Smash
Recommended Skill Analysis Tasks
Written Analysis: Analyze the following
- Stage: Identify the stage of the skill that is exhibited (e.g. beginner, intermediate, expert).
- Stage Characteristics: Describe 2-3 features of the movement on the video that is characteristic of the stage identified.
- What to Change: Identify and describe the most important aspect of the skill that will need to be changed for the subject to improve.
- Cue: Write the single most important verbal instructional cue to help the performer improve.
Video Annotations
- Copy the entire link for the online video file, the filtype ending in FLV (e.g. "http://www.pevideo.org/sites/pevideo.org/files/2011/07/filename.flv")
- Go to BubblePLY.com and paste the file link.
- Follow instructions to add bubbles and other annotations, perhaps even a webcam overlay.
- Copy the link provided at BubblePLY.com (just the link, not the embed code)
- Return to the comment form and share your work by pasting the link in the comment field.
Comments
Smashes
Stage: Advanced
Stage Characteristics: The players bring the racket to the shuttle at a high point, rotate the shoulders and trunk, flick the wrist, and place the shuttle downward.
What to Change: These are great examples of a correct smash: good rotation, the wrist is flicked, and the shuttle goes downward quickly on the opponent’s side of the court.
Cue: Flick the wrist, hit down (continue these)
PES 394: Analysis of Smash
Stage: Advanced Intermediate.
Stage Characteristics: The male player uses his height to his advantage, elevates his arm nicely, does a quick flick of the wrist and follows through forcefully with his racket to quickly smash down the birdie on his opponent. The female player also raises her racket arm and smashes quickly and smoothly. The female participant, in contrast to the male, smashes the birdie to the opponents opposite racket side down low, which is a good location that would force him to return it with an underhand backhand. This sets herself up nicely incase the opponent has a shot at returning the birdie.
What to Change: The male server could attempt to locate the shot better, although his fundamentals were executed properly at a near advanced level. The female server could attempt to follow through further with her swing and flick the wrist quicker for a faster smash.
Cue's: Direct the racket for better location of the smash. Follow through and flick wrist.
Smash
Stage: Advanced
Stage Characteristics: Both students provided a powerful smash with a steep trajectory. Both also exhibited using their bodies to generate power through the hit.
What to Change: A little more rotation couldn;t hurt as well as actually leading with the elbow into the shot.
Cue: Lead with elbow.
Smash
Stage Level: Intermediate
Stage Characteristics: Body should be totally facing the net; Arm fully extended when in contact with the shuttle; Forearm rotation and wrist flexion when contacting the shuttle to increase velocity
What to change: Keep body balanced when smashing to be able to recover in case of a response from opponent
Cues: Keep feet and body balanced