Badminton footwork drills – not something a considerable lot of us wasted time with as learners. Who has time for footwork when we have to work on crushing and drives or make our serve impeccable? It turns out, you should set aside a few minutes for it.
Footwork drills are an extraordinarily critical part of badminton should be one of the primary things taught in initial training.
These drills will make you quicker, enabling you to move over the court with more speed, less energy and set your body in the right positions to permit fast and effective shots
The first drills that look like a boring task are centered around expanding the speed at which you move your legs. These are warm up developments that you should be acquainted with:
High knees – running on the spot while lifting the knees above abdomen height going for 3 footfalls for every second. Can be coordinated to music at 180 bpm.
Butt kicks – running on the spot while kicking the butt going for 3 footfalls for every second. Can be coordinated to music at 180 bpm.
Running – as with the past two drills we will be going for 3 footfalls for each second as this is the most effective rate at which to make strides at speed, this can be seen by watching world class competitors at any running separation. Speed ought to be expanded and diminished by changing step length. Pushing off should use your ankle and calf strength by starting with your heels slightly off the ground and making a small jump to use the energy stored in your tendons. The jump should be small and fast keeping your feet close to the ground as lifting your legs up high wastes valuable time. Your acceleration relies on the explosiveness in pushing off against the ground. Most professional players make this small jump to increase the power of their push off against the ground.
