Badminton

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Intro
Popular game for many people (men & women) As a social sport The International Badminton Federation It became an Olympic competition in 1992

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Intro
In Malaysia, Selangor is the first country that organize the badminton competition in 1929. Thomas Cup, Wong Peng Soon and Ong Poh Lim represent Malaysia to take part in this competition at Queen Hall in England.

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How To Play?
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Scoring When they are serving. Service is started on the right hand side of your side of the court. If your score is odd(1,3,5..) you serve from the left side. If even (2,4,5..) on the right.

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How To Play?
2. Directions Hold the racket in front of you so the head is vertical. Then grip the handle

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3. Hitting the shuttle Keep your eye on the shuttle Flick your wrist to hit it as far as possible. After the ready position, move forward by pivoting onto the left foot. Use your free hand to ensure you approach your shots from a side-on position.

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4. Service Serving can be a problem for beginners as they struggle to get enough power into their shots. If you cannot hit it until it drops between the two back tramlines, avoid simply hitting it into the middle of the court.

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5. Getting Around The Court Getting into good position Need to be able to move quickly Keep on your toes, so you are ready to spring in any direction.

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6. A Basic Two-Step Forward Move For The Backhand The player will pivot onto the left foot in preparation for moving forward for a backhand. The right foot makes the last step

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The left arm is keep back The right leg will begin the push back into the ready position.

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Badminton Techniques
The technique of badminton 1. The forehand shot Should be able to clear the shuttle from one end of the court to the other without swinging your arm. Move your body hard into the shot to hit the shuttle harder.

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Badminton techniques
You need to get the racket head moving as fast as possible to hit the shuttle further & more quickly.

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Badminton techniques
2. The backhand shot Use your speed to play overhead shots around the head . Get into position by turning your back to the net to gain extra power in your backhand shots.

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3. Backhand clearing First you need to position yourself correctly. Stand with your back facing the net. Turning your body around quickly to maximize energy transfer. When in position, point your elbow in the air at the shuttle, and cock your wrist.

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The next step, you have to turn your body around you till face to the net again. Using the forearm technique in reverse to send that shuttle flying. When you make contact the shuttle should be above your right shoulder.

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4. Smashing A low percentage shot that should only really be attempted if your opponent has hit a weak shot to the middle of the court. Turning your body and moving into the shot is more important here to get that additional bit of power.

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Jump for extra height, to achieve the steepest possible angle on the shuttle.

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5. Smash Returning When the smash comes in, pull your wrist back, and flick turn your forearm, as you return with your backhand. As you pull back, turn your forearm anticlockwise(right-handers).

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BADMINTON TECHNIQUES
6. Drop shots There are two types of drop shots : a. Slow drop q. Is likely to be the type of drop you have been doing q. Slow drop should be hit to land as close to the net as possible.

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You need to hit the shuttle softly, but using the same action as for normal overhead clears or smashes.

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b. Fast Drops Fast drop can be difficult to execute, as you are effectively hitting a gentle smash. Try to get up as high as possible, the higher you get steeper the angel you can get.

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7. Net shots Net shots should be hits as early as possible, close to the top of the net. Force yourself to play the net shots early, by keeping your racket up around net height and bringing your racket down to take the shots.

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8. Slicing Refers to hitting the shuttle with an angled racket head such that the speed is taken off the shots .
Is

the great way to play fast and slow drops, especially from a forehand cross-court overhead position.

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Slicing behind the back . This is done by what normally is low backhand shot, with your forehand. b. Slicing between the leg This is good if you are defending smashes and expecting a forehand smash, but it comes down in front you.
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c . Slicing backward shot Run with your back to the net. Chase the shuttle so it falls over your back right shoulder. When it falls below knee-height swing, back.

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