Featured Image: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin Returning serve in mixed doubles can be quite challenging. Unlike in level doubles, where the receiving player would take the forecourt, there has to be more tact in mixed. The return needs to be as such so that the woman becomes the forecourt player and the male can move into the […]
Month: February 2019
Mixed Doubles – The Serve In Mixed Doubles
Featured Image: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin The serve in mixed doubles is unique to the other disciplines, in that the formation varies depending on whether the male or female is serving. Mixed doubles as a discipline is a little more complex than level doubles. In fact, it is the most tactically demanding of all the disciplines. As […]
Badminton Fitness – Flexibility In Badminton
The last aspect of fitness I’m going to discuss is flexibility in badminton. When most people think of flexibility, the first thing they think of is the splits. But what does flexibility actually mean? Flexibility & It’s Importance Flexibility is the ability to move joints through a full range of motion. Therefore in order to […]
Badminton Fitness – Power In Badminton
Power in badminton is about how fast you can apply your strength to act on the court. Both power and strength are inherently connected. When we train for strength we are lifting very heavy weights. The lift is generally quite slow as we’re pushing our muscles at their maximum capacity to overcome this resistance. Power, […]
Badminton Fitness – Advantages Of Dumbbells In Strength Training
There are several advantages of dumbbells in your badminton training. I introduced some compound exercises to help develop your strength previously. I also mentioned some of the advantages of performing such exercises for badminton. These were performed with barbells, but in this article, I want to discuss the importance of dumbbell use in your routines. […]