BADMINTON

ARYAN KADAM; GRADE 9TH ; 2020-2021 .

HISTORY OF
BADMINTON
BADMINTON IS A VERY POPULAR GAME PLAYED
ALL CATEGORIES OF AGE. IT WAS PLAYED IN THE
ROYAL COURTS OF ENGLANDTILL 1873. IT WAS
INSIRED BY A INDIAN GAME'POONA' . IT SPREAD
RAPIDLY WITH THE INVENTION OF ITS RULES BY
COLONEL SELBY IN 1867. ITS FIRST FEDERATION
WAS FOUNDED IN 1893 AND CONDUCTED ALL
ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1899. THE THOMAS
CUP FOR MENS AND UBER CUP FORWOMENS
WERE FAMOUS TOURNAMENTS STARTED IN 1948
AND 1956 RESPECTIVELY. BADMINTON BECAME
AN OLYMPIC GAME IN 1992 AT BARCELONA .

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 LATEST RULES OF
BADMINTON
1. A game starts with a coin toss.
2. At no time during the game should the player touch the net, with his racquet or his
body.
3. The shuttlecock should not be carried on or come to rest on the racquet.
4. A player should not reach over the net to hit the shuttlecock.
5. A serve must carry cross court (diagonally) to be valid.
6. During the serve, a player should not touch any of the lines of the court, until
the server strikes the shuttlecock
7. A point is added to a player's score as and when he wins a rally.
8. A player wins a rally when he strikes the shuttlecock and it touches the floor of the
opponent's side of the court or when the opponent commits a fault .
9. Each side can strike the shuttlecock only once before it passes over the net. Once
hit, a player can't strike the shuttlecock in a new movement or shot.
10. The shuttlecock hitting the ceiling, is counted as a fault.
 PLAYING FIELD
• The court is rectangular, i.e., 17 feet (5.18 metres in width) by 44 feet (13.4 metres in
length) for singles matches and 20 feet (6.1 metres in width) by 44 feet for doubles
matches. The overall court is divided into halves by a net (dividing the length of the court). It
measures 5 feet high in the center and 5.08 feet high at the posts (edges). The two uprights
of the net are always positioned on the doubles sidelines, even when singles is played.
• The singles sideline, i.e., the edge of the court in the singles game is 1.6 feet
inside the doubles sideline. The center line divides the width of the court & marks
the left and right service courts. The short service line is 6.6 feet from the net.
• The long service line for doubles is 12.75 feet behind the short service line (2.6 feet
from the back boundary). The long service line for doubles is 2.4 feet ahead of
the long service line for singles. The long service line is also called the back boundary line.
• The surface of a badminton court consists of a sprung, often plywood, the floor
beneath a vinyl covering or strips of treated hardwood.
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 EQUIPMENTS FOR
BADMINTON
5 Pieces of Equipment All Serious Badminton
Players Need
• Badminton Racket. Of course, you will need
a badminton racket if you plan on playing
badminton!
• Racket weight.
• Badminton Racket Strings.
• Racket Grip size.
• Grips.
• Grip Powder.
• Wristband/Headbands.

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 FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS:GRIP,
FOOTWORK ,SERVICE
GRIP –A proper grip will allow you to play both backhand and
forehand strokes effortlessly. Holding a racket is similar to a friendly
handshake.

FOOTWORK- The footwork will be a chasse on the side and the

sequence will be left foot into the right before the right foot is taken
out sideways away from the left. The final step with the racket leg
should allow you with your extended arm and racket to reach the
shuttle.

SERVICE -These are the four main types of services in badminton

and most can be executed with either your forehand or
backhand
• Low serve.
• High serve.
• Flick serve.
• Drive Serve.
 FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS
: strokes, shots, toss

Strokes: There are five different types of badminton shots

or strokes: Serves, clears, smashes, drives and drops. Each
of the five different shots used in different situations
throughout the game.
Shots: the basic shots are;
Serve , lift , net shot , block ,drop shot , smash , clear …..
Toss : Teams consist of 2 players on the court at one time. 1.
Before starting the game, the opponents toss a coin
with the winner choosing: (a) to serve first/to receive first,
or (b) the side 2. In subsequent games, the winning side
serves first.
 Smash: A forehand smash is an overhead smash that a
player hits with all the tempo downwards. If you are a
good baller or know how to throw a ball with a pretty
good pace and angle, then yes, this badminton smash is
your technique to win. It's almost akin to throwing a ball
straight.
FUNDAMENTAL Half-smash: It's simply smashing with half ( More like ⅔
) your strength! And what this does is that makes it hard
SKILLS : smash, for your opponent to 'get used' to your smashing,
half-smash, drop sometimes losing control and defending the shuttle
under the net or high enough for you to do the net kill.
Drop: the Badminton Drop has 2 variations; the Fast and
Slow Drop. What is a Drop Shot. First, I'll quickly explain
what a Drop Shot is. It is a soft badminton shot
performed from the Rear Court. It travels down steeply
and land at your opponent's forecourt.

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 FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS :
hair pin net shot , net kill
, flat return
Hair pin net shot :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 a hairpin.
Net kill : badminton net kill simply means hitting the
shuttle at the net area downwards to your
opponent's court. A net kill is NOT a badminton smash
..........................................................................The
technique to perform the badminton smash requires
longer preparation and preloading time.
Flat return: The standard reply when returning a
low badminton serve, is to lift the shuttle deep into the
backhand corner of your opponent's court and wait for a
weak reply. ...
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TERMINOLOGY : back ally , double hit ,
side ally
Side ally :Alley (side alley) The alley is an 18 inch section situated on both sides of
the court. The side alley extension marks the area between the singles and doubles
sidelines. Thus, side alley in badminton terms represents the sections between the
boundary tramlines used only in doubles play.
Back ally :Area between the back boundary line and the long service line for
doubles. Backcourt - Back third of the court, in the area of the back boundary lines.
Balk - Any deceptive movement that disconcerts an opponent before or during the
service; often called a "feint."
Double hit :Once your racket makes contact with the shuttle, you cannot hit it
again until your opponent returns the shot. In doubles: Only one player in a
partnership is allowed to hit the shuttle. If both players touch the shuttle with their
racket, it's a double hit. Back from Badminton Fouls to Badminton Rules.
TERMINOLOGY : foot fault,
rally , net touch …...
FOOT FAULT: The feet of both players must remain in a stationary
position until the serve is made. Your feet can not be touching the
line at this time. It is not a fault if you miss the shuttle while
serving. ... A player cannot hold his racket near the net to ward off
a downward stroke by his opponent or to interfere with his racket.
RALLY: A rally is won when a shuttle is hit over the net and onto
the floor of the opponent's court. ... A rally is also lost if the
shuttle touches the player's clothing or body, or if it is hit before it
crosses over the net. 3. The side winning a rally adds a point to its
score.
NET TOUCH : If someone touches the net in badminton while the
rally is at play, a fault will be called and the player or team that
has touched the net will lose the point. The rules in badminton are
quite strict in this matter.

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TERMINOLOGY: SCORING, SERVICE,
GAME POINT
SCORING : The scoring is in continuous points to both
players with the 21 points game in the best of three
games.
SERVICE: he 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.
GAME POINT : A point is scored on every serve and
awarded to whichever side wins the rally. The
winning side gets the next serve. If the score is 20-20,
a side must win by two clear points to win the game.
If it reaches 29-29, the first to get their 30th point
wins.
TERMINOLOGY : match
point ,testing–mark , let

Match point : it is the last point by

which winner of match is decided.
Testing mark: A special mark over the
sideline of doubles court to check the
flight of the shuttlecock.
Let : A let is called to end the rally to
replay the point, the score doesn't
change and the same server serves
again to the same receiving player.
14.3 When a 'let' occurs, play since
the last service shall not count and the
player who served last shall serve
again.
TERMINOLOGY: foot work ,
long service , short service
Footwork : Good badminton footwork is
simply having the ability to reach the shuttle
early while on balance. You can skip, shuffle,
bounce, glide, chasse step or lunge on court.
Long service : The purpose of a long serve is to
hit it diagonally, like tennis, all the way to
the baseline of the other side, particularly
for singles. The major difference between a
tennis serve and a badminton serve is that
in badminton it is an upward swing and you
hit toward the ceiling essentially.
Short service:Low Short Serve allows you some
flexibility because you can use either
forehand or backhand.
TERMINOLOGY: flick,
full smash, net lift
Flick : A quick wrist and forearm rotation that
surprises an opponent by changing an
apparently soft shot into a faster passing one;
used primarily on the serve and at the net.
Full smash : The badminton smash is mainly
used for attacking. It often acts as a winning
shot in any badminton rallies. Basically a
smash is an offensive shot shot fired from a
high point and travels down steeply towards
your opponent.
Net lift : A net lift shot is a shot that is
performed from the front of the court and
directed to the back of the court. It is a
defensive shot and it has an upward traject ory.
 Service order :In singles, the server starts from the
right service court, and will serve from that side
every time they have an even amount of points. A
player serves from the left every time they have an
odd amount of points. Each player will retain serve
TERMINOLOGY: for as long as they keep winning points.
service order, mid Mid court :Middle area of the court. Rear court-
Back area of the court.
court, rubber..
Rubber : A rubber game is the third and deciding
game in a badminton match. When both players
won one set each, they will have to enter into a
3rd deciding game to determine the winner. This
3rd set is called the rubber or rubber game.

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 TERMINOLOGY: LUNGE,
PUSH SHOT , BASE ...
LUNGE:The lunge is a critical movement in badminton, which
enables players to quickly move into the best position for the
next shot, followed by a return to the start position or move off
into another direction for the next movement.
Push shot : Gentle shot played by pushing the shuttle with little
wrist motion, usually from net or midcourt to the opponent's
midcourt.
Base:The base position will vary for a badminton singles and
doubles game. The base is usually the centre of the area which a
player is covering. This position is most ideal as it allows the
player to get to where the shuttle lands with the least amount
of footsteps.
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