Name: Elizabeth White Grade Level: High School Subject Area: Physical Education

Lesson Plan One

Activity: Badminton

Objective:
o Students will demonstrate fundamental knowledge of badminton by participating in a badminton tournament
o Students will preform specific badminton related skills such as serving, forehand, and backhand strokes
o Students will engage in physical activity

Materials:
o 16 badminton rackets
o 8 shuttles/birdies
o 4 regulation badminton nets
o Tape

Alignment with State Standards:

Kansas K-12 Physical Education Standards
o Standard 1: The student demonstrates competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of
physical activities.
o Students demonstrates a variety of stokes and movements across the badminton court.
o Standard 2: The student demonstrates understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply
to the learning and performance of physical activities.
o Students exhibits appropriate tactical and strategic decisions during situations in the badminton game
o Students show understanding of appropriate badminton form and movement
o Standard 5: The students exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity
settings.
o Students participate successfully in a cooperative learning group
o Students provide appropriate support for others (such as teammate or peers)
o Students encourage others to apply appropriate etiquette while participating

Background Information:
Vocabulary/Terminology:
o Singles- two opposing players
o Doubles- two opposing pairs
o Shuttlecock- Also known as a Shuttle or Birdie, is a high-drag feathered projectile
o Racket- a handled frame with an open hoop across a network of cord that is stretched tightly
o Fault- A foul shot that results in a point for the other team
o Serving Side- The side having the right to serve
o Receiving Side- The side opposing the serving side
o Short Service Line- The area closest to the net where a serve can not fall without committing a fault
o Rally- A series of shots between teams, starting with a serve and ending when the point is won
o Set- a single game of badminton
o Match- a best two of three game of badminton
o Stoke- A movement to the players racket with the intention to hit the shuttle
o Forehand Stroke- A stroke done with the forehand side (right handed-right side), leading with the palm
o Backhand Stroke- A stroke done with the backhand side (right handed-left side), leading with the knuckles
o Smash- to hit a shuttle overhead or overhand with a hard downward motion, causing the shot to move very swiftly and to
strike the ground
o Let- A minor violation of the rules requiring a rally to be replayed
Rules/Regulations:
o Serving:
o The shuttle must pass over the short service line on the opponents court or it is a fault
o At the start of a rally, the server and receiver must stand diagonally from each other
o The serve must be hit below waist height, underhand, and within the service area
o When the serving side loses a rally, the serve passes to the opponent
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o In singles, the server stands on the right service court when the score is even, and the left side, when the score is odd
o In doubles, if the serving side wins a rally, the same player continues to serve, but changes service courts
o In doubles, if the opponent win the rally and the score is even, the right service court player serves
o In doubles, if the opponent win the rally and the score is odd, the left service court player serves
o The players service court is determined by where the players are standing at the start of the rally, not the end
o For the first rally of a doubles game, the serving pair may decide who serves first and the receiving team may decide
who receives first
o The server and receiver must remain within the service courts, until the server strikes the shuttle
o Scoring:
o Each game is played to 21 points
o A match is best of three games (sets)
o If the score reaches 21-all, then the game continues until one side gains a two point lead, up to a maximum of 30
points (therefore 30-29 is a winning score)
o Faults occur when the shuttle:
o Lands outside the court
o Passes through or under the net
o Does not pass over the net
o Touches the roof/ceiling/inside walls
o Touches a person/object out of bounds
o Is caught/held/slung on the racket
o Is hit twice in a row by a player on the same play
o If both partners hit the shuttle before it is returned
o A player hits the shuttle on the opposing side of the court
o Touches the net with body/clothing/racket
o Has racket/body over/under the net
o Obstructs an opponents stroke.
o Additional Rules:
o A coin may be tossed to determine who serves/receives first
o In subsequent games, the winners of the previous game serve first
o The players change ends at the start of the second game; if there is a third game, the teams change ends both at the
start of the game, and when the leading players score reaches 11
o You cannot block a serve
o Court dimensions:

Engagement:
o Ask the students:
o Have you ever played badminton before?
o What rules do you remember?
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o What score do you play to?
o Where/how do you serve a birdie/shuttle?
o What would you like to learn?
o Hook/Warm Up Activity:
o Divide students into teams of two, and allow them to practice hitting the shuttle back and forth to get a feel for the
way the racket feels and the way the shuttle flies.
o While students are practicing, assess from their knowledge from the previous questions and assess their skill while
hitting to each other to gage where the students level is currently.
o Allow students to practice the skills that will be assessed. Such as serving, forehand stroke, and backhand stroke.

Exploration:
o 1. Dress Out/Roll Call (5 minutes)
o Make any last minute preparations while students are dressing out
o Determine which students are present/dressed out, how many students will be participating in the activity
o 2. Engagement Activity (5 minutes)
o Ask questions and allow students to practice hitting back and forth to assess where the students badminton levels
are.
o 3. Demonstration/Lecture (10 minutes)
o Review badminton terminology
Review equipment and proper names
Shuttlecock/birdie, racket, net
Review/demonstrate basic strokes
Underhand vs. overhand
Forehand vs. backhand
Smash
o Explain Basic Rules
Explain faults
Ask what is an example of a fault?
Give examples (under background information)
Demonstrate examples of faults
Review scoring
First to 21 points
Must win by 2
If match goes to 30, then 30-29 is a winning score
Explain that a set is best 2 of 3 matches
o Ask for three volunteers
o Review serving/playing
Ask: who serves the shuttle/where is the shuttle served?
Demonstrate serving into correct area of the court with the correct form (underhand, below waist,
diagonally)
When a fault occurs, demonstrate that the opposing team receives the shuttle
Remind students that when a team serves that if the teams score is even, the player on the right side serves,
and when the score is odd the left side serves
Remind students of boundary lines, such as the short service line and service areas (right and left sides)
o Give tournament instructions
Teams of two
Must come up with a fun name for team (for the bracket)
Sets are best of 3, first to 21, must win by 2
The tournament will be single elimination
After being eliminated, teams will be allowed to participate in free-play badminton games against other
teams that have lost
Brackets will be kept by me
If we do not finish, well pick up where we left off next time

o 4. Tournament (20 minutes)

o Students will engage in a doubles tournament
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o At the start of the tournament 8 teams will play, the 4 winning teams will go on to play each other, and then the final
2 teams will play each other after that in a championship game
o Teams that lose will free-play other losing teams
o I will walk around to assess, answer questions, keep the bracket score, and correct form/rule violations
o 5. Closure (2-3 minutes)
o Clean up, wrap up lesson, ask students what they noticed, break class
o 6. Dismiss/Get Dressed (5 minutes)

Application:
o To apply their knowledge, students will compete in a bracket-style, doubles badminton tournament.
o Students will serve, rally, and hit the shuttle back and forth.
o They will use their knowledge of badminton to effectively play and keep score of their games.
o Students will report winners/losers of each bracket game to me.

Closure:
o Say something along the lines of Everyone stop what you are doing, round up and put away the equipment, and gather over
here when you are finished!
o Mention the things we worked on today (serving, hitting, rallies, playing full court badminton).
o Encourage the students that they have been doing well on all the skills as they practiced and implemented today.
o Explain that next time I am in class we can finish up the tournament to find out whom the winning team is!
o Say, Have a great day, put your hands in and say, Lancers on three. One. Two. Three! LANCERS!

Evaluation:
o I will observe/assess performance, participation, effort given, and knowledge of fundamental rules/scorekeeping of
badminton.
o In addition, I will orally ask students to preform skills such as a serve, forehand, and backhand strokes 80% accuracy.
Measurement Tool:
Checklist
o Did the student:
o Try/participate?
o Show basic competency of badminton and its rules by competing in a game?
o Perform a serve, forehand, and backhand stroke with 80% accuracy?

Differentiation:
Name: Elizabeth White Grade Level: High School Subject Area: Physical Education
o Use racquetball rackets with a larger face
o Use shuttles that are larger
o Use a large ball, such as a beach ball/balloon
o Use a suspended ball
o Assign a peer partner or peer shadow

References:
http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/ViewLesson.asp?ID=4110#.VPOI7rSs3dk
https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/sports-badminton.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton
http://curriculum.austinisd.org/pe_health/ms/pe/documents/pe_68_8th_el1_badminton_1314.pdf