1. NIST Year 9 BADMINTON 2011-2012
Criterion A: PREPARATION SHEET
NAME OF SHOT HOW TO DO IT/ NAME OF SHOT HOW TO DO IT/
looks like… looks like…
Overhead clear Used to return serves Overhead drop Primarily utilized
or deep clear to allow shot after a high serve or
you to have enough a clear shot, the
time to reset position drop shot should
just barely clear the
net. It is most
effective when
disguised as an
overhead clear
Smash The smash is a shot Net shot The net shot is used
hit with power and from the net. When
speed downward to played correctly, the
your opponent's court. shuttle cock should
The angle and the tumble just over the
steepness of the top of the net and
shuttle's trajectory will drop as close to the
make it hard for your net as possible.
opponent to retrieve
he e Drive A flat and fast drive is Short serve The short serve is
useful in getting the used to make your
(forehand or backhand) shuttle behind your opponent “lift the
opponent, potentially shuttle” by hitting
causing them to make the shuttle high over
a weak return. the net. This can set
you up for a smash
or drive.
Long serve The long forehand Flick serve difficult but deadly
serve is a powerful doubles serve, the
stroke that gets the flick serve is most
shuttlecock high and effective when

2. deep into your disguised as a
opponent's back court. simple backhand
This shot keeps the serve
opposing player from
moving up on you too
quickly during your
serve.
Agility Agility is the ability to
change direction
without losing
balance.

3. Criterion A Assessment task for Year 9
This is a PRE & POST GAME STRATEGY AND OBSERVATION task
1. My name: Nung Class 9E____ My Opponent Christophe Meyer
2. Describe the strategy that you plan to use to defeat your opponent. Remember to justify your
choice of strategy. (Use many badminton terms appropriately).
Because he is quite a smaller player than me, I have height advantage. This means that first of
all, I would do a long serve because he would have trouble to get the shuttle cock at the back
of the court into the back of mine. Also, it would be on the right side of the court because he is
left handed. This would probably set the shuttle cock high. Then, I would either drive the
shuttle cock down and hard to the left side of the court, or fake drive and perform a net/drop
shot to the front of the left court. If he is able to return my shot, I would do an overhead clear
to the back of the right side of the court . This would make him run a lot so even if I lose on
that point, he would be tired.
3. Play the match
4. What was the outcome of the match? Score: 16-21 I WON LOST (circle one)
5. (a) Was your strategy successful? (b) Did you adjust your plan? Why or why not?
My plan was fairly successful. Although he was able to make me move a lot (which was tiring), the
plan also made him tired and beat him out. The only thing I would improve is to limit the points that
were lost through human error.
6. If you were going to play this opponent again what things would you like to try differently?
I would try to hit more to the right, forcing him to play on his weaker side. This would give me a higher
percentage of winning because the percentage of human error increases.
7. Assume that this would be a medal match at an upcoming competition. How might you train to
improve your chances against this opponent? What specific skills or tactics do you need, to improve
your game?
I would try to improve my agility. Because I am bigger and overweight than most people, I tend to
have problems moving. It is very easy for me to lose balance and to chance direction in a split second
may be too hard on me and my body. By working on agility, now my opponent cannot use that
weakness against me. Also, I would try to perfect my drop/net shots in order to finish each turn
successfully. Sometimes, I hit it a tad bit close to the line, giving my opponent a better chance of
hitting the shuttle cock.