Module 2: History and development of Badminton

Topic 1: Nature, History, and development of Badminton

Topic 2: Equipment Court and Facilities

Learning Outcomes
By the end of learning experience students must be able to:

1. describe the nature and history of the Badminton and

2. discuss and enumerate the essential facilities and equipment of Badminton

Performance Standards
The students will demonstrate acquired knowledge for fitness
goals

Badminton was invented long ago; its origins date back at least two thousand
years to the game of battledore and shuttlecock played in ancient Greece, India
and China. Badminton took its name from Badminton House in Gloucestershire, the
home of the Duke of Beaufort, where the sport was played in the last century.

A Brief History of Badminton

A badminton-like game was known in ancient Greece and Egypt - a game called battledore
and shuttlecock - in which two players hit a feathered shuttlecock back and forth with tiny rackets.
The game was played in India during the 18th Century, at which time it was called "Poona"
. In the 1860s it was adopted by British Army officers stationed in India. The officers took the
game back to England, where it became a success at a party given by the Duke of Beaufort in
1873 at his estate called "Badminton" in Gloucestershire.

Nature of the game

Players should hit the shuttle only from their side of the
court. Players should not touch the net or slide under it.
The racket of a player should not land on the opposing
team's side. The shuttle should never hit players, even
outside the boundaries.

What is BADMINTON

Badminton - is a racket sport played by either two

opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs
(doubles), who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net.
It is also a technical sport, requiring good
motor coordination and the development of
sophisticated racket movements.

Topic 2: Court and Equipment:

Equipment

1. net
2. shuttlecock
3. rackets.

Court
Net
• The net is 760mm in depth and a minimum of 6.1m wide.
• The top of the net from the surface of the court is 1.524m at the center of the court and
1.55m over the side lines for doubles.
• There must be no gaps between the ends of the net and the posts. If necessary, the full
depth of the net at the ends is tied to the posts.