Badminton and tennis are racket sports played by two or four players on opposite sides of a net. In badminton, players hit a small feathered shuttlecock with a light racket to score points by landing it on the opponent's side of the court. Tennis is played with heavier rackets where players hit a ball back and forth over the net using strokes like serves, volleys, forehands and backhands to win games and sets. Both sports involve strategy and skill to score points and win matches played on specially designed courts divided by a net.

1. RACKET SPORTS
BADMINTON Long part of the racket that ends in the
head.
 Butt:
Sport with two or four opposing players that is
Large end of the shaft .
similar to tennis; players use rackets to hit a
 Handle:
shuttlecork onto opposite sides of a net that
Part of the shaft that the player takes to
divides a court in half.
control the racket.
Court:
 Frame:
Synthetic or hardwood surface that is designed to
Racket frame to which the stringing is
provide good traction; badminton is usually played
attached.
indoors.
 Stringing:
Surface of interlaced strings of synthetic or
natural fiber that is used to hit a
shuttlecork
Feathered shuttlecork:
Small piece of cork with 14 to 16 feathers; it is used
in competitions.
Service zones:
Zones where the server and receiver must remain
for a serve; once the serve is delivered, players can
move all over the court.
Cork tip
The rounded base of the shuttlecock; it can also be
made of synthetic materials.
Feather crown
Feathers or synthetic materials attached to the
shuttlecock tip to stabilize it and make it
aerodynamic.
Badminton racket: Synthetic shuttlecock
The racket used to strike the shuttlecock is lighter Small plastic cone that is more solid than the
(about 85gr) and narrower than a tennis racket; its feathered shuttlecock and is usually used for
head is about 9 in long and 11 in wide. training; it weighs about 6 gr, the same as the
feathered
Court:
Rectangular surface (24m x 8m for singles, 24m x
11m for doubles) designed for playing tennis; it is
divided in half by a net.
 Head:
Oval part of the racket, including the frame
and the stringing.
 Shaft:

2. TENNIS AND PADDLE
Sport with two or four opposing players with
rackets who hit a ball onto opposite sides of a net
dividing a court in half.
 Smash:
Powerful stroke executed when the ball is
over the head; usually played after a lob,
the smash is meant to bounce out of the
opponent’s reach.
 Drop shot:
Short shot by which the ball falls just
behind the net with almost no bounce.
 Lob:
Stroke by which the ball is sent high into
the air over the opponent’s head when this
player is in the forecourt.
Scoreboard
Board that posts details on the match in progress;
a match is divided into sets, games and points.
Strokes:
With the exception of the serve, all tennis strokes
are backhands or forehands.
 Players
 Previous sets
 Points
Points that make up a game: 15 (1st point),
30 (2nd point), 40 (3rd point), game (4th
point); the player who wins four points (or
two consecutive points in the event of a
 Half-volley: deuce) wins the game.
Stroke by which the ball is hit on the short  Game
hop below the knees; the half-volley is Series of four points; the player who wins
used mainly while approaching the net. six games takes the set if this player holds
 Serve: a two-game lead.
Putting the ball into play by hitting it above  Set
the head from behind the baseline; the Series of games; a tennis match consists of
server has two serves to put the ball three or five sets (two or three winning
diagonally into the service court. sets).
 Volley:
Stroke executed before the ball bounces; it
is usually played near the net