Course Title:  Individual and Dual Sports: Badminton (0835.244)
1 s.h. - undergraduate.
 

Required Text:
Bloss, Margaret Varner. Badminton. 7th ed.
Seaton, D. C., et. al. (1990). Physical EducationHandbook,
9^th ed.  Prentic Hall: Englewood Cliffs.
 

Catalogue Description:
These courses will prepare majors in Health and Physical Education to teach and/or lead various activities in the areas of individual and dual sports. Students will develop fundamental skill proficiencies and knowledge of rules, strategies, teaching methods and skill analysis in the respective sport. Health and Physical Education majors (in the Teacher Certification Specialization) must select, with advisement, at least four individual and dual sports.
 

Relationship to Mission and Conceptual Framework:
This course relates to the University mission of developing a liberally educated student whose professional preparation and leadership will help the students to meet the challenges of society and the workplace. The development of knowledge, skill proficiency, and an understanding of rules and strategies are basic to the course. Emphasis is also placed on the development of positive attitudes for physical activity. A function of this course is to begin to introduce the students to management, organization, and teaching strategies appropriate for physical educators. Ultimately they are able to be effective classroom managers and instructors/facilitators in badminton as well as related lead-up activities..
 

Prerequisites:  None
 

Objectives of the Course:
This course is designed to include:
 1. the history of badminton, major events, and governance.
 2. the court (lines, areas and measurements) and equipment.
 3. rules and their interpretations: to include scoring, play,
     game situations and etiquette for players and spectators.
 4. opportunities for each class member to develop skills,
     demonstrate ability and execute a variety of strokes.
 5. work with knowledge and skill development work sheets.
 6. large group activities, plus on-court and off-court drills.
 7. strategy of play and drills for singles and doubles play.
 8. types of competition and recreational tournaments.
 9. involvement in competitive play with other class members.
10. an evaluation of knowledge and physical skill(s).
11. time for situational play - for the development of
     fundamental skills, racket control, footwork and fitness.
12. the place of audiovisual aids in teaching badminton.
13. how to handle large groups in ideal and less-than-ideal
     situations.
 

Topical Outline/Content:
 a. course overview and course outline
 b. evaluation and grading procedure
 c. brief history of badminton and world influence
 d. equipment and court - parts, lines, areas, dimensions
 e. up-to-date bibliography of texts and articles
 f. worksheet - knowledge and physical skills
 

Audiovisual Aids:
 a. instructor and equipment - technique
 b. transparency projector
 c. handouts
 d. video tapes
 e. flash cards - etiquette, situations, rules
 f. hoops, string, nets, tape - skill development
 

Skills:
 a. grip - forehand and backhand
 b. stance and court position - "ready position"
 c. movement on the court - "feet, body, arms, head, "feints"
 d. performance skills:
     1. serve - low and short, high and deep, flick, drive
     2. clear shot - offensive and defensive: overhead,
         underhand
     3. drop shot - back court, mid-court, net hairpin
     4. drive shot - cross court and down-the-line
     5. smash/kill shot
     6. block shot - drop, straight, angled
     7. round-the-head shot
 e. common errors and their correction
 

Rules and Their Interpretations:
 a. type of play, singles or doubles, and "spin of racket"
 b. serving and scoring - rotation and "setting"
 c. faults - during service, receiving and play
 d. unwritten rules and other areas:
     conduct on the court and as spectator - etiquette
 

Warm Up and Drills/Drilling:
Warm Up - stretching for flexibility and play preparation
 1. stretch muscles slowly while standing and sitting
 2. swing the racket in a variety of movements
 3. bounce, step laterally and make limbering lunges
 4. footwork drills simulating game movements
 5. quick, short sprints - forward, back, side, diagonal

Drills
 1. racket control, foot work, and skill development
 2. on-court and off-court
 3. self-testing, partner, and group
 4. conditioning
 5. strategy
 6. competition
 

Strategy and Tactics:
 a. offensive and defensive
 b. angle of return - cross-court vs. angle return
 c. serving
 d. receiving and returning the serve
 e. singles play vs. doubles - also mixed doubles
 

Cooperative Play, Competition and Tournaments:
 a. drills and strategies for cooperative play situations
 b. competition and game situations
 c. types of tournaments: (advantages and disadvantages)
    1. elimination - single, double, "true double"
    2. round robin
    3. ladder
    4. pyramid
    5. web
 d. Pickle Ball and other related racket games
 

Major Course Activities:
 a. Participation in skill warm ups and on- and off-court
     skill drills.
 b. Participation in tournament play (round robin and double
     elimination)
 c. Completion of worksheets and checklists on aspects of
     skill performance.
 d. Completes outside assignments.
 e. Reciprocal teaching and assessment.
 f. Organization and management of badminton for diverse
     teaching situations
 

Student Evaluation:
 a. subjective - instructor observation
 b. results in game situations and tournament results
 c. performance test(s)
    1. serve and return of serve - various types
    2. drop shots - location, type
    3. smash or kill shot - location, force, body control
    4. clear - distance and location
 d. outside activities/assignments - instructor assigned
 e. worksheet(s) - knowledge and skills
 f. extra credit activities
    1. terminology list
    2. outside reading - textbooks and articles
    3. involvement in intramural program and fitness
 
 

Ballou, R.B. Teaching Badminton. Burgess Publishing, 1988.
Bloss, M.V. and R.S. Hales. Badminton. 5th ed. Dubuque, IA:
 Wm. C. Brown, 1990.
Davis, P. Badminton, The Complete Practical Guide. London:
 David and Charles, 1992.
Downey, J. Winning Badminton Singles. London: E.P. Publishing
 Co., 1983.
Hashman, J.D. Winning Badminton. London: Ward Lock, 1984.
Krotee, M.L. and E.T. Turner. Innovative Theory and Practice
 of  Badminton. Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., 1990.
Mood, D., F.F. Musker, and D.A. Armbruster. Sports and
 Recreational Activities for Men and Women. The C.V. Mosby
 Company, 1983. Chapter 4, pp. 28-39.
Paup, D.C. and J.L. Breen. Winning Badminton. Chicago, IL:
 Athletic Institute, 1984.
Poole, J. Badminton. 3rd ed. Scott, Foresman and Co., 1992.
Reznik, Jand R.Byrd. Badminton. Scottsdale, AZ: Gorsuch
 Scarisbrick, Publishers, 1987.
Seaton, D.C. et.al. (1997). Physical Education Handbook.
 (9^th ed.). Prentice Hall: Englewood, CA.
Wadood, T., et. al. Badminton Today. St. Paul: West Publishing
 Co., 1990.
 
 

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