{"id":3408,"date":"2021-07-21T18:54:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T18:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badm-insight.local\/?p=3408"},"modified":"2024-08-20T10:44:24","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T10:44:24","slug":"badminton-training-routines-on-a-half-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/badminton-training-routines-on-a-half-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Badminton Training Routines On A Half-Court"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Badminton Training Routines On a Half-Court<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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We hear a lot of people saying that they are only able to train on half a court, making many exercises difficult to practice. We also have this problem when training at tournaments, so this article will explain what you can do in this situation to help you improve your game.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Of course having a full court to train on is ideal, however these routines will still help your\u00a0consistency<\/span>\u00a0and refine many\u00a0skills<\/span>\u00a0that you need to become a better badminton player!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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8 exercises to improve your badminton on half a court are:<\/span><\/p>

  1. Smash + lay-off<\/span><\/li>
  2. Drives<\/span><\/li>
  3. Slice + push<\/span><\/li>
  4. Pressure defence<\/span><\/li>
  5. Drop shots<\/span><\/li>
  6. Rear + mid-court<\/span><\/li>
  7. T’s<\/span><\/li>
  8. Mid-court pushes<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    We recommend doing all of these exercises for around <\/span>60-90 seconds<\/b>, and then swapping over if both players are working. Doing all of these exercises twice each with a partner should take you around <\/span>45 minutes<\/b>!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    1. Smash + Lay-Off<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    This exercise is carried out by the \u2018feeder\u2019 beginning with a lift to the \u2018worker\u2019 for them to smash it back to the feeder. The feeder will then block the shuttle back to the mid-court for the worker to then play a lay-off. This is then repeated for as long as you want to work for!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    In this first exercise, the worker should really focus on their smash timing and footwork. However, it is also beneficial for the feeder, enabling them to practice their defence and lift accuracy!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    This exercise can either be done with one player as a feeder and one as a worker, or both players working! If you want both players to work, simply change the exercise slightly to \u2018lift \u2013 smash \u2013 block \u2013 lift \u2013 smash \u2013 block\u2019 (so the players are alternating who lifts each time).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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    2. Drives<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Practicing your drives is really important to do and can easily be done on half a court! There are two ways of practicing this, both beginning with the two players in the mid-court:<\/p>

    1. \u2018Level 1\u2019 is practicing your basic drives, with a focus on generating power in your shots, whilst keeping a short action and being able to change your grips quickly. Whilst there is not a lot of movement up and down the court here, it is still important to make constant adjustments in your feet positioning.<\/li>
    2. You can then move on to \u2018Level 2\u2019, which is where one (or either!) player can occasionally lift the shuttle, for the other player to move back, smash, and then continue the driving rally. This will encourage you to not stay static and to help practice your quick movement backwards for the smash.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      For both of these practices, it is really important to stay relaxed between shots, but still squeeze your fingers and thumb as you contact the shuttle to help you generate power.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      3. Slice + Push<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      This exercise has a similar set-up to the Smash + Lay-off practice, but has a stronger focus on the longer movements. For this practice you will move all the way to the service line after a slice, instead of to the mid-court area.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      As well as focusing on your footwork and consistency, it is important that the worker practices their overhead variety and hitting with different paces of drop shots.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      4. Pressure Defence<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      We do this most days in our training, as it is such an important part of the game. To set the practice up, the feeder should be stood at the net (but not too close!) hitting down cooperatively at the worker\/defender. Due to the cooperation from the feeder, the rally should not break down too much however there should also be a good amount of pressure on the defender, it is about getting a fine balance!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      For the defender, this is a good practice to work on your reactions and also your defensive technique. For the feeder at the net, it is a great practice to focus on having a short and crisp hitting action, whilst being able to change your grip quickly!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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      There are different variations of this exercise which can be implemented to suit different requirements:<\/span><\/p>