Basics to the positional play in doubles
Basics to the positional play in doubles
Rotation, tunnel, staggered attack - many terms, but also above all question marks form when the question is answered, who takes which ball, when a double in badminton plays "attack". This article should bring some light into the dark and illuminate the basics in positional play.
Badminton double playing - often a tiresome topic, but like so many tactics, far too little is badminton. The aim of this article should be to introduce two possible attack systems.
The following basic assumptions should apply:
- with roughly equal pairings the attack is superior to the defense (early and high hit points usually, therefore acting instead of reacting / covering less field areas / error rate should be lower in attack) and therefore there must be an attempt to get into the attack
- The backfield player builds up the attack and receives it while the net player is to complete it
- Certain backfield player strikes make certain defensive strikes seem unlikely or difficult
- The net player can not cover all the dangerous, hard counter-bat and must therefore opt for the longline or crossball
- the back player can reach all high balls (= a lot of time) through active running work
These basic assumptions can lead to the two system presented in this article. Many of the following considerations were first systematically set up and considered by Stefan Dreseler (former national trainer Doppel / Mixed). A system is always only for orientation or as scaffolding - there are overlaps in the areas of competence (= responsibility of a player) - where flexible and fast response must be, ie ultimately one player takes over this ball, while the other makes sense the other part of the playing field takes over It has proven useful to start by practicing the two systems (tunnel or attack in succession and offsetting or attack next to each other), and then to find individual solutions for the respective double pairing (agreement!). At the top of the world some advanced systems are played, but they reveal this basic structure, but for example require a very good physique and / or very good anticipation.
Attack system tunnel:
In the tunnel, the two players are standing directly behind each other on a line. This can make sense, for example, if the attack of the back player is very strong and the opposing double can often only play the simple longline block, which the front player can then easily attack. Not covered, however, is the block cross, which is difficult to play, especially if the back player strictly attacks longline - but if it is played (respect for the opponent) it must be played by a player, so the attack is lost. In addition to the longline block, the net player also covers the sharp drive longline, while the back fielder covers all the high balls and the sharp drive cross.
What happens if the backcounter crosses the sharp drive? As a basic rule:
- The net player moves back to the midcourt
- both players are briefly in the mid-court and remain there, should the former Hinterfeldspieler the cross-sharp defense also sharply play as Drive - both players take over their half-field, a ball is played short (or long) is the player on whose side this the new front-fielder (or back-fielder) happens as long as the attack is sustained
- If the backcountry player should play a ball just behind the net after cross-sharp defense, he can move directly to the net and is thus the new front-fielder
Graphically, this looks like this:
Attack System Puts:
When attacked, the two players stand side by side, meaning that the front-fielder is still standing with one leg on the half of the backfield player (see photo below). This can make sense, for example, if the attack of the back player is weaker than the defense and the opposing double could often counter cross, so that a tunnel would make no sense. The front fielder covers the cross block as well as the cross sharp ball. The block longline is not covered, so the back player should not attack longline, but place his smashes in the middle. The Hinterfeldspieler takes also in this case all high balls (whereby a change here is clearly simpler, agreement !, if eg
What happens if the backcounter takes the sharp drive longline? As a basic rule:
- The net player moves back to the midcourt
- both players are briefly in the midcourt and remain there, should the former Hinterfeldspieler the longline sharp defense also sharp play back as drive - both players take over their half-field, a ball is played short (or long) is the player on whose side this the new front-fielder (or back-fielder) happens as long as the attack is sustained
- If the backcountry player should play a ball just behind the net after the longline sharp defense, he can move directly to the net and is thus the new front-fielder
Much information about the double game - I hope helpful. In a next article exercises will be presented, how to practice this and above all things after the "what happens if ..." principle other situations are considered.
