Badminton
Skills, Physical and Tactics, are 3 aspects of badminton. Which is more important? – Steve’s Badminton Blog and Website
In my coaching sessions with Fred, we often discuss topics which are very deep. I like to cover topics which require a deeper understanding of the sport, so that Fred can prepare himself as best he can for the challenges ahead. One of these topics have often been the balance between skills, physical and tactics. […]
Split steps – the key to moving fast – Steve’s Badminton Blog and Website
The past 2 weeks I have been in deep discussion with Fred on how to improve the timing of his split step, and also teaching Lucas the basics of the split step. This small detail is often overlooked and not discussed often by coaches. The assumption is that the player already knows this and there […]
Why do some players come of age sooner than others? – Steve’s Badminton Blog and Website
In a quiet week for international badminton, where only several smaller tournaments are going on, it gave me a bit of time to think. Some players seem to reach their peak much sooner, other slower. This is an interesting topic to note, let’s discuss. In all professional sports, we often see youth players who are […]
A clash of the stars of tomorrow – Steve’s Badminton Blog and Website
The final between Lin Chun-Yi and Weng Hong Yang was a final which a proof of the coming of the two of them in the international badminton scene, proving the potential which I saw in the both of them when they appeared on the badminton scene after Covid-19 in 2022. Let’s discuss. When the world […]
Too many tournaments for top players? Nonsense. – Steve’s Badminton Blog and Website
I read an interesting article from the New Strait Times on BWF being greedy in terms of pushing the players into too many competitions. Here is the link to that article: I tend to disagree with that statement. Let’s discuss. For top players, I believe in the top 15 for the singles disciplines, the players […]
Mental health is important! – Steve’s Badminton Blog and Website
We all heard about the physical injuries which hamper players, but there is one other aspect which is neglected, and that is mental health. Recently Fred went through a traumatic event, which affected him deeper than I expected and it in turn, affected his game badly. Let’s discuss. Viktor Axelsen wrote about Beiwen Zhang’s challenges […]
What has changed? – Steve’s Badminton Blog and Website
Aaron Chia – Soh Wooi Yik has the unfortunate distinction of being the only doubles pair of losing 10 out of the 11 finals they were in for the earlier part of their careers. Now, they won 3 out of the 4 tournaments they were in, and in the space of 1 month, or within […]
Position for defending smashes – Steve’s Badminton Blog and Website
Last week during training, Fred was struggling to defend against Han Jian’s attacks. It was not from a lack of skill, but rather his positioning was wrong. This led me to recall an article I wrote about where to send for a defensive lift. This time, I will be talking about what position to take […]
Han Jian’s Method for smash and its 5 power levels – Steve’s Badminton Blog and Website
Han Jian taught us how to add power into his method for smashes, and when done right, it is as powerful as the Malaysian / Indonesian style for smashes. The videos for this were released a few days ago. Let’s discuss. Last week, there was a lull on the international badminton scene and this allows […]
The Junior Tournaments scene in Malaysia is thriving! – Steve’s Badminton Blog and Website
Over the previous 2 weeks, we participated in 2 junior tournaments. This period is the busy period for junior tournaments in Malaysia and there are plenty of tournaments happening, some times concurrently! The junior tournament scene is alive and well. Let’s discuss. Over the weekend, we went for the Haier Cup Junior 2025 tournament. This […]