Badminton Intro
Introduction to badminton: grip, underhand serve and forehand clear, building up to cooperative rallies and short games.
How to play
- Teach the "handshake" grip and ready position.
- Partners practice underhand serves into a hoop on the floor.
- Cooperative rallies over the net: count how many hits in a row.
- Short games to 7 points.
Rules
- Keep a safe distance from other players' rackets.
- Only pick up birdies when your court has stopped playing.
Variations
Easier
Balloons instead of birdies and no net.
Standard
Cooperative rallies over a net.
Harder
Games to 7 with serving rules.
Adaptations
- Limited mobility: smaller court and a shorter racket.
- Coordination difficulties: balloon or slow birdie.
Learning goals
- Learn basic badminton strokes.
- Improve eye–hand coordination.
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