SHAKIRA ISABEL A.

ARTUZ BPED 1-B PE 227A

BADMINTON
HISTORY OF BADMINTON
 Shuttlecock- (also known as a “bird” or “birdie”) was a small cork hemisphere with 16 goose feathers
attached and weighing about 0.17 ounce (5 grams).
 The game is named for Badminton, the country estate of the dukes of Beaufort in Gloucestershire,
England, where it was first played about 1873.
 The roots of the sport can be traced to ancient Greece, China, and India, and it is closely related to the
old children’s game battledore and shuttlecock.
 Badminton is derived directly from poona, which was played by British army officers stationed in India
in the 1860s.
 The first unofficial all-England badminton championships for men were held in 1899, and the first
badminton tournament for women was arranged the next year.
 Badminton first appeared in the Olympic Games as a demonstration sport in 1972 and as an exhibition
sport in 1988.
 At the 1992 Games it became a full-medal Olympic sport, with competition for men’s and women’s
singles (one against one) and doubles (two against two). Mixed doubles was introduced at the 1996
Games.
 The rectangular court is 44 feet (13.4 metres) long and 17 feet (5.2 metres) wide for singles, 20 feet (6.1
metres) wide for doubles. A net 5 feet (1.5 metres) high stretches across the width of the court at its
centre. A clear space of 4 feet (1.3 metres) around the court is needed. Play consists entirely of volleying
—hitting the shuttlecock back and forth across the net without letting it touch the floor or ground within
the boundaries of the court.
SHAKIRA ISABEL A. ARTUZ BPED 1-B PE 227A

DIFFERENCE OF BADMINTON STROKE AND BADMINTON SHOT

BADMINTON STROKE- a badminton stroke is the swinging motion performed before you take a shot
BADMINTON SHOT- the strokes you execute is fundamental in producing a good shot in a game of
badminton.
Defensive badminton shots- Clear Shot & Drive Shot
Offensive badminton shots- Drop Shot & Smash Shot

PARTS OF BADMINTON RACQUET