tl;dr backstory and rant about my current group. New player is making dangerous plays and quality of games drop with him playing. He seems willing to learn but without being blunt what is the best way to approach him with basics, such as reading material etc.
So the regulars of my group consists of 7 people, 3 of them (including me) have somewhat tried to learn the fundamentals and basics of positioning and technique in badminton during our time playing. I am by no means trying to sound elitist as none of us have been coached but I think I speak for many others that if everyone in a group learns the very basics of badminton such as positioning then the quality of our games will rise.
We only ever play doubles and that means there is always 1 person that is lacking if us 3 are playing. We have tried talking to the other 3 about stuff like this and while they feigned interest and went back to old habits after a week we just left it and decided not to bother with them, I find that the fact they weren't willing to learn even after +1 year of playing was disrespectful to the group but because they make up the other half I don't feel like I'm in a position to say anything. This leads to annoyances when paired with one of them and also a very stale game as they always play the same, they haven't improved since their first ~six months of playing and aren't willing to either. It also leads to dangerous play as they (+1 the other person I'll be talking about) will frequently jump into the wrong positioning or go out of their way to hit the shuttle etc which if it is meant for me means that we're both in danger of hitting each other, which has already happened once. (Back/Front positioning, I was back friend was front, opponent clears I get ready to smash, swing my racket and friend walks back about 3 steps very quickly in which I hit him on the shoulder hard) I only call for the shuttle when it is ambiguous as to who should hit it.
A very new player/friend joined us as while he seems pretty interested in the sport he doesn't seem to know the basics of badminton, while I dont blame him since he is new I'm not sure how to tell him. I almost cracked last time because when I get paired up with him I almost hit him at least 5 times every game because he walks right into my area. I told him privately afterwards about positioning and while he seemed interested in it (deja vu) he was still trying to justify how his play style would still work given the situation. I try not to be too blunt or harsh with him but I feel like I wouldn't be able to control myself if it keeps on happening. Thus we could lose a potential 4th player who is willing to learn about badminton.
So the regulars of my group consists of 7 people, 3 of them (including me) have somewhat tried to learn the fundamentals and basics of positioning and technique in badminton during our time playing. I am by no means trying to sound elitist as none of us have been coached but I think I speak for many others that if everyone in a group learns the very basics of badminton such as positioning then the quality of our games will rise.
We only ever play doubles and that means there is always 1 person that is lacking if us 3 are playing. We have tried talking to the other 3 about stuff like this and while they feigned interest and went back to old habits after a week we just left it and decided not to bother with them, I find that the fact they weren't willing to learn even after +1 year of playing was disrespectful to the group but because they make up the other half I don't feel like I'm in a position to say anything. This leads to annoyances when paired with one of them and also a very stale game as they always play the same, they haven't improved since their first ~six months of playing and aren't willing to either. It also leads to dangerous play as they (+1 the other person I'll be talking about) will frequently jump into the wrong positioning or go out of their way to hit the shuttle etc which if it is meant for me means that we're both in danger of hitting each other, which has already happened once. (Back/Front positioning, I was back friend was front, opponent clears I get ready to smash, swing my racket and friend walks back about 3 steps very quickly in which I hit him on the shoulder hard) I only call for the shuttle when it is ambiguous as to who should hit it.
A very new player/friend joined us as while he seems pretty interested in the sport he doesn't seem to know the basics of badminton, while I dont blame him since he is new I'm not sure how to tell him. I almost cracked last time because when I get paired up with him I almost hit him at least 5 times every game because he walks right into my area. I told him privately afterwards about positioning and while he seemed interested in it (deja vu) he was still trying to justify how his play style would still work given the situation. I try not to be too blunt or harsh with him but I feel like I wouldn't be able to control myself if it keeps on happening. Thus we could lose a potential 4th player who is willing to learn about badminton.