ASSESSMENT RUBRIC

Objective: Forehand serve over a net

Badminton Unit | Level 14

TECHNIQUE
Today we are going to learn how to forehand serve over a net.

IMPORTANCE
Forehand serving over a net is important because it is how each play begins in badminton. Serving improves your hand-eye coordination and upper body strength. 

VOCABULARY
Forehand: a stroke played with the palm of the hand facing in the direction of the swing.

When forehand serving over a net, it is important to:

PRACTICE

1. Set up a net. Line up on the baseline with your birdie and your racket. When I say, “GO!” serve your birdie over the net, aiming towards the midline. When everyone has served, retrieve your birdie and return to the baseline. 
2. Repeat as many times as needed.

STORYLINE
Today we are playing Volley Stations III. Your goal is to forehand serve over a net to your teammate.

INSTRUCTIONS

• I will divide the class into teams of two. I will decide which station you will start in.
• In the first station, you will spread out and practice forehand serving over the net.
• In the second station, you will practice hitting the birdie back and forth, while staying inside the hula-hoop.
• In the third station, you will practice hitting the birdie back and forth, while keeping two feet on a dot.
• After a couple of minutes, you will rotate stations to have a chance to practice at each one. 

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach:
  • Remind students, this is not a competition – everyone should focus on their own progress.
  • Remind students, if they feel they need an increase or decrease in difficulty that the teacher may place them in a different station.
• ELL Accommodation:
  • Post labeled pictures of skills and game play.
  • Partner with proficient English speakers for directions/modeling and reflections. 
• SpEd Accommodation:
  • Set individual goals for physical or behavioral modifications. 
  • Allow students to demonstrate skill one-on-one with teacher.
  • Allow students extra time to master the skill.
• Reflection: 
  • Name two things that serving improves?
  • What did you work hardest on today?

STORYLINE
Today we are playing Paddle Battle III. Your goal is to get all your birdies into the hula-hoops by forehand serving over the net.  

INSTRUCTIONS

• I will divide the class into six teams.
• Each team will get three birdies.
• Ro Sham Bo to decide who on your team will go first.
• When I say, "GO!" the first students in line will run to the net with their team's birdie and racket.
• When they reach the net, they must use a forehand serve to try and get their team's birdie over the net and into one of the hula-hoops.
• If the birdie does not go into the hula-hoop, retrieve it and head back to your team.
• The next student in line can go when he/she receives the racket.
• Continue until your team has one birdie in each hula-hoop.
• We will begin a new game once a team does not have any birdies left.

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach:
  • Increase or decrease the number of teams based on class size.
• ELL Accommodation:
  • Post labeled pictures of skills and game play.
  • Partner with proficient English speakers for directions/modeling and reflections. 
• SpEd Accommodation:
  • Set individual goals for physical or behavioral modifications. 
  • Allow students to demonstrate skill one-on-one with teacher.
  • Allow students extra time to master the skill.
• Reflection: 
  • Name two things that serving improves?
  • What did you work hardest on today?

STORYLINE
Today we are playing Hole in One. Your goal is to get a hole in one with a fuzzy ball or birdie by forehand serving over a net. 

INSTRUCTIONS

• I will divide the class into two teams – caddies and hitters.
• Hitters will start on the baseline and caddies will line up on either sideline.
• When I say, "GO!" hitters will use a forehand serve to try and get a birdie or fuzzy ball over the net, aiming for an upside down cone or dot.
• Caddies must retrieve the fuzzy balls and birdies.
• If a birdie or fuzzy ball lands in a team's cone or dot, the caddies must pick it up.
• We will begin a new game and switch roles after two minutes.

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach:
  • Remind caddies, they cannot enter the field until every hitter has gone.
  • To decrease wait time, consider switching caddies and hitters after each hit or after a couple of hits.
• ELL Accommodation:
  • Post labeled pictures of skills and game play.
  • Partner with proficient English speakers for directions/modeling and reflections. 
• SpEd Accommodation:
  • Set individual goals for physical or behavioral modifications. 
  • Allow students to demonstrate skill one-on-one with teacher.
  • Allow students extra time to master the skill.
• Reflection: 
  • Name two things that serving improves?
  • What did you work hardest on today?