ASSESSMENT RUBRIC

Objective: Return a birdie using an overhead forehand clear

Badminton Unit | Level 30

TECHNIQUE
Today we are going to learn how to return a birdie using an overhand forehead clear.

IMPORTANCE
Returning a birdie using an overhead forehand clear is important because clear shots have a high and deep trajectory. These badminton shots, allow you to get the birdie behind your opponent and give you more time to return to your base and prepare for the next shot.

VOCABULARY
Return: give, put, or send (something) back to a place or person.

When returning a birdie using an overhead forehand clear, it is important to:

PRACTICE

1. Line up on the baseline with your birdie and your racket. When I say, “GO!” hit your birdie using an overhead forehand technique, aiming towards the midline. Use enough force so that it clears a lot of distance. When everyone has hit, retrieve your birdie and return to the baseline. 
2. Repeat as many times as needed.

OBJECTIVE
Today we are playing Air Launch IV. In this game, the objective is to return a birdie using an overhead forehand clear to get all of the opposing team’s birdies onto your side.

INSTRUCTIONS

• I will divide the class into two teams – using flags to tell who you are.
• When I say, "GO!" run to the other team’s end zone without getting tagged.
• You are safe while on your side.
• If you cross the mid line, you can be tagged. Only proper tagging techniques are allowed.
• When you are in an end zone, you cannot be tagged.
• Once you reach your opponent’s end zone, you must use an overhead forehand clear in order to get their birdies onto your side.
• You are only allowed one hit at a time. After your hit, you have a free walk back.
• If you are tagged, the only way to be freed is if the teacher throws you a fuzzy ball and you catch it.
• We will begin a new game when one team has captured all the opposing team’s birdies.

TEACHING TIPS 

• Approach:
  • Allow students a couple of minutes at the beginning of each game to strategize with their team.
• 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: 
  • Why is returning a birdie using an overhead forehand clear important?
  • What was most challenging about returning a birdie using an overhead forehand clear?

OBJECTIVE
Today we are playing Clear Shot. In this game, the objective is to return a birdie using an overhead forehand clear over the net.

INSTRUCTIONS

• I will start off as the thrower.  
• Before the game begins, stand single file behind your team’s marker cone.
• When I say, “GO!” I will toss a birdie to the first person in line.
• Once the birdie is tossed, hit it over the net using a overhead forehand clear.
• Retrieve the birdie after it has been hit and bring it back to the hula-hoop behind the thrower. Then, go to the back of the line to the right of you.
• We will begin a new game when everyone has a chance to hit a birdie over the net.

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach:
  • Teacher starts off as the thrower.
  • Depending on class size, add another thrower.    
• 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: 
  • Why is returning a birdie using an overhead forehand clear important?
  • What was most challenging about returning a birdie using an overhead forehand clear?

OBJECTIVE
Today we are playing Side Shuffle. In this game, the objective is to return a birdie using an overhead forehand clear over the net.

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 cones.
• Ro Sham Bo to decide which team will serve first.
• Before the game begins, the opposing team must line up on the sidelines.
• When I say, "GO!" the serving team will serve the birdie and the opposing team will run in from the sidelines and try to strike the birdie back.
• Continue to play until the birdie lands on the ground or is hit out-of-bounds.
• Switch roles after each serve. 

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach:
  • After a couple of minutes, have teams rotate courts – every student will get to play on the net.
• 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: 
  • Why is returning a birdie using an overhead forehand clear important?
  • What was most challenging about returning a birdie using an overhead forehand clear?