EQUIPMENT
1 racket per student
1 birdie per 6 students
10 short cones
1 net
OBJECTIVE
Today we are playing Badminton. In this game, the objective is to work with your teammates to keep the birdie from landing on the ground.
INSTRUCTIONS
- I will divide the class into teams of three and will assign you to a court – one court will have a net and the rest will have short cones.
- Ro Sham Bo to decide which team will start serving.
- Once the birdie is served over the net, each student can only hit the birdie once before returning it back over the net.
- Servers rotate in a clockwise position.
- If the birdie is served and goes outside the boundary lines, it is the other team’s point. If the birdie touches the line, it is considered inbounds.
- We will keep rally scoring – a point is awarded on every serve.
- After each game, we will switch sides.
Game 1: Play as indicated above.
TEACHING TIPS
- Approach: After a couple of minutes have teams rotate courts – every student will get to play on the net.