Scoring Guide for Analyzing Badminton Game Play Performance
Select the term that best matches the player’s performance for the observed skill/tactic(s).
Skill / Level Mastery / Competence
(3)
Used as an attacking weapon – with
Serving variance in placement and speed.
Employs variety of strokes (lobs;
drops, smashes, clears etc.);
Strokes
Aims to move opponent out of
position.
Hits shuttle to corners and either short
or long, depending on opponent’s court
Shuttle placement position.
Uses information about opponent’s
moves and strokes effectively to select
Decision-making own movement and shot selection.
Consistently returns to court’s center;
Court Plans movements a play ahead to be
movement/coverage where the opponent will return shuttle.
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Emerging / Coping
(2)
Consistent and firm, but without
significant placement.
Strokes shots with more consistency,
but tends to favor some.
Is able to place the shuttle to spaces
but only when it is hit directly to
him/her.
Starts to use opponent’s moves and
strokes effectively to select own
movement and shot selection at times.
Moves to the center of the court after
most shots, attempting not to be
stranded.
Struggling / Surviving
(1)
Serve is put in play only sometimes; AND/OR
Simply aims to get the shuttle in play.
Strokes are put in play only sometimes;
AND/OR
Shuttle mostly lobbed the opponent with little
deliberate change of pace.
Simply aims to get shuttle back over the net,
without concern for specific spot on the court.
Favors certain shot regardless of game
situation;
No planning of shots evident
Player does not respond to the placement of
the shuttle;
Strikes the shuttle from there when possible.
 Analyzing Serving in Badminton

Select the term that best matches the player(s’) performance for the observed skill/tactic(s).
Skill / Level Mastery / Competence Emerging / Coping Struggling / Surviving
(3) (2) (1)

Used as an attacking weapon – with Consistent and firm, but without Serve is put in play only sometimes; AND/OR
Serving variance in placement and speed. significant placement. Simply aims to get the shuttle in play.

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 Analyzing Strokes in Badminton

Select the term that best matches the player(s’) performance for the observed skill/tactic(s).
Skill / Level Mastery / Competence Emerging / Coping Struggling / Surviving
(3) (2) (1)

Employs variety of strokes (lobs; drops, Strokes shots with more consistency, Strokes are put in play only sometimes;
smashes, clears etc.); but tends to favor some. AND/OR
Strokes Shuttle mostly lobbed the opponent with little
Aims to move opponent out of position. deliberate change of pace.

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 Analyzing Shuttle Placement in Badminton

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Skill / Level Mastery / Competence Emerging / Coping Struggling / Surviving

(3) (2) (1)

Hits shuttle to corners and either short Is able to place the shuttle to spaces Simply aims to get shuttle back over the net,
Shuttle or long, depending on opponent’s court but only when it is hit directly to without concern for specific spot on the court.
placement position. him/her.

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 Analyzing Decision-making in Badminton

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Skill / Level Mastery / Competence Emerging / Coping Struggling / Surviving
(3) (2) (1)

Uses information about opponent’s Starts to use opponent’s moves and Favors certain shot regardless of game
moves and strokes effectively to select strokes effectively to select own situation;
Decision-making own movement and shot selection. movement and shot selection at times.
No planning of shots evident

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 Analyzing Court Movement/-Coverage in Badminton

Select the term that best matches the player(s’) performance for the observed skill/tactic(s).
Skill / Level Mastery / Competence Emerging / Coping Struggling / Surviving
(3) (2) (1)

Consistently returns to court’s centre;
Court
Plans movements a play ahead to be
movement/coverage where the opponent will return shuttle.
Moves to the center of the court after Player does not respond to the placement of
most shots, attempting not to be the shuttle;
stranded.
Strikes the shuttle from there when possible.

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