
Explore advanced badminton skills including jumping smash, footwork drills, singles drills, and stamina-building movement, plus nat shots, at the Golden Gate Badminton Club.
Master advanced badminton footwork with efficient movement from front to back and fluent sideways transitions. Practice corner-reaction drills and shuttle drills to boost speed and court awareness.
Develop advanced net shot skills, including forehand spin, forehand push to the back, forehand cross-court shots, and backhand net spin, while refining footwork and wrist use to move opponents.
Master the jump smash to initiate attacks with forehand and backhand jumps, one or two-foot jumps, and scissor kick or side jump rotations for powerful, point-winning smashes.
Master backhand clear through practice, starting with a hop and turn, using backhand grip with the thumb behind the racket, low elbow, then whip the racket and return middle.
Perform the singles drill that blends clears, drops, a net drop, and a smash to build stamina, footwork, and rally consistency between backcourt and frontcourt.
Practice a full-court drill that combines clear, drop, and smash with straight and cross-court variations to sharpen defense, movement, anticipation, and shot selection in singles.
Engage in a combined singles no-pattern drill where one player attacks with smash, drop, and cross-court shots. The other defends with clears to extend rallies and improve footwork and stamina.
Develop your defense in singles through a multi-shuttle drill that trains a low ready position, net-to-midcourt movement, and endurance while retrieving shuttles and countering smashes.
Learn to execute the net kill on high returns by jumping up, snapping the shuttle with quick wrist action on forehand and backhand, to pull away and win rallies.
Combine smashing and net kill drills with multi shuttles to boost foot speed, transition from rally to attack, follow up to the net, and finish with a put-away.
Practice a doubles defensive drill to sharpen fast reflexes and quick reactions under net pressure, with one player defending mid-back court and the other attacking at the net for rallies.
Practice the doubles attacking drill focusing on back-court attack while a partner feeds the shuttle, maintaining a flat drive game with smashes, cross-court pushes, and a 20–25 shot rally.
Practice front net attack in doubles, moving fast to cover the net and react to straight or cross feeds, attacking to a single area with continuous footwork.
perform the doubles smash drill with continuous jump smashes using multi shuttles to boost timing, power, consistency, and stamina with a partner.
Practice the doubles drive drill with your partner using multiple shuttles to feed drives. Move sideways to hit straight and cross-court drives, improving shot control and court coverage in doubles.
Practice multishuttle smash, double smash, and doubles drives, then combine drills to attack aggressively in a real doubles game, focusing on back-court power, mid-court drives, and fast, controlled returns.
Practice the multi-shuttle doubles net drill to boost speed, lateral movement, and focus at the net in doubles, handling fast cross-court shots from both sides.
Practice the doubles serve and service return drill to sharpen short and flick serves, quick returns, and placing shots for the first attack and outmaneuvering opponents.
Learn doubles positioning by coordinating serving position with front-back coverage around the server and net. Rotate to side-by-side for defense after lifts, and use quick flick serves to transition.
Master advanced badminton skills for singles and doubles by practicing jump smashes, advanced footwork and rotations, and two- and three-player doubles drills with multi shuttles and feeding shadows.
About the course:
Take your game to the advanced level with the help of 13-time United States National Champion Kevin Han. In this very comprehensive video, Kevin demonstrates and explains everything it takes to become a top level player. Among the topics covered are: footwork drills, net shot skills, jump smash, backhand clear, singles drill, full court combined drill, combined singles drill, defense drill, net kill drill, smash and net kill drill, doubles defensive drill, doubles attacking drill, front net attack, doubles smash drill, doubles drive drill, smash and drive drill, multi-shuttle net drill, doubles serve and return drill, and doubles positioning. This video is a must have resource for any serious badminton player.
About the Coach:
Kevin Han started playing badminton as a young child in China. As a teenager, he was one of the top ranked players in China. At the age of 17, Kevin moved to the United States and soon started ascending the national rankings. Kevin Han is now widely regarded as the greatest badminton player in United States history. Among his accomplishments are: 3-time U.S. Olympian, 2-time Pan American Games Gold Medalist, 13-time U.S. National Champion and 9-time United States Olympic Committee Badminton Athlete of the Year. Kevin Han is the most decorated athlete in USA Badminton history.
About Badminton:
Badminton is one of the most popular sports in the world. The game can be played by all age groups and various skills levels. In 1992, the first full-medal Olympic games were played. Medals were given out for five categories: Men's singles, Men's doubles, Women's Singles, Women's doubles, and mixed doubles. Badminton has many health benefits including a decreased risk of diabetes, weigh loss, reduces stress, increases bone and muscle health and is a great social sport.