EducationallyFit4Life: Badminton

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The Game of Badminton Volleyball

This is a game I was introduced to at an Achper conference. As soon as I played it I loved it and have been incorporating it into my PE lessons ever since (when I’m teaching Badminton that is!).

One of the reasons I like it so much is it works really well if you haven’t got loads of space. In our gym we have three badminton courts marked out on the gym floor which is perfect.

I’m lucky enough to have smaller classes, but I’ve played this with 3 - 4 students on a team.

Basically the game is badminton, but with the majority of the rules being taken from volleyball.

I’ll endeavor to explain the game using the 3 vs. 3 format.

I usually divide the class up myself, having a range of development within a team.

With the 3 student format, I have 1 student in the middle of the court at the net, and the other 2 mid court, one left, one right. If you looked from above they would be stood in a triangle formation.

After rock. paper. scissors and serve is decided, the server, servers as to the rules of badminton, behind the line (because I teach primary, I usually say the serve can travel anywhere over the net, not necessarily diagonally or even over the service line).

Once the shuttlecock is in play, each side have the option to play the shuttle a maximum of 3 times before it has to travel back over the net, and a single player can’t hit the shuttle consecutively.

Like volleyball when a team wins service back, the students rotate. This gives everyone practice on their serve and it make sure everyone gets involved, so often one piece of the court gets to see a lot of action and rotating helps everyone get more involved.

We play until 21.

The game tends to be a lot more inclusive of everyone's individual skill, the students get to team with peers, and it is a good use of limited space.

Grade 2 Net Games Unit (Tennis & Badminton)

Net Games - Learning Journey: Elements of Movement

Enduring Understanding: Constantly returning to the ready position in Tennis or Badminton is necessary for long term success.

An introduction to Net Games: Tennis & Badminton.

In the unit we explored the concept of the "ready position" and it's importance in letting the player move between the ground strokes in tennis or from offensive to defensive shots in badminton.

Essential Questions:

"What does being 'ready' look like?"

"Why do we want to consistently return to the 'ready position' in-between shots?"

Ground Tennis

A new game I did experiment with in this unit that I want to highlight is 'ground tennis'. Having already talked about the ready position the students we then get into a friendly and/or a competitive game of 'ground tennis'. Ground tennis is exactly what it says it is (obviously without a net).... you play tennis with a tennis ball along the ground. Everyone one can play, and you can tailor the games to the needs of the students. For example you could have a friendly rally, or a blistering competitive match, or you could make it more technical by having them try to keep the ball on a line or add in a ground shot. What you do need to stress is that after every shot they return to their starting ready position.


Ground Tennis

During the unit we used tennis balls when focusing on technique, but we would always bring out the big bubble gum balls to have a fun rally.

Volleyball Badminton

One game I do enjoy is volleyball badminton. Again, it's exactly what it says it is. Volleyball rules but played with badminton equipment. I usually go 3vs.3 as that still leaves lots of space on a badminton court. At times the whole, you continue to serve until you loose a point is a bit hard to understand for the overly keen, but the students seem to love it! You can also play this game with or without net.

Reflections on their Adventures in Tennis & Badminton

G4 Peer Coaching & Peer Learning through the learning lens of Badminton

Badminton in Indonesia is a national past time. With members of the class possessing a wealth of knowledge on the skills of the game. This is another fantastic opportunity for the more advanced members of the class to coach others the basics to get the unit started.

We will particularly be focusing on "what traits and dispositions do we need to develop to enable us to coach and learn from one another?"

Some of the skills the students will be coaching include the backhand short serve, the high serve, the underhand clear and the overhead clear.

In addition I've also been experimenting with the game Volleyball/Badminton, where you play badminton but with the rules of Volleyball. Having done Volleyball with the G3's last year, this is a great opportunity for the students to use their knowledge of another sport, whilst play a different sport.

Goal Setting

Taking the unit in a slightly different direction because of the needs of the students, I made the decision that the students need to identify a short term goal in their badminton game, e.g. movement, serve, communication etc. and start working towards achieving it. They could do this in a number of ways:

use an expert in the room (that could mean me, but it could also be a peer or a fiend who has already accomplished that goal).
now that the goal is highlighted, focus on it within the game - make it a priority.
take the game beyond the PE class and play it in recess or at home - really practice nailing that skill or concept.

The students get time in every class to work on their goal(s) and they are encouraged, once they have achieved one goal they can add another.