The 9 Basic Skills You Need to Play Badminton
1. Knowing how to warm up properly
Warming up is a combination of skill and a bit of know-how. Players of any
level should know how to warm up properly before stepping on court for a
match. It’s so important to do a full warm-up before playing to help avoid
injuries. It’s also important because you’re ready to go right from the start of
the match.
2. The basic forehand and backhand grip
Learning the forehand and backhand grip is a fundamental skill. It’s so
important to get this right as it’s the building blocks to learning every shot in
Badminton. The basic forehand and backhand grip is easy to learn, you can
practice getting the hold right sat at home. Practice swapping from forehand
to backhand whilst sat on the couch at home. The forehand grip is much like
shaking somebody’s hand.
3. The basic six corners footwork
Footwork is crucial in Badminton. It’s been known that some coaches in China
only teach beginners footwork from the beginning. They don’t teach any
racquet skills until the player has mastered the basic footwork. They do this
because it’s impossible to play good shots if you cannot reach the shuttle. In
Badminton, once the shuttlecock touches the floor the rally is over so you
need to be able to cover the court in order to play well.
4. The split step/the ready stance
The split step is a technique used to get ready for the next shot. It’s used not
only in Badminton but in sports like Tennis as well. It’s the basis of building
good footwork and speed around the court. We have a great article detailing
everything about the split step, make sure to read it in full.
5. The basic shots
There are so many varieties of shots in Badminton. Variants of shots include
slicing the shuttle, tumbling the shuttle or hitting it at different angles with
different swings. But they all have one original basic shot.
6. Hand-eye coordination
It only comes with practice but having good hand-eye coordination is essential
for Badminton. You can’t play Badminton if you can’t connect the racquet and
shuttle. The best way to improve hand-eye coordination for Badminton is to
play lots of Badminton.
7. Playing catch
Playing catch is a simple but effective way to improve hand-eye coordination.
All you need is a ball, you could do this with a shuttlecock too. Practice
throwing and catching with someone else or bounce the shuttle or ball of a
wall at different angles and catch it again.
8. Juggling
So not a skill for those with little patience, juggling is a difficult skill to master
but for good reason. Juggling requires incredible hand-eye coordination, even
just by learning to juggle you’re improving your hand-eye coordination without
having mastered the skill. It’s something you can do anywhere with a couple
or more balls or shuttles.
9. Perception and anticipation
These two skills become much more important the better you get at
Badminton. It’s the difference between just getting your opponents shot back
and intercepting or countering your opponents next shot.
Who are the officials of badminton?
The officials are the judges responsible to ensure a fair badminton game is
being played.They consists of:
Umpire: The ‘main judge’ for the particular badminton game. He/she has the
power to overrule any decisions made by the service judge or line judges. The
umpire is the person ensuring that the badminton game is run smoothly and
prevent any players from delaying the game play.
Whenever a player requests to change the shuttle, the umpire will need to
approve that the change could be made.
The umpire also looks out for faults committed around the net area such as
whether a player touched the net when returning the shuttle.
Besides, the umpire is responsible to make a ‘fault’ call when the shuttle
touches the player or the players’ attires except for the badminton racket. In
badminton, it will be a fault/foul to a player if the shuttle touches any part of
that player’s body or attire.
Service Judge: The service judge is responsible in making a ‘service fault’
call and to provide shuttles to the players.
Line Judges: Line judges sit beside the badminton court (right in front of
every in/out lines) to determine whether the shuttle is inside or outside the
boundaries of the court.
Their calls are usually very subjective and are often controversial.
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