ASSIGNMENT P E 3

1. HISTORY OF BADMINTON
Badminton could be traced back to more than 2000 years ago to the ancient game
called battledore (bat or paddle) and shuttlecock (also called “bird” or “birdie”), similar
games were played for centuries across Eurasia countries such as Greece, Egypt, China,
India, and Japan.  From the 1600s, battledore and shuttlecock was just a game involving
2 persons hitting a shuttlecock towards each other as many times as possible before it
hit the ground and it used to be an upper-class game in Europe, including England.

Nowadays, you can still find a similar game in Japan which is called Hanetsuki, it’s a very
popular new year’s game involving a wooden paddle called hagoita and a shuttle called
hane.

2.RULES AND REGULATION OF PLAYING BADMINTON

The Laws of Badminton and Competition Regulations in the BWF Statutes provide the detail on
every aspect of the game of badminton.
Below is a brief overview - simplified rules.
Scoring System
o A match consists of the best of 3 games of 21 points.
o Every time there is a serve – there is a point scored.
o The side winning a rally adds a point to its score.
o At 20 all, the side which gains a 2-point lead first, wins that game.
o At 29 all, the side scoring the 30th point, wins that game.
o The side winning a game serves first in the next game.
Interval and Change of Ends
o When the leading score reaches 11 points, players have a 60 second interval.
o A 2-minute interval between each game is allowed.
o In the third game, players change ends when the leading score reaches 11 points.
Singles
 o At the beginning of the game (0-0) and 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.
o If the server wins a rally, the server scores a point and then serves again from the
alternate service court.
o If the receiver wins a rally, the receiver scores a point and becomes the new server.
They serve from the appropriate service court – left if their score is odd, and right if it is
even.

Doubles
o A side has only one ‘set’.
o The service passes consecutively to the players as shown in the diagram.
o At the beginning of the game and when the score is even, the server serves from the
right service court. When it is odd, the server serves from the left court.
o If the serving side wins a rally, the serving side scores a point and the same server serves
again from the alternate service court.
o If the receiving side wins a rally, the receiving side scores a point. The receiving side
becomes the new serving side.
o The players do not change their respective service courts until they win a point when
their side is serving.

3.FACILITY AND EQUIPMENT OF PLAYING BADMINTON

1. Racket – Badminton racket is quite light and can be made of wood. aluminum. metal or
synthetic materials such as graphite or carbon. A synthetic racket is quite popular now because
of its extreme lightness and strength.
2. Shuttlecock – is the official name given to the shuttle or bird. It is made up of 16 goose
feathers and is firmly fixed in a leather covered cork head. It weighs from 4.74-5.50 grams. It
may be made of feathers, plastic or nylon.
5. Net – At all times, this should be strained tightly so that its height from the floor is 1.524 (5
ft.) long at the post. A measuring rod, should be kept by the umpire’s chair to facilitate regular
testing to ensure the net is still and its correct central height and has not sagged.
4. Posts – the posts should stand 1.55 m. (5 ft., 1 in.) in height from the surface of the court.
They must be placed on the doubles sidelines. For singles as well as for doubles, they must also
be firm to take the necessary tension when the net is strained across to its full height. There
should be no gap between the post and the net through which a shuttle could pass. This can be
ensured by the use of hooks down the inside of the ports and a draw-cord along the bottom of
the net.

4 HOW TO PLAY SINGLE AND DOUBLE BADMINTON

The badminton singles court includes everything except the left and right side alleys of the
court while the doubles court includes them. Take a look below for a quick illustration of the
different boundaries. The rotation system refers to where players stand and serve from at the
beginning of the rally. In both singles and doubles, the server will serve from the left hand side
of the court when the server’s score is odd and from the right hand side of the court when the
server’s score is even.
In singles, there are no special rules, simply obey the above rotation system based off of the
server’s score
In doubles, each player must remember which side (left or right) of the court they are assigned
to so that they know who should serve and who should receive. A rotation between two
partners is when they swap their assigned positions from left to right and vice versa. The initial
assignment is determined by the players at the start of the game and will then change by the
following two rules:
The server continues serving and rotating service positions with his/her partner as long as their
team continues to win points while the receiving team does not rotate positions.
When a point is won by the receiving team, no players rotate and the serving team changes.
In other words, only rotate positions if your team is the one serving AND wins the point. In all
other cases, do not rotate.