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INDIVIDUAL/DUAL SPORT

HISTORY OF BADMINTON

Mid 18th century

Started to become popular in INDIA (POONA)
First Players: British Military officers
In 18th century: Badminton was played just for fun

OLD NAME: BATTLEDORE AND SHUTLECOCK

RULE: Keep the shuttlecock in the air
- STRINGED AREA
Brought back to England and introduced in the - the main purpose of stringed area is to extend
Upperclass (mga may kakayanan sa buhay) to hit the shuttlecock
- THROAT
When introduce to the guests of the duke of - movable throat
Beaufort GUESTS thought the game was called - fixed throat
badminton - purpose of the throat is to connect the shaft to
the head
First tournament GUILDFORT ENGLAND in 1898 - SHAFT
First Official Badminton World CHAMPIONSHIP - main purpose of the shaft is to connect the
1977 handle bar to the head
Become in OLYMPICS 1992 FERRULE
Badminton World Federation (Badminton super - The main purpose of the ferrule is to firmly
series) 2007 connect the shaft to the handle

BADMINTON TODAY: FASTEST RACKET SPORT

TOPIC: FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT OF THE GAME

BADMITON

EQUIPMENT: Racket, shuttlecock

FACILITIES: Court, posts, net HANDLE
- Handle is intended for a players grip
RACKET
- is quite light and can be made of wood, BUTT
aluminum, metal or synthetic materials such as - The butt tip of a handle is located at the tip of a
graphite or carbon. A synthetic racket is quite handle
popular now because of it’s extreme lightness and - made of plastic
strength. - main purpose is to protect the handle

PARTS OF A BADMINTON RACKET FRAME

- BADMINTON RACKET WITHOUT STRING AREA

PARTS OF A SHUTTLECOCK
POST AND NET

Post: 1.55m (5FT and 1in)

Net: 0.76 m (2ft and 6in)
Height of the top of the net to the ground pag naka
kabit na sa poste: 1.524m (5ft)

COURT

FOR SINGLES
44 FEET LONG
17 FEET WIDE

DOUBLES
44 FEET LONG
20 FEET WIDDE

PARTS OF BADMINTON
DOUBLE ALLEY