The document provides tips for playing doubles badminton. It recommends serving low to limit opponents' options, creating space on the court to seize opportunities, and hitting shuttles early and with speed. Proper coordination between teammates and returning to the defensive position after hitting are also emphasized. Players are advised to control their emotions, focus on their own game, and listen to their instincts to make effective strategic decisions.

1. Defense and attack tactics
by Maestro Leon.

2. 1. Serve low
2. Create space and seize
opportunity.
3. Speed your shuttlecock
4. Coordinate
5. Hit early
6. Stay low but hit high.
7. Return to the defense position after
hitting the shuttlecock
8. Control your emotion and strategize
9. Mind your game
10.Listen to your instinct

3. 1 . Serve low
Serving low in badminton creates two
possibilities of returns which when answered
properly will be a strong potential to earn a
point. They are as follows:
1. Drop – a drop coming from your opponent
can be answered by a drop by “stabbing” the
shuttlecock. This will spin the bird close to the
net which makes a hard return from your
opponent.
2. Net Lift – when your opponent return your
low serve with a net lift, you can either
smash, clear or push the shuttlecock.

4. 2. Create a Space and Seize Opportunity.
Draw your opponents to one side of the
court by placing most of your shots
there. (When I say “most” I do not
mean all.) If they have been lured to be
in one place, hit the shuttlecock on the
open space created, fast enough that
any of them could make an efficient
return.

5. 3. Speed your shuttlecock
Doubles requires a lot of smashing and fast
push attack. It is because you have two
players defending the other side. If your
shuttlecock travels slow in doubles, you will
regret a lot because the returns of your
opponent will be fast enough that you can
hardly handle a good return.

6. 4. Coordinate
Most common problem encountered by doubles
in the court is the lack of coordination with each
other. Its not bad to say “mine” when your
instinct dictates that you can efficiently return
the shuttlecock to your opponent’s side.

7. 5. Hit early.
In doubles, since the requirement of
the game is fast shuttlecock, do not
wait for the bird to come to you but
always attack it early, if its flying high,
hit it at 11 o’clock position. When
you strike the shuttlecock at 12 or 1
o’clock position, it will travel slow
and in a clear stroke rather than a
fast dropping smash.

8. 6. Stay low but hit high
Bend your knees, raise your racket
body weights must be distributed
equally on both feet in a straight body
posture. By having this on guard
position, you are like a coiled spring
that is always ready to explode to a
jump smash or move fast to the
direction of the attack. Always hit high
whenever possible so you can deliver
your attack in a steep angle in a
downward direction.

9. 7. Return to the defense position
after hitting the shuttlecock.
Defense position in doubles is placing
yourselves side to side in the middle
of the half court. By doing this, any of
the player can return a shot
effectively while traveling a shorter
distance moving front or back.

10. 8. Control your emotion and
strategize.
Most team in an amateur tournament loss the
game not because they lack competitive skills,
stamina and strength. They loss because they
or at least one of them fails to control
emotion while playing. One cannot logically
think or strategize if he/she is in the period of
emotional imbalance. When a player is mad,
pissed off, afraid or too happy, he/she cannot
make an effective returns or attacks

11. 9. Mind your game.
Stay focus on your game. Do not let your
mind wonder. Do not be affected by the
crowd, they are not your opponent. Listen
only to your Coach, he/she knows what’s
going on and see things you fail to see. You
may be a better player than him/her but
definitely he/she is a better tactician and
analyst of the game you are doing.

12. 10. Listen to your instinct.
There are times when you aim for a smash but
as you hit the shuttlecock you decided to give
it a fast drop and it makes your opponent off
guard unable to return your stroke. That is
what I mean trusting your instinct. Instinct is a
natural gift to man to protect himself and do
away from further trouble. It also work on
badminton when you stay focus.

13. Good luck!