KS3 · Physical education · Year 9
Ladder competition
Net and wall games: understand effective performance in badminton
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Your learning goal
I can play a tournament and reflect on the performance of myself and others.
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Ladder competition: 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 play a tournament and reflect on the performance of myself and others.
Key learning points
- Move: lifting onto your toes between shots speeds up reactions.
- Move: hitting the shuttle away from the better opponent requires consistent accuracy and control.
- Think: playing defensively and waiting for your opponent to make a mistake is an effective strategy.
- Feel: persevering despite the challenges shows resolve.
- Connect: working effectively as a team is achieved by supporting, motivating and encouraging each other.
Words to know
- exploit
- identify and consistently target a weakness
- balancing competition
- ensuring competitors are evenly matched to reduce the risk of injury in contact sports and improve enjoyment through fairer match ups
- ladder competition
- an ongoing competition where players are ranked in a list based on performance, with highest at the top
Common mistakes
Pupils instinctively want to work with their best friend and/or the 'best' partner.
When playing matches, it's fulfilling when a competition is balanced and offers an equal chance of winning. To achieve this, pair up pupils based on current performance levels or agree a number of starting points to give to one of the people/teams.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Think carefully about pairings in advance of the lesson to stretch the personal and social development of individuals. This is also best run over multiple lessons to experience the full flavour of a tournament structure in action.