Badminton Coaching

Why Is It That Whenever We Discuss Doubles Positioning On A Badminton Court, We Never Consider The Non-hitting Player?

Recently, I’ve been focussing on doubles positioning with players I’m coaching.  During the sessions I was testing a new theory of mine and used a device I’d never used before. The difference in the results the players achieved in only 20 minutes was startling. Within such a short space of time it was clear to [...]

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What Else Will You Learn On My Next Residential Badminton Coaching Weekend – 20/21 November 2010?

One of the key skills in coaching for both the player and coach is to reflect on what has happened and ask what worked, what can be done better, how can we do this better, when is the best time to do it? Since my last residential coaching weekend, I set myself a lot of [...]

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Is Your Mindset Destroying Your Chances of Winning Your Badminton Match?

I’ve been following a very interesting thread on my forum recently where members have posted a range of scenarios that have contributed to a change in fortunes on court with disappointing and frustrating results. It’s sometimes very difficult to stop situations like these occurring. However, there are a number of tools you can adopt to [...]

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Review – Residential Badminton Coaching Weekend 18-19 September 2010

I’ve just completed my first residential coaching weekend which was held at Lilleshall National Sports Centre in Shropshire, UK. We had 18 players of varying standards on the course, my assistant coach Ian, and my wife Angie who took care of all the admin and made my life so easy. A big thanks must go [...]

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Secret Badminton Skills You Must Possess In Order To Out Manoeuvre, Outplay And Outscore Your Opponent To Win The Game – Part 3

Summary In the first part of this series of badminton skills articles, you discovered the different style of player. In part 2 I shared my thoughts on identifying your opponents strengths and weaknesses via a skills audit, albeit most of the time, an on-court, in the game, test your opponent type of audit. In this [...]

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