PHYSICAL EDUCATION

ACTIVE RECREATION (SPORTS)

LESSON 1
BADMINTON
Badminton has its origin in ancient civilization in Europe and Asia. The ancient
game Known as battledore (bat or Paddle) and shuttlecock probably originated more
than 2000 years ago.
Modern badminton can be traced to mid-19 th century British India. It was created by
British Military officers stationed there. As popular as it was in the British garrison town
of “Poona” or Poonai this game was taken by retired officer who get back to England. It
was introduced as a game for the quest of the Duke of Beaufort at his stately home
“Badminton” in Gloucestershire, England where it became popular Hence, the origin of
the name Badminton.
The first Open Tournament was held at Guildford on March 1898.
The first major IBF tournament was the Thomas Cup (world men's team
championships) in 1948. Since then, the number of world events has increased with the
addition of the Uber Cup (women's team), World Championships (individual events),
Sudirman Cup (mixed team), World Junior Championships and the World Grand Prix
Finals.
Badminton is a new Olympic sport. It was a demonstration sport at the 1972
Munich Olympics. Badminton eventually became an Olympic sport in Barcelona in
1992. Only the singles and doubles were introduced for the first time in the Olympic
Games. Mixed doubles was included in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and
badminton is the only sport that has a mixed doubles event in the Olympics.

Badminton Equipment
1. Badminton Racket - rackets can be made from several types of material. A
nylon type.
2. Shuttle cock - it could be a feather which consist of 16 goose feathers. And the
other one is made up of plastic one.
3. Badminton shoes –are designed to give you better traction and grip to stop in
time to return a shot.
4. Badminton Attire –A comfortable pair of shorts and cotton or dry-fit t-shirt is
sufficient
Basic Rules of Badminton
1. A game starts win a coin toss. Whoever wins the toss gets to decide whether
they should serve as receive first or what side of the court they want to be on.
2. At no time during the game should the player touch the net with the racket or his
body.
3. The shuttlecock should not be carried on or come to rest on the racquet.
4. A player should not reach over the net to hit the shuttlecock.
5. A serve must carry cross court (diagonally) to be valid.
6. During the serve, a player should not touch any of the lines of the court, until the
server strikes the shuttlecock. During the serve the shuttlecock should always be
hit from below the waist.
7. A point is added to a player’s score as and when he wins rally.
8. A player wins a rally when he strikes the shuttlecock and it touches the floor of
the opponent’s side of the court or when the opponent commits a fault.
9. Each side can strike the shuttlecock only once before it passes over the net.
Once hit, a player can strike the shuttlecock in a new movement or shock.
10. The shuttlecock hitting the ceiling is counted as a fault.

Injury Prevention and risk management

Badminton injuries are either acute, traumatic injuries such as ankle sprains, or
are overuse injuries such as impingement syndromes. Both types of injuries can be
prevented by using the right equipment, warming up, cooling down and ensuring you
are strong and fit enough to compete.