BADMINTON

Badminton is a sport that uses a racket. And played by two

people (for singles) or two opposing pairs (for doubles).
Similar to tennis, badminton aims to hit a badminton game
ball, namely the cock (shuttlecock) over the net so that it
falls on the designated opponent's playing field and tries to
prevent the opponent from doing the same thing.

Taufik Hidayat one of the famous badminton

players from Indonesia.

History
The sport, which is played with shuttlecocks and rackets, probably developed in ancient
Egypt around 2000 years ago but is also mentioned in India and the People's Republic of
China.

In China, there is a game called Jianzi, which involves using a shuttle but without a racket.
Instead, how come manipulated with the feet. The objective of the game is to keep the shuttle
from touching the ground as long as possible without using your hands.

In England since medieval times children's games called

Battledores and Shuttlecocks are very popular. Children at
that time would usually use paddles/sticks (Battledores) and
maneuver together to keep the shuttle in the air and prevent it
from touching the ground. It was popular enough to become
a daily feel on the streets of London in 1854 when Punch
magazine published a cartoon for it.
Game Battledore and Shuttlecock in 1854
The British brought this game to Japan, the People's
Republic of China, and Siam (now Thailand) while they were colonizing Asia. It soon
became child's play in their local area.

The competitive sport of badminton was created by British Army officers in Pune, India in
the 19th century when they added nets and played them competitively. As the city of Pune
was known earlier as Poona, the game was also known as Poona at that time.

Soldiers brought the game back to England in the 1850s. The sport got its present name in
1860 in a pamphlet by Isaac Spratt, a British toy dealer, entitled "Badminton Battledore - a
new game" ("Battledore badminton - a new game"). This describes the game being played at
the Badminton House, the Duke of Beaufort's estate in Gloucestershire, England.
Permainan Battledore and Shuttlecock pada tahun
The first draft rules were written by the Bath Badminton Club in 1877. The British
Badminton Association was formed in 1893 and its first international championships saw off
in 1899 with the All England Championships.

Badminton has become a popular sport in the world, especially in the East and Southeast Asia
region, which currently dominates this sport, and in Scandinavian countries.
 Party
There are five parties that are usually played in badminton, namely:
1. Men's singles
2. Women's singles
3. Men's doubles
4. Women's doubles
5. Mixed doubles

Court and Net

The badminton court is rectangular in shape and has the dimensions shown in the Picture.
The lines are 40 mm thick and must be a contrasting color to the color of the field. The
suggested color for a dash is white or yellow. It is recommended that the court surface be
made of wood or a soft synthetic material.

Court surfaces made of concrete or hard synthetic materials are not recommended because
they can cause injury to players. A 1.55 m tall net is located in the middle of the field. The
net must be dark in color except for the lip of the net which has a thickness of 75 mm which
must be white.

Equipment
 Racket
Traditionally racquets were made of wood. Then aluminum or other
light metal is the material chosen. Now, almost all professional
badminton rackets are composed of carbon fiber composites (graphite-
reinforced plastic). Carbon fiber has a great strength to weight ratio, is
stiff, and provides great kinetic energy transfer. However, some lower
models still use steel or aluminum for part or all of the racket.

 Strings
 Perhaps one of the most noticed parts of badminton is the strings. Different types of
strings have different response characteristics. Durability is generally varied with
performance. Most strings are 21 gauge thick and strung at 18 to 30+ lb tension. The
player's personal preference plays a strong role in string selection.

 Shuttlecock
Shuttlecock is a ball used in badminton, made of a series of goose
feathers arranged to form an open cone, with a hemispherical base made
of cork. In training or matches that are not officially used, how come it is
made of plastic.

 Badminton Shoes
Because acceleration along the court is so important, players need
maximum ground grip at all times. Badminton shoes require a rubber
sole for good grip, reinforced sidewalls for durability during tug-of-
war, and shock-dispersion technology for jumping; badminton places
quite a lot of stress (tension) on the knees and ankles.

 Badminton clothes
Sportswear or activewear is a type of clothing, including footwear,
worn for sports or exercise. Sportswear is mainly worn for sports and
exercise, because of its practicality, practicality or safety. You can buy
sports equipment to do activities.

How to play Badminton

Each player or pair takes opposite positions on both sides of the net on the badminton court.

The game begins with one of the players serving.

The object of the game is to hit a shuttlecock with a racket, over the net into opponent's
territory, until the opponent cannot return it back. Different playing areas for singles and
doubles matches. If how come it falls outside the area then why is it said "out".

Every time a player/pair cannot return the shuttlecock (because it gets stuck in the net or goes
out of the field), the opponent will get a point.

The game ends when one player/pair has reached a certain number of points.
There are three types of racket handles, namely :

1. Basic Technique
How to holding the racket
There are two types of racket handles, namely:
 Forehand Handles
This handles can be obtained by setting up a racket whose
sides are perpendicular to the floor. This handles is almost
the same as the hand shaking position.

 Backhand Handles
This Handles can be obtained by turning a quarter to the
right of the forehand grip.

2. Basic Punch
Punching techniques are ways of hitting in badminton games with the aim of flying the
shuttlecock into the opponent's field. There are various basic stroke techniques in
badminton games, namely:
 Service Punch
 Lob Punch
 Flick Punch
 Forehand Punch
 Backhand Punch
 Smash Punch
3. Lob Punch
A lob punch is a punch in badminton that aims to fly the shuttlecock as high as possible
towards the back of the opponent's court line. Lobs can be done in two ways, namely:
 Overhead lob is a lob punch that is done from above
the head by flying the shuttlecock soaring backwards.

 Underhand lob is a lob punch that is done from below by hitting the shuttlecock that is
under the body and bounced high back.

The service punch is taken from one side of the court (left
Service Punch
or right) across the net into the opponent's area. Singles and
doubles events have different service areas. If it falls outside
the area then how come it is declared "out" and the points for
the service receiver.
The position to the left or right where the serve is performed is determined by the number of
points that have been collected by the player who will serve. Right position for an even
number of points and left position for an odd number of points. Serves from the right position
are also performed when the number of points is still zero.

In the first set the player/pair serving for the first time is determined by lot. while for the next
set it is done by the winner of the previous set.

For doubles, several different rules apply for the calculation of points using the moving ball
system and the points rally system:

1. Move ball system

 Before the game starts, one player from each pair must be determined as the "first
person". This option applies to each set being played
 The even or odd number of points determines the "first person" position when
serving.
 Each pair has two service opportunities (one for each player) before moving the ball,
unless the first serve at the beginning of each set does not get a second chance.
 When moving the ball, the first serve is always made by the player on the right, not by
the "first person".

2. Rally Points System

 Each pair only gets one chance to serve, there is no second serve.
 The serve is made by the player whose position matches the points that the pair has
won.
 The same player will continue to serve until the next point is won by the opponent.

Point System
Since May 2006, in the official championship all parties use the 3x21 rally points calculation
system. The winner is the player/pair who has won two sets.