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The male player will play the third shot when the service has been returned to the midcourt or into the rear court after they or their partner has served. The frontcourt is covered by the female player. Of course, in order to play the third shot, you or your partner must be serving. It’s important […]
Featured Image: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin The third shot is the shot after the serve and return of serve. In mixed doubles, the third shot becomes even more important because of the differences in skill sets between the man and woman. The first three shots, sequentially are the most important of the rally. We can think of […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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. […]
In my last post, we talked about bodyweight exercises that can be done to help improve strength for badminton. While these exercises are a great starting point and an ongoing necessity for strength development, weight training for badminton using equipment is really going to be the bread and butter of your strength gains. Bodyweight exercises are […]
Bodyweight training for strength is not inferior to the gym as many people would think. Any bodyweight exercise can be modified to increase it’s intensity and to challenge your body in new and different ways from that of the gym. In fact, for many young players and even seasoned pros, bodyweight training should be (and […]
Shuttlesmash participates in the Amazon Affiliate program. This article contains affiliate links and as an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at no additional cost to the purchaser. Strength Strength is the maximum ability of the muscles to exert force against a resistance. It is primarily an anaerobic exercise. In badminton, developing strength is […]
