BAD M I NT ON

HISTORY OF BADMINTON
-IT BEGAN IN INDIA AND CALLED POONA.

POONA EVOLVED FORM A CHILDREN’S PLAY CALLED BATTLEDORE AND SHUTTLE

COCK.

BIRD – THE SHUTTLE USED BECAUSE IT IS MADE OF GOOSE FEATHERS.

SIMILAR SPORTS
CHINA
A. TI JIAN ZI – WAS PLAYED BY KICKING A SHUTTLECOCK IN THE AIR

EUROPE
A. JEU DE VOLANT – PLAYED WITH THE USE OF 2ND HAND RACKETS RATHER
THAN BARE FEET TO KICK THE SHUTTLE UPWARD.
WHAT IS THE AIM OF THE GAME?

•THE AIM OF THE GAME IS TO HIT THE SHUTTLE WITH A

RACKET SO THE BIRD PASSES OVER A NET AND LANDS
INSIDE THE DEFENDER’S PLAYING AREA.
F A CI LI TI E S A N D
EQ U IP M E N T
RACKET

MADE OF EITHER METAL OR SYNTHETIC MATERIALS.

IT WEIGHS BETWEEN 98G AND 100G.
SHUTTLECOCK

•MADE UP OF 16 GOOSE FEATHERS EMBEDDED IN A CORK

HEAD..
•THE FEATHERS COULD BE SUBSTITUTED WITH FEATHER-
LIKE NYLON OR PLASTIC.
COURT
BASIC S K IL L S
GRIP

•THIS IS HOW THE PLAYER HOLDS THE RACKET.

STROKE

•THIS MEANS TO PROPEL A

BALL WITH A CONTROLLED
SWINGING BLOW
SERVICE

•THIS IS EXECUTED TO START THE GAME. THE SERVE

IS CONSIDERED IN WHEN THE SHUTTLE IS INSIDE
THE RECEIVING AREA.
THE B A S I C S IN
BAD M I N T O N
STARTING THE GAME

•IT IS ALWAYS STARTED WITH A TOSS COIN 

THE SHUTTLE IS NOT IN PLAY
1. WHEN THE PLAYER TOUCHES THE NET
2.WHEN IT STRIKES THE NET AND REMAINS SUSPENDED ON TOP
3.WHEN IT STRIKES THE NET OR POST AND FALLS DOWN ON THE
COURT ON THE STRIKER’S SIDE OF THE NET.
4.WHEN IT HITS THE SURFACE OF THE COURT
A FAULT IS CALLED WHEN:

•A PLAYER DELIBERATELY DISTRACTS THE OPPONENT

•THE SHUTTLE COCK IS CAUGHT IN THE RACKET AND THEN FLUNG
•THE SHUTTLECOCK IS HIT TWICE.
•THE PLAYER CONTINUES TO INFRACT WITH THE RULES OF THE GAME.
OTHERS
•THE SHUTTLE LANDS OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES OF THE COURT
•THE SHUTTLE PASSES THROUGH R UNDER THE NET
•THE SHUTTLE FAILS TO PASS OVER THE NET
• IT TOUCHES THE WALLS OR CEILINGS
•IT TOUCHES THE PERSON OR CLOTHING OF A PLAYER OR TOUCHES
ANY OTHER OBJECT OR PERSON