Students will understand how to safely set up and pack away the equipment of nets, poles and racquets.  Students will also develop the knowledge and understanding of the basic rules of the game (when the shuttle is in or out of play, scoring points, service rules, lines of the court) 

Students must develop their ability to perform badminton skills such as correct racquet grip, footwork, hand eye co-ordination, reaction time and teamwork.

Students must be able to identify and explain the techniques of a variety of badminton shots. Students will develop their abilities to perform basic rallies and specific badminton shots such as, forehand serve, net shot and overhead clear etc.

Students will develop their communication, teamwork and independency skills through a series of different activities. Students will also develop an understanding for attacking and defensive strategies.

Explore the origin of badminton (formed more than 2,000 years ago in ancient Greece, India and China; but it was England that formally developed it in the 1850’s). Develop an understanding of the health benefits playing badminton has physically, mentally and socially. How skills can be learnt and transferred into other sports and everyday life, such as independency, resilience, co-ordination, problem solving and working with a partner. 

Students will acquire and refine badminton specific skills such as footwork, hand eye co-ordination, reaction time and agility. Students will implement these skills into a competitive environment. Attacking and defensive principles will also be analysed and implemented into badminton gameplay to see how well they can outwit their opponent.

Students will recall how to safely set up and pack away the equipment of nets, poles and racquets.  Students will be required to recall basic rules of the game (when the shuttle is in or out of play, scoring points, service rules, lines of the court, why and when might you play a certain shot, etc drop shot).

Students must develop their ability to perform badminton skills such as correct racquet grip, footwork, hand eye co-ordination, reaction time and teamwork.

 Students must be able to identify and explain the techniques of a variety of badminton shots. Students will develop their abilities to perform the badminton shots such as, forehand serve, net shot and overhead clear etc.

Students will develop their communication, teamwork and independency skills through a series of different activities. Students will also develop an understanding for attacking /defensive strategies and implement them into each lesson.

If students cannot retrieve the knowledge physically then they should be able to recite how to perform the skill verbally or when the skill may be performed.                                                                                       

Students will undergo a variety of practices focussing on badminton skills which will able them to perform and acquire key skills used in the sport. Such as the forehand  serve and overhead clear. Alongside, developing the skills in isolation, they will implement these skills into a competitive situation.  Students will be involved in isolated practices which will force the skill development and a variety of 1v1, 2v1 and 2v2 games. This competition will force the students to work under pressure and develop their skill set to a higher ability. Students will acquire knowledge through participating in practices, watching and performing in demonstrations, using task cards and analysing video footage.

Students will develop their ability to perform badminton skills such as correct racquet grip, footwork, hand eye co-ordination, reaction time and teamwork.  

Footwork, hand eye co-ordination, reaction time, agility, teamwork, independency, resilience,  retrieval, v grip, forehand, backhand, serve, net shot, overhead clear, tramline 

 Key questions that students should be able to answer at the end of the 'Topic'