Maybe it depends
When is too much, what does too much look like
Do you have an opinion
How far should the racket move during the preparation and recovery?
That was the question someone asked
Could it depend on
what the stroke is
the players’ physical capabilities
the context within the rally
We were observing young players aged 8-11 who had been playing badminton for less than 12 – 18 months, maybe once or twice a week
They could make contact with the shuttle, but displayed different racket movements before and after striking the shuttle.
The movements certainly varied in size, and so did the power of the stroke!
The badminton strokes being practiced were the Forehand and Backhand lifts from just behind the service line
The coach demonstrated the ‘preferred’ (near-perfect) technique and gave lots of great examples of what to do
We observed
- Players trying to copy the preferred technique but being unable to generate power
- Other players changed the technique, introducing a bigger backswing as part of the Preparation Phase, they wanted the power!
- Some players had even bigger preparations and follow-through racket movements
- The coaches had different reactions to these preparations and racket movements.
None of the young players could model the technique shown by the coach
All had bigger racket movements
Join our disscussion
- Is it ok to have larger racket movements if it achieves the aim at this younger age?
- Was it realistic to always expect shorter more powerful actions at all levels of play?
- Is there a different viewpoint concerning preparation and after stroke (follow through) – should we consider them separately?
- Does the context (rally situation) of the stroke need to be considered?
- Can we identify the core elements that need to be present, even if there are other variables in the current technique?
We found some questions difficult to answer
and then we couldn’t agree on all we thought
Do you want a conversation?
I’d like to hear from you if you have a viewpoint on anything that you’ve read
We don’t need to agree, but explore viewpoints.
It would be great to hear from you, send me an email : contact@badmintonandy.com
This is part of a series of conversation starters.
Although not in detail, the posts are written to get you thinking and talking with others.
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