MODULE I: LESSON 4

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 Badminton Techniques and Footwork

Introduction:

In this module you shall be introduced to the Badminton Techniques and

Footwork.
Read the discussion and answer the questions that follow. Perform the
activity and submit via email: denro.macario777@gmail.com or detached and
submit the assessment portion of this module.

Intended Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this module, you will be able
to:

1. Explained the different badminton techniques and footwork;

2. Valued the uses of badminton techniques and footwork;
3. Executed the uses of badminton techniques and footwork; and
4. Appreciated the badminton techniques and footwork.

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Learning Content:

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Badminton Techniques

1. Grip of Racket

This is the grip you should learn first and use

most often. It should be your default badminton
grip.

The basic grip is effective for a wide variety of

situations, including when the shuttlecock is
above your head or to the side of your body.

a. Forehand Grip

This grip is used to hit shots that

are on the forehand side of your body
and around the head shots.

- Hold the racket head with your non-

playing hand so that the handle points
towards you.

- Your racket face shall be perpendicular

to the floor.

- Place your playing hand on the handle as if you are shaking hands with it.

- There shall be a V shape in between your thumb and your index finger.

- The racket handle shall rest loosely in your fingers for greater flexibility.

- Can try shortening your grip and place it nearer to the shaft to increase control

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b. Backhand Grip

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- This grip is used to hit shots that are on
the backhand side of your body.

- Hold the racket as you would on a

forehand grip.

- Turn the racket anti-clockwise so that

the V shape moves leftwards.

- Place your thumb against the back

bevel of the handle for greater leverage
and power.

- The racket handle shall also rest

loosely in your fingers.

- Can try shortening your grip and place

it nearer to the shaft to increase control
and accuracy when serving and hitting from the forecourt and midcourt.

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2. Service

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 The service is the shot that starts a play or rally. When the server is serving
even points (e.g. 2, 4, and 6), he must stand in the right-hand half of his
service court; when the server is serving odd points, he must stand in the left-
hand half. In doubles, the non-server can stand anywhere on his side of the net.
The receiver must not move until the server has served.

Four Types of Badminton Serve: Low, Drive, Flick and High.

The server must:

● keep both players apart while serving, as must the receiver while receiving;

● be within the boundaries of the service court, touching no lines; hit the
base of the shuttle first;
● make initial contact with the shuttle below the server's waist;

● have all the racket's head clearly below the hand that holds the shuttle at
the moment of contact; serve in a continuous motion.

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3. Strokes

Manners of hitting the bird.

Types of Strokes:

1. Forehand strokes - shots played in front of or to the right of the body

for a right-handed player, or in front of and to the left for a left-handed
player.
2. Backhand strokes - shots that are played to the left of the body for a
right handed player, or to the right of the body for a left-handed player.
A backhand may be played from in front of the player for delicate shots
at the net.

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Procedure in Stroking
1. Backward Swing
2. Forward Swing
3. Point of Contact
4. Follow Through

The Different Types of Badminton Shot and How to use them:

After mastering your badminton footwork, it's time to learn the different
types of shots and when best to use them. All shots in badminton can be classified
broadly into either offensive or defensive shots. Here are some of the most
popular ones.
Defensive Badminton Shots
1. The Clear Shot

In this stroke, contact the shuttlecock

around the middle of your racket head. The aim
of the clear is to cause the shuttle to go up high
in the air and land at your opponent's back
court.
This is used when you need to buy more
time for yourself to return to base before the
next return. It is also strategic to use when your
opponent is near to the fore-court, forcing him
to retract to the back to retrieve the shuttle.

2. The Drive Shot

The drive shot is a basic flat shot, directly

hit over the net. It is a powerful, quick counter-
attacking shot that is easy to execute. Your
racket should be held with the head facing
straight ahead.
It can sometimes be strategic to aim the
shot at your opponent who will be unable to
react or shift his body in time as their natural reaction will be to duck the shot.

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Offensive Badminton Shots

3. The Drop Shot

The drop shot is best

used when the shuttle is
heading towards you in the first
half of your court. To perform
this stroke, the player must hit
the shuttle cock downwards
towards the opponent's fore-
court, aiming for it to go just
over the net.
You want to make it look
like a drive, but instead you only
use a little force to push the
shuttle over the net. This shot is
strategic to use when the opponent is near to the back court, anticipating your
stroke to be a clear or drive.

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For more advanced play, if you are in the mid-court you can try slicing the

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shuttlecock so it will bounce nicely over the net. If the opponent is in the back
court, this shot will make the opponent dash forward.
The closer the shuttle drops to the net, the harder it is to return. However,
it also becomes riskier for you as it may not cross the net and cost you the rally.

4. The Smash Shot

The badminton
smash is considered the most
powerful shot in badminton
and you can think of it like a
drive that is angled
downwards. It is best used
when the shuttle when its
high in the air, so it can be
angled downwards.
When the shuttle comes in from a high angle, it will allow you enough time
to arch and get in position to strike. At the highest point of contact, with a flick of
the wrist aim the shuttle downwards in a steep gradient.
You ideally want to aim for spots furthest from your opponent, but another tactic
is to aim it towards his upper torso, making it hard for him to defend.

There are other types of shots in badminton like the more

advanced spinning shots, lifts and net kills. But the shots mentioned above are
the core shots you should first learn to master.
Lastly, its always important to disguise your shots so will not become easy
to predict. For example, your offensive shots should look like either a drive or a
drop shot until the very last second. This will make it hard for your opponent to
react.

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Footwork
Badminton Footwork is the most fundamental skill that you need to
possess in order to become a successful Badminton player.

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 Your opponent will most certainly try to play every shot away from you and

the only way to reach the shuttle is to have a good footwork.

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1. Stance
It is the way you stand when retrieving certain shots from your opponent.
This may be your first time hearing of this term. So far I have not seen any online
badminton resource that covers this topic. Let me know in the comments section
below if you use a different term for this. But I thought its good information to
share with you especially if you want to improve your games.
Basically there’re 3 types of badminton stances, they are:

● Attacking Stance

● Defensive Stance

● Net Stance

Using the correct stance to retrieve your opponent’s shots will definitely give
you an advantage in a rally.
1. Attacking Stance

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 You’ll need to use this stance whenever you hit an overhead forehand stroke.

● To get into the attacking stance,

● Turn your body facing the side of the court.

● Place your racket leg behind; your non-racket leg forward.

● Both legs should be shoulder width apart.

● Raise your racket and non-racket arm

Hitting forehand strokes via the attacking stance enables you to hit powerful
shots. It also enables you to recover quickly after you perform your shot.
When to use?
Whenever your opponent lifts or clear the shuttle high up to you, move
towards the shuttle and adopt the attacking stance.

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2. Defensive stance

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 ● The key to strong defense is to retrieve your opponent’s smash via the
defensive stance.
● To get into the defensive stance,

● Face your body to the front of the court.

● Place your racket in front of you, around waist height, and pointing slightly
forward.
● Raise your non-racket arm for better balance.

When you’re on a defensive stance, you can cover wider angles.

For example, you’ll find it a lot easier to retrieve smashes hit to your body, left
hand side, or right hand side.
When to use?
Whenever you hit a High Clear or perform a High Serve, move to your base
position and adopt the defensive stance. Ideally, you want to be at your base
position before your opponent hits the attacking shot.

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3. Net Stance

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 The net stance enables you to take the shuttle at the highest point when
you’re at the net. When exchanging net shots, every millisecond counts! So make
sure you take the shuttle as early as possible.

● To get into the net stance,

● Place your racket foot forward; non-racket foot at the back.

● Place your racket in front of your body, slightly above waist height.

● Raise your non-racket arm for body balance.

● Place your body weight slightly forward and get ready to pounce forward.

When to use?
Normally the only time you need to adopt the net stance is after you
perform a Tumbling Net Shot. Your body’s posture will naturally be on the

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badminton net stance after you hit the tumbling net shot. So STAY THERE and be
ready to pounce forward to perform the net kill if your opponent hits a net shot.

2. Movements
Many people neglect badminton footwork because it might not seem
important at all. You might hear some people say “why care about footwork when
I can do a 300km/h smash”. Are you thinking that way too?

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 However I would say that the footwork is the most important skill you
should master. It’s even more important than smashing. This is because
an effective and organized footwork provides superb speed and agility which
enables the player to move around the badminton court swiftly and return every

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shuttlecock. So what if you can do a 300km/h smash when you cannot even reach
the shuttlecock in time?
Playing badminton is all about speed. The shuttlecock can move extremely
fast and you must move faster than the shuttlecock to be able to hit it.

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Effective Movement on the Court

Always remember your base (starting point) will be at the red dot in the
middle. The arrows indicates the possible movements around the court.
Every time you move away from your base to hit the shuttle, you must
quickly return to your base to prepare yourself for your opponent’s shot
For instance, you move to point A to take a shuttle and then stay there.
Your opponent then returns the shuttle back to you at point B. You are less likely
able to get to point B in time from point A.
Conversely, if you quickly return to your base after hitting the shuttle at
point A, you will definitely be able to return the shuttle at point B.

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Tips on How to Move Effectively
There are many ways of moving out there but does this mean you have to
know and follow all? No, just be comfortable with your own style of moving
around the court.

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 However, there are a few tips that I would like to share on your badminton
footwork

● Take ONLY 2-3 steps when moving to the back of the court.

● Stretch ONLY 1 step towards the sides of the court.

● Take ONLY 2-3 steps to the front of the court.

● Are you a beginner? Does it seem difficult to take so few steps? No worries,
the key is to stretch your legs as wide as possible while maintaining a good
balance. If you are a beginner, take more steps. Then slowly reduce the
amount of steps you take as you move faster while maintaining good
balance.
● Maintain your balance: While one of your hands will be holding the
racquet, keep the other hand wide open. Not because it looks cool, it is
because it helps in balancing. This enables you to return to your base
quickly.

Good stance: When you’re in a ready position (before your opponent

serves), make sure one leg is in front and one leg behind, opened slightly
wide (refer to the picture above).
If the shuttle is served to the front, use your toes of your back leg to push
your bodyweight to the front.
If the shuttle is served to the back, use your front leg toes to push your
bodyweight to the back. This enables you to move fast once the shuttle is served.

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Important Advice

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 The idea is to quickly move to take the shuttle and then quickly return to
your base. Agility is important, but body balance is equally important. If you do
not have good body balance, you’ll lose time trying to stabilize yourself in turn
this gives you less time to return to your base.
All the above is merely a guide. There are no best ways for badminton
footwork, you should move in a way you are comfortable with and keep practicin
Summary:
Basic Badminton Techniques if you have good footwork, you'll have
extraordinary agility and you'll be able to return every shot from your opponent!
Before learning any other shots, know the correct technique for serving first. If
you can serve well, your opponent won't be able to give a deadly return shot.
For beginners like you do not rush through to learn all the different types of
badminton shots. Learn and practice each type of shot until you’re really good at
it. Then move on to learn new types of shots. Remember, whether you’re a
beginner or an advanced player, mastering one technique at a time is better than
knowing a little bit of all the techniques.

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Assessment:

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Let’s Play! Challenge yourself.
Activity #1. Identify the following: (2 PTS EACH)
Types of Badminton Stance
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2. ______________________
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Types of Badminton Serve
4. ______________________
5. ______________________
6. ______________________
7. ______________________
Types of Badminton Grip
8. ______________________
9. ______________________
Most Fundamental Skill in Badminton
10. _____________________

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PLAY IT HARDER:
Activity #2. Describe the correct procedure in doing your forehand grip. (50 PTS)

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Activity #3. Describe the procedure in doing your forehand stroke and backhand
stroke. (5 PTS each)
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Activity #4. In the three Types of Stances choose only one Stance and explain the
procedure and when to use it. (50 PTS)
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COMPOSITION SCORING RUBRIC FOR ESSAY ACTIVITY IN MODULE PE 103

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TARGET ACCEPTABLE UNACCEPTABLE
HIGH LOW
9-10 7-8 6 4-5

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Content _____ out Interesting Some interesting Conventional ideas Cursory; gives the
of 10 content and content; points not or clichés; little impression of
points presentation; sustained or not supporting detail writing just to
ideas well fully developed. included. complete the
conceived and assignment.
developed with
sufficient
examples.

5 4 3 2

Structure, _____ out Logical Logical progression Gaps in logic or no Disorganized;

Logic and of 5 progression of of ideas but often transitions. appears to have
Transitions points ideas with well- lacks transitions. been written as
executed thoughts occurred
transitions. to the writer.

13-15 11-12 9-10 7-8

Grammatical _____ out Appropriate Confined to simpler Errors frequently Message is largely
Accuracy of 15 level of sentences or affect incomprehensible
points complexity in structures with very comprehensibility, due to inaccurate
syntax with very few errors OR or very basic types grammar, which
few errors, if shows variety and of errors (subject- alters or obscures
any. complexity in syntax verb agreement; it, OR reader must
with errors that do noun-adjective know English to
not affect agreement, etc.) comprehend much
comprehensibility. of the message.

13-15 11-12 9-10 7-8

Vocabulary/ _____ out Uses sufficient, Usually uses Often uses Uses only
Word Choice of 15 appropriate, and appropriate inappropriate, or elementary
points varied vocabulary with non-specific vocabulary;
vocabulary; some variety; some vocabulary; lack of creates
English errors in usage that variety in word nonexistent words
influence not do not affect the choice; avoids use from English OR
apparent; rich message; of Spanish idioms; uses words in
variety of occasional English-inluenced English; translates
Spanish idioms; appropriate use of word choice. English idioms
no literal Spanish idioms. verbatim.
translation from
English.

5 4 2-3 0

Punctuation, _____ out Correct spelling Occasional Frequent English spelling

Spelling, and of 5 (including mechanical errors. mechanical errors. and punctuation:
Presentation points accents) and no accents;
punctuation; mechanical errors
neatly typed in most sentences.
with correct
format as
specified (MLA).

Total _____ out

of 50

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points

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TO DO: (Enrichment)

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Make a video clip of your own, applying correct and proper STANCE in playing
Badminton. (With connectivity)
Or
Set-up footages (pictures) executing correct and proper STANCE while playing
Badminton. (Low/ none connectivity)

REFERENCES:

Boga, Steve (2018), Badminton, Paw Prints, ISBN 978-1439504789

Grice, Tony (2020), Badminton: Steps to Success, Human Kinetics, ISBN
978- 0-7360-7229-8
Connors, M.; Dupuis, D.L.; Morgan, B.; (2019), The Olympic Facebook: A
Spectator’s Guide to the Winter and Summer Games, Visible Ink Press, ISBN 0-
8103-9417-0

~~End of Module I: Lesson 4~~

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