Beginner Summer Camp

Designed for children who are new to playing a sport or new to playing badminton. Focus is on teaching the fundamentals of badminton, rules of the game, applicable badminton terminologies and basic skill sets.

• Badminton 101 (the racket, the shuttlecock, the court, badminton as a sport)
• Basic strokes (including proper grip, swinging of racket, follow through, the use of wrist/arm/shoulder/hip and shoulder movements, racket and shuttlecock point of contact, how to serve and receive serve)
• Footwork and stroke combination
• General Physical Conditioning (warm/cooling down exercises, cardiovascular/ endurance exercises, strengthening and flexibility exercises) – generally a tool to avoid injuries
• Basic Court play rules (scoring for singles and doubles games, service/receiving, faults, court courtesy, sportsmanship)
• Life Skills (persistence, patience, endurance, fairness, honesty, teamwork, friendship, sportsmanship, etc.)