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There are certain factors that affect a badminton player’s performance. However, there are a few things you could do to avoid bad performances during badminton games.

1. Sufficient Rest

Get enough rest. It’s essential in helping you deliver peak performance during your badminton games. It’s quite impossible to concentrate when you’re feeling drowsy and tired.

Unlike other sports, concentration and reflex action is very important in badminton – the shuttlecock is capable of flying at 300 km/h! You will need quick reflex to retrieve your opponent’s shots.

Ensure you have at least 8 hours of sleep every night in order to deliver your best performance on the court.

2. Stay Hydrated – before, during and after your sessions

Water is vital to the everyday functions of a human body. Lack of water makes you dehydrated. A mild dehydration could make you lethargic, lose concentration and might also cause a mild headache.

Make sure you drink around 8 glasses of water every day. Besides these 8 glasses, make sure you also drink more during exercise.

3. Have a Meal Before Your Game

I can’t play badminton well when I’m hungry. What about you? You need energy to move around the badminton court. The only way you’re getting energy is from the food you consume.

When your body has all the energy it needs to burn, you’ll be able to move and strike faster, delivering all you can, physically. However, make sure you eat your meal around 90 minutes before you play to allow time for digestion. If you are feeling lack of energy in the middle of your games, you could always have energy bars or sports drinks to power you up.

4. Quit bad habits

Basic badminton skills are important for you to master badminton. If you’re a beginner, you might be asking: “What are the most basic skills should I learn?”

The following are a few important basics a beginner should learn in order to play a decent and casual badminton game (It is arranged according to what you should learn first )

There are many different skills in badminton. However, learn the few skills listed below first, before you master more complex skills such as net plays, smashes, and jump smashes.

1. Gripping

Before stepping into the badminton court, you must know the correct way of holding a racket. If you are not gripping your racket correctly, you are not able to insert maximum power into your badminton strokes. Besides that, you will not be able to perform quality shots.

Basically there are 2 different ways of gripping your racket: Generally known as the forehand grip and backhand grip. Forehand grips are used for forehand strokes whereas backhand grips are for backhand strokes.

You must be able to switch quickly from a forehand grip to a backhand grip and vice-versa, when a game is in play.

2. Footwork

Badminton footwork is important for you to move faster around the badminton court.

Think of this as ‘traveling further with lesser steps’.

Do you think you’ll enjoy your game if you don’t get to hit any shuttles? Well, that’s why organized footwork allows you to move around the court efficiently to retrieve shots. It allows you to reach your opponents shots before it hits the ground.

3. Forehand Stroke

This is a forehand swing motion. If you can hit a good forehand stroke, you will be able to do a badminton clear, drop, and smash.