Badminton is a racquet sport played with shuttlecocks over a net on a rectangular court. It can be played individually as singles or with two people on each side as doubles. The aim is to hit the shuttlecock so it passes over the net and lands within the opponent's court without being hit into the net or out of bounds. Scoring involves winning rallies to gain points and games with best of three games needed to win a match. Standard equipment includes racquets, shuttlecocks, court, and net.

2. Object ofthe
GameBadminton

3. Thegameof badmintonconsistsof
twotofour players(singles or
doubles).Theaimof badmintonis
to hit theshuttle withyourracketso
that it passesover thenet and
landsinsideyour opponent’shalf of
thecourt.

4. Playbeginsfromthe
right half court. Players
must hit the
shuttlecock intothe
diagonal opposite

5. History
of
Badminton

6. Badmintonwasfirst calledasPoona. It
was developedfromachildren’sgame
calledbattledoreandshuttlecock. The
object of thisgamewastoseehow
long agroupcouldvolleythe
shuttlecock by hitting it with the
battledore, or paddle.
Thiscooperative, non-competitive game
wasoriginally playedwithout anet.

7. It wasinthe1860s, whensome
British officersinIndiawhowere
stationedat 'Kirkee' near thecityof
'Poona' (nowknownasPunecity)
usedtoplayagamewhichwas
verysimilar tobadmintonandthe
gamewasknownasthe'Poona'
gameat that time.

8. ThesesoldiersplayedwithBattledores
(Paddles) whichwasusedtohit the
shuttlecock andhadalsoaddedanet in
betweentheplayers. Whenthese
British soldiersreturnedbackhomeat
Gloustershire Countyin the 1870s,they
continuedtoplaythis'Poona' badminton
game.

9. In1873, theDukeof Beaufort helda
lawnparty inhiscountry place, called
Badminton.Agameof Poonawas
playedonthat dayandit became
popular amongtheelitepeopleof
British society
. Thenewpartysport
became knownas"theBadminton
game" and startedtogrowpopular.

10. Theyear 1877, isof historic
significancefor badminton, as
the'BathBadmintonClub', the
first badmintonclubever, was
formedandalsothefirst official
set of rulesweredeveloped.

11. TheInternational BadmintonFederation(IBF) was
formedin1934with9foundingmembers.
- England
- Ireland
- Scotland
- Wales
- Denmark
- Holland
- Canada
- NewZealand
- France

12. Major international tournaments likethe
ThomasCupwhichisfor Men, andthe
UberCupwhichisfor Womenstartedto
beheld.

13. Badmintonwasofficially
grantedOlympicstatusinthe
1992BarcelonaGames.
From 9foundingmembers,
IBFnow haveover 150
member countries.

14. Facilitiesand
Equipmentof
Badminton

15. Racquet
–usedtohit thebird, theracquet isshapedlike
atennisracquet andhasstrings, but weighs
muchless.Theframeof theracket, including
thehandle, isnot toexceed680mm(26.75
inches)in overall length, and230mm(9inches)
inoverall width.Theoverall lengthof theheadis
nottoexceed290mm.Mostracquetsaremade
fromlight man-madematerialssuchas
aluminumorgraphite, andarestrungwith
syntheticmaterial suchasnylon.

17. Shuttle,Shuttlecock,Bird,Birdie-
whatever it iscalled, it isbadminton's
versionof atennisball. It hasasmall ball at
thefront to giveit speed,andfeathers
protrudingfromit to help it float whenit is
hithighintotheair.Anofficialshuttlecock
musthave14-16feathersandareusually
madefromagooseor duckandfromthe
left wingof thebirdonly
.

19. Shoes–special court shoes
areworntoallowplayersto
movequicklyacrossthe
court, andtogivethem
tractionfor quick
movements around

21. Net
-playsanimportant roleinbadmintonmatches. The
BadmintonW
orldFederation’sLawsof Badminton
providespecificstandardsfor netheight,width,and
construction.Anofficial badmintonnet must measure
5feet highinthecenter, and5feet, 1inchat the
sides.Thenetattachesto vertical postsoneitherside
of thecourt. Thenet shouldmeasure30inchesfrom
bottomtotop, andmust consist of auniform, dark-
coloredmesh.Thenetshouldhaveawhitetape
runningalongthetoptomakethenet’sfull height
visibletoplayersandofficials.

23. BadmintonCourt - shall bea
rectanglelaidout withlinesof
40mmwide,preferablyinwhite
or yellowcolor.TheBadminton
CourtDimensionsareof
13.4minlengthand6.1min
width.

26. Rulesof theGame

27. ScoringSystem
• Everytimeyouwinarally
,
youget apoint.
• Thewinnerof abadminton
matchistheplayer(s) who
wintwogamesout of three.

28. • Agameiswonbybeingthefirst
toreach1
1, 15or 21points.
• Eachgamemust bewonbyat
least twopointsandanumber of
systemsareavailablefor
extendingagamewherea
score of 10-10, 14-14or 20-20
has beenreached.

29. • Theserver isnot allowedtoserveuntil
hisopponent isready
. If theopponent
attemptstoreturn service, heis
deemed tohavebeenready
.
• Boththeserver andtheopponent
receivingtheservearerequiredtostand
sothat somepart of bothfeet remainsin
contact withthesurfaceof thecourt
while in astationaryposition until the
service hasbeendelivered.

30. • Everytimethereisaserve–thereisa
point scored.
• Thesidewinningarally addsapoint to
itsscore.
• At20all, thesidewhichgainsa2
point leadfirst, winsthat game.
• At29all, thesidescoringthe30thpoint,
winsthat game.
• Whenyou’resayingthescore,
always saytheserver’sscorefirst.

31. • Thesidewinninga
game servesfirst inthe
next game
• If playerscommit anerror in
theservicecourt, theerror is
correctedwhenthemistake
isdiscovered.

32. Serving
Servingishowyoustart therally
Receiver
isthepersonwhohitsthe
second shot intherally
. In
doubles, the
receiver’spartner isnot allowedto

33. Howtoserve
Inbadminton, theservemust behit inanupwards
direction, with an underarm hitting action. Y
ouare
not allowedtoplaya"tennisstyle" serve.
Themainrule hereis that whenyouhit theshuttle,
it mustbebelowyourwaist.T
obeexact, therules
definethis to beaheightlevelwiththelowestpart
ofyourribcage.In otherwords,youcanservefrom
abit higher thanthetopof your shorts, but not
much.

34. Servicecourts
Theservicecourtsare
smaller boxshapes
inside thecourt.

35. T
woServiceCourts
your right servicecourt, andyour left
servicecourt.
DoublesServiceCourts.
Theyarewider, becausetheyusethe
outsidesideline (remember:thedoubles
court iswider); andtheyareshorter,
becausetheyusetheinsidebackline.

36. Howservicecourtsareused
Theservermuststandinside aservice court.
Thereceiver muststandinside thediagonally oppositeservice
court.
Theservemust travel intothediagonally oppositeservicecourt.
If theserveis goingto land outsidetheservice court,thenthe
receivershouldlet it fall tothefloor. If thereceiverhits theserve,
thentherally continues evenif theservehadbeengoingout.
Theserver andreceiver muststay inside their service boxes until
the servercontactstheshuttle with his racket. After that, theycan
leavetheboxesimmediately andmoveanywhereoncourt.

37. Decidingwhogetstoservefirst
Inamajor tournament, acointossis
used todecidewhichsidewill servefirst.
Inmorecasual clubor leaguegames,
you usuallyjust throwtheshuttleupin
theair, let it land, andseewhichsideit
points towards: that sideservesfirst.

38. Positionof
Server and
Receiver in
DoublesMatch

39. InadoublesmatchbetweenA
&Bagainst C&D. A&Bwon
thetossanddecidedtoserve.A
toservetoC.Ashall bethe
initial server whileCshall be
theinitial receiver.

40. Lov
e All

41. 1-0

42. 1-1

43. 2-1

44. 2-2

45. 3-2

46. 3-3

47. Note:
• Theorder of server dependsonthe
scoreoddor evensameasinsingles.
• Theservicecourtsarechangedbythe
servicingsideonlywhenapoint is
scored. Inall other cases, theplayers
continuetostayintheir respective
servicecourt fromwheretheyplayed
previousrally
.Thisshall guarantee
alternateserver.

48. Singles, Doubles, and
Mixed Doubles
Y
oucanhaveeither twoor four
playersonabadmintoncourt: one
player oneachside, or ateamof
twoplayersoneachside.
Singles- One-against-
one Doubles- two-

49. FiveTypesof Badminton
• Men’ssingles
• W
omen’ssingles
• Men’sdoubles
• W
omen’sdoubles
• Mixeddoubles(eachteamisaman
and awoman)
Men’sdoublesandwomen’sdoublesare
alsocalledlevel doubles.

50. Interval andChangeofEnds
• Whentheleadingscorereaches1
1
points, playershavea60second
interval.
• A2minuteinterval betweeneach
gameisallowed.
• Inthethirdgame, players
change endswhentheleading
score reaches1
1points.

51. Terminologies

52. Serve
Thestrokeusedtoput
theshuttlecockintoplay
at thestart of each
rally; alsocalleda

53. Lowserve
Thelowservetravelsintothereceiver's
forecourt, tofall onor just behindhis
short serviceline. Lowservesmust
travel asclosetothenet tapeas
possible, or theywill beattacked
fiercely
. Indoubles, thestraight low
serveisthemost frequently used
servicevariation.

54. Highserve
Thehighserveishit veryhigh,
sothat theshuttlefallsvertically
at thebackof thereceiver's
servicecourt.Thehighserveis
never usedindoubles, but is
commoninsingles.

55. Flick serve
Althoughtheflickserveis
hit upwards, thetrajectory
ismuchshallower thanthe
highserve.

56. Driveserve
Driveservesarehit flat
tothebackof the
receiver'sservicecourt.

57. Netshot
Anetshot isplayedinto
theopponent's
forecourt, ascloseto
thenet aspossible.

58. Drive
Drive:Afast andlowshot that makesa
horizontal flight over thenet.
Adriveisplayedwhentheshuttleis
near net height, at thesideof the
player's body
.

59. Push
Agentleshot played
bypushingthe
shuttlecockwitha
littlewrist motion.

60. Lift
Alift isplayedupwardstothe
backof theopponent'scourt.
Midcourt liftsaremost
commonlyplayedinresponseto
asmashor well-placedpush.

61. Defensivelift
Alift that is hit veryhigh,sothat theplayer
gainstimefor recoverytoagoodbase
position.
Attackinglift
Alift that is hit moreshallowly,sothatthe
opponentis forcedto moveveryquicklyto
preventtheshuttlefromtravellingbehind
him.

62. Clear
Aclear travelshighand
tothebackof the
opponent'srearcourt.

63. Defensiveclear
Aclear that ishit veryhigh, sothat the
player gainstimefor recoverytoagood
baseposition.
Attackingclear
Aclear that ishit moreshallowly
, sothat the
opponentisforcedtomoveveryquicklyto
preventtheshuttlefromtravellingbehind
him..

64. Baseline:Theback
boundarylineat each
endof thecourt,
parallel tothenet.

65. Carry
Anillegal strokein
which theshuttleisnot
hit, but caught andheld
onthe racketbefore
being released; also

66. Dropshot
Ashot hit softlyandwith
finessetofall rapidly
andclosetothenet in
theopponent'scourt.

67. Fault
Aviolationof the
playingrules.

68. Forehand
Thestrokeusedtoreturn
a ball hit totheright of a
right-handedplayer andto
theleft of aleft-handed
player.

69. Backhand
Thestrokeusedtoreturn
ballshit totheleft of aright-
handedplayer andtothe
right of aleft-handedplayer.

70. Kill
Fastdownward
shot that cannot be
returned.

71. Let
Aminor violationof
the rules allowing a
rally tobereplayed.

72. Match
Aseriesof
games to
determinea

73. Rally
Theexchangeof
shots that decides
each
point.

74. Servicecourt
Theareaintowhich
a servicemust be
delivered. Different for
singlesanddoubles.

75. Shortserviceline
Thefront lineof theservice
courts1.98metresfromthe
net. Singles:Agamewhere
oneplayer playsagainst
another player.

76. Smash
Asmashisapowerful stroke
or hard-hit overheadshot
that forcestheshuttle
sharplydownwardsintothe
opponent'scourt.

77. W
oodshot
Alegal shot inwhichthe
shuttlehitstheframeof
theracket.