PHYSICAL EDUCATION LESSON

BADMINTON
-Badminton is played as a singles or doubles game with one or two players on a side
-Badminton is directly derived from the word POONA which was played by British army officers stationed in India
in the 1860’s.
*PRAKASH PADUKONE- father of Badminton.
*BWF or Badminton World Federation- the world governing body of the sport and it was formed in 1934.

EQUIPMENTS:

NET

SHUTTLECOCK
RACKET POLES

This shows the

standard height
of the net in
playing
badminton.

This shows the singles

court and the doubles
court

BROWN – singles
court

GREEN – doubles
court
-The object of the game is to hit the shuttlecock or “bird” back and forth with a racket across a net.

HOW TO HOLD A RACKET?

BACKHAND GRIP
Forehand or Handshake grip
This grip is used to hit the shuttle at the
This grip is used to hit the shuttle at the non-dominant side of the body
dominant side of the body.

BASIC STROKES:

DROP

CLEAR LOB A shot placing the shuttle

near the net
A shot targetting the long A shot used to lift the
(overhead shot)
service line. shuttle travelling up

NET DROP SMASH

DRIVE
A shot where the shuttle just A powerful shot letting the
barely touching the net and A shot where the shuttle travels shuttle travels with great speed
landing near it straight or flat over the net. downwards.

MATCHES:

DOUBLE MATCH
SINGLE MATCH MIXED DOUBLE MATCH
 BASIC RULES OF BADMINTON
1. A match shall consist of the best of 3 games.
2. A game shall be won by the side which first scores 21 points.
3. If the score ties at 20, deuce shall be applied.
4. The side winning the set shall serve first in the next game
5. Service is done diagonally.
6. Even scores (Right) odd scores (Left)
7. Service should be done below the server’s waist
8. Do not lift any of your legs during service.
9. A score is earned when a fault has been made.
10. Faults: Shuttle outside the court, wrong service and wrong court etc.