Badminton, technical and tactical demands

Badminton

Height- 5ft 8"
Weight- 75kg
D.O.B- 06.08.98

Technical Demands.

The high serve:
The high serve in badminton starts with a forearm  action and you should lead with your non-racket leg and put your racket leg behind the other, then bring the racket back to shoulder level and bring the racket forward at pace tilted towards the ceiling and follow the Rhythm of the Stroke.

Back hand serve:
Stand in a comfortable position with your racket hand in front, carry out a short swing then bring the racket forward while holding the shuttlecock at the tip of the feathers strike the shuttle and then carry out your shot and get the shuttlecock to scum the net tape as it goes over the net.

Smash;
Shift your weight onto your back foot and bend your elbow and lock your wrist ready to hit the shuttle forward,
As the shuttle reachs it's highest position over you, bring the racket up to meet the shuttle at its highest point and hit down with a lot of power and recover into your position.

Clear:
You use the clear shot to send your opponent to the back of their court to make other shot shorts available for yourself, this shot can open up good opportunities to win the point, take your weight and put it on your rear foot as the shuttle starts to desend over your head hit it and the point where it just starts to come down, hit it with a bent elbow and straighten the elbow as you finish the stroke, this will give more power to send them further back.

Drop Shots:
This shot wins points, shift your weight to your rear foot and bend your elbow and lock out your wrist so you are ready to hit forward, contact the shuttle as high as possible and when it's in front of you, straigten your elbow as you hit the shuttle. Slice or tap the shuttle as you hit it to reduce the amount of power and speed that goes into the shot, this slice or tap will give the shot the loop to just skim the netbtape and drop over.

Tactical Demands:
In badminton the main tactic is give maximum returns with minimal effort. By applying tactics to the game of badminton you can out win your opponent in no time. In badminton the tactics are all about reading your opponent and where his next move is going to go, you can determine how quick, aggressive or light they will play against you in there first couple of shots,
If they play light you play harder and faster if they play hard and fast you do something to throw them off their game.

Playing the the corners of the court is important because if your opponent is quick footed and aggressive then playing to the corners will get them tired quickly and will make them to scuff shots. If the opponents are lazy and sluggish then playing to the corners of the court will get you easy points.

You also have to use the whole of your side of the court to your advantage and make sure you work around the court and make sure you become unpredictable so your opponent can not read your next shot.