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LESSON 1: BADMINTON
Since 1992, badminton has been an Olympic sport.

Serving

Serving is how you start the rally. Someone must hit the shuttle first. To prevent the server gaining an
overwhelming advantage, there are special restrictions placed on serving that do not apply during the rest
of the rally.

How to serve

In Badminton, the serve must be hit in an upwards

direction, with an underarm hitting action. You are not
allowed to play a tennis style serve.

The main rule here is that when you hit the shuttle, it must
be below your waist. To be exact, the rules define this to
be a height level with the lowest part of your ribcage. In
other words, you can serve from a bit higher than the top
of your shorts, but not much.

Kinds of Service

1. High and deep

o Hold the head of the shuttlecock with its head
facing downwards so that the shuttlecock will drop
straight down.
o Stand sideways (the side of your body facing the
net) and relax your racquet arm (arm that is holding
the racquet).
 o Let go of the shuttlecock and swing your racquet arm upwards.
o You back leg should lift naturally with your toes touching the ground.

2. Low and short

o Hold the feather of the shuttlecock with the head of
the shuttlecock facing downwards.
o Position the racquet behind the shuttlecock
o Step slightly forwards with your right of left leg if
you are right/left-handed
o As you let go of the shuttlecock, flick your racquet
lightly while pushing your thumb forwards towards
the direction you want the shuttle to land.

3. Dive or flick
o Quick snap of the wrist in the backhand grip with the
racquet help directly I front of the body. The
shuttlecock travels in a different line at the receiver.

Simple Safety Precautions

1. Do some warm-up and stretching exercises.
2. Wear proper attire.
3. There should be enough space in the play area.
4. Do Cool Down activities.

Court Size - The badminton court is 13.4m long and 6.1m wide. For singles the court is marked 5.18m
wide. The lines marking out the court are easily distinguishable and coloured white or yellow. The lines
are 40mm wide.
4 Basic Grips in Badminton

1. Forehand Grip - The easiest way to learn the forehand grip is to pretend you are shaking
someone’s hand.

forehand grip is used for:

• Forehand clears, smashes and drops

• Forehand drives
• Forehand lifts
• Forehand net shots

2. Backhand Grip - The easiest way to learn the backhand grip is to set up with your thumb on top
of the wider section of the grip, with your strings facing the floor & ceiling like on the photo below.
Your fingers should be relaxed around the side.
 The backhand grip is used for:

• Backhand drives
• Backhand lifts
• Backhand net shots
• Backhand serves
• Doubles defense
The backhand grip shouldn’t be used when playing backhand shots in the
rear-court, we’ll now explain why and show what the correct grip for this
is.

3. Bevel Grip - To learn the bevel grip you can start in a backhand grip and move your racket head
round so that your strings are now facing diagonally, and your thumb is on the ridge / bevel. You
would move the racket anti-clockwise from your backhand grip if you are right-handed, and
clockwise from this position if you are left-handed.

The bevel grip is used for:

• Backhand rear-court shots (clears, drops and smashes)

• Some forehand and backhand net shots (depending on your
positioning)
• Some singles defense if you are really stretched

4. Panhandle Grip - The panhandle grip is where you have the thumb on the side
of the racket, pinching the sides with your thumb and fingers in the position
shown below.
the panhandle grip is used for:

• Late backhand rear-court

• Retrieving a net-cord on the backhand side
• Some net kills or drives depending on your position and preference

Scoring

In recent years, badminton has changed how players can score a point. In 2006, the rules were changed to
a rally point system, and this now allows both players to score a point during a rally, regardless of who
served.

In competitive adult matches, all games are played to a best of three games. To win a game, a player must
reach 21 points. However, if the game is tied at 20-20 (or 20-all) then you are required to win by two clear
points. Unlike most sports, however, if the score becomes 29-29 (or 29-all), the player or team to score the
30th point will win the game.
Rules

A match consists of the best of three games of 21 points.

• The player/pair winning a rally adds a point to its score.

• At 20-all, the player/pair which first gains a 2-point lead wins that game.
• At 29-all, the side scoring the 30th point wins that game.
• The player/pair winning a game serves first in the next game.
• A badminton match can be played by two opposing players (singles) or four opposing players
(doubles).
• A competitive match must be played indoors utilizing the official court dimensions.
• A point is scored when the shuttlecock lands inside the opponent's court or if a returned shuttlecock
hits the net or lands outside of the court the player will lose the point.
• At the start of the rally, the server and receiver stand in diagonally opposite service courts.
• A legal serve must be hit diagonally over the net and across the court.
• A badminton serve must be hit underarm and below the server's waist height with the racquet shaft
pointing downwards, the shuttlecock is not allowed to bounce. After a point is won, the players
will move to the opposite serving stations for the next point.
• The rules do not allow second serves.
• During a point a player can return the shuttlecock from inside and outside of the court.
• A player is not able to touch the net with any part of their body or racket.
• A player must not deliberately distract their opponent.
• A player is not able to hit the shuttlecock twice.
• A 'let' may be called by the referee if an unforeseen or accidental issue arises.
• A game must include two rest periods. These are a 90-second rest after the first game and a 5-
minute rest after the second game.