Coaching Corner

Secret Badminton Skills You Must Possess In Order To Out Manoeuvre, Outplay And Outscore Your Opponent To Win The Game – Part 1

Have you ever played against an opponent you believe you should beat, but never have? Have you suffered the frustration of knowing you are that close to a momentous win and yet can’t seem to make the breakthrough? Or, have you walked off court wondering what happened, losing easily to someone you consider you’re as [...]

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Little Known Exercises To Significantly Improve Your Badminton Footwork

If You’re Serious About Improving Your Badminton Footwork, Then Read On… I recently answered a great post on my forum, which began on the subject of the best way to improve your badminton. The original post suggested that improving footwork was the best way to improve your badminton, which prompted a number of posts on [...]

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Are You Serving Short In Badminton To Win A Point or To Start A Rally?

I’ve often talked about the short serve in badminton being the most neglected part of the game. It’s an area professional badminton players take very seriously and spend hours working on every week. So why is it that club and league standard players spend no time at all on this critical part of the game? Why [...]

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7 Common Causes of a Poor Badminton Backhand Clear and How To Correct Them.

The most common badminton coaching question I’m asked by players is “how can I improve my backhand?” After studying badminton players on court and on video, there are a number of common faults emerging that can be corrected relatively easily. Before I run through the various faults and tips to improve, please check you are [...]

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All England Badminton Championships 2010 – Review

Having already posted my views from 11th March, I think it’s only fitting to highlight some of the finer points of these championships from my visit on 12th and 13th March. Sadly I wasn’t able to go to the finals this year but will comment briefly on them. Friday 12th March 2010 –  Quarter Finals [...]

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