Tournament time with performing and officiating roles in doubles pairings
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can play in a round robin tournament and officiate games effectively.
Key learning points
- Move: playing to the back by hitting deep forehand and backhand shots, helps build winning opportunities.
- Think: when officiating, it is important to make loud, clear calls of the score or whether the shuttle lands in or out.
- Think: if your team's score is even then you serve from the right, if it is odd, you serve from the left.
- Feel: achieving a personal best performance isn't always about winning the match.
- Connect: ethics in sport are moral principles that guide us to play fairly with respect, integrity and good etiquette.
Keywords
Round-robin - a tournament where every player plays every player in their league, as opposed to a knock-out or elimination event
Umpire - the official who keeps the score and enforces the rules
Line judge - decides if the shuttle has landed in (on the line) or not
Common misconception
Pupils blame each other and lose focus rather than remaining positive and regrouping.
Remind pupils that the balanced teams mean everyone should have an equal chance of winning. Hence it is the pair who gel the best and work hard to win as many points as possible across all their matches that will win.
Teacher tip
You will need to make sure every pair has an equal number of matches so this may need more than one lesson.
Equipment
1 badminton racket per pupil, at least 1 shuttlecock each, posts and nets
Content guidance
Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is it called when you play 2v2 in racket sports?
Q2.Where should you move if your partner moves close to the net in badminton?
Q3.What is the correct score if your opponents served at 4-1 and lost the point?
Q4.What should playing with honesty and integrity be more important than?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Who is responsible for calling the score if you have officials?
Q2.What is it called when you play fairly and within the moral principles or the unwritten rules?
Q3.What sort of tournament enables everyone to play everyone else?
Q4.What is the fastest way to lose focus when playing doubles or team games?
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