Badminton

1. Badminton

2. Badminton • History • Gameplay / Rules • Techniques • Court • Vocabulary

3. History • The history ofbadminton can be traced back to many games but mainly to battledore and shuttlecock which were played in ancient Greece over 2000 years ago. The game consisted of 2 people hitting the shuttlecock back and forth using a bat. • People in India played a similar game but with a net, calling it “Poona”.

4. History • In 1873, the Duke of Beaufort brought “Poona” to England, and began to play on his country estate in Badminton. The game became very popular with the locals there and soon spread to other neighboring countries with the new name Badminton. • The International Badminton Foundation (IBF) formed in 1934. • Badminton became an Olympic sport in 1992.

5. Gameplay / Rules • Badminton is a game for singles or doubles. • Players win points by hitting a “birdie” over a net so that it lands on the other side of the court before the opposition can return it or play it back in fair territory. • A point is scored by the opposition if: • the birdie is hit into or under the net • it lands outside the opponent’s court • if the birdie touches a player or his/her clothing • or if a player hits the birdie before it crosses the net

6. Gameplay / Rules • Matches are the best of three games. • In badminton, the first player/team to 21 points wins a game. Players/teams must win by 2 points. If the score reaches 29-29, the winner is the first player to 30. • The player/team that wins the rally earns a point. • The service then passes to the next player in turn. • In singles that would be the opponent. • In doubles that could be either the server’s partner or, if both players have served, would be one of the opposing players.

7. Gameplay / Rules • The server and receiver stand in diagonally opposite courts, as defined by the central line. • The server must have part of both feet on the floor. • Service alternates from the right and left halves of the court, beginning from the right in every game. • Players change ends after each of the first two games and midway through the third game.

8. Techniques • Forehand: This grip is used to hit shots that are on the forehand side of your body and around the head shots. • Backhand: This grip is used to hit shots that are on the backhand side of your body.

9. Techniques • Serve- The arm must remain below shoulder height and both feet must be on the ground throughout the stroke. • Clear- a shot to the back of the opponent’s side of the court. These may be overhand or underhand on either the forehand or backhand sides. • Smash- Badminton’s most powerful hit is a powerful “smash” that drives the birdie steeply down in to the opponent’s court. May be played with one or both feet off the ground to get a better angle above the net.

10. The Court • Short service line- If a serve lands short of this line the server or serving team lose the point (line closest to the net not directly under the net). • Service line- (single/double), the furthest line back on the court which marks the end line of the court, beyond this line is out of bounds. When serving the birdie, the server must stand behind this line. • The net- The net measures 20 feet long across the court, and 5feet tall. Players are not allowed to touch the net with any part of their bodies or rackets. • Basic dimensions of the court are 20 feet by 44 feet.

11. The Court

12. Vocabulary • Birdie • Rally score • Forehand • Backhand • Smash • Clear • Volley