KS3 · Physical education · Year 9
Drop shots and net play
Net and wall games: understand effective performance in badminton
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Your learning goal
I can use drop shots and net play to open up the front of the court.
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Drop shots and net play: 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 use drop shots and net play to open up the front of the court.
Key learning points
- Move: getting your racket as close to the net to intercept, rather than swing at the shuttle, ensures a soft net shot.
- Move: drop shots from the back require very little follow through in the swing.
- Feel: hitting shots softly requires self-discipline and composure.
- Connect: feeding the shuttle to put just enough pressure on your teammates maximises the benefits of training.
Words to know
- touch shot
- hitting the shuttle softly with a stationary racket to use the shuttle's momentum to propel it back
- arc
- moving with a curving trajectory
- carry
- an illegal tactic where the shuttle is held on the racket head and slung back over the net
Common mistakes
Pupils swing when hitting drop shots and net shots.
By reducing your backswing and almost eliminating your follow through, you will be able to perform more successful drop shots and net shots that trickle just over the net and put your opponent under more pressure.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Working in pairs or small groups of similar ability helps develop confidence. It is important to remind pupils that working in their stretch zone of 50-80% success will result in the most progress. For some, that means adding extra restrictions, such as only hitting backhand.