ESS-101b Badminton

Course Description:
This course provides students the opportunity to learn basic skills necessary to play badminton both as an individual and dual sport. It will also include the history, materials and equipment, basic rules of the game, coaching and officiating and strategies of playing individual and dual events. Training for fitness and injury prevention will be tackled as preparation for rigorous activities. This course will also include the Oceania sport education program which focus on community coach and official training program.

A. PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES (PLOs)

The student will be able to:
1.  Determine healthy lifestyles by describing the value of physical activity to a healthful   lifestyle and participating in regular physical activity for at least one semester.
2.  Demonstrate professionalism, interpersonal skills, teamwork, leadership and          decision making skills.

B.        STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES - GENERAL
The student will be able to :

1. Demonstrate basic knowledge of badminton including the origin of the sport, equipments and materials, and rules of the game.
2. Demonstrate the fundamental skills necessary to perform a variety of skills in badminton.
3.  Identify strengths and weaknesses in fitness level  and demonstrate principles of training that help them to prevent injuries and improve  performance during demonstration and actual games.

1. Exhibit the values of sportsmanship, teamwork and camaraderie and demonstrate the basic knowledge in coaching / officiating activities through a sports mini-tournament.

I = Introduced
D = Demonstrated
M = Mastered

C.        STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (SLOS):  SPECIFIC
The student will be able to: 

1.                          General SLO 1.  Demonstrate  basic knowledge of badminton  including the origin of the   
2.                              sport, equipments and materials, and rules of the game.

General SLO 2.  Demonstrate the fundamental skills necessary to perform a variety of skills in badminton.

General SLO 3. Identify strengths and weaknesses in fitness level  and acquire the principles of training that help them to prevent injuries and improve their performance during demonstration and actual games.
               

               
General SLO 4. Exhibit the values of sportsmanship, teamwork and camaraderie and demonstrate the basic knowledge in coaching / officiating  and administration in sports activities or mini-tournament. (Oceania Sports Education Program -OSEP)
               

D.        COURSE CONTENT
           

1. Brief  history of Badminton
2. Specification and measurement of materials and equipments
1. Racket
2. Net
3. Bird/ Shuttlecock
4. Playing court
5. Posts
3. Physical fitness test and training
1. agility
2. cardio-respiratory endurance
3. speed
4. flexibility
5. muscular power
4. Hand grip
1. Western/ orthodox grip
2. Eastern grip
5. Footwork technique
1. V front and V back
2. Forward and backward
3. Sideward - Right/Left
6. Strokes
1. Lob shot
2. Drop shot
3. Drive shot
4. Netting
5. Smash
7. Rules of the game
1. Service
2. Scoring
3. Conduct of players
4. Do’s and don’ts in playing
8. Game strategies
1. Importance of physical exercise
2. Offensive and defensive play techniques
9. Basic coaching and officiating
1. Training for players
2. Prevention and care of athletic injuries
3. Refereeing
4. Scoring
5. Line judging

E. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
Demonstration, participation in mini-tournament, lecture, individual assignments, film showing.
F.  Required Text(s) and COURSE Materials

1. International Badminton Federation: http://www.ibf.org./
2. Handouts prepared by the Instructor

G. REFERENCE MATERIALS
1. Badminton Oceania Manuals
2. Oceania Badminton modules for teachers

H. INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS:
None  

I. EVALUATION
None

J. CREDIT BY EXAMINATION
None