KS2 · Physical education · Year 6
Controlling the game from the serve in badminton
Net and wall games: tactics to overcome an opponent through badminton
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Your learning goal
I can control the game from the start of the game by thinking about how and where to serve.
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Controlling the game from the serve in badminton: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
What you’ll learn
I can control the game from the start of the game by thinking about how and where to serve.
Key learning points
- Move: when serving high or low, adopt a wide stance with a V grip and opposite foot forward to the hand the racket is in
- Move: varying the power of serves so our opponent has to move forwards or backwards creates space for our next shot.
- Think: evaluating our serve helps identify strengths and weaknesses so we can improve and score more points.
- Feel: striving to be self disciplined is important when trying to win points in a game situation even if we are losing.
- Connect: it is important to encourage others and help suggest ways in which we can improve our performance.
Words to know
- serve
- a player hits the ball towards the opponent to start a rally
- aim
- pointing or looking at something you want to hit or reach
- score
- the number of points, goals, runs, etc., that each player or team has in a game
Common mistakes
Pupils may struggle to make contact with the shuttlecock when serving. Pupils may struggle to serve to the back of the court. Pupils may struggle to serve diagonally across the court or over the net.
Pupils could revert to serving by throwing the shuttlecock. Remind pupils to be side on with a wide stance to help generate more power. Make sure pupils feet are positioned correctly to serve diagonally. You can lower the net or use cones.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Alternative rackets with shorter handles may help pupils who are struggling to serve. You could allow pupils to serve from closer to the net until they are able to generate more power on the serve or make the courts smaller and the nets lower/use cones.