Academic Catalog

ATHL 34F: INTERCOLLEGIATE BADMINTON II (WOMEN)

Foothill College Course Outline of Record

Foothill College Course Outline of Record
Heading Value
Effective Term: Summer 2025
Units: 2
Hours: 6 laboratory per week (72 total per quarter)
Advisory: Limitation on enrollment: Athletic tryout for intercollegiate team selection is required to enroll with permission of the instructor. Students will be required to have a physical prior to participation in the class. Students will be required to achieve and maintain sport-specific performance standards as evaluated by the instructor. Continued eligibility is determined by appropriate CCCAA academic and decorum rules.
Degree & Credit Status: Degree-Applicable Credit Course
Foothill GE: Area 7: Lifelong Learning
Transferable: CSU/UC
Grade Type: Letter Grade (Request for Pass/No Pass)
Repeatability: May be taken six times for credit

Student Learning Outcomes

  • A student will be able to learn the rules to compete in badminton singles matches
  • A student will be able to learn the rules to compete in badminton doubles matches

Description

Competitive intercollegiate badminton emphasizing athletic skill, strategy development, and performance through conference and post-conference competition. Intended for participants of the women's badminton team.

Course Objectives

The student will be able to:

  1. Perform badminton skills related to each athlete's specialized team objectives
  2. Prepare to compete in a highly organized team sport at a maximum level of competition
  3. Apply and practice skills learned and show improvement
  4. Analyze effectively the opposing team's play and strategies
  5. Demonstrate through performance the development of physical fitness levels in strength, endurance, and health
  6. Identify official rules and their interpretations to enhance performance
  7. Display proper sportsmanship on and off the court
  8. Explain the elements and actions involved in an athletic philosophy

Course Content

  1. Advanced development of fundamental skills of badminton
    1. Backhand
    2. Overheads
    3. Volleying
    4. Lobbying
    5. Slashing
    6. Serve
  2. Strategies
    1. Offensive
      1. Singles
      2. Doubles
      3. Court positions
      4. Net play
      5. Approach
    2. Defensive
      1. Singles
      2. Doubles
      3. Court positions
      4. Net play
  3. Physical fitness development
    1. Muscle strength
    2. Muscle endurance
    3. Aerobics and anaerobic conditioning
    4. Flexibility
  4. Rules and regulations
    1. Faults
    2. Court and net
    3. Scoring
    4. Service
    5. Change of ends
    6. Service court errors
  5. Sportsmanship and etiquette
    1. Mutual respect
    2. Distracting an opponent
    3. Joy of competition
    4. Zeal of excellence
    5. Rivalry and camaraderie
  6. Individual and team philosophy
    1. Motivation
    2. Philosophy
    3. Pride
    4. Excellence
    5. Sacrifice
    6. Success
    7. Integrity
    8. Perseverance

Lab Content

  1. Drills for skills
    1. Serving
    2. Returning
    3. Ground strokes
    4. Volleying
    5. Point building

Special Facilities and/or Equipment

1. Collegiate badminton courts and tennis racquets.
2. When taught as an online distance learning or hybrid section, students and faculty need ongoing and continuous internet and email access. Students may need to secure their own access to equipment specific to the sport.

Method(s) of Evaluation

Methods of Evaluation may include but are not limited to the following:

Subjective assessment of physical skills and performance by direct coach's observation
1. Individual and team critiques
2. Video analysis
3. Student-athlete counseling: academic involvement, athletic department eligibility
4. Individual improvement, performance, and contribution to the total team effort
Objective assessment of performance
1. Participation in athletic competitions
2. Final evaluations

Method(s) of Instruction

Methods of Instruction may include but are not limited to the following:

Lecture
Discussion
Cooperative learning exercises
Laboratory
Demonstration

Representative Text(s) and Other Materials

. 3C2A Championship Handbook for Badminton. 2023.

The most recent edition of the rulebook will be used; annual updates are available online at https://www.worldbadminton.com/rules/

Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments

Optional reading and writing assignments as recommended by instructor.

Discipline(s)

Physical Education or Coaching