The Effects of a 3-Week Unit of Tactical, Skill or Combined Tactical and Skill Instruction on Badminton Performance of Ninth-Grade Students

Interest in alternative models for games/sport instruction has increased in recent years. Recent research has compared tactical approaches to games/sport instruction with more skill-oriented approaches (Gabriele Griffin, Olsin, McPherson Turner & Martinek, 1992, 1995b). Most of the research in this area to date has focused on student performance outcomes (knowledge, skill, game play performance) that result from different skill and tactical approaches to instruction and learning.