BADMINTON

HISTORY:
• a game called battledore and
shuttlecock in which two players
hit a feathered shuttlecock back and
forth with tiny rackets.
• A game played in India during the
18th century at which time it was
called “Poona”.
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HISTORY:
 Increase the Physical fitness

 Helps our Mental Health

 Socially its very good for our

life
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COURT:
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BADMINTON NET:

The net height is 1.524

meters or 5ft. High from
the floor and the length
of the net is 20 ft.
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EQUIPMENT:
Shuttlecock
Racket  A semi-spherical cork
Stringed area with bird feathers.
 The weight is 4.53 –
5.50 g.
shaft  The diameter of the
cork should be 2.54-
2.87 cm, the number of
feathers should be 14-
16, and the length of
the feather tip to the
cork should be 6.4-7.0
cm.

throat
handle
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GAME:

SINGLES BADMINTON DOUBLES BADMINTON

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TERMINOLOGIES:
Backcourt – the back third of the court.
Baseline – back boundary line at each end of the court, that runs parallel to the net
Bird or Birdie – another term for the shuttlecock.
Carry – an illegal tactic, also called a sling or throw, in which the shuttle is caught and
held on the racket and then slung during the execution of the stroke.
Center Line – line perpendicular to the net that separates the left and right service
courts.
Clear - a shot hit deep to the opponent’s back court.
Court – area of play, as defined by the outer boundary lines.
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TERMINOLOGIES:
Drop – a shot, hit shortly and with finesse to fall rapidly and close to the net on the opponent’s
side.
Fault – a violation of the playing rules, either in serving, receiving, or during play.
Flick – a quick wrist and forearm rotation that surprises an opponent by changing an apparent
soft shot into a faster passing one; used primarily on the serve and at the net.
Forecourt – front third of the court, between the net and the short service line.
Hairpin Net Shot – shot made from below and very close to the net with the shuttle rising, just
clearing the net, and then dropping sharply down the other side. The shuttle’s flight approximates
the shape of the hairpin.
Half court Shot – a shot hit low and to midcourt, used effectively in doubles against the up-and-
back formation.
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TERMINOLOGIES:
Service Court – area into which the serve must be delivered. Different for singles and
doubles play.
Short Service Line – the line 6 ½ feet from the net which a serve must reach to be
legal.
Shuttlecock – the name for the object that players hit, made of a ball of cork or rubber
with a crown of feathers in an open conical shape.
Smash – when a shuttlecock is floated high into the air, a player has time to unleash a
powerful overhand shot straight to the floor of the opposing court.
Wood Shot – shot that result when the base of the shuttlecock is hit by the frame of the
racket. Once illegal, this shot was ruled acceptable by the international Badminton
Federation in 1963.