Higher Still
Physical Education
BADMINTON
Tactics
Singles Tactics
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Mixture of over-head clear shots
The standard clear
Defensive clears
Attacking clears
Straight clears
Cross-court clears
Clears to your opponent’s backhand
Drop shots
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Drop shots can be among the most deceptive
singles shots (offering great opportunity for applying movement
pressure to your opponent.)
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Slow drop shots
Fast drop shots
Drive-drop shots
Drop shots to the middle
Straight drops
Cross-court drops
Net Shots & Lifts
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Straight net shots
Cross-court net shots
Combining lifts with net shots
Smashing in Singles
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Smashes encourage a block return to the
net, which—if you are quick to move in—
creates a chance for playing tight spinning
net shots.
The downside of smashes
Doubles tactics
The purpose of serving
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The low serve is the best serve
you should play the serve straight to the
service T
Don’t serve wide, except as a surprise
Use the flick serve as a variation
Doubles tactics
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What is attacking in doubles?
Attacking in doubles involves hitting the
shuttlecock downwards,
The three main situations
Attacking
Defending
Fighting for who gets the next attack
Watch this singles rally
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http://badminton.500words.ca/2008/02/10/ba
dminton-2008-korea-open-ms-sf-d-lin-vs-pgade-44/
Doubles tactics
The basic positions
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Attacking
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Defending
Watch this amazing doubles rally
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http://badminton.500words.ca/2008/02/06/am
azing-badminton-rally-at-aeo-07/
Help with doubles tactics
 Watch DVD ‘Doubles Tactics’
 Watch DVD ‘All England matches’