P. E.

Department

BADMINTON

Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock (often

abbreviated to shuttle and also commonly known as a bird or birdie) across a
net.

The court is rectangular and divided into halves by a net. Courts are usually
marked for both singles and doubles play. The doubles court is wider than the
singles court, but both are of same length. The exception, which often causes
confusion to newer players, is that the doubles court has a shorter serve-length
dimension.

The object of the game is to hit the floor of the opposite side of the court with
the shuttlecock and to avoid the opponent does the same in your side of the
court. The rally continues until someone wins it by hitting a good shot which
their opponent can not return, or until someone commits a fault.

The shuttlecock can hit the net on its way across during a play and the rally can
continue.

1. Scoring system: Each game is played up to 21 points (with a margin of at

least two points).

2. Service: When the server serves, the shuttlecock must pass over the short
service line on the opponents' court or it will count as a fault.

At the start of the rally, the server and receiver stand in diagonally
opposite service courts. The server hits the shuttlecock so that it would land in
the receiver's service court.

The server must hit the birdie from below the waist.

3. Techniques:

Service
Forehand serve Backhand serve
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Types of Badminton Shots

Clear Smash

Drop Lob

Net Drop Drive

4. Basic vocabulary:

Shuttlecock / Birdie / Bird Rally

Racquet / Racket Service
Net Server
Court Receiver
Fault Forehand
Points Backhand
Match To hit

5. More information:

For more information, you can visit the following pages:

 Spanish Badminton Federation: http://www.badminton.es/Home

 Badminton vocabulary: http://www.badminton.es/page/10964/Glosario-
Oficial-de-la-Federacion-Espanola-de-Badminton
 In youTube KC Badminton has a playlist of badminton lessons:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnG-
IFgNpMo&list=PLHc_nAw8tAxEflHt6moLrG8sTTYy6ykf1
 In youTube BWF Shuttle Time has a playlist of badminton lessons:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL96FBBAA600FDAA7B
 Dubai World Superseries Finals 2016: Carolina Marín vs Pusarla V.:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD_qpHOdAIk
 Carolina Marín: http://www.rtve.es/temas/carolina-marin/91650/