A good player needs

Some perIormers also demonstrate

special` qualities
eg
O Ilair
O creativity
O a vision` Ior perIormance
achievement in badminton
Personal Qualities
Skills/Technique
Good Tactics/
Strategy
Fitness
(oI diIIerent types)

Badminton
eg.
O ill to in
O determination
O ommitment to
practice
eg
O can make best use oI personal
perIormance strengths
O can Iind opponent`s eaknesses and
exploit (attack) them
O can create space
So that you
can
manoeuvre
and out-
manoeuvre
your
opponents
So that
attacking
openings
can be
created
So that you can
move your
opponent aay
Irom his/her
central base
Touch Shots
eg
O net shots
O drop shots
O lo serves
Poer Shots
eg
O overhead clears
O smashes
O high liIts/lobs
O high serves
O drives
A broad stroke repertoire to dra upon in
competitive play (ie. a range oI shots oI diIIerent
types)
Good court movement Quick Iootork
* see Fitness-Agility
Physical Fitness
eg (hole body
O speed arm)
O Ilexibility
O # (to cope ith
long rallies, long
games and matches
ithout skill
deteriorating)
Skill-#elatedFitness
O balance
O agility
O co-ordination

(accuracy/precision)
MentalFitness
O ability to
Iocus/concentrate
O emotional control
O anxiety control
O selI-conIidence,
selI-belieI
O motivation to
succeed
NS NS
NS NS
P#FO#MAN APP#ATON: Key concept the nature and demands oI an activity
` good players skills are automatic`
and their technique is refined