Hey guys, I have been training 1 on 1 with a coach for approx. 2 years now. He teaches mostly technique and doesn't really care about the fitness. He is a great coach though. He has brought me where I am today... So I'm wondering, should I stop and join group training with another coach that focuses mostly on stamina or should i stay or both training?? BTW i believe my technique is decent already. Thanks Also, how often do you guys train?
If you are paying for the training cost, it is good that he teaches you technique instead of asking u to do stamina training during the training course. For stamina, you can do it your own. Jogging, gym anything.
You can learn a lot from other players to help with stamina like ,shuttle runs, jogging, sprints etc, just ask some other badminton players. It doesn't exactly need to be taught how to train stamina, but technique does, so i would keep with your coach. You could always go to a gym for advice since they have qualified sports people. I created my own routines by looking through this forum, youtube ,asking gym people and other badminton players. Heres a good site to get you started http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/badminton-training.html btw amleto does have a point that jogging is not actually for badminton stamina, this is because you don't run at a constant pace in badminton and for a very long time, you are actually changing speed all the time and stopping a lot. So Anaerobic exercise is much better compared with Aerobic exercise, they are both still needed though.
I can't give you any advice out of experience, since I've never had a personal coach, but personally, I think that if you believe you have nothing more to gain from going to 1on1 sessions, save the money and go in a group or even go on your own. I agree with ralph_lee in that it's better that you're spending your money and time on technique, which truely requires a good coach, rather than stamina and overall fitness, which you can easily do on your own (with the help of doing some research online about what excercises to do), or go in a group if you prefer. Personally, if I had my own personal coach I would spend all my time with him doing technique and technique-related training, then on my own time do stamina and fitness training at a gym or at home. And then when I thought I was good enough and didn't require a coach (meaning you essentially know everything and have nothing else left to learn, and just have to practice/excercise on your own to perfect it) or only had things left that didn't require a badminton coach, i.e. training for stamina, leg-explosiveness, ect., then I would stop paying for personal lessons. All-in-all, it's up to you and how good you feel you are or what you think you have left to work on.
Watch your knees though. HIIT or short distance running is nice as well, anything that is intense, really. "Jogging" means medium-long slow runs, and those don't do much for badminton.
sorry to invade. in my training, we have matches before drills sometimes i feel very tired after matches, do u think skipping/sprinting might help?
Sprinting/skipping will improve your metabolism, i.e. your heart, your central nervous system, your lung etc.; the same effort will feel easier to you. Whether that helps with your problem of drilling after playing? No idea! If you go all out in your games (i.e., increase your effort), you will be "finished" afterwards no matter how fit you are. But if you are one of the best players in your group, and the others are not able to really push you, then you might come out better.
I think that's more to do with the instructor's style of teaching, rather than 1 on 1 or group. My suggestion is, if you do believe he is a good teacher (as stated), why not give him some suggestion, to give more stamina related drills to be mixed with current ones?
1-on-1 vs Group Coaching . At a session of 1-on-1 coaching, you can work on your weaknesses as found by you and/or your coach. It's like having a private tutor to help you with your school work. At a group coaching, it's like attending a class at school. Same treatment to all students. .
My teammates quotes that i am stupid going all out for all shots... Do you think they are correct? i basically play at my peak speed for all shots.. Thus, i am unable to mantain my peak speed for the 2nd game. However, whenever after i am recharged during rallies, i will spring out and attack.. Do u think there is something wrong with my style of play?
Without a shadow of a doubt, stick with the 1 on 1 coaching. Its harder to learn technique than it is to learn fitness. Ul get more out of 1 on 1 than group. Always work on your weakness, my fitness is also a weakness so my coach is doing drills which will not only improve my technique but also improve my speed and fitness 2. You should if you can do the both group and 1 - 1 and ul def have an advantage and get better faster
If you are getting on with your coach for technique then I'd stick with him. However you need to establish a fitness routine. Not only will getting fitter help in your general game but you will find that your technique will be better for longer and that you will make better stroke decisions towards the end of long games. Given that it is now getting to be the off season in badminton I would start on what is called base fitness, this is primarily aerobic based fitness so jogging, swimming, or cycling. The aim of this is get the body used to exercise and to lay down the foundations for the new season. You should also be looking at doing streching and some weight work. As the new season approaches you should consider doing less aerobic work and start to concentrate more on anaerobic exercise. Spinning classes, shuttle runs, intervals and power weights are all good, together with shadow badminton. When the season starts and you are playing more you can cut down on the additional exercising but you should try to do at least one aerobic session a week, preferably doing a fartlek style training session (mixing aerobic and anaerobic exercise in the one session). Hope this helps Mal
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You need both fitness and technique training. Without a good fitness, you can't improve than you are right now. The best fitness exercise for badminton imo is interval training which is good for stamina and endurance. For weight training, I advise to avoid heavy weight. Do lighter weight, but do more reps and increase the speed of the reps. Best yet is, for example if you are doing bicep curls, do it for 30 secs (or more) and record how many reps you can do in that time instead of doing a specific reps count. Don't overdo it tho. Our body has it's limit also . For training your leg: wall squat, lunging, skipping and many more. I say, having a private coach is a blessing. It is stupid expensive to train 1 on 1 with a coach, all I can afford is a group training once a week . Even in group training, I can see the improvements from my techniques and tactic.
