Badminton Mixed doubles Strategies

Basic formations for mixed doubles has the woman upfront covering the net area and the man in the back position covering the sides and baseline. The woman should stand in front of the man and to the left side or the opposite side of where he holds the racket. Mixed doubles uses the same strategy as doubles, using a short serve most the time, but changing around with high and long serve towards the woman trying to have her step backwards and creating open spaces. Alternating with serves even in doubles keep the opponents guessing. The woman must stay close to the net keeping her racket raised and ready for any quick volleys, anything which she can reach she should swing at it, anything that is over her head would be the baseline player or the male partners responsibility. Center court smashes often cause the man to move forward and try to return it, creating more open spaces close to the baseline. The man's objective when playing the back position should be to hit straight or downward volleys, without creating any attack possibilities towards his net partner. He should also avoid lifting the birdie too much, since this will give the net player very little time to react and take a defense position when receiving a possible smash.

Permalink