BADMINTON: LESSON - 2 OBJECT OF THE GAME:

Objective: The object of badminton is to hit the shuttlecock over the

WHO INTRODUCED BADMINTON? net and have it land in the designated court areas.

 Games using shuttlecocks have been in play for centuries BASIC BADMINTON EQUIPMENT AND GEAR
now across Eurasia.
 Mid 19th century - the latest set of badminton arose
amongst the British as a type of earlier game of shuttlecock
and battledore. 1. Badminton Racket
 The name comes from the Duke of o Badminton rackets can be made from several types of
Beaufort’s Badminton House in Gloucestershire. materials.
 In early 1860, a toy dealer of London named Isaac Spratt 2. Shuttlecock
issued a brochure titled Badminton Battledore  A New o There are two types of shuttlecocks - plastic and feathered
Game, but no replica is known to have lasted. shuttlecocks.
o Plastic shuttlecocks are far more durable compared to the
HISTORY OF BADMINTON feathered types which are commonly used. However,
plastic shuttlecocks are only recommended for beginners
 The game first developed amongst emigrant officers in who are just starting out.
British India, by the 1870s. Ball badminton, a form of the o Racket Shuttlecock
game played with a ball made of wool as an alternative of
shuttlecock, was being played in Thanjavur as early as the
1850s and was initially played identical with badminton by
the British, the ball made out of wool being favored in wet
or windy weather.
 The game was also known as Poonah or Poona after the
barracks town of Poonah, where it was famous and the
fundamental rules for the game were drafted in 1873.
 By the year 1875, officers coming back home had begun
a badminton club in Folkstone. 
 The sport was played along with sides varying from one to
four players, but it was fast recognized that games
between 2 or 4 players worked the best. The shuttles were
covered with Indian rubber and, an outdoor sport, at times
weighed with lead.
 The game was played under the rules of Pune until the
year 1887 when J. H. E. Hart ( was one of the pioneers in
India and revised the rules in 1887) of the
Bath Badminton Club put together amended regulations. In
the year 1890, Bagnell Wild and Hart once again modified
the rules.
 The BAE (Badminton Association of England) issued these
rules in the year 1893 and formally started the sport at a
house named "Dunbar" in Portsmouth on 13th September.
 The BAE began the first badminton competition, the All
England Open Badminton Championships for mixed
doubles, ladies' doubles and gentlemen's double in the
year 1899. Singles competitions were put together in the
year 1900, and an England-Ireland championship match 3. Badminton Shoes
came into view in the year 1904. o Badminton shoes are designed to give you better traction
 New Zealand, the Netherlands, Ireland, France, Denmark, and grip to stop in time to return a shot. They should also
Canada, Wales, Scotland, and England were the creators be lightweight have good cushioning to absorb impact
of the International Badminton Federation in 1934, now when you jump or land.
recognized as the Badminton World Federation. 1936 India 4. Badminton Attire
came in as an associate in the year.  o For casual to non-competitive players, a comfortable pair of
 Japan, South Korea, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Denmark, shorts and cotton or dri-fit t-shirt is sufficient.
and China are the countries that have time after time 5. Net
created first-rated players in the last few decades, with o The badminton net can be natural or synthetic.The
China being the maximum force in women's and men's dimensions of the net must be 2.5 feet tall and 20 feet
competition recently. wide. A white, folded, 3 inch wide tape must form the top
edge of the badminton net with a cord running through the
 tape to hold the net. The top of the net must be 5 feet from
the ground.

2. Left or Right
 You cannot randomly
choose your side as
6. Posts you wish. This is one
o The posts that hold the net on either side of the court must of the basic badminton
be 5 feet tall and must stay vertical after stringing the net. rule which needs to be
7. Court followed for any rally.
o The outside dimensions of the court must be 20 feet wide
by 44 feet long and visibly marked. A center line must
divide the court evenly lengthwise. The marked line at the
end of the court serves as the singles long service line and
a doubles long service line across both sides the court 3. Know Your Weapons
must be marked 2.5 feet closer to the net. A short service
line must be marked across both sides of the court, 6.5 feet  Badminton is played with a stringed racket and a
from the net. shuttlecock.

 Net, Posts, Court

4. The Serve

 The serve is the basic of any badminton play. Serve is the

term used according to badminton rules, to hit the cock
during the beginning of each rally. Serve should always be
done underarm and below the server’s waist.

5. Begin It By a Toss

 The basic rule and regulation of any badminton rally, either

Olympics or your family play is that, the game always
begins with a toss. 

6. The ‘Net’ Trap

 The net is a vital and villainous equipment in the play. If the
shuttle cock hits the net or even touches the net,
disqualified! 

BASIC RULES AND REGULATIONS OF PLAYING BADMINTON 7. Tame Your Hands and Your Feet
1. A Game of Two or Four  While the play is on, your feet should never touch the white
line bordered around you.

8. “That’s a Foul Play”!

 According to the basic rules of badminton, if your cock

touches the ground or if you hit it twice from the same
court, that’s considered a foul play. 

9. Don’t Be Bully Kid

 Badminton can be played as singles or doubles.
 While a play you should never back or temp your opponent
 In a single rally, there will be two players, playing with each
while he/she is serving, which may ward off their
other.
concentration. Feinting the opponents or trying to bully
 While in a double rally, you can pair up with your friend and
them by any means is unpardonably offensive.
play a game of four.
10. The Landing
BADMINTON RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR DOUBLES:
 The shuttlecock which is either served or hit, should land
inside the service court. 
Coin toss
The basic rules and regulations of any badminton rally, either
11. Dock Out! Olympics or leisurely with your family is that the game always begins
with a toss. 
 If the following rules of badminton are continuously broken
by a player, then the referee has the undue right to dock Boundaries
out the player’s point or the player from the game.  A player out of a team of 2 must serve inside the white lines of the
diagonally opposite side so that the shuttlecock falls inside it. 

12. 21 Steps Ahead Format

 To win the game of badminton you must score points In doubles, the scoring system can be a little confusing, since there
before your opponent. are 2 players in a team who can serve. A rule of thumb is that a
badminton game always starts from the right-hand side The order of
server depends on the score odd or even, the same badminton rules
BADMINTON RULES FOR SINGLES and regulations for doubles as it is for singles.

The serve
One of the important rules of badminton is about the serve. The Switching sides on the court
serve should always be done underarm and below the server’s In Badminton rules and regulations for doubles entail that the players
waist.  or teams will switch sides on the court during the following times:

Format Scoring system

At the start of the game, the score is (0-0). You cannot randomly
choose your side as you wish. This is one of the basic badminton
rules which needs to be followed for any rally. When the server’s
score is even, the server serves from the right service court. When
the server’s score is odd, the server serves from the left service
court.
Scoring system
When the server wins the game, a point is scored and serve is
retained. When the receiver wins the rally, they earn the right to
serve. However, the ability to gain a point or lose a point will depend
on the set of badminton rules and regulations. A match consists of
best-of-three games to 21 points. At 20 all, the server which gains a
two-point lead first wins the game. At 29 all, the side scoring the 30th
point first wins that game.
If the serving side wins, they score a point and the same server
serves again from the alternate service court. If the receiving side
wins, the receiving side scores a point. The receiving side becomes
the new serving side. To win the game of badminton, you must score
points before your opponent. Out of 3 sets of play you must win two.
Faults
The shuttlecock which is either served or hit should land inside the
service court. Any shuttlecock which flew away from the white
boundaries will not be counted and the opponent will score.

Faults
In official games of BWF, faults and errors result in a point for your
opponent and you must surrender the serve to them. A major fault as
listed in the badminton rules and regulations for singles is missing
the shuttle while swinging on the serve.