Badminton
Book
Paperback/Softback
120 pages
978-0-697-29457-9 (ISBN)
Description
From the "Elements of learning" series, this text offers a straightforward presentation of history and organizations, conditioning and warm-up activities, equipment and facilities requirements, rules and etiquette, skills and drills, cues and strategies.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Dubuque, IA
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Adult education
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
glossary
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-697-29457-9 (9780697294579)
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Content
Preliminaries: history; organizations; publications; conditioning; warm ups; equipment. The game: skills; participants; action involved; rules; facility or field; scoring; etiquette. Skills and drills: preview of skill; key terms; how to; how skills progress; summary table of skills; simple through advanced skills with drills for individuals, partners and teams. Strategies - psychological strategies related to: concentration; visualization; stress management and game strategies related to offence; defence; formations; alignments; anticipating opponent's strategies; adjusting to opponent's characteristics; environmental conditions; and learning by observing.