How to Play Singles in Badminton

Video Transcript

"This next topic will be to discuss some of the general strategies employed during a badminton singles game. Typically the serve will be a high, long high server, that will fall almost vertically on the back line. This is to upfront, not to give an advantage to the opponent. The general strategy in the game of single is to move your opponent at the different corners of the court up to a point where you will create yourself an opening where you can place a decisive attack to win the point. Demonstrated here is a game of ladies singles. The server as you just saw is a high, clear serve and it has to go as further as possible just to push your opponent as much as possible towards the back of the court. As you can see, she did a long shot clear to the back pushing her opponent on the back end as much as possible. This was a winner point. Here again, a hard, clear on the back end of your opponent is usually a nice opening to a rally to put your opponent in a clear difficult spot. You just saw an attempt to a drop shot at the front of the court, again to move her opponent as far as possible from the central position in the court. Clear high serve followed by drop shot, counter drop, you can see how again a clear drop in the corner to move your opponent as much as possible away from the ready position in order to place an opening winning shot."