30 May
30May

Badminton footwork drills…. not something many of us bothered with as beginners. Who has time for the footwork when we have to practice smashing and drives or perfect our serve. It turns out you should make time!.

Badminton footwork drills are most important aspect of badminton practice and should be one of the first things to do drilled in beginner training. These drills will make you faster than before allowing you to move across the court with more speed and less energy and set your body in the correct positions to allow quick and powerful shots. This area is often overlooked by beginners and recreational players meaning even small improvements in this area can lead to a huge competitive advantage for those players and even experienced players will benefit from revisiting footwork drills.

The standard ready position for receiving a shot is with your lead foot ( side you hold your racquet) half a step in front of the other foot, with knees slightly bent, weight on the balls of your feet and relaxed body.

Badminton Footwork Drills for Increasing Speed

The first drills to be looked at are focused on increasing the speed at which you move your legs. They are commonly used as warm up movements so you will most likely be familiar with them.

high knees – running on the spot while lifting the knees above waist height aiming for 3 footfalls per second. Can be timed to music at 180 bpm.

butt kicks – running on the spot while kicking the butt aiming for 3 footfalls per second. Can be timed to music at 180 bpm

running – as with the previous two drills we will be aiming for 3 footfalls per second as this is the most efficient rate at which to take steps at speed, this can be observed by watching elite athletes at any running

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