Badminton is a racquet sport played with a shuttlecock across a net on an indoor or outdoor court. The objective is to hit the shuttlecock over the net and into the opponent's court without being hit yourself. It requires strength, endurance, agility, speed and power. Equipment includes a racquet, shuttlecock and court with a net. Common techniques are forehands, backhands, smashes, lobs, pushes, drop shots and drives. Games are scored up to 21 points and faults can occur for illegal hits or shots landing out of bounds. Badminton is popular worldwide with over 130 member countries.