THE IMPORTANCE OF AWARENESS-RAISING IN THE BADMINTON GAME

Abstract

This research project aimed at investigating the influence of awareness-raising when learning about Badminton, with six students ageing 11 to 13. Due to the social, cultural e sportive importance of the discussion about Badminton and awareness-raising, field research was carried out to investigate the following question: is it possible, by using awareness-raising in the Badminton game, for the students to become more skillful and sensitive to their moves made in the game, so that they perform better? To do so, interviews and pedagogic interventions were carried out for two months, involving questions and answers to raise awareness. Thus, becoming aware of the moves and activities to be accomplished can change the way a match is conducted, once that when the individual thinks, they change and influence the development of the game, making the answer more direct and complete. Therefore, it is fundamental to present Badminton not only with automatic moves, but thinking of the action and reorganizing it so that the individual can build new possibilities of action and better develop their psychomotor capacities while playing.