Grade 7 OHS MODULE 1 PHYSICAL EDUCATION August 13, 2015

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Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles), that take
positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their
racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their opponents' half of the court. Each side may only strike the
shuttlecock once before it passes over the net. A rally ends once the shuttlecock has struck the floor, or if a fault has been
called by either the umpire or service judge or, in their absence, the offending player, at any time during the rally.
The shuttlecock is a feathered or (mainly in non-competitive matches) plastic projectile whose unique aerodynamic
properties cause it to fly differently from the balls used in most racquet sports; in particular, the feathers create much
higher drag, causing the shuttlecock to decelerate more rapidly than a ball. The full width of the court is 6.1 metres (20 ft),
and in singles this width is reduced to 5.18 metres (17 ft). The full length of the court is 13.4 metres (44 ft). The service
courts are marked by a centre line dividing the width of the court, by a short service line at a distance of 1.98 metres (6 ft
6 inch) from the net, and by the outer side and back boundaries. In doubles, the service court is also marked by a long
service line, which is 0.76 metres (2 ft 6 inch) from the back boundary.
The net is 1.55 metres (5 ft 1 inch) high at the edges and 1.524 metres (5 ft) high in the centre. The net posts are placed
over the doubles sidelines, even when singles is played.

The beginnings of badminton can be traced to the mid-1800s in 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. The sport is related to ball badminton, which originated in Tamil Nadu, and is similar to Hanetsukiwhich
originated in Japan. 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 back to England where it
developed and rules were set out.
Although it appears clear that Badminton House, Gloucestershire, owned by the Duke of Beaufort, has given its name to
the sports, it is unclear when and why the name was adopted. As early as 1860, Isaac Spratt, a London toy dealer,
published a booklet,Badminton Battledore – a new game, but unfortunately no copy has survived. An 1863 article in The
Cornhill Magazinedescribes badminton as "battledore and shuttlecock played with sides, across a string suspended some
five feet from the ground".This early use has cast doubt on the origin through expatriates in India, though it is known that it
was popular there in the 1870s and that the first rules were drawn up in Poonah in 1873. Another source cites that it was
in 1877 at Karachi in (British) India, where the first attempt was made to form a set of rules.

Guide questions
1. How can you differentiate a badminton game from other racquet sports?
2. How can we score in the game of badminton?
3. Why is it important to trace the history of the racquet sport badminton?
4. How can a person benefit from playing badminton? If yes, how many hours do you recommend for person to play
badmintion?
5. How the badmintion game was named as badminton?

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