Beginner Coaching

Warm Up and Drills

Warm Up - stretching for flexibility and
play preparation

  • Stretch muscle slowly while standing and sitting
  • Swing the racket in a variety of movements
  • Shadow playing and skipping
  • Footwork drills simulating game movements
  • Quick, short sprints - forward, back, side, diagonal
  • Half court singles
  • Two to one games

Beginner

Advance Programs

This level is for advanced level of students. Here the students should be able to demonstrate and able to move and hit the bird with a high level of consistency. The students will be focusing on precision, speed, agility, stamina through conditioning. This session is targeted to more serious students who would like to go that extra mile in order to reach national/international standards.

  • Advanced forehand and backhand
  • Ready position at all times
  • Advanced clears, drops, smashes, net shots, lifts to any part of the court and corners.
  • Movement in the court- "feet, body, arms, head co-ordination"
  • Service low/short, high/long, and flick
  • Clear/lob shot offensive and defensive, overhead.
  • Anywhere Drop shot
  • Advanced Drive shot cross court and down the line
  • Advanced Smash/Jump smash
  • Blocking of all types of shots
  • Round the head shot.

Game

Strategy and Tactics

  • Offensive and defensive
  • Angle of return - cross-court vs. angle return
  • Serving
  • Receiving and returning the serve
  • Singles play vs. doubles - also mixed doubles
  • Sturdy your competitor and adjust your game accordingly