Badminton originated in India in the 1850s and was introduced to England by British officials. It developed rules and organizations over the following decades and became an Olympic sport in 1992. The objective is to hit the shuttlecock over the net and into the opponent's side using rackets. It requires strength, agility, speed and power. Players use rackets to hit the feathered shuttlecock back and forth over a net on a marked indoor or outdoor court.

1. By Fernando Cesar Moreira [email_address] São Paulo - Brazil August/2.009

11. Sport Overview For factors influencing performance

12. Equipments The court Net Racket Shuttlecock Players Arbitration

13. The court

14. Net Net Post Height Net Width

15. Racket There are several racket types with different materials. Example: metal, graphite , carbon or ceramic. Handle Shaft Head weight Stringed Area

16. Racket The first type of rackets used to play Badminton. Initially they were built with wood.

18. Players Doubles Feminine or Masculine There are tournaments of : Doubles Mix Feminine and Masculine Single Feminine or Masculine

20. Line judge There are 10 line judges, one for each demarcation of the game

21. Service judge Service judge

22. Signs of Arbitration Shuttlecock out Shuttlecock inside Movement discontinues of the racket in the execution of the service

23. Signs of Arbitration Play out of the base of the shuttlecock in the execution of the service Execution of the service in lack with touch in the shuttlecock above the waist I contact with the feet out of the service area or absence of the static position for the server

26. Techniques - Forehand / backhand

27. Techniques – Forehand / backhand ( film )

28. Techniques - Smash

29. Techniques - Smash The smash is an aggressive overhead stroke, witch if used at the right moment, instantly weakens an opponent´s

30. Techniques - Lob

31. Techniques - Drive

33. Techniques - Net-shots These are the blows played close and very close the net.

34. Techniques – Clear shots Step-by-step of shot of clear shot Actual shot : clear

35. Film - Techniques

38. Services Position in the block to serve

39. Services The serve in Badminton is an underhand stroke made on the forehand side of the body.

40. Services – trajectories shuttlecock depends on the adopted tactics

41. Some tactics of the game Use drop-net Lob Smash Low / High serve

42. Movement in the block

44. Faults – some examples Two touches To play in any part of the body To play in the net with racket o play in the net with the body To invade the opposing field To beat in the shuttlecock before passing for your field Transport, to carry the shuttlecock with the racket To be out of the service area. ( in service ) To beat with the racket over the head

45. Service Faults

47. Film – Examples

50. Curiosities on the Badminton Tennis X Badminton The statistics don't lie, see this comparison among a tennis game (Boris Becker X Kevin Curren for All England Championship) and a badminton game (Han Jian X Morten Frost for the World Badminton Championship): Note : That the badminton players compete half of the tennis players' time and even so, they run twice more and they almost hit the double of times!

51. In São Paulo, the categories are divided in a following way: A - special that the athletes can be summoned for the Masculine and Feminine Brazilian Selection of Badminton.

52. Questions ?