the Forehand (or Basic) Grip; the difference being that the racket is rotated in the hand so that the thumb is placed along the bevel of the racket handle. Coaching Points How to hold the Racket in the Universal (or Bevel) Grip Start off with a Forehand (or Basic) Grip and rotate the racket in the hand by 45 degrees. This grip is used in particular for backhand overhead shots in the rear court. Videos Title Details Video Video 1 Demonstration of the Bevel Grip Bevel Grip

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Changing Grips
Introduction Once the Basic and Thumb grip have been mastered it is important to be able to change between different grips as quickly and efficiently as possible Coaching Points Videos Title Details Video Video 1 Demonstration of how to change grips Link

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Coaching -  Movement around the court

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Introduction

• Being able to move around a badminton court is an important skill to learn in badminton. Being able to move in all directions will help a player:
  • execute a shot more successfully;
  • get to a court position more quickly;
  • to be ready earlier on court.

Lunging
Introduction The lunge helps you to reach to play a badminton stroke. A lunge movement is usually made with the racket leg (the leg next to your racket leg). The movement is made up of: stepping in the direction of the shuttle with the racket leg landing on the heel playing the stroke recovering back off the toe The player will show in this paragraph

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Chasse Step
Introduction The chasse step helps you move around the badminton court in a quick and easy way. It is used to move in sideways direction rather than a direct forwards and backwards direction. The player will show in this paragraph

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Coaching -  Strokes

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Introduction

• Being able to play individual shots is an important part of learning to play badminton. Once individual shots have been mastered different shots can be brought together to form a rally.

Serving

Introduction Being able to serve correctly and accurately is an important part of playing badminton. It is one thing to produce a good serve on the practise court but to do it when under pressure after a long rally on the competition court is when it really counts. Serving Laws    The Laws of Serving When a player serves: the racket must be below the waist; the racket head below the hand; the server must also have both feet stationary and firmly planted on the ground. In singles play the players shall stand diagonally from each other in opposite service courts, and the players may not touch any part of the boundary lines with their feet. No player is allowed to delay the game when serving once each player is in the proper position: A fault will be called if the umpire suspects wrong doing. The shuttle must make its way to the receiver's court in order for the serve to be deemed legal: A fault will be called if a player misses the shuttle on a serve attempt; A serve may hit the net as long as it continues over and lands in the opponents service area. A fault if the shuttle does not land in the opposite service court. If both teams commit an error on the serve a 'let' is called and the serve is retaken by the same player. [edit] Forehand Serve    Introduction Text here Coaching Points Text here Videos Title Details Video Forehand Low Serve 1 Video explaining and demonstrating the forehand low serve Link Forehand Low Serve 2 Video explaining and demonstrating the forehand low serve Link Forehand High Serve Video explaining and demonstrating the forehand high serve Link [edit] Backhand Serve    Introduction Text here Coaching Points Text here Videos Title Details Video Backhand Low Serve Video explaining and demonstrating the backhand low serve Link Backhand flick Serve Video explaining and demonstrating the backhand flick serve Link [edit]

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Forehand Shots

Introduction Text here Forehand Clear    Introduction Text here Coaching Points Text here Videos Title Details Video Video 1 Text TBC [edit] Forehand Smash    Introduction Text here Coaching Points Text here Videos Title Details Video Video 1 Text TBC [edit] Forehand Drop    Introduction Text here Coaching Points Text here Videos Title Details Video Video 1 Text TBC [edit] Forehand Lift    Introduction Text here Coaching Points Text here Videos Title Details Video Video 1 Text TBC [edit] Forehand Net    Introduction Text here Coaching Points Text here Videos Title Details Video Video 1 Text TBC [edit] Forehand Drive    Introduction Text here Coaching Points Text here Videos Title Details Video Video 1 Text TBC [edit]

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Backhand Shots

Introduction Text here Backhand Clear    Introduction Text here Coaching Points Text here Videos Title Details Video Video 1 Text TBC [edit] Backhand Smash    Introduction Text here Coaching Points Text here Videos Title Details Video Video 1 Text TBC [edit] Backhand Drop    Introduction Text here Coaching Points Text here Videos Title Details Video Video 1 Text TBC [edit] Backhand Lift    Introduction Text here Coaching Points Text here Videos Title Details Video Video 1 Text TBC [edit] Backhand Net    Introduction Text here Coaching Points Text here Videos Title Details Video Video 1 Text TBC [edit] Backhand Drive    Introduction Text here Coaching Points Text here Videos Title Details Video Video 1 Text TBC [edit]

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Deception Shots
Introduction Text here Forehand Slice    Introduction Text here Coaching Points Text here Videos Title Details Video Video 1 Text TBC [edit]

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Return of Serve

Introduction The return of serve is very important as it dictates the way in which the rally will develop for the receivers: a lifted shot will invite and an attack a net shot will invite a lifted return a low shot will invite lifted return Coaching Points Different pairs (or singles players) excel at different types of game. Depending on the strengths and weaknesses of the opposition and the pair will dictate the type of return made and the likely rally type. Videos The player will show in this paragraph The player will show in this paragraph

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Coaching -  Agility and Speed

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Introduction

Agility is the ability to change the body's position efficiently, and requires the integration of isolated movement skills using a combination of balance, coordination, speed, reflexes, strength, endurance and stamina.

Speed is the rate of motion, change, or activity: in others words how fast you are when it comes to agility.

Exercises

Ladder Drills
Introduction These Ladder exercises will, in time if they are done regularly, help a player improve both their strength and agility on a badminton court. The player will show in this paragraph The player will show in this paragraph The player will show in this paragraph

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Useful Websites

Website	Details	Link
ExRx	This is a free website set up to help coaches and individuals set up a 'prescription' to enable them to improve all aspects of their body strength, agility and speed	ExRx
Top End Sports	This is a free website set up to help coaches and individuals test player body strength, agility and speed	Top End Sports
Brian Mac	This is a free website set up to help coaches and individuals set up a 'prescription' to enable them to improve all aspects of their bosy strength, agility and speed	Brain Mac

Testing

Testing

Introduction To make sure that a players agility and speed are improving testing should occur at regular intervals. Hexagonal Obstacle Introduction This is a test of the ability to move quickly while maintaining balance. Equipment Required chalk or tape for marking ground stopwatch non-slip running surface Procedure Using athletic tape, mark a hexagon (six sided shape) on the floor. The length of each side should be 24 inches (60.5 cm), and each angle should work out to be 120 degreees. The person to be tested starts with both feet together in the middle of the hexagon facing the front line. On the command 'go', they jump ahead across the line, then back over the same line into the middle of the hexagon. Then, continuing to face forward with feet together, jump over the next side and back into the hexagon. Continue this pattern for three full revolutions. Perform the test both clockwise and anticliockwise. Scoring The athletes score is the time taken to complete three full revolutions. The best score from two trials is recorded. Comparison of the anticlockwise and clockwise directions will show if any imbalances exist between left and right movement skills. The player will show in this paragraph 505 Agility Test Introduction The 505 Agility test is a test of 180 degree turning ability. Equipment Required stopwatch non-slip running surface 6 cone markers Procedure markers are set up 5 and 15 meters from a line marked on the ground. The athlete runs from the 15 meter marker towards the line (run in distance to build up speed) and through the 5 m markers, turns on the line and runs back through the 5 m markers. The time is recorded from when the athletes first runs through the 5 meter marker, and stopped when they return through these markers (that is, the time taken to cover the 5 m up and back distance - 10 m total). The best of two trails is recorded. The turning ability on each leg should be tested. The subject should be encouraged to not overstep the line by too much, as this will increase their time. The player will show in this paragraph

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Useful Documents

Document	Details	Link
Junior Fitness and Testing Protocal	This document outlines Badminton Australia's fitness and training protocal.	PDF File
Junior Testing Record Sheet	This document goes alongside the Badminton Australia's fitness and training protocal.	PDF File

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Coaching -  Kicking the Racket

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(Released to coaches by Badminton England March 2011)

The aim of the Kicking up a Racket resource is to provide coaches, leaders and helpers with a series of lessons designed to meet the needs of children and young adults at introductory levels of our sport. Whilst the resource has been designed to support the programme initiatives Premier League 4Sport and Change 4 Life, it can be used by any coach or leader to provide sessions that are:

• Fun, innovative and vibrant
• Emphasis on players learning to hit the shuttle and rally
• Opportunity to learn through play
• Commits to maximising the involvement of everyone
• Provides a range of activities at different levels
• Maximises opportunity for players to experience success

Documents		PDF Format
Badminton England Kicking Up a Racket	This document, issued by Badminton England, covers the Kicking Up a Racket Programme	Zip File

Promotion Video
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Grips R Us
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Hit Hoop
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Serving Game
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Badminton Golf
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Forehand Overhead Shape
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Around the World
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Hip Hit Away
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Overhead Zones
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Softly Softly
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Net to Net
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tricky Flickies
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Backhand Net Lift
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Throwminton
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Backhand off the Body
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One Minute Challenge
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See the Professionals
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