WHAT IS BADMINTON ?

• BADMINTON IS ONE OF THE RACQUET SPORTS REQUIRING PLAYERS TO HIT

A SHUTTLECOCK ACROSS A NET WITH A RACKET INSIDE A BADMINTON
COURT. GENERALLY, IT COMES IN 2 FORMS:
• “SINGLES”, A 1 VS 1 GAME
• “DOUBLES”, A 2 VS 2 GAMES.
HISTORY OF BADMINTON
• BADMINTON COULD BE TRACED BACK TO MORE THAN 2000 YEARS AGO TO THE ANCIENT GAME CALLED
BATTLEDORE (BAT OR PADDLE) AND SHUTTLECOCK (ALSO CALLED “BIRD” OR “BIRDIE”), SIMILAR GAMES WERE
PLAYED FOR CENTURIES ACROSS EURASIA COUNTRIES SUCH AS GREECE, EGYPT, CHINA, INDIA, AND JAPAN.
• FROM THE 1600S, BATTLEDORE AND SHUTTLECOCK WAS JUST A GAME INVOLVING 2 PERSONS HITTING A
SHUTTLECOCK TOWARDS EACH OTHER AS MANY TIMES AS POSSIBLE BEFORE IT HIT THE GROUND AND IT USED
TO BE AN UPPER-CLASS GAME IN EUROPE, INCLUDING ENGLAND.
• NOWADAYS, YOU CAN STILL FIND A SIMILAR GAME IN JAPAN WHICH IS CALLED HANETSUKI, IT’S A VERY
POPULAR NEW YEAR’S GAME INVOLVING A WOODEN PADDLE CALLED HAGOITA AND A SHUTTLE CALLED HANE.
HISTORY OF BADMINTON
HISTORY OF BADMINTON
• ACCORDING TO “A BRIEF HISTORY OF BADMINTON FROM 1870 TO 1949” WRITTEN BY
BETTY UBER, MODERN BADMINTON WAS CREATED BY BRITISH MILITARY OFFICERS BY
AROUND 1850S IN BRITISH INDIA, AT THAT TIME, A NET WAS ADDED TO THE GAME AND
BECAUSE IT WAS VERY POPULAR IN THE GARRISON TOWN OF POONA, THE GAME WAS
KNOWN AS POONA.
• DURING THAT PERIOD, WHEN THE WEATHER IS WINDY AND WET, INSTEAD OF A
SHUTTLECOCK, A WOOLEN BALL WAS PREFERRED BY THE UPPER CLASS AND HENCE
INVENTED “BALL BADMINTON”.
HISTORY OF BADMINTON
• BY AROUND 1870S, RETIRED BRITISH ARMY OFFICERS BROUGHT THE GAME BACK TO
ENGLAND FROM INDIA AND IT BECAME A VERY POPULAR SPORT. IN 1873 THE DUKE OF
BEAUFORT INTRODUCED THE SPORT AT HIS COUNTRY ESTATE, “BADMINTON HOUSE” IN
GLOUCESTERSHIRE, SINCE THEN THIS SPORT WAS CALLED BADMINTON.
• IN 1875, A BADMINTON CLUB IN FOLKESTONE, ENGLAND WAS STARTED BY RETIRED
OFFICERS FROM BRITISH INDIA.
BADMINTON HOUSE IN THE UK
HISTORY OF BADMINTON
• ON 13 SEPTEMBER 1893, THE BADMINTON ASSOCIATION OF ENGLAND PUBLISHED THE
FIRST SET OF RULES SIMILAR TO THE MODERN RULES THAT WERE PUBLISHED IN A
HOUSE CALLED “DUNBAR” AT SIX WAVERLEY GROVE, PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. BY 1899,
THEY STARTED THE FIRST BADMINTON COMPETITION IN THE WORLD, “ALL ENGLAND
OPEN BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIPS”.
• BY 1934, THE INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON FEDERATION (IBF, NOW KNOWN AS THE
BADMINTON WORLD FEDERATION) WAS FORMED WITH ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, WALES,
CANADA, DENMARK, FRANCE, IRELAND, NEW ZEALAND, AND THE NETHERLANDS AS THE
FOUNDING MEMBERS.
HISTORY OF BADMINTON
• BY 1948, THE INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON FEDERATION LAUNCHED THE FIRST TOURNAMENT: THOMAS
CUP (WORLD MEN’S TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS). SINCE THEN, MORE WORLD-CLASS EVENTS HAVE BEEN
LAUNCHED SUCH AS:
• UBER CUP (WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR WOMEN)
• WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (BWF WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS)
• SUDIRMAN CUP (MIXED TEAM BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP TAKES PLACE EVERY 2 YEARS)
• WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (BWF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS)
• WORLD GRAND PRIX FINALS
HISTORY OF BADMINTON
• BY 1972, BADMINTON BECAME A DEMO SPORT AT THE MUNICH OLYMPICS AND BECAME
AN OFFICIAL OLYMPIC SPORT AT THE 1992 BARCELONA OLYMPICS. AT THAT TIME, ONLY
SINGLES AND DOUBLES WERE LISTED.
• BY 1996, MIXED DOUBLES WAS INCLUDED IN THE ATLANTA OLYMPIC GAMES, TIL NOW,
BADMINTON IS STILL THE ONLY SPORT WITH MIXED DOUBLES EVENTS IN THE
OLYMPICS.
• THESE COUNTRIES HAVE WON THE GOLD MEDALS AT THE OLYMPICS SINCE 1992 TO
2020: INDONESIA, DENMARK, CHINA, SOUTH KOREA, JAPAN, AND SPAIN.
FACILITIES
• THE BADMINTON COURT SHOULD BE 44 FEET LONG BY 20 FEET WIDE IF
PLAYING DOUBLES, AND 44 FEET LONG BY 17 FEET WIDE FOR SINGLES. IF THE
FACILITY IS INDOORS, THERE NEEDS TO BE ENOUGH HEIGHT FOR THE
SHUTTLECOCK TO BE ABLE TO FLOAT ACROSS THE NET WITHOUT HITTING
THE CEILING.
PLAYING COURT
RACKET
• THE BADMINTON RACKET IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT TOOLS A PLAYER HAS IN THE
GAME. BADMINTON RACKETS ARE MUCH LIGHTER THAN MOST OTHER SPORTS
RACKETS BECAUSE THEY ARE MADE FROM MATERIALS SUCH AS CARBON FIBER OR
LIGHTER METALS SUCH AS ALUMINUM. PARTS OF THE RACKET INCLUDE THE HEAD,
THROAT, SHAFT AND HANDLE WITH A MAXIMUM LENGTH OF 27.77 INCHES AND A WIDTH
OF 9 INCHES. IT STRINGS THAT ARE STRETCHED ACROSS THE OPENING OF THE RACKET
IN A CHECKERBOARD PATTERN, WHICH ACTS AS THE HITTING SURFACE.
RACKET
SHUTTLECOCK
• THE BADMINTON SHUTTLECOCK, ALSO REFERRED TO AS A SHUTTLE OR BIRDIE, ACTS
SIMILARLY TO A BALL IN OTHER RACKET SPORTS. HOWEVER, THE DESIGN OF THE BIRDIE
CREATES MORE DRAG AS IT IS PROPELLED THROUGH THE AIR DUE TO ITS FEATHERED
SHAPE. THE SHUTTLECOCK IS MADE UP OF A CONE SHAPE WITH A HARD CORK AT ITS
TIP. SHUTTLECOCKS CAN BE MADE FROM A VARIETY OF MATERIALS -- MORE EXPENSIVE
MODELS ARE ACTUALLY MADE FROM FEATHERS, AND LESS EXPENSIVE MODELS ARE
MADE FROM PLASTIC FEATHERS. THE SHUTTLE HAS 16 FEATHERS ATTACHED TO THE
BASE AND THE LENGTH OF THE FEATHERS RANGE BETWEEN 2.44 AND 2.75 INCHES.
NET
• A MESH NET DIVIDES THE BADMINTON COURT INTO TWO SIDES. A
BADMINTON NET IS PLACED LOWER THAN A VOLLEYBALL NET AT FIVE FEET
AND ONE INCH HIGH ON THE SIDES AND FIVE FEET HIGH IN THE CENTER. THE
LENGTH MAY VARY DEPENDING ON WHETHER DOUBLES OR SINGLES ARE
PLAYING, WITH SINGLES REACHING 17 FEET AND DOUBLES REACHING 20
FEET. THE NET IS 30 INCHES WIDE WITH A 3-INCH WHITE TAPE DOUBLED
OVER THE TOP.
GRIP
• YOU WILL WANT TO LEARN HOW TO HOLD YOUR RACKET WITH THE
FOREHAND TO HIT SHUTTLES ON THAT SIDE OF YOUR BODY AND BACKHAND
TO HIT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE. YOU WILL USE A FOREHAND GRIP TO HIT
ABOVE YOUR HEAD AS WELL. YOU CAN HIT THE SHUTTLE USING A
BACKHAND GRIP WITH YOUR ELBOW UP OR DOWN. IT IS GOOD TO
PRACTICE HITTING WITH THESE GRIPS TO IMPROVE YOUR SKILLS.
STROKE
• BACKHAND
A STROKE MADE WHEN THE SHUTTLE APPROACHES THE PLAYER ON
THE OFF-RACKET SIDE OF THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY.
• FOREHAND
A STROKE MADE WHEN THE SHUTTLE APPROACHES THE PLAYER ON
THE RACKET SIDE OF THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY.
FOOTWORK
• YOUR FOOTWORK CAN BRING MORE SUCCESS TO YOUR GAME IF YOU
LEARN THE BASICS OF MOVING ON THE COURT AND PRACTICE THEM. YOUR
READY POSITION SHOULD INCLUDE STANDING IN THE CENTER OF THE
COURT IF YOU ARE PLAYING SINGLES AND BENDING YOUR KNEES WITH
YOUR BODY RELAXED AND WAITING FOR PLAY. MOVE YOUR FEET BY
SHUFFLING THEM OR GLIDING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND STEPPING OR
LUNGING FORWARD. TO MOVE BACKWARD, GO FAST ENOUGH THAT YOU
GET BEHIND THE SHUTTLE TO HIT IT HARD ENOUGH.
SHOT
Clear - A shot hit
deep to the
opponent’s back
court.
SHOT

Drive - A fast and low

shot that makes a
horizontal flight over
the net.
SHOTS
Drop - A soft, finesse
stroke hit with very little
speed which passes
over the net close to the
net cord and falls into
the opponent forecourt.
SHOT
Net Shot - Shot hit
from the
forecourt that
just clears the net
and drops.
SHOT
Smash – a powerful
overhand shot straight
to the floor of the
opposing court.
SERVICE
• FOUR TYPES OF BADMINTON SERVES INCLUDE: 1) THE HIGH SERVE TO
MOVE YOUR OPPONENT TO THE BACK OF HIS OR HER SIDE OF THE COURT;
2) THE LOW SERVE TO MAKE YOUR OPPONENT HAVE TO GET UNDER THE
SHUTTLE; 3) THE FLICK SERVE THAT IS USED OCCASIONALLY TO CONFUSE
YOUR OPPONENT WHO THINKS YOU ARE GOING TO HIT A LOW SERVE; 4)
THE DRIVE SERVE WHERE YOU HIT THE SHUTTLE LOW, FAST AND TO THE
REAR OF THE RECEIVER'S COURT AS A STRATEGY MOVE THAT WILL RESULT
IN A MISSED HIT.
TERMINOLOGIES
• SIDE ALLEY - SIDE-EXTENSION OF THE COURT BY 1½ FEET ON BOTH SIDES THAT IS USED
FOR DOUBLES PLAY.
• BACK ALLEY - AREA BETWEEN THE BACK BOUNDARY LINE AND THE LONG SERVICE LINE
FOR DOUBLES.
• BACKCOURT - THE BACK THIRD OF THE COURT, IN THE AREA OF THE BACK BOUNDARY
LINES.
• BASELINE - BACK BOUNDARY LINE AT EACH END OF THE COURT, THAT RUNS PARALLEL TO
THE NET.
TERMINOLOGIES
• BIRD OR BIRDIE - ANOTHER NAME FOR THE SHUTTLECOCK.
• CARRY - AN ILLEGAL TACTIC, ALSO CALLED A SLING OR THROW, IN WHICH THE SHUTTLE
IS CAUGHT AND HELD ON THE RACKET AND THEN SLUNG DURING THE EXECUTION OF A
STROKE.
• CENTER LINE - LINE PERPENDICULAR TO THE NET THAT SEPARATES THE LEFT AND RIGHT
SERVICE COURTS.
• FAULT - A VIOLATION OF THE PLAYING RULES, EITHER IN SERVING, RECEIVING, OR
DURING PLAY.
TERMINOLOGIES
• FLICK - A QUICK WRIST AND FOREARM ROTATION THAT SURPRISES AN OPPONENT BY
CHANGING AN APPARENTLY SOFT SHOT INTO A FASTER PASSING ONE; USED PRIMARILY
ON THE SERVE AND AT THE NET.
• FORECOURT - FRONT THIRD OF THE COURT, BETWEEN THE NET AND THE SHORT SERVICE
LINE.
• HAIRPIN NET SHOT - SHOT MADE FROM BELOW AND VERY CLOSE TO THE NET WITH THE
SHUTTLE RISING, JUST CLEARING THE NET, AND THEN DROPPING SHARPLY DOWN THE
OTHER SIDE. THE SHUTTLE’S FLIGHT APPROXIMATES THE SHAPE OF A HAIRPIN.
TERMINOLOGIES
• HALF-COURT SHOT - A SHOT HIT LOW AND TO MIDCOURT, USED EFFECTIVELY IN
DOUBLES AGAINST THE UP-AND-BACK FORMATION.
• KILL - FAST, DOWNWARD SHOT THAT CANNOT BE RETURNED.
• LET - A LEGITIMATE CESSATION OF PLAY TO ALLOWS AN EXCHANGE OR RALLY TO BE
REPLAYED.
• LOVE, LOVE-ALL – A TERM INDICATING NO SCORE. USED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE GAME
AND AFTER THE GAME HAS BEEN SET.
TERMINOLOGIES
• LONG SERVICE LINE - IN SINGLES, THE BACK BOUNDARY LINE. IN DOUBLES A LINE 2 1/2
FEET INSIDE THE BACK BOUNDARY LINE. THE SERVE MAY NOT GO PASS THIS LINE.
• MATCH – A UNIT OF PLAY USUALLY CONSISTING OF THE BEST TWO OUT OF THREE
GAMES.
• MATCH POINT – THE POTENTIAL WINNING POINT OF THE MATCH.
• MID-COURT – THE AREA OF THE COURT FROM THE SHORT SERVICE LINE TO THE DOUBLE
LONG SERVICE LINE.
TERMINOLOGIES
• PUSH SHOT – A SHOT USUALLY PLAYED AT THE NET BY PUSHING IN THE SHUTTLE
WITHOUT MUCH FORCE.
• RACKET - INSTRUMENT USED BY PLAYER TO HIT SHUTTLECOCK WEIGHT:ABOUT 3
OUNCES. LENGTH: 27 INCHES. MADE OF: CERAMIC, GRAPHITE, OR BORON FRAME; BEEF-
GUT STRING.
• RALLY – THIS OCCURS WHEN THE PLAYERS HIT THE BIRD BACK AND FORTH SEVERAL
TIMES BEFORE ONE SIDE SCORES A POINT.
TERMINOLOGIES
• OVERHEAD – THE ARM ACTION USED WHEN THE SHUTTLE IS ABOVE A PLAYER’S HEAD.
• T – THE JUNCTION AT THE CENTER LINE AND THE SHORT SERVICE LINE.
• TOSS – THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING WHETHER A PLAYER OR TEAM HAS THE OPTION OF SERVING,
RECEIVING OR CHOOSING THE END OF COURT AT THE BEGINNING OF A GAME OR MATCH.
• UNDERHAND – A STROKE MADE WHEN THE SHUTTLE IS BELOW THE NET.
• WOOD SHOT - A SHOT THAT RESULTS WHEN THE BASE OF THE SHUTTLE IS HIT BY THE FRAME OF THE
RACKET. ONCE ILLEGAL, THIS SHOT WAS RULED ACCEPTABLE BY THE INTERNATIONAL BADMINTON
FEDERATION IN 1963.
TERMINOLOGIES
• RECEIVER – THE PLAYER IN THE COURT DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE FROM THE SERVER TO
WHOM THE SERVICE WILL BE MADE.
• SERVER – THE PERSON WHO PUTS THE SHUTTLE IN PLAY.
• SERVICE – THE ACT OF PUTTING THE SHUTTLE INTO PLAY.
• SERVICE COURT – THE AREA OF THE COURT INTO WHICH THE SERVICE MUST BE
DELIVER.
• SHORT SERVICE LINE - THE LINE 6 1/2 FEET FROM THE NET WHICH A SERVE MUST REACH
TO BE LEGAL.