aznphi1osopher
02-09-2006, 12:13 PM
Wow, it's been a while. Anyways... Hello. A while back i mentioned the team im coaching has low member participation but this time, the problem is different. I have toooooo many people. Actually i'm not sure what "too many" is in everyone else's head, but my idea is 40+. I keep everybody busy doing seperate drills, while i focus on feeding shuttlces to groups of 3. (15 birds per person, one person hits, anohter gives me the bird, the third picks them up, and they rotate in teams of 3's.) Anywho, i realized that in a 2 hour time limit, i do not have enough time to focus on everybody and making sure everyone is doing things properly. I've been doing alot of the drills/training the coaches at UBC do, but thats quite time consuming and not very effective in a large group. I bascially keep everybody busy doing something, if they are not with me, they are hitting aganist the wall, or footworks/shadow drills, but as i mentioned, my biggest problem is that i cannot focus on everybody. Is there any tips, methods or strategies that would allow me maximize the effectiveness of coaching such a large group?
( I have already thought about limiting the number of people, but at the same time, i do want everyone to be able to play badminton. Unfortunately, i also have to worry about the games the varsity players will be playing agaisnt other schools as well. So i really want to leave the elimination of people as a last resort.)
( I have already thought about limiting the number of people, but at the same time, i do want everyone to be able to play badminton. Unfortunately, i also have to worry about the games the varsity players will be playing agaisnt other schools as well. So i really want to leave the elimination of people as a last resort.)