Badminton

Is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (single) or two opposing pairs (double), who take positions on the opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking the shuttlecock with the racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their opponents half of the court. Each side may only strike the shuttlecock once before it passes over the net.

History
The history of badminton shows that it had its roots in an old childrens game in England known as battledore and shuttlecock. British Army officers in India played a grown up version of this game. Known in its early days as poona, it was played with many people who tried to keep the bird in air. The new sport was definitively launched in 1873 at the Badminton House, Gloucestershire, owned by the Duke of Beaufortt. During that time, the game was referred to as "The Game of Badminton," and the game's official name became Badminton.

Racquet
Face/ Head

Frame

Throat
shaft

Weight = 70 to 95 grams
handle

Shuttlecock

Skirt/ Feather

Head

16 feathers

Weight = 4.75 to 5.50 grams

BADMINTON COURT
Short service line Single side line

LEFT SERVICE COURT

Center line

RIGHT SERVICE COURT

net

Doubles side line

Singles long service line

Kinds of Grip

Basic Badminton Rules

Before the 2006 Thomas/ Uber Cup, the official scoring format was the 15 points format. The IBF (International Badminton Federation) then tested a new scoring format which is the 21 points rally format in the 2006 Thomas/Uber Cup. This 21 points rally format has since become the official one replacing the 15 points format.

Currently, this is the official format used by the IBF. Here are the basic badminton rules for this format.
To win a game/set, you have to score 21 points. To win a match, you have to win 2 out of 3 games. If a score becomes 20-20, the side which scores 2 consecutive points shall win that game. If the score becomes 29-29, the side that scores the 30th point shall win that game. There are no "service over", meaning you can score a point no matter who serves. One service only for doubles. Other rules shall remain the same.

The 10 rules of badminton are as follows:

1. A game starts with a coin toss. Whoever wins the toss gets to decide whether they would serve or receive first OR what side of the court they want to be on. The side losing the toss shall then exercise the remaining choice. 2. At no time during the game should the player touch the net, with his racquet or his body. 3. The shuttlecock should not be carried on or come to rest on the racquet. 4. A player should not reach over the net to hit the shuttlecock. 5. A serve must carry cross court (diagonally) to be valid.

6. During the serve, a player should not touch any of the lines of

the court, until the server strikes the shuttlecock. During the serve the shuttlecock should always be hit from below the waist.

7. A point is added to a player's score as and when he wins a rally.

8. A player wins a rally when he strikes the shuttlecock and it touches the floor of the opponent's side of the court or when the opponent commits a fault. The most common type of fault is when a player fails to hit the shuttlecock over the net or it lands outside the boundary of the court. 9. Each side can strike the shuttlecock only once before it passes over the net. Once hit, a player can't strike the shuttlecock in a new movement or shot. 10. The shuttlecock hitting the ceiling, is counted as a fault.

LEFT SERVICE COURT

RIGHT SERVICE COURT

RIGHT SERVICE COURT

LEFT SERVICE COURT

E A B

C D F

Defensive Lob (A) Defensive lob used to defend attack, done with throw tall shuttlecock far until backline.

Dropshot (B) Stroke dropshot that stroke done with a purpose to laid shuttlecock as soon as it and nearly with net in field of opponent.

Attack Lob (C) Attack lob stroke taken from in front of body above head, throw with low and fast.

Drive (D) Drive stroke aimed along line side and horizontal as high as net, as a mean to speed up time of game with launch shuttlecock rock-bottom in net.

Smash (E) Stroke smash done quickly and hardest as you can up at under field of opponent. Method in smash stroke much the same with lob stroke. The difference, lob stroke strike tall to top while stroke smash strike sharp downwards hardly.

Netting (F) Netting stroke is stroke that taken as high as and as soon as possible in front of net and stroke netting must throw as low as may be with lip of net.

Different Strokes

1x1

Name
Activities 1. Backhand

Code & P.E. No.:___________

Score Remarks

2. Forehand
3. Serving 4. Receiving

The end and Thank you! Mr. Romyr Gabon

Badminton Court