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    This document defines various terms used in the sport of badminton. It provides descriptions for terminology related to the court layout including the alley, back alley, backcourt, baseline, center line, and service courts. It also defines types of shots played in badminton such as clears, drives, drops, flicks, halfcourt shots, kills, net shots, pushes, and smashes. Finally, it briefly describes some key pieces of equipment like the racket and shuttlecock as well as basic elements of gameplay including rallies and serving.

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    This document defines various terms used in the sport of badminton. It provides descriptions for terminology related to the court layout including the alley, back alley, backcourt, baseline, center line, and service courts. It also defines types of shots played in badminton such as clears, drives, drops, flicks, halfcourt shots, kills, net shots, pushes, and smashes. Finally, it briefly describes some key pieces of equipment like the racket and shuttlecock as well as basic elements of gameplay including rallies and serving.

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    Terminologies in Badminton

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    This document defines various terms used in the sport of badminton. It provides descriptions for terminology related to the court layout including the alley, back alley, backcourt, baseline, center line, and service courts. It also defines types of shots played in badminton such as clears, drives, drops, flicks, halfcourt shots, kills, net shots, pushes, and smashes. Finally, it briefly describes some key pieces of equipment like the racket and shuttlecock as well as basic elements of gameplay including rallies and serving.

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    TERMINOLOGIES IN

    BADMINTON
    TERMINOLOGY
    • Alley - side-extension of the court by l½ feet on
    both sides that is used for doubles play.
    • Back Alley - Area between the back boundary
    line and the long service line for doubles.
    • Backcourt - the back third of the court, in the
    area of the back boundary lines.
    • Baseline - Back boundary line at each end of
    the court, that runs parallel to the net.
    • Bird or birdie - another name 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 a stroke.
    TERMINOLOGY
    • 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.
    • Drive - A fast and low shot that makes a
    horizontal flight over the net.
    • Drop - A shot hit sohly 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 (see common
    faults listed below).
    TERMINOLOGY
    • 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.
    • 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 a hairpin.
    • Halfcourt Shot - A shot hit low and to midcourt,
    used effectively in doubles against the up-and-
    back formation.
    TERMINOLOGY
    • Kill - Fast, downward shot that cannot be
    returned; a "putaway."
    • Let - A legitimate cessation of play to allow a
    rally to be replayed.
    • Long Service Line - In singles, the back
    boundary line. In doubles a line 2 l/2 feet inside
    the back boundary line. The serve may not go
    past this line.
    • Match - A series of games (at U.S. Olympic
    Festival-’93 it is three out of five), to determine a
    winner. Midcourt - The middle third of the court,
    halfway between the net and the back boundary
    line.
    TERMINOLOGY
    • Net Shot - Shot hit from the forecourt that just
    clears the net and drops sharply.
    • Push Shot - Gentle shot played by pushing the
    shuttle with little wrist motion, usually from net or
    midcourt to the opponent’s midcourt.
    • Racket - Instrument used by player to hit
    shuttlecock Weight:About3 ounces. Length: 27
    inches. Made of: Ceramic, graphite, or boron frame;
    beef-gut string. Cost: $60-$175 (unstrung).
    • Rally – this occurs when the players hit the bird
    back and forth several times before one side scores
    a point
    • Serve or Service – players put the shuttlecock into
    play for points by “serving” it to opponents, hitting
    it over the net into a special part of the court near
    their opponent
    TERMINOLOGY
    • Service Court - Area into which the serve must be
    delivered. Different for singles and doubles play.
    • Short Service Line - The line 6 l/2 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 shuttle 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 results when the base of the
    shuttle is hit by the frame of the racket. Once illegal,
    this shot was ruled acceptable by the International
    Badminton Federation in 1963.

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