Badminton Rules and Strategies
Badminton is the world's fastest racket sport, which is played by many people around the world. There are badminton players who play badminton recreationally and others who take it seriously. The elite athletes will train for every little component to improve in this sport, in order to have an outstanding performance at international and national tournaments. An important part to an elite player is their intake of food, they must watch for what they eat, for that can cause harm to the body and performance on court. I will be discussing the strategies to win a game, what energy system is used, the training players go through and the difference in food consumption from an elite badminton player to a recreational player. The types of subjects I will touch on about the strategies are first, how this sport is played, what’s the objective in badminton and how to to easily win a match. Next, I will explain the systems which are used during badminton including anaerobic and aerobic systems. A brief definition of anaerobic system is someone with explosive movement but within a short limit of time, aerobic system is someone with longer lasting athletes such as a marathon runner or triathlon. At first badminton seems like a fun sport but it also becomes frustrating if you never had any training and you continuously miss the bird, it only take practice to improve and win matches. Through this chapter, I will be give tips and drills on what to do, to improve in badminton.
For more details of laws in badminton can be found here: http://badminton.ca/Files/Rules/Laws%20of%20Badminton-%20May%202013.pdf
Singles:
The person who wins the point must serve next and keep serving until they have finally lost a point. When the score is odd the player must serve on the left side and when the score is even the player must serve it on the right side of the court. The strategy in singles is to move the other player around the court as much as possible and the main point is to hit the shuttlecock within the boundaries and away from the opponent. More strategies to win points in singles are smashing at a tall opponent, push the shuttlecock to backhand and moving the other player around the court to have a easy net put away. A good placement of the shuttlecock towards a tall opponent would be their body because they have longer lever length, it takes more energy and movement to return shots aimed at the body. Smashes towards the dominant arm’s shoulder are also a great spot to smash at since it’s hard to put a racket at the spot. Another strategy in singles is to place shots to the backhand of the opponent, most badminton players are not 100% as good as their forehands. Taking the backhand shots as an advantage is a good and easy way to win points, be cautious, some players are better than others with their backhand. In a match of badminton you’re not only using strength to win points, you’re also using your brains. If a player has the skills to return shots going at them, it’s not a good idea to continue because it can cause fatigue, therefore play smart. Mixing up the shots, either make a clear shot and then a drop shot, it forces the other player to move to the back of the court and back to the net. You could also make a drop shot and then smash, try out different shots and don’t forget to mix them up. Moving the players around the court can give you the advantage of controlling where the opponent moves, placing a shot on one side of the court opens up another empty part of the court. It’s important to take that time to set the rally and once the opponent returns a high mid court shot, hammer the shuttlecock down.
Badminton is the world's fastest racket sport, which is played by many people around the world. There are badminton players who play badminton recreationally and others who take it seriously. The elite athletes will train for every little component to improve in this sport, in order to have an outstanding performance at international and national tournaments. An important part to an elite player is their intake of food, they must watch for what they eat, for that can cause harm to the body and performance on court. I will be discussing the strategies to win a game, what energy system is used, the training players go through and the difference in food consumption from an elite badminton player to a recreational player. The types of subjects I will touch on about the strategies are first, how this sport is played, what’s the objective in badminton and how to to easily win a match. Next, I will explain the systems which are used during badminton including anaerobic and aerobic systems. A brief definition of anaerobic system is someone with explosive movement but within a short limit of time, aerobic system is someone with longer lasting athletes such as a marathon runner or triathlon. At first badminton seems like a fun sport but it also becomes frustrating if you never had any training and you continuously miss the bird, it only take practice to improve and win matches. Through this chapter, I will be give tips and drills on what to do, to improve in badminton.
For more details of laws in badminton can be found here: http://badminton.ca/Files/Rules/Laws%20of%20Badminton-%20May%202013.pdf
Singles:
The person who wins the point must serve next and keep serving until they have finally lost a point. When the score is odd the player must serve on the left side and when the score is even the player must serve it on the right side of the court. The strategy in singles is to move the other player around the court as much as possible and the main point is to hit the shuttlecock within the boundaries and away from the opponent. More strategies to win points in singles are smashing at a tall opponent, push the shuttlecock to backhand and moving the other player around the court to have a easy net put away. A good placement of the shuttlecock towards a tall opponent would be their body because they have longer lever length, it takes more energy and movement to return shots aimed at the body. Smashes towards the dominant arm’s shoulder are also a great spot to smash at since it’s hard to put a racket at the spot. Another strategy in singles is to place shots to the backhand of the opponent, most badminton players are not 100% as good as their forehands. Taking the backhand shots as an advantage is a good and easy way to win points, be cautious, some players are better than others with their backhand. In a match of badminton you’re not only using strength to win points, you’re also using your brains. If a player has the skills to return shots going at them, it’s not a good idea to continue because it can cause fatigue, therefore play smart. Mixing up the shots, either make a clear shot and then a drop shot, it forces the other player to move to the back of the court and back to the net. You could also make a drop shot and then smash, try out different shots and don’t forget to mix them up. Moving the players around the court can give you the advantage of controlling where the opponent moves, placing a shot on one side of the court opens up another empty part of the court. It’s important to take that time to set the rally and once the opponent returns a high mid court shot, hammer the shuttlecock down.
Doubles:
The serving component is almost the same as singles, the difference is that the player will serve depending on the score after the service of the other team( ex. they won a point and then you win a point, the score is 2 serving 4 meaning the person on the right will serve.) The main strategy in doubles is to stay on offence as much as possible. In an offensive position a player is in the back and the other is at the front, these players are almost in a line perpendicular to the net.¹ While there is an offence position there is also the defensive position where the players stand side to side covering as much of their side of the court.⁹
In offensive position (attacking position), the player at the back are creating opportunities for the player at the front to intercept and finish the rally. Both players on offense should aim down the middle because it will confuse the opponents, sometimes both players will hesitate to return the shuttlecock assuming the other partner would get the shot.
The serving component is almost the same as singles, the difference is that the player will serve depending on the score after the service of the other team( ex. they won a point and then you win a point, the score is 2 serving 4 meaning the person on the right will serve.) The main strategy in doubles is to stay on offence as much as possible. In an offensive position a player is in the back and the other is at the front, these players are almost in a line perpendicular to the net.¹ While there is an offence position there is also the defensive position where the players stand side to side covering as much of their side of the court.⁹
In offensive position (attacking position), the player at the back are creating opportunities for the player at the front to intercept and finish the rally. Both players on offense should aim down the middle because it will confuse the opponents, sometimes both players will hesitate to return the shuttlecock assuming the other partner would get the shot.
In defence stance, the team is side by side covering as much of their side as possible, defending whatever shot the opponents send at them. Strategies for the defense formation in double are at any given moment try to drive or drop the shuttlecock and lift the shuttlecock all the way to the back of the court. As we know, the best chance of winning a rally is to play in attack formation, by making a net shot or a drive shot it will put the team in forcing the opponent to lift which will give an opportunity to get into attack formation. Check out this video to watch the demonstration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDnrdQso8fI&list=PLCD11E53C97DF70FA&index=6
After the net shot or drive has been played, the player which made the net shot moves to the front, covering the whole front and the other player moves to the back and they are in the attacking formation. Be cautious about returning a smash, the opponents can be waiting for a loose shot above the net and they will take that opportunity to play a net kill.
After the net shot or drive has been played, the player which made the net shot moves to the front, covering the whole front and the other player moves to the back and they are in the attacking formation. Be cautious about returning a smash, the opponents can be waiting for a loose shot above the net and they will take that opportunity to play a net kill.
Mix doubles
Mix doubles is basically the same style of play in doubles except there will be a male and female within the team. In offensive play, most of the time the female will be playing at the front of the net and the male covers the back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srGDaD8NFWM
As seen in the rally, there are times where the females need to play at the back, but it depends on the team. There needs to be communication between the partnership in order to succeed because the players themselves understand what they are and are not good at.
Mix doubles is basically the same style of play in doubles except there will be a male and female within the team. In offensive play, most of the time the female will be playing at the front of the net and the male covers the back. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srGDaD8NFWM
As seen in the rally, there are times where the females need to play at the back, but it depends on the team. There needs to be communication between the partnership in order to succeed because the players themselves understand what they are and are not good at.