Name: Karl Joshua Genita Custodio Course: Bachelor of Secondary Education

Year Level: 2nd Major: Science

Subject: Physical Education 3N Teacher: Mrs. Jasmin Jamero

BASIC BADMINTON SKILLS

SKILLS INSTRUCTIONS
Step 1: Grip
- Use a Forehand Grip
- For right-hand players, hold the racket with your
left hand like you are chopping a carrot.
- Place the palm of your hand on the strings, slide
down to the racket
- Make a V-shape with your thumb and index
fingers, relax and hold the racket
- Leave a 1 finger wide gap in between your index
finger and middle finger for more mobility

Step 2: Where to stand

- Stand inside a service court, preferably at the
corner of the center line and short service line,
make sure you are not touching any boundary
Forehand long Serve (High Serve) lines. Serve from left to right if your score is a
single number, and vice versa

Step 3: Stances
- For a right-hand player, standing with your feet
shoulder-width apart, form a nice L shape with
your right foot at the back and left foot at the
front

Step 4: Hold the shuttlecock correctly

- Hold the shuttlecock (shuttles, birdies) like you
are holding a cup, don’t hold the feathers part
because when you drop the shuttle, the shuttles
may rotate and affect your serve.
- Imaging the direction facing your opponent is 12
o’clock, you should lift out your left hand to the 2
o’clock position. Relax your wrist and elbow.

Step 5: Preparing the racket

- Lift out your right arm, place your right hand with
the racket at 4 o’clock position, the palm of your
hand facing downward, the back of your hand
facing upward. Use your wrist to point the racket
a bit upward

Step 6: Starting to Serve

 - When you are ready to serve, lift the toe of your
left leg and shift the balance to your right leg
- Release the shuttle, pull out your left arm
naturally for a better body balance after dropping
the birdies
- Step down your left foot
- Swing your right arm, imaging you are drawing a
big circle, hit the shuttle when it reaches the
thigh, just a bit upper then your knee

Step 7: Finish Position

- When you finish, you should find your body
balance has shifted to the left leg, at this
moment, your left leg should be stepping on the
floor, with only your right toe touching the floor,
your right hand should be next to your left ear,
and the racket should be on top of your left
shoulder too.

- Stand in a comfortable and balanced position with your

racket hand in front.

- Lead with your racket leg and place your non-racket leg
behind with your feet pointing towards your opponent.

- Carry out a short back swing then bring the racket

forward.

Low Serve (Backhand) - Hold the shuttle on the tip of the feathers in front of
your waist level.

- Push the shuttle with the racket face and try to make
the shuttle skim the tape of the net.

- You can try to shorten the grip for a better control of

the racket.

- Beware of breaking the Service Rules.

- It is used to get into position before playing an

overhead forehand stroke.
- To stand in the attacking stance turn your body
facing the sidelines with racket leg behind and
Attack Stance both legs shoulder-width apart.
- Now raise both racket and non-racket arms to
generate the power to attack the shuttle on its
downward trajectory.

- To defend the opponent’s smash, you need to be

prepared with the defensive stance.
- Face the body to the net and place your racket in
Defense Stance front at waist height, slightly pointing forward.
 - You can keep the non-racket arm as comfortable
while ensuring a better balance.

- This stance is to be ready for the opponent’s

return after playing a net shot.
- To play this shot, place your foot on the racket
side forward while keeping a non-racket foot at
the back.
Net Stance - Place the racket in front of the body, slightly
above waist height while raising the non-racket
arm.
- Shift the body weight slightly forward to be ready
to pounce forward.

- Always remember the base (starting point).

- Move only 2-3 steps backward.
Footwork - Shuffle only 1 step sidewards.
- Move only 2-3 steps front.

1. Get into position and adopt the Forehand Grip.

- If you intend to hit the smash, you should move
quickly towards the shuttle. In professional
badminton, we call this ‘injection of pace’.
- Ideally, your body should face the side of the
court. Both your feet should also point sideways.

2. Stand on a firm position.

- If you’re not on good balance, your smash won’t
Forehand Smash be strong because your body will concentrate on
balancing first rather than doing a strong swing.

3. Raise your Racket Arm and Non-Racket Arm.

- Make sure you stretch your racket arm as far
back as possible. This will help ensure you
perform a full arm swing.
- At the same time, raise your Non-Racket Arm to
balance out the weight of your Racket Arm. This
is VERY IMPORTANT to help you maintain body
balance.

4. Take the shuttle at the highest point possible.

- This creates a steep angle for your smash.

5. Hit the Shuttle with a Full Arm Swing.

- Take a deep breath. Stretch out your chest to the
widest extend possible. Stretch out your Non-
Racket Arm.
- Then swing your racket forward as you exhale. At
the same time, contract your abs. Shuffle your
Racket Foot to the front.
 6. Follow Through with your Swing.
- After you hit the shuttle, follow through and
complete your swing. Your body should face
forward after you swing your racket. Maintain
body balance and recover.

- Holding a racket is similar to a friendly

handshake.
- Just the thumb will be comfortably placed against
the wider surface of the handle grip. The rest of
the hand will imitate a handshake.
- Remember to keep the handshake friendly,
avoiding a tight grip. It will hinder the flexibility in
motion and also might lead to wrist injuries in the
Grip (Forehand and Backhand) long term.

The only difference while playing the 2 kinds of strokes is

in the use of fingers.

- Push the index finger forward while playing

forehand strokes.
- Push the thumb forward while playing backhand
strokes.

- - - Have a great day - - - 😊