Badminton drills
Badminton smash drills
6 free Badminton drills for smash, each with the setup, how it runs, what to coach, and how to make it harder or easier.
6 drills
SmashForehand smash techniqueBuild the forehand smash from the clear action: get behind the shuttle, meet it well in front and hit steeply down into floor targets.12 min · 1–6 players · U12+
SmashFootworkJump smash and follow inJump smash from a deep lift, land balanced on both feet and follow in to kill the block at the net.15 min · 3–6 players · U16+
ClearsSmashMulti-shuttle feeding: rear courtA feeder lifts shuttle after shuttle to the rear corners; the player clears or smashes each one and recovers to base, in short, hard sets.15 min · 2–4 players · U13+
Tactics & patternsSmashSingles attacking patternsRehearse a singles attacking pattern: smash straight, follow the block in, net tight, and finish the short lift.20 min · 2–4 players · U16+
SmashFootworkSmash and defendA feeder lifts, the attacker smashes, the defender blocks back to the net.12 min · 2–6 players · U11+
SmashTactics & patternsSteep and flat smash variationLearn when to smash steep and short and when to smash flat and deep, then use both in a conditioned rally.15 min · 2–4 players · U16+