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 0.76m 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.