SERVICE SKILLS

The service is the shot that starts a play or rally.

The one-shot that has to be in every single rally.
The serve must be hit in an upwards direction,
with an underarm hitting action below waist.

A correct service is when a player hits the shuttlecock with their

racket over the net to the opponent's side -- without the shuttle
getting stuck in the net or exceeding the boundaries of the
badminton court -- with some part of their feet in contact with the
court surface.
A good serve can put an opponent under pressure and will even
increase the probability of collecting points.
These are the four main types of services in
badminton and most can be executed with
either your forehand or backhand.

Typically, the serves in badminton

are different for singles and doubles
play.
In singles, you want to
serve with a high long
shot that will land near the
back of your opponent's
court.

The purpose of this

serve is to limit your
opponent's ability to
play an attacking
shot.
The goal of the high serve is to
get it nice and high and deep and
far onto the opponent's side so
that it opens up the court.

A high serve will prevent your

opponent from executing a
strong smash.
Instead, a lob or a drop is more
expected from your opponent
(unless they can do a jump
smash).
 Forehand Service
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vBudvx1SyU
 Flick Serve (Backhand) - High Service
A backhand flick serve is a fast and offensive serve that travels in an upwards
direction towards the far service line.
The set-up of the flick serve resembles that of a typical low serve and seeks to
deceive the opponent by injecting power into the serve at the last moment
through wrist and thumb strength.
The flick serve is best used when your opponent is rushing you and you're
under pressure
TECHNIQUE

Backhand
 Flick Service
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg0vDGGH1KM
 A DRIVE SERVE:
➢ Also known as flat serve, attacking serve, power or hard serve and
can be used in singles and doubles.
➢ A fast and quick serve (forehand or backhand) that shuttlecock
should travel low over the net to the mid-to-far end of the service
receiving area (opponent's court).

Played with backhand action.

- Stand in a comfortable and balanced position, a bit further from the service line.
- Lead with your non-racket leg and place your racket leg behind.
- Place your racket a bit below the waist level and bring it back parallel to it.
- Swing the racket forward - Hold the shuttle by
following through. the feathers and let it
drop slightly
sideways to your
body.
- Hit the shuttle on the power of the wrist to transmit the power into the shuttle
and let it pass the net at a flatter angle.
 DRIVE serve technique
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn_QHS-vpUw
The low serve is used when you want the shuttlecock to land in front
of the court (in front of your opponent). A GOOD low serve will have
the shuttlecock flying JUST ABOVE THE NET.
A low serve,
FOREHAND TECHNIQUE
when executed
beautifully,
prevents your
opponent from
making an
offensive shot.
It avoids the
threat of a
powerful smash.
Low serve is often used in doubles games.
 Low Forehand Serve
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQuVFhnYHtI
 Low Backhand Service
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bigek5yqssc
 Service faults are called when the server breaks
one of the service rules.
•Delaying the serve after being ready.
•Delaying the service motion.
•Touching the court lines.
•Foot/feet are off the ground or moving.
•Not hitting the shuttlecock's cork first.
•Serving the shuttlecock above the waist height.
•Not having your racquet head pointing downwards.

When you commit a service fault, you lose the rally and
a rally point will be awarded to your opponent.
In professional badminton tournaments, service faults
are usually detected by the service judge who sits at the
side of the court.