| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Leader: |
Paco Morera Frasquet
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| Deputy Leader: |
Atul Raicha
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| Group email: | Badminton (Intermediate/Advanced) group rackets@u3aoliva.org |
| When: | Weekly on Wednesday mornings 09:00 to 11:00 |
| Venue: | Polideportivo Oliva |
| Cost: | 3€ per session (for court fees) |
This new intermediate/advanced Badminton group offers more challenging games for more confident players. It works alongside our existing badminton group that's open to all.
The objective of the group is to improve positioning, tactics and movement around the court and to deliver more effective attacking and defensive games. Group members are limited by the availability of courses and the need to ensure a reasonably competitive standard of play.
If you are a confident player then you're welcome to come along to a few sessions to try the group out. If it's the right level, and you meet the required standards, then you'll be welcome to join.
The group will take a rest through July and August each year.
The group works towards the following standards.
- Demonstrate effective short and long service shots
- Demonstrate forehand net clearance shots from rear of court
- Demonstrate backhand net clearance shots from mid to rear of court
- Demonstrate overhead lob shots from mid court
- Demonstrate overhead clearance shots from front of court to the rear of opponents court
- Deliver an overhead or side smash shot from the front or middle of court
- Deliver a small range of short, low, net based shots
- Effectively return a range of opponents shots delivered at a medium pace
- Demonstrate effective court positioning and movement around the court to deliver an attack and defence game during interactive doubles play
- Demonstrate less than 30% of unforced error shots