skills
and Techniques of
Badminton
by: Group 7

What is skills and techniques in
playing badminton?
•The fundamental skills of badminton
are gripping the racket, using different
strokes, proper serving form, engaging a
strong stance, and footwork. General
skills like hand-eye coordination, timing,
perception, and anticipation are also very
useful skills to excel in badminton.

•The ability to do something well.
•To be good at any sport you need to master the
basics. Mastering the basic techniques and
skills allows you to play consistently and
improve. Badminton is a very beginner-friendly
sport but difficult to master. Anybody can learn
and master the basic skills for Badminton.

Here are 8 basic skills you need to
learn before to play Badminton:
• Knowing how to warm up
properly
• The basic forehand and
backhand grip
• The basic six corners
footwork
• The split step/the ready
stance
• The basic shots
• Hand-eye Coordination
• Rhythm and Timing
• Exercising your eyes
• Perception and Anticipation
• Tactical and Strategic
thinking

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. We wrote an in-depth
article on warming up properly for Badminton. 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. You won’t need to get four-five rallies into the game
before you feel like you’ve finally got in gear.

2. 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.

If you can master these six pieces of footwork for Badminton then
you’re off to a good start. The six pieces of footwork are:
• If you can master these six pieces of footwork for Badminton then
you’re off to a good start. The six pieces of footwork are:
 Travelling to the forehand side of the net
 Travelling to the backhand side of the net
 Covering the forehand mid-court
 Covering the backhand mid-court
 Moving to the forehand rear-court
 Moving to the backhand rear-court

3. 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.

4. 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. For beginners
here is a list of basic shots you should master
first.

The following are the basic shots
 The serve (forehand or backhand)
 The lift (sometimes called a lob)
 The net shot
 The block
 The drop shot
 The smash
 The clear

5. 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.

6. Rhythm and timing
• When you play Badminton, especially singles, getting
a natural rhythm while you play is key to developing
good footwork and creating consistency in your play.
When we dance we use the music as our rhythm and
that helps us relax and get into the flow. When playing
Badminton you need to be able to find a rhythm of
play that suits you. This can only come from playing a
lot of purposeful practice and playing matches.

7. Exercising your eyes
•Believe it or not but there are specific exercises
that you can do to exercise your eyes! They
basically help strengthen the muscles in and
around your eyes. They mainly help with
focusing your vision which in turn will help with
your hand-eye coordination.

8. Tactical and strategic thinking
•There are many ways to win a game of
Badminton. Players and coaches use
different tactics and strategies to win a
match. Tactics are the shots we make, the
set plays we try to repeat and the choices
we make when backed into a corner. Tactics
are the small steps and choices within each
rally.

basics skills And technique in
playing badminton
Hand gripping
Use ONLY your thumb, index, and middle
finger to control the racket. Your last 2 fingers
should rest comfortably on the badminton grip to
balance the weight of the racquet. By doing this,
it enables your wrist to be more flexible and move
more freely.

Ready position
You should be ready with a somewhat wide
stance: your feet a little more than shoulder-
width apart. You cannot simply stand there, feet
together, as though waiting for a bus! Your weight
should be lowered a little, with your knees slightly
bent.

Service Short and long Serve
Long serve- you need to hit the shuttle cock
using under hand fore hand stroke
Short serve– you need to hit the shuttle cock
using under hand back hand stroke.

Stokes
•Underarm forehand
•Underarm backhand
•Overhead forehand
•Overhead backhand

Footwork
•Asterisk- you move
side ways and back
and forth.

exercises:
* give atlest 5 basic needs
before playing badminton
and its meaning.

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