Subject: TPE 4

Lesson 1.1: Individual/Dual Sports (Badminton

Instructor: Ms. Trapal

BADMINTON TERMINOLOGY:
Attacking shots: Any shot kill with a downward trajectory; includes smashes, half smashes and drives.
Backhand: Refers to all shots played on the non-racquet side of the body
Block: A type of shot executed by holding the racquet stationary in the path of a smashed shuttle so
that it rebounds into the opponents court.
Kill: also called a put away. A smash that cannot be returned.
Lift: to hit a Shuttle in with an upward trajectory; a defensive
return.
Net shot: Any shot hit from the frontcourt, most often a drop shot or under hand clear.
Push: a type of shot frequently used to return a low short served in doubles. A frying pan grip is used to
place the shuttle about halfway into the opponent court, usually into a side alley.
Serve: the shot used to put the shuttle into the play at the start of each point.
Overhead: Also known as overhead, refers to a stroke played from a height above the head.
Side arms: The stroking motion used to hit shots from near the forehand sidelines when the shuttle is
at about net top height.
Underhand: Refers to a stroke executed as the racquet contacts the shuttle below waist level with a
lifting motion, such as in executing a serve or a clear from near the net.

Stance- is the manner and position in which a person stands.

Strokes- are classified according to the flight of the bird. They are performed with any combination of
overhand, forehand and backhand strokes.

STYLES and PLAYS

Deception: The art of deceiving ones opponent by feinting or by disguising a shots direction and speed
until the least match.
Defuse: State of being under attack by ones and high clears.
Finesse: To hit a shot with dedicate touch or to be clever or craftly in its placement as opposed to using
sheer power.
Offense: State of being on the attack; a style of play consisting mainly of attacking clears, fast drops,
drives, and smashes.
Rush the sense: To move quickly towards the net in an attempt by the receiver to smash or drive a low
serve before it drops below net top level. Used primarily in doubles.

MOVEMENTS
Extension: The act of straightening the elbow and/or wrist, which causes the racquet head to move
faster than the arm and hand; a major source of power.
- Flexion: The act of bending the wrist towards the inside of the forearms, thus increasing racquet-head
speed; a major source of power, especially when smashing the shuttle.
- Follow through: The part of the stroke that occurs after the racquet strikes the shuttle.
- Footwork: Pattern of foot movements both in preparing to hit the shuttle and in returning to the base
position.
Lunge: Along stride forward with your racquet foot for the purpose of hitting an underhand stroke.
(Clear or drop shot).
Pivot: To turn on the ball of one foot and the heel of the other by lifting the heel of the former and the
ball of the
latter.
Shuffle steps: A series of short steps in which the feet never cross each other; the technique used to
move into position to hit a shuttle that cannot be reached with one long step

POINTS and SCORING

Fault: See "Faults and Illegal Tactics"

Game: In men's singles and all doubles play, 15 points and in women's singles 11 points.
Game point: Point, which if won by the server, ends the game.
Love all: Term used at the beginning of a game to indicate a score of 0-0; also used when the
game has been set.
Point: Smallest unit in scoring, fifteen points constitutes a game, except in women's singles
where 11 points wins.
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