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Hand Racket in action

When teaching at the primary school levels, some students may struggle using regular sized badminton rackets. Usually, a shorter shaft racket will be developmentally more appropriate for these learners who are still working on their hand-eye coordination. Furthermore, a shorter shaft racket will result in shorter leverage, giving rise to lesser power in each shot. The immediate implication is that we do not need to put students into playing areas that are too big. In our Singapore context, this is a plus point especially if our class size is about 40 to 42 students.


However, there are also occasions where some students may still struggle despite having the shorter shaft rackets. In such cases, I find the "hand-rackets" really useful to support the learning of these students so that they begin to experience more success. Gradually, we can switch the "hand-rackets" to a very short handled racket before moving into a longer one.


Another point to note is to experiment with the height of the net line. I tend to raise it a little higher than usual to deter the smashes. This will give rise to more rallies and enable the students to keep the game going better. Therefore, there will be plenty of practice time especially since the students spend lesser time picking up the shuttlecocks from the floor.



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