KS3 · Physical education · Year 8
Target practice serving challenges
Net and wall games: technical proficiency and problem solving through badminton
Learn it. Recall it. Make it stick.
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Your learning goal
I can serve with consistency and into different areas.
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Target practice serving challenges: 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 serve with consistency and into different areas.
Key learning points
- Move: backhand serving technique requires a good balanced stance with the racket foot forward and a wrist flick.
- Move: serving short needs to be low over the net to avoid interception.
- Think: using the same technique for every serve helps with accuracy, consistency and deception.
- Feel: setting goals helps focus efforts and demonstrates self-motivation.
- Connect: supporting others to achieve their goals requires encouragement and feedback.
Words to know
- foot fault
- stepping over the service line when serving
- ace
- a great serve that your opponent can't get their racket to
- tramline
- the areas at the side and back of the court that are used for doubles
Common mistakes
Pupils serve towards the middle of the court which is easy to return.
Aiming their serve to force a defensive shot from their opponent is a much stronger way to start the point.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Highlight the impact of left handed players. For example, their backhand is on the right hand side of the court so pupils may need to change where they serve and hit it to so they put them under pressure.