Players clocking shuttlecocks at speeds of 200 miles per hour, new scoring rules, and nonstop action make badminton one of the fastest racket sports in the world. With Badminton: Steps to Success you will learn the skills and tactics to excel at the highest level.Through detailed, fully illustrated instruction, you will develop precision, power, and finesse as you use this step-by-step guide to master serves, forehands, backhands, clears, drop shots, smashes, drives, and more.Badminton: Steps to Success also breaks down common errors players make and provides corrective techniques to pinpoint problems and improve execution. Over 100 drills will further enforce correct technique, with designated drills for tactical practice, conditioning, and teamwork for doubles play.If you're ready to master today's game, rely on the one resource proven to make a difference. Badminton: Steps to Success——part of the popular Steps to Success Sports Series with more than 1.5 million copies sold——is your ticket to winning play.

Aimed at parents who want to teach their children how to play tennis, this book includes over 100 interactive games and skills which help children develop co-ordination, skills and confidence.'

Coaching Badminton 101 is a book for everyone who wants to learn how to play, coach, or teach badminton and experience the fun of badminton games and tournaments. The book systematically presents all the fundamental and advanced skills while utilizing photographs, illustrations, and diagrams to provide readers with clear visual representations of critical skills and strategies. The session plan in the book provides teachers and coaches with suggestions of how to successfully conduct each lesson in order to ensure quality teaching and learning. The book demonstrates that with proper and systematic training, badminton can be a fun and exciting game for anyone. Chapters include: Introduction (the state of badminton in the US, benefits, etiquette, common injuries, and motivation to play), Preparation for Training (attire and equipment, equipment selection, warm-up, cool-down, and body conditioning), Badminton Basics (grips, racket motion and shuttlecock flight directions, ready stances, court positions, footwork, shuttlecock-handling exercises, and footwork training), Serves and Returns, Underhand Clear Shot, Overhead Clear Shot, Overhead Drop Shot, Smash, Drive Shot and Push Shot, Net Drop Shot, Singles Game Strategies, Doubles Game Strategies, Coaching High School Badminton, and Teaching Badminton. The book also contains an appendix containing the basic simplified badminton rules.

This title describes a game of skill, deception and finesse that has rightly made it the world's most popular racket sport. Written for players wanting a better knowledge of the game as well as for coaches and teachers looking for new ideas, this book explains the game from the basics to advanced shots and game tactics. The book offers an overview of the game through to advice on match play and fitness programmes plus training practice exercises and idead for coaching juniors. The "Skills of the Game" series aims to provide in-depth instruction for players and coaches, written by leading names in the field.

This is an explanation of the rules of badminton, which contains the 1998 rule changes and should provide a thorough understanding of the scoring system, the equipment needed and details such as the size of court and the height of the net. It has been published in a concise, portable format.