Badminton

By:  Sasha,  Gabby,  Trivita,  Kelsea  and  Nadira    

What  is  badminton?  
  A  sport  for  two  people.  Either  the  game  consists  of  one  player  against  one  
player  or  a  team  of  two  players  against  another  team  of  two  players.  

  Players  use  racquets  to  hit  a  shuFlecock  over  a  net.  

The  Aim  of  Badminton  
  To  hit  the  shuFlecock  over  the  net  in  a  way  that  the  other  player  or  pair  
cannot  hit  back  before  it  hits  the  floor.    

  For  the  shuFlecock  not  to  land  outside  the  court.  If  it  lands  on  the  court,  the  
opponent  will  get  one  point.  

  The  first  player  to  reach  21  points  wins  a  game.  The  winner  of  the  match  is  
the  first  to  win  2  sets.  
History  
  Badminton  was  invented  a  long  ago.  

  The  first  badminton  popular  was  in  Greece  and  Egypt.  

  Badminton  was  called  “POONA”  by  the  Indian  during  18th  century.  

  The  new  game  was  launched  in  1870s  by  the  Duke  of  Beaufort.  

  Badminton  became  its  official  name  in  1870s.  

  The  tournament  were  called  “ The  Game  of  Badminton”  

Technique  
  Fore  hand  grip:  

  This  grip  is  used  on  the  forehand  side  of  your  body  and  used  for  headshots.  

  Hold  the  in  the  way  where  the  side  of  the  racket  is  facing  the  floor.  

  There  should  be    “V”  shape  between  your  thumb  and  index  finger  

  The  handle  should  rest  loosely  so  it  is  much  easier  to  hit.  

  Back  hand  grip:  

  The  hand  posiYon  is  the  same  as  the  forehand  posiYon  but  you  face  it  anY-­‐clock  wise.  

  The  only  difference  is  that  your  thumb  needs  to  be  firm  because  when  you  hit,  it  feels  like  more  weight  is  on  
that  side  compared  to  the  forehand.  
TECHNIQUE  
  FOOT  WORK:  

  badminton  footwork  is  simply  having  the  ability  to  reach  the  shuFle  early  while  on  balance.  You  can  skip,  shuffle,  
bounce,  glide,  chasse  step  or  lunge  on  court.  

  Your  feet  need  to  be  prepared    to    move  to  the  shuFlecock  fast.  

  High  serve:  

   Played  with  a  forehand  underarm  acYon.  

  -­‐  Stand  two  to  three  feet  behind  the  short  service  line.  

  -­‐  Relax  your  body  and  bent  your  knees  slightly.  

  For  all  shots  the  one  thing  you  need  to  know  what  to  do  is  to  run  back  and  forth  of  the  court  fast  enough  to  get  the  
shuFlecock  to  the  other  side.  
Rules  of  Badminton  
Single   Double  
  Toss     Toss  

  Scoring  system     Scoring  system  

  Serving  and  receiving  courts     Order  of  play  and  posi:on  on  court  

  Faults     Faults  

  Shu6le  not  in  play     Shu6le  not  in  play  

The  Old  and  The  New  Game!  
Old   New  
  15  Points  Format     21  points  Format  

  To  win  a  match,  you  have  to  win  2     To  win  a  match,  you  have  to  win  2  
out  of  3  games.   out  of  3  games.  

  To  win  a  game,  you  have  to  score  15     To  win  a  game,  you  have  to  score  21  
points  for  men  and  11  points  for   points.  
women.  
  If  the  score  becomes  29-­‐29,  the  side  
  Only  the  serving  side  can  add  a  point   that  scores  the  30th  point  shall  win  
to  its  score.   that  game.  
Reference  /  Bibliography  
 hFp://www.badminton-­‐informaYon.com  

 hFp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badminton  

 hFp://www.badminton-­‐informaYon.com/
badminton-­‐techniques.html