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Badminton first originated in India during the 18th century where it was called “Poona”. It was
played by that name until the 1870’s. Our modern day version of the game came from England.
Records describe the game with wooden paddles and shuttlecock being played in ancient China, on
the royal court of England
Brief History of the Game

 The earliest form of the game was played in China about 2,000 years ago.
 The modern form was derived from India known as “Poona”” which flourished the city of the
same name.
 In England had their own version known as the “Battledore” a game involving a racket or paddle
and shuttlecock that was played in 14th century?
 The game was played in an hour glass shaped court which remained unchanged until in 1901,
which was converted to rectangular shape.
 The first National Badminton Association was founded in 1893, which is the English Badminton
Association (EBA) followed by the adaption of the rules in 1905. In the same year was the New
York Badminton Club exists.
 The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the body for the international event.
 The premier International Men’s Team event was the “Thomas Cup” established in 1984 and for
the women’s event was the “Uber Cup” founded in 1956.
 The governing body of badminton is IBF (International Badminton Federation) as it was
originally called, was established in London, on 5 July 1934 with nine founding member
associations.
 The Laws of Badminton was published by the IBF on July 01, 1994.

Badminton is played as a singles or doubles game with one or two players on a side. The objective of
the game is to hit the shuttlecock or “bird” back and forth with a racket across a net five feet high at
its center. The bird should be hit with such speed and accuracy that the opponent is unable to return
the shot successfully. The game can either be fast or slow paced, depending on the skill level of the
players.

The Badminton World Federation (formerly International Badminton Federation) was established
in 1934 with Canada, Denmark, England, France, Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and
Wales as its founding members, the BWF now governs international badminton and develops the
sport globally. As of 1993.

Currently the best players in the world come from China, Europe, Malaysia, Indonesia and South
Korea and Dominate competitions on the international level.

Indonesian players won both men’s and women’s single at the 1922 Olympic. Indonesia also won
four in the five events in the 1994 World Championships.

Racket – Badminton racket is quite light and can be made of steel, aluminum, graphite or carbon.

Parts Of the Racket

Stringed Area – is extended to hit the shuttle. It is of uniform pattern and does not exceed 280 mm. (11
in.) in length and 220 mm. in width.

Head– bounds the stringed area.

Throat – connects the shaft to the head.

Shaft – connects the handle to the head.

Handle – is intended for a player’s grip

Frame – includes the head, the throat, the shaft and the handle. It is no more than 680 mm. or wider than
230 mm.

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

TYPES OF SHUTTLECOCK

Feathered Shuttle – consists of 16 goose feathers. Its length is 62-70 mm. It must be fastened firmly
with thread or other suitable materials.

Synthetic shuttlecock - simply refers to a shuttlecock that is made of artificial or man-made
materials.

Cork or Base – shall be 25-28 mm. in diameter, and is rounded on the bottom.

Court –courts can also set outdoors, competitive badminton is generally played in door where the wind
will not affect the shuttle. The official badminton court is 44feet long by 20 ft. wide, while the singles
court is 44 feet long by 17 ft. wide. The ceiling height should be 30 feet for official game and 24feet for
instructional game.

-The court shall be a rectangle and laid out with lines 40mm wide

-The line shall be easily distinguishable and preferably be colored white or yellow.

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.
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. . It made of fine cord of dark color and even thickness with a mesh not less than 15mm and not
more than 20mm.

badminton rules and regulations

Net - The net is the barrier tied across the center of the court dividing it into two equal halves.

Baseline - It is the back boundary line, which is parallel to the net and farthest from it.

Long service line - which the serve should not cross, to be legal is called the long service line.

Center line - : It is a line running perpendicular to the net from the short service line to the baseline
dividing the court into equal left and right service courts.

Side line - : It is the outer boundary line beyond which the shuttle should not fall to be considered legal.

Players - the players are those persons or individual taking part of the game.

Tossing for Serve - before the game begins a player from each end or side shall “toss for serve”.

Scoring - the rally point system is used in scoring the badminton game.

Love – designate a score of zero

Love-all – is called when both opponent’s o teams have a score of zero
In Side – is called for the serving player or team
Out Side – is called for the receiving player or team
Game point – is the point that a server result won for winning the game
Match point – All double games, as well as singles, a player will win 21 points.

Setting the Score

Change of Ends
Service

OFFICIAL AND APPEALS:

Referee
Umpire
Line Judge
Service Judge

THE WARM-UP ACTIVITIES

Warmup - it is very important to always warm up before engaging fully into the activity.
Cooper (1990) and Le Beouf (2009) - the first goal is to select and complete a set of exercise that gets
your muscles warmed-up and ready for the game.

STRETCHING EXERCISES
Stretching-Stretching prepares the body for exercise, increases your range of motion and prevents
muscle imbalances that can lead to serious injury.
Dynamic Warm-up - It is defined as a series of movement drills performed in a
progressive, deliberate sequence from low to moderate intensity.

GRIP– It is a proper or correct way of handling of the racket.

Type Of Grip
Forehand Grip (handshake)
Backhand Grip (Thumb Grip)
STROKE

The term stroke and shot are sometimes used interchangeably, but authority in the game use the
word stroke to refer striking patterns.
Type Of Stroke
Forehand Stroke- Refer to any shot stuck on the racket side of the body.
Backhand Stroke- are shot struck on the side away from the racket/left side for right-handed
Underhand Stroke- shuttle is low in front of the player or below net level.
OverHand Stroke- when the shuttle gets behind you.
SideArm Stroke- between your waist and your shoulder,