KS3 · Physical education · Year 9
Doubles strategy and communication
Net and wall games: understand effective performance in badminton
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Your learning goal
I can work effectively with a partner to cover the court and apply pressure to the opposition.
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What you’ll learn
I can work effectively with a partner to cover the court and apply pressure to the opposition.
Key learning points
- Move: effectively covering the space on the court involves moving back if your partner moves to the net.
- Think: knowing a shuttle in the middle of the court should be played by whoever can hit a forehand is smart tactics.
- Feel: being dedicated to working with your partner to achieve the best possible outcome shows commitment.
- Connect: being positive helps avoid deterioration in performance
Words to know
- strategy
- a plan of action designed to achieve a long-term or overall aim
- partnership
- working well with a partner due to good communication and teamwork
- commitment
- the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause or activity
Common mistakes
Pupils don't adapt their court position based on where their partner is and where the shuttle has been hit.
Work together to cover the court. If your partner is at the front of the court then it is important to step back to cover the back of the court. However, it is typically easier to assume side-by-side positioning and cover half the court each.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Using a whole-part-whole style of teaching helps you to notice mistakes made by pupils during game play and consider how to correct them. This can be through discussion and practice before putting it back into the game situation.