Badminton is played with a shuttlecock on a divided court, with the objective being to hit the shuttlecock over the net in a way the opponent cannot return. It is played individually or as doubles teams, with scoring up to 21 points and requiring a two-point advantage to win. Serving involves hitting the shuttlecock below the waist to alternate sides of the court depending on the server's score. Basic strokes include the overhead clear, smash, and drop shot as well as underarm lobs and net drops.

1. BADMINTON NOTES
 OVERVIEW
 EQUIPMENT
 SCORING
 SERVING
 RACKET GRIP
(forehand and backhand)
 BASIC STROKES

2. OVERVIEW
• Badminton is a racket sport that is played on a court
divided by a net.
• The game is played with a shuttlecock (birdie)
• It can be played as singles (male-female) or doubles
(women-men-mixed).
• The objective of the game is to hit the birdie over the net
so that the opponent is unable to return the shot.
• In 1992, Barcelona Olympics, badminton become a
Olympic Sports

3. EQUIPMENT
RACKET
SHUTTLECOCK

4. EQUIPMENT: COURT

5. TOURNAMENTS
• THERE ARE TOURNAMENTS OF:

6. SCORING SYSTEM
• A badminton game is played up to 21 points, and a point
can be scored from every rally.
• If the score reaches 20-20 then a two-point advantage is
required for victory.
• If no player has managed to achieve this two-point
advantage by the time the score reaches 29-29, then the
first player to obtain 30 is the winner.
• Matches are generally played over the best of 3 sets.

7. SERVING
Here are the key points to remember:
• The point of impact between racket and birdie must be below the
players waist.
• At the beginning of the game (0-0) and when the servers 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.

8. RACKET GRIP

9. BASIC STROKES
You can play OVERHEAD/UPPER ARM shots or UNDERARM shots.
SERVICE (under waist shot):
• short service
• long service
• backhand service

10. UNDERARM STROKES
LOB: hitting the shuttle high and to
the back of the opponents’ court
NET DROP: hitting the shuttle
softly back and close to the net

11. OVERHEAD STROKES
CLEAR: this is the most basic
badminton shot. Hitting the shuttle
high and to the back of the
opponents' court
SMASH: hitting the shuttle
downwards and fast, trying to
win the rally immediately). It is
also called “kill”.
DROP SHOT: hitting the shuttle
so that it falls softly close to the
net