Coach Douglas is a Singapore Badminton Coach who has been coaching for more than 10 years. He is well-liked by young kids from 6 years old onwards and specialist in primary school students. Most of the students under him have close bond and relationship with him and always look forward to going back to his training session every week. His cheerful and encouraging approach won him popularity among all our coaches. However, being friendly and nice does not mean that his disciplinary and strictness requirement for training is being compromised. He has also brought all schools under him to great height and gotten fantastic result in the National School Game (NSG) every year.
Below are some of the school highest results that his team have attained:
- Raffles’ Girls Primary National 2nd (NSG) Junior Division
- Raffles’ Girls Primary Zonal Champion (NSG) Junior and Senior Girls Division
- Keming Primary National Top 4 (NSG) Senior Boys Division
- Keming Primary Zonal Champion (NSG) Senior Boys Division
- St Gabriel’s Primary Zonal 1st Runner Up (NSG) Senior Boys Division
- Students Individual Tournament Top 8
- Students in National Intermediate Squad
- Successful DSA to famous schools
With his many years of experience handling kids, his students and parents always have very good feedback on him. Students under him always remember that they have a coach that make them fall in love with badminton. If you wish to make your child fall in love with this sport and wish to build a strong interest in them, Coach Douglas is the coach you are looking for.
Beginner Level 1
Forehand Grip
Backhand Grip
Changing of Grip
1st Six Basic Footdrills
Lobbing Swing
Basic Footwork:
1. Straight Smash Follow Up (1 type)
2. Netting Footwork (1 type)
3. Lobbing Footwork (1 type)
4. Receiving Smash Footwork (1 type)
Basic Strokes:
1. Straight Lob
2. Straight Smash
3. Straight Net
4. Forehand/ Backhand Straight Lift
5. Straight High Serve
6. Straight Block Net
Intermediate Level 1
1st Nine Basic Footdrills (Changes to 3 steps and receiving smash combine with shuffle backwards) New Skip Netting Footdrills
Basic Footwork:
1. Mirror and Reserves
2. 6 Corner pick up Shuttles
New Strokes:
1. 9 o’clock Cross Drop
2. Flick Serve
3. Straight Flick
4. C – Spinning Net
5. Type 1 Cross Net (Front Contact Point)
6. Cross Drive
Multiple Shuttles (Combining Running with Basic Shot with Slightly faster serving):
1. N-Shape Multiples
2. V- Shape Multiples
3. Lobbing Multiples
4. Netting Multiples
5. Both side receiving Smash multiples