BASIC S K I LL S IN

BA D M I N T O N
GRIPPING  A GRIP IS A WAY OF HOLDING THE RACKET IN ORDER TO HIT SHOTS
DURING A MATCH. THE MOST COMMONLY USED GRIP IS THE ORTHODOX FOREHAND GRIP.

TWO TYPES OF GRIPPING

1. FOREHAND GRIPPING
2. BACKHAND GRIPPING
SERVICE   IS THE SHOT THAT STARTS A PLAY OR RALLY. WHEN THE SERVER IS SERVING
EVEN POINTS (E.G. 2, 4, 6), HE MUST STAND IN THE RIGHT-HAND HALF OF HIS SERVICE COURT; WHEN
THE SERVER IS SERVING ODD POINTS, HE MUST STAND IN THE LEFT-HAND HALF.

TWO TYPES OF SERVICE

1. FOREHAND SERVICE
2. BACKHAND SERVICE
 FOOTWORK/ STANCES
TYPES OF FOOTWORK
1. V FRONT
2. V BACK
3. SIDE BY SIDE
 STROKES
TYPES OF STROKES
1. OVERHEAD FOREHAND
2. OVERHEAD BACKHAND
3. UNDERARM FOREHAND
4. UNDERARM BACKHAND
 SHOT
CLEAR – This shot is the most common and can be
offensive, moving your opponent back from the net
or defensive, gaining time to improve your own
position.
DROP – This shot is a slow, gentle that falls just
over the net into the opponent’s forecast.
SMASH – THIS SHOT IS A POWERFUL
OVERHEAD SHOT USED TO PUT AWAY THE
SHUTTLE THAT IS ABOVE THE HEIGHT OF
THE NET.
DRIVE – This is a line- drive shot that travels
parallel to the ground, passing close over the net