Driving
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-Objective:
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See how many successive drive shots players can achieve.
-Fundamental Movement Skills:
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Manipulative Send
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Strike
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-Equipment List:
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Each player has a badminton racquet, 1 bird per pair of players
-Equipment Link:
-Setting Up:
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Two players stand on opposite sides of the net at approximately mid-court.
-Instructions:
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A player with the bird drives (low, flat, hard shot) the bird to her partner on the opposite side of the net.
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Her partner returns the shot with a drive shot.
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Players try to see how long they can continue hitting drive shots at each other.
-Questions & Notes:
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Instructional tips:
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Start players with hitting forehand to forehand, then backhand to backhand, then mixing it up.
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Variations:
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Four-Wheel Driving:
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Have 4 players on the court, 2 on each side.
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One doubles team begins and hits all their drives cross-court.
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The other team responds with driving all the birds down the line.
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Alternate so that each team has opportunity to hit drives cross-court and straight.
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As a cool-down:
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This activity is too stressful to use as a cool-down.
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