Badminton is a racquet sport played on a court divided by a net. It was formerly called "poonam" in India. Players use a shuttlecock and racquets to hit the shuttlecock back and forth over the net. The game is played between two or four players who take turns serving under specific rules on a marked badminton court.

1. oIT IS GAME PLAYED IN A
COURT DIVIDED BY A NET IN
THE MIDDLE.
oIT WAS FORMERLY CALLED
AS POONA IN INDIA.
Badminton

2. EQUIPMENT
Shuttle
Special Rubber
Cork
feather

3. Racket
Aluminum or steel
Part of the racket
 Head /face
Length- 24 cm width 18cm
 Stem/neck
7mm in diameter and 22 cm long
 Handle
2.4 × 2.7 × 20cm.
Full length of the racket is 66cm

4. THE NET AND THE POST
 The height of the post is 1.54
 The length of the net is 6.60 m and the
width is .60 m.

5. THE COURT
 The size of the court for singles is 12.30 ×
5.80m
 The backcour is 4.72 and the front court is
1.98m

6. THE SKILLS
 The stroke
forehand stroke
backhand stroke
overhead stroke
 Intensity
the intensity of the stroke differs according to
the need and strategy of the player.

7.  The player may strike the ball with natural
strength to prepare for a smash-up or a
drive
 The player may strike the ball slightly to just
drop or place it far from the opponent
 A block are done by speedy return of the ball

8. The service
 This service is done to start the game.
 The service player must stand on the service area,
and same manner the opponent player stands in
his/her receiving area.

9. PLAYING THE GAME
 Determine the server by toss of a coin
 The server takes his/her position and the reciever to
receive the ball
 The server stands on the right service area, while the
receiving area
 After the service both players can take any position
in the court.
 In the playing the singles, when the player scores
even number he/she serves on the right service area
and when odd number he/she may do the service in
the left service area.

10.  In playing in doubles, the same principle is followed:
however the service is done alternately so they
exchange position as necessary