GAPAN CITY COLLEGE

“Bridging Progress”

PHYSICAL EDUCATION 3
(Individual/Dual Sports)
MODULE 1

Name: ______________________________________ Score: ___________

Course: _________________ Year &Sec: _________ Date: ____________

“Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by rules,

it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and to lose. It teaches you about life.”

- Billie Jean King

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. Identify the nature and background of badminton.
2. Familiarize the different personalities who popularized badminton.
3. Create a timeline about the major development of the badminton.
4. Explain the benefits derived from playing individual/dual sports.

SHORT HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF BADMINTON

Games with a shuttlecock are widely believed to have originated in ancient Greece about
2000 years ago. From there they spread via the Indo-Greek kingdoms to India and then further
east to China and Siam (now Thailand).
In England since medieval times a children's game called Battledore and Shuttlecock was
popular. Children would use paddles (Battledores) and work together to keep the shuttlecock up
in the air and prevent it from reaching the ground. It was popular enough to be a nuisance on
the street of London in 1854 when the Punch magazine published a cartoon depicting it.
In the 1860s, British Army officers in Pune, India, began playing the game of Battledore
and Shuttlecock, but they added a competitive element by including a net. As the city of Pune
was formerly known as Poona, the game was known as Poona at that time.
About this same time, the Duke of Beaufort was entertaining soldiers at his estate called
"Badminton House", where the soldiers played Poona. The Duke of Beaufort's non-military
guests began referring to the game as "the badminton game", and thus the game became
known as "Badminton".
In 1877, the first badminton club in the world, Bath Badminton Club, transcribed the rules
of badminton for the first time. However, in 1893, the Badminton Association of England
published the first proper set of rules, similar to that of today, and officially launched badminton
in a house called "Dunbar" at 6 Waverley Grove, Portsmouth, England on September 13 of that
year. They also started the All England Open Badminton Championships, the first badminton
competition in the world, in 1899.
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) was established in 1934 with Canada, Denmark,
England, France, the Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, and Wales as its founding
members. India joined as an affiliate in 1936. The BWF now governs international badminton
and develops the sport globally.

History of the Game

 Invented in India in a version called poona.
 British army officers learned the game about 1870.
 In 1873 the duke of Beaufort introduced the sport at his country estate, Badminton, from
which the game derives its name.

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  In 1887 the Bath Badminton Club was formed; it was replaced in 1893 by the Badminton
Association of England, which codified the rules that still govern competitive play.
 Military personnel introduce badminton to Vancouver in the late 1890’s.
 Badminton Canada was founded in 1921, with the first national championships being held
in Montreal.
 Canada is one of nine founding members of the International Badminton Federation in
1934.
 Badminton is included in the 1972 Munich Olympics as a demonstration sport.
 Jamie Paulson of Calgary wins gold medal in men’s singles at 1970 Commonwealth
Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.
 In 1992, six Canadians contest badminton as a full medal sport at Barcelona Olympics.

When was Badminton Recognized as a Global Sport?

The first official world badminton tournament was held in the town of Guildford in Surrey,
England back on March 10th, 1898. A year later in 1899 is when the first All England
Championships was created, regarded as the world’s long-standing tournament to date! The All
England Open is one of the most prestigious tournaments on the international competition
stage, rated as a grade 2 level 2 tournament. For a better understanding of the different
tournament grade and levels, refer to the officiating source from Badminton World Federation
(BWF) 

INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT BADMINTON

 The fastest racquet sport in the world is badminton, with shuttlecock speeds reaching
more than 200 miles per hour.
 Badminton requires a player to have strength, endurance, agility, muscle power, quick
reflexes, and speed endurance.
 Feathers from the left wing of the goose make the best shuttlecocks. 16 feathers are used
to make the shuttlecock and it weighs between 4.74 and 5.5 grams
 The first official badminton club was The Bath Badminton Club, established in 1877.
 Badminton was introduced in the United States in the late 19th century and became a
popular sport in the 1930s.
 Badminton was originally not called badminton. It went by the name Shuttlecock and
Battledore. It was eventually named badminton after the Badminton House in
Gloucestershire, England.
 The most popular sport in the world is soccer, and the second most popular sport in the
world is badminton.
 Badminton was first played as a sport in the Olympics in 1992. More than 1.1 billion
watched its Olympic debut on television.
 It is estimated that approximately 1.2 Americans play badminton approximately 25 times
each year or more.
 The world's largest shuttlecock is 18 feet tall and weighs 2,500kg. It is located on the
Kansas City Museum's lawn and is 48 times larger than a real shuttlecock.
 70% of all Badminton World Federation events are won by competitors from Indonesia
and China.
 The longest match was 124 minutes and was played between Sun Jun from China and
Peter Rasmussen from Denmark.
 The shortest badminton match only lasted for six minutes.
 Badminton became an Olympic sport in 1992 at the Barcelona Olympics.
 During the game the players are not allowed to let the racquet touch the net.
 Kim Dong Moon, a Korean player, won two world badminton championships in 1999. He
won both doubles and mixed doubles. In 2003 he was honored as the 'Best Player of the
Year' award.
 Legal serving during the game of badminton is from anywhere below the waist.
 Only three countries have ever won the Thomas Cup since the competition was
established in 1848. The three countries include China, Indonesia and Malaysia.
 There are over 150 member nations that belong to the International Badminton
Federation.

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  Badminton racquets weight between 70 and 95 grams, without including the weight of the
strings or grip.
 Badminton games can be played as singles, doubles or mixed doubles

OLYMPIC HISTORY
Badminton made its debut as a demonstration sport at the 1972 Olympic Games in
Munich. It was not until the 1992 Games in Barcelona that it was officially included on the
Olympic programme, with men’s and women’s singles and doubles events. The mixed doubles
event made its debut in 1996 at the Atlanta Olympic Games. Since then, the number of events
has remained unchanged.
Although the creation of modern badminton is attributed to England, it is Asia that now
dominates this sport. Between 1992 and 2008, Asian countries won 69 of the 76 medals
available in Olympic competition! The dominant countries are China, Indonesia and the
Republic of Korea, followed by Great Britain and Denmark.

HISTORY OF BADMINTON IN THE PHILIPPINES

In Philippines, it was in the 1920 when British and American expatriates introduced
badminton in the country. As early as 1950's, the International Badminton Federation (IBF)
recolonized the Philippines as its 21st member country. Since then, Filipino's have been playing
badminton in international tournaments. In 1949 national rankings produced Adriano Torres, first
national Men's single champion. In 1952, the Philippine Badminton Association (PBA) was
created and became the first national badminton group, organized by 28 badminton clubs.
Johnny Yan and Stephen Cheng were the countries first doubles champions at the Hong Kong
Open held on 1962. In the 1966 Triangular Meet in Vietnam, the Philippine team achieved its
first team championship in the Men's division namely Amando Yanga, Conrado Co, Jaime
Gapas, Renato Navarro, and Danny So. In 1981, the Philippine badminton team participated in
the Southeast Asian (SEA) games. The country hosted the event. In 1984, the Philippines made
its first appearance in the Thomas Cup tournament. The eighties to the mid-nineties saw a new
crop of luminaries in the game - Renato Reyes, Jessie Alonzo, Salvador "Badong" Banquiles,
Antonio "Jojo" Mance, Jr. and Naresh Ramnani. And in 1992 Melvin Llanes became the first
Philippine champion at the Prince Asian Juniors Championship for the 16-under age group. It
was in 1992 when the Philippines first played in the Uber Cup games, resulting in a victory over
Tanzania. It was duplicated in 1998 when the Philippine ladie's team defeated Mauritius at the
Uber Cup Asian Zonal Championship.
In 1995 Australian International Championships (IBF-sanctioned international
tournament), Weena Lim and Kennie Asuncion were the first Philippine entry (ladies double) to
win a gold medal, and in 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Weena became the first Philippine badminton
player to qualify and participate in the prestigious game.
In 1997 SEA games in Jakarta, Weena Lim and Kennie Asuncion were the first bronze
medalist in the women's doubles event.

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