Badminton Performance Assessment Rubric

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Serve

No Effort

Skills

No Effort

Is capable of legally
serving from both
sides of the court

Legally begins play

from one side of the
court
Has correct stance
Holds birdie
correctly
Uses underhand
swing serve
Uses at least one
overhead stroke
Hits an underhand
stroke on one side

Clear shots often

end up deep in the
opponents court
Varies depth
occasionally

Has a consistent
serve

Has occasional

success with smash,

drop, and clear

shots
Is able to cover the
court and return

shots up to five feet

away

Has developed a
good short serve
Aims the serve
strategically

Directs the birdie to

the open court
Chooses when to
smash at the proper
times
Is consistently able
to change the
direction of play

Team
Play

No Effort

Arrives on the court

promptly, prepared,
and equipped
Takes the left side

of the court if
weakest of two
servers
Moves to shots
within a four foot
radius

Plays service and

receiving rules
properly
Assumes
responsibility for
own territory on the
court

Legally switches
sides with partner
when appropriate
Keeps score legally
and ethically
Has occasional
success at an
offensive strategy

Uses offensive
strategies:
placement, smashes,
drops, fake outs to
exploit the weakness
of the other team
Backs up and
communicates well
with partner
Does not take over
partners position on
the court

Varies the depth

and height of serve
Serve puts the
opponents on the
defensive

Uses a variety of
shots, speeds, and
depth
Wins points by
moving the
opponents or
strategically
placing shots
Covers a large area
of the court
Has mastered at
least one offensive
shot
Detects opponents
weakness and
helps set the team
strategy to exploit
them
Is very focused
Is ethical,
competitive, and
enthusiastic