Grade 10 girls class                                Number of students: 12

Equipment: 30 spots, 12 rackets, birdies, volleyballs

Lesson focus: Serving

Warm- Up Activity:

AIM:

-Get students to warm up for following activities, and emphasize the movement skills necessary in the more formal game of badminton

METHOD:

-In partners, students will pass the volleyball back and forth to each other, trying to get their partner moving as much as possible.

-The ball should stay in the air as much as possible, keeping it off the ground

-Toss the ball to an area of the court that will be difficult for your partner to get to, but still in bounds

Introductory Activity:

Service game:

TEACHER DEMO of forehand/ backhand serve

AIM:

-to score as many points as possible in 2 minutes by hitting the birdie into 1 of 2 “target zones”, then switch with your partner (partner will tally score)

-*NOTE: if students have difficulty scoring, add extra target zones or expand target zones

-Place “target zones” for serves in 2 corners of each side of the court

-Students will try to serve the birdie to one of the 2 “target zones” using either the forehand or backhand serve

-Each time the birdie lands in a “target zone” you score 2 points

Fundamental Movement Skills- Concept/ Skill Development

Intent

Movement tasks and management

Refinements

Serve: underhand

(long)

swing back arm, step back with same foot, shift weight to front foot and contact birdie when racket is at 45 degree angle with the floor, aiming for the back of the court.

Serve: backhand

(short)

ensure correct grip, opposite leg is forward as serving arm, racket face parallel to net, shift weight from back foot to front as you make contact, serve should be an extension of the forearm in a pushing motion, aiming for the service line

- explain serving in a doubles game- which serve is more appropriate?

Culminating Activity:

Singles games:

-In partners, students will play a game of badminton

-Aim is to hit high shots and try to keep the birdie in the air, but still make your partner move like we practiced in the warm up game

-Students will be given task cards so they can evaluate their partners serves: both forehand and backhand

-Students will give verbal and written feedback to their partner, and they will be evaluated on the quality of that feedback

-Task cards will include the specific teaching cues that the students should observe in their partner

-The teacher will circulate and provide feedback to the observer on his/ her comments to the doer and to the doer on his/ her progress

Questions for closure/ discussion:

-What did you learn from the first warm- up game about the principles of read, response, react recover?

-Where did you naturally move to after you tossed the ball to your partner?

-What stance was most effective for being able to move quickly?