The Perfect Badminton Warm Up A good warm-up could be the difference between you losing and winning a match! In this article, we’re going to give you some tips to make sure you have the best possible on-court warm-up. An on-court warm-up for badminton should consist of: Flat Drives Overhead Clears Drops Lifts Smashes Defence […]
Our 2021 Review Around this time last year we sat down and reflected on the previous 12 months, and decided to turn our thoughts into a ‘2020 Review’. We enjoyed it so much, that we thought we’d do it again! We hope you enjoy reading about our highs, lows and lessons of 2021. Our Monthly […]
Concussion In Badminton At the end of November 2020 I took an accidental racket to the front of my head in training. It knocked me down to the floor but didn’t knock me out, I carried on training for 5-10 minutes but didn’t feel right – I was dizzy and completely disorientated! I then threw […]
Badminton Training Routines On a Half-Court We hear a lot of people saying that they are only able to train on half a court, making many exercises difficult to practice. We also have this problem when training at tournaments, so this article will explain what you can do in this situation to help you improve […]
How To Play A Backhand In Badminton – Clear, Drop And Smash Having a good backhand is really important, and so many of you have asked us how you can improve yours. It is one of the hardest areas in badminton at all levels, but once perfected, you can use it to play a variety […]
The 4 Basic Grips In Badminton – With Pictures One of the most common mistakes we see that impact a player’s success on the court is their grip choice. It is important to learn the correct grips as the wrong grip can reduce your power, minimise the control of your shots and increase the risk of […]
Book Review #2 – The Art Of Being Brilliant The Book In 3 Sentences Aim to be a 2%er with a positive attitude and mindset. Conversely, you should not be a mood hoover (i.e. always complaining and being miserable, counting down until the weekend) and also not surround yourself with these people. Set Huge Unbelievably […]
How To Return The Flick Serve In Badminton We know how important it is to stand as close to the service line as possible when returning a doubles serve, as it can give you an effective and aggressive start to the rally, however this can make returning the flick serve very difficult. To perform a […]
Common Badminton Injuries & How To Prevent Them We have seen so many different badminton injuries over the years – some that could have been prevented, and others that were just one-off horrible-to-watch injuries. The 5 most common badminton injuries are: Knees Shoulders Elbows Feet Ankles There are several preventive measures that all badminton players […]
How To Return The Serve In Doubles We often see players doing the same return every time or just lifting from the serve putting no pressure onto the opponents. This is due to poor preparation, inefficient movement or just not thinking about what shot they are playing. An effective return of serve is made up […]