Where do you turn to teach, coach or play better badminton? If you teach badminton, you may be looking for a lesson plan for your students. If you coach you want to find effective drills to help your players improve their skills.

As a coach or a player you need strategies to hone your game.

All of these important elements are in the book, Skills, Drills and Strategies for Badminton. This book will appeal to beginers and experienced players alike. Teachers and coaches will find the information contained within valuable in their respective positions.

This comprehensive book on the sport was written by Donald C. Paup and Bo Fernhall (both Department Chairs in Excersice Science) this book’s index shows the following topics covered

1. Preface
2. Section 1 Preliminaries
   History of the Game
   Organizations
   Publications
   Conditioning for Badminton
   Warm Up and Cool Down
   Equipment
3. Section 2 The Game
   General Description
   Participants
   Action Involved
   Rules and Violations
   Facility
   Scoring
   Etiquette
4. Section 3 Skills and Drills
   Introduction
   Skill 1 Racket Grip
   Skill 2 Wrist Action
   Skill 3 Overhead Strokes
   Skill 4 Sidearm Strokes
   Skill 5 Underhand Strokes
   Skill 6 Hairpin Drop Shots
   Skill 7 Service Strokes
   Skill 8 Blocking Strokes
   Skill 9 Footwork
5. Section 4 Strategies
   Psychological Strategies for Performance Enhancement
   Game Strategy
   Singles Strategy
   Doubles Strategy
   Mixed Doubles Strategy
6. Section 5 Glossary