TECHNIQUE
Today we are going to learn doubles formation.
IMPORTANCE
Doubles formation is important to help you and your teammate win the match by effectively covering the court when you are attacking and defending.
VOCABULARY
Doubles: when two players on each team play at the same time.
When playing doubles formation, it is important to:
1. Attacking: Have one teammate towards the the front of the court and the other towards the back of the court.
2. Attacking: The teammate in the front of the court will cover the net and mid-court area while the other teammate covers the rear court.
3. Defending: Teammates should stand in a side-by-side formation in the middle of the court.
PRACTICE
- Move onto skills game: 2 v 2 Scrimmage.
2 v 2 SCRIMMAGE
TIME
20-30 minutes
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
4 students per game
EQUIPMENT
1 racket per student
1 birdie per 4 students
10 short cones
1 net
OBJECTIVE
Today we are playing 2 v 2 Scrimmage. In this game, the objective is to practice your doubles formation to help your team win the rally.
INSTRUCTIONS
- I will divide the class into teams of two and will assign your team 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 team can only hit the birdie once before returning it back over the net.
- Servers rotate before each serve.
- We will keep rally scoring. The team that wins the rally will earn one point.
- After each game, we will switch sides.
Game 1: Play as indicated above.
Exit Ticket: In partners, students will demonstrate the doubles formation for attacking and defending before putting their equipment away.
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:
- How are the attacking and defending formations different when playing doubles?
- How can effectively communicating with your teammate improve the way you play badminton together?
SWITCH-A-ROO II
TIME
15-25 minutes
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
8-20 students per game
EQUIPMENT
1 racket per student
1 birdie per 6 students
1 net
OBJECTIVE
Today we are playing Switch-a-Roo II. In this game, the objective is to quickly get into doubles formation as you enter the court to help your team earn as many points as possible.
INSTRUCTIONS
- I will divide the class into two teams.
- There can only be two teammates on the court at a time. Remaining teammates will sit on the sidelines.
- Ro Sham Bo to decide which team will start serving.
- Once the birdie is served over the net, the rally begins.
- The same student cannot hit the birdie twice in a row.
- Once a teammate has hit the birdie, he/she must exit the court and sit on the sideline and another teammate will take his/her place.
- We will keep rally scoring.
- If the team that serves wins the rally the team earns one point. If the receiving team wins the rally they do not receive a point.
- After each game, we will switch sides.
Game 1: Play as indicated above.
Exit Ticket: In partners, students will demonstrate the doubles formation for attacking and defending before putting their equipment away.
TEACHING TIPS
- Approach:
- Depending on class size, increase the number of courts using short cones.
- 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:
- How are the attacking and defending formations different when playing doubles?
- How can effectively communicating with your teammate improve the way you play badminton together?
TAG TEAM II
TIME
15-25 minutes
NUMBER OF STUDENTS
8 students per game
EQUIPMENT
1 racket per student
1 birdie per 8 students
1 net
OBJECTIVE
Today we are playing Tag Team. In this game, the objective is to get into doubles formation to help your team win the rally and earn as many points as possible.
INSTRUCTIONS
- I will divide the class into teams of four.
- Ro Sham Bo to decide which two students on your team will begin on the court.
- Ro Sham Bo to decide which team will serve first.
- Each team can only hit the birdie once before returning it over the net.
- Once a teammate has hit the birdie twice, he/she must run to the back of the court and tag one of their teammates to join the game.
- The new teammate must get into doubles formation as quickly as possible.
- Servers rotate in a clockwise position.
- We will keep rally scoring. The team that wins the rally will earn one point.
- After each game, we will switch sides.
Game 1: Play as indicated above. Increase or decrease the amount of times students need to hit the birdie before tagging another teammate into the game.
Game 2: After each hit, students need to run to the back of the court to tag a teammate into the game.
Exit Ticket: In partners, students will demonstrate the doubles formation for attacking and defending before putting their equipment away.
TEACHING TIPS
- Approach:
- After a couple of minutes, have teams rotate courts – every student will get to play on the net.
- Use short cones to set up an additional court for larger classes.
- 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 might attacking clear be confusing to your opponent?
- What is most difficult about attacking clear?