KS2 · Physical education · Year 6
The backhand
Net and wall games: tactics to overcome an opponent through badminton
Learn it. Recall it. Make it stick.
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Your learning goal
I can use the correct backhand technique and understand when to use this shot in a rally.
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What you’ll learn
I can use the correct backhand technique and understand when to use this shot in a rally.
Key learning points
- Move: to perform a backhand shot, hit the shuttlecock with the centre of the racket, pointing the racket at the target.
- Move: hitting a backhand shot into space, with accuracy and control, helps improve our chances of winning the point.
- Think: evaluating our backhand technique helps to identify strengths and weaknesses to improve our performance.
- Feel: continuing to try our best when we find tasks difficult shows that we can be resilient and self-disciplined.
- Connect: striving to help others to improve their performance shows excellent team work and cooperation.
Words to know
- backhand
- a shot that is played in badminton from the midcourt and is hit with the back of the hand leading (like hitting with the knuckles)
- technique
- the way in which a skill is performed
- accuracy
- the ability to control where we hit an object
Common mistakes
Pupils avoid hitting a backhand if they find it too difficult which disrupts their balance and positioning. Pupils may face the net rather than rotating their body when hitting the shuttlecock.
Spend time focusing on just the backhand shot to develop pupils' confidence so they will use the shot in a rally. Remind pupils to shift from the ready position, to then rotate their body to hit the shuttlecock so they can generate more power.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Provide different sized rackets to help pupils develop their control and accuracy. For pupils who struggle to make contact with the shuttlecock on their backhand side, practise self feeding the shuttlecock against a wall individually so pupils have more attempts before working with a partner.