More badminton

Good job on your badminton games today! Everyone has improved their skills and now you're having some long rallies. I hope you're getting some good exercise. Make sure to continue to work on your fitness levels outside of class. We will be doing another fitness test sometime soon to gauge where you are. Check out some of the photos of you in action...

Quarter 1 writing assignment

Watch one (or both) of the following videos. One is the end of a Badminton Game, and one is the beginning of a collegiate volleyball game. (They are both about 10 minutes.) Choose one and write a one page reflection about it. Include these things:
* Who was playing and what school/country did they represent?
* What was the setting of the game? Where was it being played? Name of tournament?
* What was the outcome of the game? Can you identify the outcome by the clip?
* What did the team/individual do well? Use the language of the sport. (ie, they out blocked the opponent by 3-1. Or, he hit the shuttle both deep and short, getting his opponent out of position...)
* How effective was the serve? Identify how many serves were "in", "out" and "ace" by each side.
* What did you notice about the body control, footwork, and movement on the court?
* Describe the court etiquette of the players (how was/wasn't sportsmanship displayed, etc.)
* Evaluate the overall match play-- how did the game go?
* Summarize your finding and what you learned.

A hard copy OR email of this is DUE on Thursday, October 30th by 6pm.

BADMINTON GAME

Volleyball GAME

FOOT WORK is crucial

This is an example of how to use good footwork to cover the court. This is exactly what Mrs. Ko demonstrated the other day. We are using this movement to do our warm-up as well. Keep this footwork in mind when doing your warm-up and practice it often so you will improve your skills.

Warm-up

Remember when you come to class that we are going to standardize our warm-up. It's 2 laps around the gym and then 12 of our special lunges. After that, go to the center of a court and work on these moves.... the video demonstrates the side to side. I want you to add the front/back, and diagonal front/back.

PERSEVERENCE

I'm including this doubles video to show you an amazingly long point. These are high level athletes doing what they do best....

Drop Shots

If you notice in this video, the player shoots both an overhand and underhand drop shot. The object is to have the shuttle just drop over the net into the opponents front court.

Overhead Clear

A "clear" shot is important to allow you time to get back into the ready position, but it can also be used offensively. If a clear shot has a direct trajectory it is sometimes called a DRIVE. Regardless, the objective is to hit into your opponent's back court-- as close to that back line as possible. What did you learn about supination and pronation in this video?

Short serve in badminton

Today was day 1 in BADMINTON. One of the things we focused on was serves. The following videos demonstrate 3 types of basic serves. 1) Short serve, 2) Forehand Deep, and 3) Backhand.

In a short serve you don't follow through as high as you do for a forehand deep serve. Here's how:

Forehand deep serve

There are some good advantages to serving deep. Deep serves cause your opponent to retreat to the back court and gives you a chance to get yourself to center court to go on the offensive. This is a detailed description of how to serve a forehand deep in the opponents back court.

SERVING

This video demonstrates how to serve a backhand in volleyball.

History of Badminton

In the early days…
A form of the sport that we know today as BADMINTON was played in ancient Greece and Egypt. It came from a child's game called battledore and shuttlecock, in which two players hit a feathered shuttlecock back and forth with tiny rackets. The game was called "POONA" in India during the 18th Century. British Army Officers stationed in India took the game back to England in the 1860's. The army men introduced the game to friends, and the new sport was played at a party given in 1873 by the Duke of Beaufort at his country place, "Badminton" in Gloucestershire. This is how Badminton became its official name.

Until 1887 the sport was played in England under the rules that prevailed in India. At that point, an English group formed itself into the Bath Badminton Club, establishing English rules. In 1895, the Badminton Association (of England) was formed to take over the authority of the Bath Badminton Club. This new group standardized the rules which now govern the game throughout the world.

Source: http://www.usm.edu/badminton/History.htm

FITNESS

Today we did a little run and some of you found it very challenging. Perhaps it's time to evaluate your fitness and see what it is you are doing every week to help you remain "fit for life." Keep up your positive habits that you learned way back in Lifetime Fitness and make sure to balance your activity to ensure maximum health. We start badminton on Friday! Check back to this blog frequently for tips on BADMINTON skills and strategy.

TOURNEY RESULTS!

Pandas vs. JECISK
Set 1 to Pandas
Set 2 to JECISK
Set 3 to JECISK (correct??)

JECISK vs. Ballers
Set 1 and 2 to JECISK

Pandas vs. Ballers
Set 1 and 2 to Pandas