2. • Badminton is a racket sport played by either two
opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs
(doubles), who take positions on opposite halves of a
rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score
points by striking a shuttlecock with their racket so that
it passes over the net and lands in their opponents' half
of the court. A rally ends once the shuttlecock has
struck the ground, and the shuttlecock may only be
struck once by each side before it passes over the net.
4. The beginning of Badminton can be traced to mid-18th
century British India, where it was created by British
military officers stationed there. Early photographs
show Englishmen adding a net to the traditional
English game of battledore and shuttlecock. Being
particularly popular in the British garrison town Poona
(now Pune), the game also came to be known as
Poona. Initially, balls of wool referred as ball badminton
were preferred by the upper classes in windy or wet
conditions, but ultimately the shuttlecock stuck. This
game was taken by retired officers to England where it
developed and rules were set out.
5. • Thousands of years ago, a game called “battledore and
shuttlecock” was popular in Greece, India, and China.
This game was comprised of a shuttlecock that was batted
back and forth by multiple players.
• No net was involved, and the objects of the game was to
keep up the volley as long as possible.
• It was originally a child’s game, battledore and
shuttlecock evolved into a competitive sport.
• The game caught on with British soldiers stationed in the
area in the 1860-1870s, and they carried it back to their
home country.
WHAT IS BATTLEDORE?
6. • In 1873, the Duke of Beaufort officially introduced this new fad to
England at a party on his estate. The estate, located in
Gloucestershire, was called Badminton, which is how the name
became associated with the sport.
• Badminton continued its rise in popularity through the rest of the
century and the beginning of the next.
• In 1934, the International Badminton Federation was formed
with nine countries included in its membership.
• In 1948 saw the first official IBF tournament, and since then
multiple world cups and events have taken place.
• Badminton made its Olympic debut in 1992 at the Barcelona
games.
8. • This is a badminton player’s most basic
component. Badminton rackets can be made from
several types of materials, such as carbon fiber or
lighter metals such as aluminum. Depending on the
material selection, this can result in different
combinations of racket weight, balance points and
string tensions.
Parts of the racket include the head, throat, shaft
and handle with a maximum length of 27.77 inches
and a width of 9 inches. It Strings that are stretched
across the opening of the racket in a checkerboard
pattern, which acts as the hitting surface.
RACKET OR RACQUET
9. • Shuttlecock, also referred to as a shuttle or birdie,
acts similarly to a ball in other racket sports.
However, the design of the birdie creates more drag
as it is propelled through the air due to its feathered
shape. The shuttlecock is made up of a cone shape
with a hard cork at its tip. Shuttlecocks can be
made from a variety of materials -- more expensive
models are actually made from feathers, and less
expensive models are made from plastic feathers.
The shuttle has 16 feathers attached to the base
and the length of the feathers range between 2.44
and 2.75 inches.
SHUTTLECOCK/BERDIE
11. • A mesh net divides the badminton court into two
sides. A badminton net is placed lower than a
volleyball net at five feet and one inch high on
the sides and five feet high in the center. The
length may vary depending on whether doubles
or singles are playing, with singles reaching 17
feet and doubles reaching 22 feet. The net is 30
inches wide with a 3-inch white tape doubled
over the top.
NET
12. • As per the guidelines laid down by the Badminton World
Federation (BWF), the length of a standard badminton court
remains the same - 13.40m (44 feet) - for both types of
competitions. But the width differs with the singles court running
wide till 5.18m (17 feet), denoted by the side lines, while for the
doubles court, the width is extended to 6.1m (20 feet), marked as
the doubles sidelines. The full court measures 14.723m diagonally.
The court has two halves measuring 6.7m (22 feet) each and
separated by a badminton net that stands at a height of 1.55m (5
feet 1in) at the ends and dips to 1.52m (5 feet) in the middle.
BADMINTON COURT
13. • As per the guidelines laid down by the Badminton World
Federation (BWF), the length of a standard badminton court
remains the same - 13.40m (44 feet) - for both types of
competitions. But the width differs with the singles court running
wide till 5.18m (17 feet), denoted by the side lines, while for the
doubles court, the width is extended to 6.1m (20 feet), marked as
the doubles sidelines. The full court measures 14.723m diagonally.
The court has two halves measuring 6.7m (22 feet) each and
separated by a badminton net that stands at a height of 1.55m (5
feet 1in) at the ends and dips to 1.52m (5 feet) in the middle.
BADMINTON COURT
14. • Badminton shoes are essential in badminton equipment and
badminton gear. Badminton shoes give the player better traction
and grip to stop in time to return and receive the shot. Badminton
shoes should be light-weighted and have an excellent cushioning
grip to absorb the impact of jumping and landing.
A comfortable pair of shorts and a cotton t-shirt are enough for
casual and non-competitive players. But in adult competitive
matches, the players must equip themselves with hand grips,
wristbands, and ankle guards. Each of these items has a purpose
and adds colors to the entire outfit.
ATHLETIC CLOTHING AND FOOTWEAR
17. • A badminton match is played to the best of
three games.
• A coin toss or spinning of the racket
determines first serve or choice of side.
• The object of a badminton game is to hit the
shuttlecock over the net and onto the ground
within bounds on your opponent’s side of the
court.
• A rally can also be lost by hitting the shuttle into
the net, out of bounds, before it crosses the net to
your side, or if it strikes your clothing or body
rather than your racket.
18. • A match consists of the best of 3 games of 21 points.
• Every time there is a serve – there is a point scored.
• The side winning a rally adds a point to its score.
• At 20 all, the side which gains a 2 point lead first, wins that
game.
• At 29 all, the side scoring the 30th point, wins that game.
• The side winning a game serves first in the next game.
• SCORING SYSTEM
19. • When the leading score reaches 11 points,
players have a 60 second interval.
• A 2 minute interval between each game is
allowed.
• In the third game, players change ends
when the leading score reaches 11 points
INTERVAL AND
CHANGES OF ENDS
20. ● At the beginning of the game (0-0)
and when the server’s score is even,
the server serves from the right
service court. When the server’s
score is odd, the server serves from
the left service court.
● If the server wins a rally, the server
scores a point and then serves again
from the alternate service court.
● If the receiver wins a rally, the
receiver scores a point and becomes
the new server. They serve from the
appropriate service court – left if their
score is odd, and right if it is even.
DOUBLES
● A side has only one ‘set’.
● The service passes consecutively to the players
as shown in the diagram.
● At the beginning of the game and when the
score is even, the server serves from the right
service court. When it is odd, the server serves
from the left court.
● If the serving side wins a rally, the serving side
scores a point and the same server serves
again from the alternate service court.
● If the receiving side wins a rally, the receiving
side scores a point. The receiving side becomes
the new serving side.
● The players do not change their respective
service courts until they win a point when their
side is serving.
SINGLES
21. Note that this means:
• The order of server depends on the score odd or
even same as in singles.
• The service courts are changed by the servicing
side only when a point is scored. In all other cases,
the players continue to stay in their respective
service court from where they played previous rally.
This shall guarantee alternate server.
22. The modern badminton rules permits two different
scoring formats:
1) Service
2) Rally
• In service play, a badminton game is won by scoring 15
points in doubles and men’s singles, or 11 points in
women’s singles.
• In rally play, 21 points are needed to win a badminton
game.
• SCORING FORMATS
23. SERVICE vs. RALLY:
Rally
● A point can be awarded to either
team, and in most cases, a point
is awarded along with
resumption of service, except
when a rally point is lost by the
first member of a serving double
team.
Service
● Only the serving team may
score a point. If the rally is lost,
service passes to the opponent
in singles play. In doubles play,
except for the first service of a
game, each player on a team is
permitted to serve at least once
before service is lost.
24. • SERVING RULES
• As in tennis,
badminton service
is always done
diagonally, e.g.
from the right
service court to the
opponent’s left
service court. The
first serve always
taken from the right
court, and
subsequent serves
are taken from
alternating sides.
25. ● Line shots in badminton service or rallies are considered in, though
court bounds are different for singles and doubles play. The back line is
the same for both, but singles badminton is played with the narrower of
the two sidelines.
● A serve that strikes the net and lands in the opponent’s court is a let
serve and is retaken.
● During service, players must stand in their respective service courts.
● The receiving player is not permitted to move his/her feet until the
shuttlecock has been struck.
● The highest part of the serving player’s racket must remain below
his/her hand and waistline during service. In other words,
only underhanded serves are permitted
28. The high serve is a
powerful strike upwards
with the shuttle, that aims to
travel a great distance
upwards and fall deep at
the rear end of the court.
• HIGH SERVE
29. A flick serve is a fast and
offensive serve that travels
in an upwards direction
towards the far service line.
The set-up of the flick serve
resembles that of a typical
low serve and seeks to
deceive the opponent by
injecting power into the
serve at the last moment
through wrist and thumb
strength.
• FLICK SERVE
30. A drive serve, also
commonly known as a flat
serve, is a fast and flat
offensive serve that is
meant to travel to the mid-
to-far end of the service
receiving area. The setup of
a drive serve looks similar
to that of a low serve or flick
serve and relies on the
power of the wrist to
transmit the power into the
shuttle.
• DRIVE SERVE
31. This low serve is almost a
gentle tap over the net with
the shuttle, with the aim of
flying just over the net, yet
falling just over the front
line of his service court. It
must not be too high or
predictable, otherwise it
would be easy for your
opponent to do an outright
smash or net kill.
• LOW SERVE
33. Contact Foul
● When it comes to contact fouls, they
can occur anytime a shuttlecock
comes in contact with any object or
person other than your racket. Your
racket is the only thing the
shuttlecock should touch during any
badminton game. Failure to do so is
when a contact foul is given. This
means that the shuttlecock should
not touch your shoes, shin, shirt, or
any other part of your body or
clothing. Even if it makes it over the
net, your opponent will still win the
point if you receive a contact foul.
● Also known as service faults, these
tend to occur when a player is serving.
If the service is not executed below the
waist or in an upward motion, this type
of foul can be called. Another way to
receive a service foul is if you are
positioned on the left side of the court
during a match, and you do not serve
the shuttle to the right side. Players are
to serve to the opposite side of their
opponent's court, and failure to do so
is a foul. You should also only swing at
the shuttlecock once when serving and
keep your feet firmly on the ground as
you swing. Double swings or dragging
your feet can also result in a service
foul.
Service Faults
34. Double Hits Fouls
● Any attempts at hitting the shuttlecock
a second time in a row are known as
a double-hit foul. Once you hit it once,
that is all you are allowed. Double hits
are considered illegal in the game of
badminton and will result in a point for
your opponent. If you and your
teammate both come in contact with
the shuttle simultaneously, a double-
hit has occurred. You should never be
hitting the shuttlecock more than once
anytime it is on your side of the net.
Anything more than that will result in
a foul.
● Most will associate this type of foul with
players touching the net. No part of
your body or racket should touch the
net at any point in the match. The foul
will be called if your elbow, racket
head, shin, or anything connected to
you or the racket is caught touching
the net. Again, resulting in the point
being awarded to your opponent.
Failure to get your shuttle over the net
on your serve or return can also result
in a net foul. Or if it passes under or
even through the net, this type of foul
can occur. So, ensuring that the racket
you use has the proper type of head
and grip for your playing style is
essential to making the hits you need.
Over the Net Fouls
35. ● Similar to service fouls, service receiving ones occur when the
shuttle is served to you. There are several ways in which you can
receive a foul while your opponent is serving. The first thing to
avoid doing is moving before your opponent has made their
serve. Any movement of your feet can result in a foul being called
on you. Almost as if you are jumping the gun on that rally.
Another thing to avoid doing is any distraction. This can be
gestures made or trash-talking to your opponent. Anything that
can be considered distracted can result in you receiving a foul
while your opponent is serving. This means that staying put and
silent while your opponent takes their serve, is the best course of
action to prevent yourself from receiving a foul.
Service Receiving Faults
37. ● Trajectory: high, towards the back
court
● Played from: Back court
● Purpose: Defensive shot
Aim of this shot is to let the shuttle fly
high in the air and land at your
opponent’s back court. It is used
when you need time to get back to the
base before the next return or if you
don’t have a clear opportunity to kill
and win the point.
• CLEAR SHOT
38. ● Trajectory: Looping close to the net
● Played from: Back court
● Purpose: Attacking Shot
It is used when the shuttle is heading
towards you in the back court. As an
attempt to this stroke, the player must
hit downward towards the opponent’s
fore-court, aiming for it to go just over
the net. The closer the shuttle drops to
the net, the harder it is to return.
This shot is used when the opponent is
in the back court, expecting a clear shot
or a drive.
• DROP
39. ● Trajectory: Flat, towards the body
● Played from: Mid-court
● Purpose: Defensive Shot
The drive is a flat shot hit directly and
slightly over the net. It is a very
powerful and quick counter attacking
shot. Your racket should be held with
the head facing straight ahead. It can
sometimes be strategic to aim the shot
at your opponent who will be unable to
react or shift his body in time as their
natural reaction will be to duck/avoid
the shot.
• DRIVE
40. ● Trajectory: Close to the net
● Played from: Back court/Mid-
court
● Purpose: To provide less time
for the opponent
Most lethal shot in badminton. It
can be defined as a drive angled
downwards. It can be used when
the shuttle is high in the air and can
be angled downwards.
• SMASH
41. ● Trajectory: high, towards the back
court
● Played from: Forecourt
● Purpose: Defensive shot
The net lift sends the shuttle high up to
your opponent’s baseline. It is hit from
very close to the net. When you find it
difficult to retrieve your opponent’s net
shot, you can choose the defensive net
lift. Do not hesitate to lift it high and
towards the back court. This can prevent
your opponent from striking with a net kill.
Practice to lift the shuttle high enough so
the shuttle won’t hit the net.
• NET LIFT
42. ● Trajectory: Flat and downwards
● Played from: Fore court
● Purpose: To end a rally
A very useful shot to end a rally
when your opponent executes a
poor quality (too high) net shot.
• NET KILL
44. • FOREHAND GRIP
As you can see from the photo, you want to have
this ‘V Shape’, and have a little space between
your index finger and middle fingers. Your
fingers should be loosely around the grip, and
this is important for all 4 grips. If you are
gripping the racket too tightly, then it becomes
much more difficult to quickly change between
grips when necessary in the middle of a rally.
A tight grip will also limit your ability to
generate control and power in your shots.
The forehand grip is used for:
• Forehand clears, smashes and drops
• Forehand drives
• Forehand lifts
• Forehand net shots
45. • BACKHAND GRIP
The easiest way to learn the backhand
grip is to set up with your thumb on
top of the wider section of the grip,
with your strings facing the floor &
ceiling like on the photo below. Your
fingers should be relaxed around
the side.
The backhand grip is used for:
• Backhand drives
• Backhand lifts
• Backhand net shots
• Backhand serves
• Doubles defense
47. THE BASE POSITION (SINGLES)
The default position is in the centre of the court. This gives you the best
opportunity to reach all opponent’s shots with minimum effort. Another
important thing is that you are able to reach the shuttle with the least
energy.
48. ATTACKING FORMATION (DOUBLES)
The attacking formation in badminton needs one player to stand behind
the other. In the attacking formation, both the players have different
roles. The player who is standing behind (attacker) is responsible for
hitting the attacking shots from the back of the court. Most often, he
needs to hit hard smashes to keep on attacking. Sometimes, he can
play the drop shots or other shots according to the situation.
The player who is standing in the front (setter) is the one who is
responsible for securing the net position. This player can keep on
hitting smashes to make the opponents lift the shuttle. If he gets a
loose shot in the air, he can perform a net kill and end the rally.
50. DEFENSIVE FORMATION (DOUBLES)
The defensive formation in badminton requires the two players to stand
side-by-side to cover the entire width of the doubles court. In this
formation, each player will cover their respective sides. Whenever you
are required to hit a high clear or high lift, then you need to quickly form
the defensive formation so that you’ll be ready for an attacking smash
from the opponents.
If you don’t cover the full width of the court using this formation, it will
be easy for your opponents to pick a point by hitting a well-placed
smash shot or a drop shot. So, whenever your team is under pressure,
quickly form the defensive formation to cover the entire court.
52. Alley - The area 18” wide, that runs the length of the court, and is in
play
only for a doubles match.
BWF - Badminton World Federation
Clear - The hit used to hit the shuttlecock high and deep into the
backcourt.
Drive - The hit used to send the shuttlecock, hard and parallel to the
floor.
Drop Shot - The hit, similar to a dink in Volleyball, where the
shuttlecock is
barely hit over the net.
Doubles - When you play with a partner, 2-on-2.
Fault - When a serve is missed, for any reason.
Foot Fault - When the server steps on the back line while serving.
Vocabulary
53. Let - When there is an occurrence, with no one at fault the point is
played
over, “let”.
Long service Line - The back line that marks the end of the service
area.
Match - If a player or team wins 3 games, they win the match.
Score - The score should be even when the server is serving from the
right side, and odd when the server is serving from the left
side.
Serve - The serve should be hit underhand, and may touch the net, as
long as the shuttlecock lands in the correct service area.
Short Service Line - The front line of the service area.
Shuttle - Also known as the shuttlecock or birdie, could be made out of
bird feathers, if the were very expensive.
Vocabulary
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