Week 002

Basic Skills in Playing

Badminton
Week 002: Basic Skills in Playing Badminton

The Grip

• Forehand grip
• Also known as the “shake hands” grip.
• The handle of the racket is held as if you are
shaking hands with the racket.
• Backhand grip Backhand grip. Image retrieved from: http://www.badminton-
information.com/badminton_grip.html
• Also known as “frying pan grip”
• Hand is rotated slightly to the left and the thumb
is placed flat against the side level for additional
power.
• Most of the time, this is the weakest way of
holding the racket especially for the backhand.
Forehand grip. Image retrieved from: http://www.badminton-
information.com/badminton_grip.html
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Stroke
The forehand and backhand manner of hitting the shuttle. The
direction or path which the shuttle takes after being hit.
Forehand stroke. Image retrieved
from:http://www.wimbledontennis.org.uk/the-fundamental-
tennis-forehand-stroke/

• Forehand Stroke
• Any shot struck on the racket side of the player’s body.
Used to return shuttle from right side of body.
• Backhand Stroke
• Any shot taken from the side away from the racket. Used Backhand stroke. Image retrieved
to return shuttle from left side of body. http://www.leosrackets.com/badminton-vs-tennis-vs-squash-
best/
• Overhand Stroke
• Used to return a high shot. When using this stroke, the
player’s arms and hands are fully extended.

Overhand stroke. Image retrieved from:

https://www.sportskeeda.com/badminton/explaining-rules-
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Stroke
• Drop Shot
• Any shot that drops immediately after crossing the net.
• Drive
• A flat shot used to make opponent move from side to side to
hit the shuttle. Drop shot. Image retrieved from:
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• A powerful shot used to get the shuttle to land on the

opponent’s side as swiftly as possible.
• Clear the lob/Clear
• A defensive stroke used by a player to make time to return
to position as the shuttle is made to move as far away from
the net as possible.
• Overhead Clear- usually taken from backcourt positions
• Forehand Clear- usually taken from forecourt positions.
Jump Smash. Image retrieved from: Clear. Image retrieved from:
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Service
A defensive stroke taken 3 feet away from the short service
line. This stroke is used to direct the shuttle above the net in
order to initiate the game.
• Long Short Serve
• Shuttle should cross the net and reach the short
service line of the opponent
• Long High Serve
• Shuttle crosses the net and reaches within six inches
from the rear boundary line
• Drive Serve
• Shuttle will travel in a direct line towards a certain Service. Image retrieved from:
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Clearing the Difficulties (Terminologies)

• Ace- good service unable to be hit by the racket
• Backhand- stroke made on the opposite of the racket
side
• Bird- alternative term for shuttlecock
• Clear- term for LOB, a high shot that falls near the
backline
• Drive- straight horizontal stroke close to the net
• Drop- a low shot close to the net that falls
immediately after crossing
• Fault- any action against the rules that results in a Drop in a rally. Image retrieved from:
https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2018/01/04
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fault is made by a player.

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Clearing the Difficulties (Terminologies)

• Forehand- stroke from the racket side
• Hand-out- a loss of service
• Let- when the shuttle hits the net and falls on the
proper side of the court
• Match- a set of games
• Net flight- a shot in which the shuttle follows the net
• Rally- continuous and consecutive hits on the shuttle
by players
• Setting the game- settles a 13-all or 14-all score
Doubles setting the game. Image retrieved from:
https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/badminton/2018/01/04
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Rules of Badminton
Badminton is usually played by a player or a team
against another in a best of three match.
• Scoring
• If the bird is lead to land on the opponent’s play
area
• If the bird is hit out of play
• Deciding the first service
• Usually done with a coin toss, racket spin or
tossing the bird
• Winning Winning badminton. Image retrieved from:
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• Men’s Singles- first to 15 points win sports/story/badminton-premier-league-delhi-acers-pv-
sindhu-chennai-smashers-953871-2017-01-08
• Women’s Singles- first to 11 points win