BADMINTON MODULE 1

TRACING THE ROOTS: History of Badminton

What is Badminton?
 Badminton is a net game played on a rectangular court where opponents volley shuttlecock over
a net using a racket. The aim of the game is to score points by landing the shuttlecock into
opponent’s court.
 A battledore and shuttlecock game that has a history dating back more than 2000 years to the
ancient civilizations of Greece and Egypt.

BATTLEDORE AND SHUTTLECOCK

 It started in the 1600s as a children’s game.
 Feathered shuttlecocks and simple little wooden bats were utilized by players.
 No net.

 To simply prevent the shuttle from touching the ground was the game’s main objective.

18th CENTURY IN INDIA

 Badminton was called “POONA” (came from the name of the town, now PUNE)
 Created by the British military officers who stayed in India and added a net to it.
 Then the retired officers brought the game back to England.
1860
 ISAAC SPRATT, a London toy dealer, published a booklet, “BADMINTON BATTLEDORE – a
new game”, but unfortunately no copy has survived.
1873
 Badminton was launched at the BADMINTON HOUSE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE owned by the
Duke of Beaufort. The game was called THE GAME OF BADMINTON.
1887
 The BATH BADMINTON CLUB standardized the rules.
1893
 The Badminton Association of England published the 1st set of rules similar to today’s rules.
1934
 International Badminton Federation (IBF) was established.
1992
 Badminton became an Olympic Sport

PLAYABLE EVENTS
 Singles Event – played by one player per competing side.
 Doubles Event – played by two same gender (Men/Women) players per competing side.
 Mixed Doubles – played by two different gender (Man & Woman) players per competing side.

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FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT of Badminton

FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENTS OF BADMINTON

Badminton Court

FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENTS OF BADMINTON

 Length: 13.40 meters (used for both singles and doubles event)
 Width: 6.10 meters for doubles; 5.18 meters for singles.
 Another provision that the badminton field line is cultivated is clearly colored and easily visible.

 The net or nets are made of fine dark green ropes.

Length: 610 cm. Width: 76 cm. The white ribbon on the top of the net measures 3.8 cm.
 The net pole is made of strong enough material, such as iron. The net pole is
rounded with a middle finger measuring 3.8 cm. The net pole is installed outside the side
line.

 Shuttlecock consists of head and head feathers. Material for making shuttlecock
is a half—round cork coated with leather. In the cork plugged poultry fur that amounted
to 14 to 16 strands.
 Shall have 16 feathers.
 Length should be between 62-70 mm.
 Diameter of the base 25-28 mm.

Types of Shuttlecock
 Feathered Shuttlecock – mostly used on tournaments and official games. This type
of shuttlecock is made of feathers of a goose or a duck.

 Synthetic Shuttlecock – usually used on an indoor badminton game and for

practicing. Synthetic Shuttlecock is made of plastic as an alternative for
feathers.

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 Badminton Racket

 The tool to hit shuttlecock in a badminton game is called “racket”.

The racket weighs less than 150 grams. The materials used to make a
racket are: Wood and Aluminum, Fiberglass, Charcoal (Carbonex)
 Stringed area shall NOT exceed 280 mm in overall length and 220
mm in overall width.
 The racket is usually made of wood and rubber and is divided into
two parts: the handle and the blade. The quality of both parts of the
racket can affect the force that can be applied by the player.

THERE ARE 2 TYPES OF BADMINTON RACKET

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1. One Piece – a straight badminton racket without a throat that connects the shaft and the net frame.
2. Two Piece – a badminton racket that has a throat that connects the shaft to the net frame.

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 OFFICIAL RULES OF BADMINTON
MODULE 3

Scoring System
 A point is scored when the shuttlecock lands inside the opponent's court or if a returned
shuttlecock hits the net or lands outside of the court the player will lose the point. At the
start of the rally, the server and receiver stand in diagonally opposite service courts.

Basic Skills
Grip

 Is a way of holding the racket in order to hit shots during a match.

 A grip is also the wrapping around the handle of the racket. Most players change grips during a
rally depending on whether it is a forehand or a backhand shot.
 The correct way of holding a racket is as simple as a FRIENDLY HANDSHAKE. Imagine the
grip of the racquet as a hand approaching to shake your hand. Go ahead and hold the racquet
as if you’re shaking someone’s hand.

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FOREHAND GRIP (Handshake)
 This grip is used to hits shots that are on the forehand side of your body and around the
headshots.

BACKHAND GRIP
 Known as the thumb grip, is like the forehand grip except the bottom of the thumb is in contact
with the 3rd bevel and the index finger is lowered down to a position below the thumb.

 Your thumb should be pressing comfortably against one of the wider surface of the racquet grip
while the rest of your hand holds the racquet as if you’re shaking a person’s hand. The way you
hold your racket can affect the flexibility of your wrist. In order to execute strong badminton
strokes with high accuracy, your wrist needs to be flexible

FOOTWORK
 Is simply having the ability to reach the shuttle early while on the balance.

SERVE
 The serve must be hit in an upwards direction, with an underarm hitting action.
 A weak serve often creates a chance for your opponent to execute an attacking shot. Therefore,
it’s important to know how to serve properly so that you will not lose a point after making a
service.

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 TYPES OF SERVICE

HIGH BADMINTON SERVE

 This type of serve is usually executed when you
want the shuttle to land at the back end of the
court. A good high serve must have the shuttle
dropping steeply downwards at the back end of
the court.
Basic Skills

LOW BADMINTON SERVE

 Unlike the high serve, you can let the
shuttle drop anywhere in front (forehand area or
backhand area of your opponent).
Basic Skills

FLICK SERVE
 A flick serve is a fast and offensive serve that travels in
an upwards direction towards the far service line.
Basic Skills

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 DRIVE SERVE
 A drive serve, also commonly
known as a flat serve, is a fast and
flat offensive serve that is meant
to travel to the mid-to-far end of
the service receiving area.

BADMINTON SHOTS
DEFENSIVE HIGH CLEAR/LOB
 Mainly used as a defensive shot. When
you’re out of position, hit the high clear/lob
to “buy” yourself time to recover.
 This is the most basic badminton shot.
Every beginner should first master this.
 The defensive badminton clear is
performed to get you out of trouble.
In many instances, you’ll be under
tremendous pressure by your
opponent. This happens when your
opponent plays at a faster pace and is
firing continuous attacks on you.

UNDERARM DEFENSIVE CLEAR

 The pictures above show you the flight
trajectory of the defensive badminton clear.
This shot can be performed using
the badminton overhead stroke and
the underarm stroke.
 The defensive clear keep the shuttle in
the air for quite a while.
This gives you some extra time before your
opponent is able to hit it.
 Make use of this “extra” time to
reorganize your footwork and get back into
position.

Drop Shots
 Make sure you have a variation of shots
in your games. Drop shots are perfect to
variate the pace of the rally.
 The badminton drop shot is semi-offensive.
It’s performed from the
back of the court and is usually used to maintain
the pace of the game.
 The defensive clear (explained above) slows
down the pace of the game

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 – because it keeps the shuttle in the air for quite a while.

Smashing
 Rallies are often put away with the
smash. It is the most powerful shot in
badminton.
 The smash is one of the most powerful
badminton shots (apart from the jump
smash) that is fired from a steep angle.

 However, when you decide to smash,

you’re taking a risk. Smashing causes you
to lose a certain degree of balance.

Net Play
 Dominate the front area of the court by having a good net playing skill.

NET KILL
 The net kill is a useful skill to end a rally
when if your opponent
executes a poor quality net shot (net shot
that is too high).
 When your opponent plays a net shot
that is too high, strike with a net kill!

Net Lift

 In some instances, your opponent might

be very good at net play. They may perform
extremely good badminton shots along the
net.

 When you’re finding it difficult to retrieve

your opponent’s badminton shots along the
net, perform the defensive net lift.

Drive

 Drives are fast and furious badminton

shots exchanged horizontally across the
net. One of the main reasons to hit the drive
is to increase the pace of the game.

Reference:
https://www.masterbadminton.com/badminton-shots.html

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