Badminton

 Individual/Dual sport
 Singles or Doubles
 Formerly known as Poona
 The name derives from the Duke of Beaufort's Badminton House in Gloucestershire
Facilities & Equipment
 Posts – 1.55m in height
 Net – 760mm in depth and at least 6.1m wide
 Shuttlecock – weighs from 4.74 to 5.50g and 16 feathers attached to the base.
 Racket
 680mm height
 230mm width
 Court
Singles
o 5.18m x 13.41m
Doubles
o 6.10m x 13.41m
Short service line
o 1.98m
Long service line
o 0.76m
Basic Terminologies
 Ace – a score gained by the server immediately from his/her serve
 Doubles – a match composed of 2 players on each opposing sides
 Deuce – when the score is tied at 20 all, a player/pair has to lead 2 points to win a set
 Fault – an infarction of the rules
 Let – to stop the rally due to some type of outside interference
 Love – the term used to indicate the score zero
 Point – a score gained by any of the player
 Rally – an exchange of shots after the serve has been delivered
 Rally point system – a system that gives a score either to server or a receiver when faults occur
 Singles – a match where there is one player on each opposing sides

Type of Service
 Short Service
 Long service
BASIC STROKE
 Forehand - dominant side of the body
 Backhand - non-dominant side of the body
 Underhand - played near the net
 Sidearm - played near the sides of the net
 Overhead - played near the long service lines / back court