Standard Grade Badminton

1. Standard Grade Badminton Crieff High School

2. The Overhead Clear, Forces, Friction and Levers

3. When preparing to play the overhead clear… The players body should be ……… to the line of the shuttle flight. • square • sideways

4. 2. The racket should be held …… • between the shoulder blades. • at player’s side. • above and behind player’s head.

5. 3. The player’s left shoulder should point to the ……… • net • shuttle • sideline

6. 4. The shuttle is struck at a point ……… the head. • In front of • Behind • To the side of

7. 5. As the arm straightens to strike the shuttle, body weight moves…… • Forward • Backward

8. 6. The racket head should follow through in the direction of ……… • The net • The shot • The sideline

9. Forces

10. When the starting gun fires, in which direction will the sprinters force be applied? The sprinter will push back against the blocks and travel forwards. The blocks (which are secured to the track) ‘push back’ with exactly the same force.

11. Newton’s Third Law! “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction”

12. Can you think of any other examples?

14. Friction

16. Other ways friction is present in sport …

17. Leverage

18. The golf club acts as a lever. The longer the lever, the faster the club head will be able to travel. Example of levers: Try hitting a shuttle with a short racket, then with a long one. Which one were you able to hit the shuttle furthest with?

19. Homework : Fill in sheet, put answers on the back if you don’t have enough space Due in on Monday