Session 2

The playing pitch

THEORETICAL MATERIAL

The dimensions of the playing field are 13.4 m long by 5.18 m wide in singles and 13.40 m long by 6.10 m wide for double matches The net is 1.55 m height. The lines are four centimeters wide, preferably yellow, which are part of the playing surface - therefore they are drawn inward. The median line is also drawn by dividing its width between the two service areas, forming part of each service area.

PRACTICAL SESSION

Session 2: “The playing pitch”
Material: Shuttlecocks, rackets, indiacas, Tablet.			Grade: Fifth.	Timing: 45 mins.
Session aim: To know the elements that make up the badminton pitch, as well as acquire skills at handling the racket and shuttlecock.
Vocabulary
Net (red) Pitch (pista) Line (línea) Featherball (indiaca) Height (altura)                   Limit (límite) Corner (esquina)		Fast (rápido) Slow (lento) Straight (recto)  Suitable (adecuado) Towards (hacia) Inside (dentro) Outside (fuera)	To switch (cambiar) To pick up (recoger) To tug (tirar de) To hit (golpear)                      To win (ganar) To lose (perder) To move (mover/se)
INITIAL PART (Session 2)
Activity 2: Point out!	Timing: 5 mins.		Teaching Style: Direct Command.
Key Competences: Linguistic Communication; Mathematic; Learn to Learn; Social and Civic; Cultural Awareness and Expression.
Aim: To get in contact with badminton through eye-hand coordination.
Description: In pairs, one of the students has five shuttlecocks and the other has a racket, who must position it at different heights. The player with the shuttlecocks will throw them in order to hit the partner's racket.	Rules: 1. The player who hits the racket with the shuttlecock will be counted one point. 2. When the player's shuttlecocks are finished, they will change roles.		Pictorial:
Variants: In pairs, three shuttlecocks will be placed on the net. Players will have to try to knock them down by throwing their shuttlecock with a racket, who will be located three meters away.
Intensity: Low	Space: Gym		Material: Shuttlecocks, rackets, net.
MAIN PART (Session 2)
Activity 3: Touch the indiaca	Timing: 8 mins.		Teaching Style: Direct Command.
Key Competences: Linguistic Communication; Learn to learn; Social and Civic.
Objective: To know the badminton technique, through the introduction of the modified game.
Description: In pairs, without limits in the field, they must make touches with the indiaca, without it falling to the ground.	Rules: The player who makes the indiaca fall to the opponent's field will win a point.		Pictorial:
Variants: The same game will be played, although within the badminton court with limits.
Intensity: Medium.	Space: Gym		Material: Indiaca, net.
Activity 4: Run to the line	Timing: 8 mins.		Teaching Style: Task assignment.
Key Competences: Linguistic Communication; Learn to learn; Social and Civic.
Aim: To learn the limits of the field through different activities that include those limits in the game.
Description: In pairs, a student names a limit. Then, with a shuttlecock in hand, the other player will run to leave their shuttlecock at that point.	Rules: 1. The player with the shuttlecock will run as fast as possible. 2. The roles will rotate each turn.		Pictorial:
Variants: The game will be played in the same way, although when the player reaches the line, he/she will hit the shuttlecock with the racket towards the other field.
Intensity: High	Space: Gym		Material: Rackets and shuttlecocks
Activity 5: Throw the shuttlecock	Timing: 8 mins.		Teaching Style: Task assignment.
Key Competences: Linguistic Communication; Mathematic, Science and Technology; Learn to learn; Social and Civic; Initiative and Entrepreneurial Spirit.
Aim: To work out coordination and recognize the elements of the badminton court.
Description: In pairs. Each player will have six shuttlecocks. They will need to hit them so that they fall as close as possible to a preset line.	Rules: The player whose shuttlecock is closest to the preselected line will win.		Pictorial:
Variants: In pairs, each student will be in an area of the field, throwing their shuttlecock towards a line of it. The other player will try to guess which line it is.
Intensity: Medium.	Space: Gym		Material: Shuttlecocks and rackets