Norol-Ain M.

Kabunto BS ARCHITECTURE 2A

BADMINTON is a game played by two or four players on a rectangular court with a high net across the
middle. The players try to score points by hitting a small object called a shuttlecock across the net using
a racket.

HISTORY OF BADMINTON

Badminton is First recorded in 1835–45; it takes its name from Badminton House—home of the Duke of
Beaufort in the English county of Gloucestershire. In 1873, the Duke is credited with bringing a version
of the game—Poona—back from India and introducing it to his guests.

The sport quickly grew in popularity, and in 1877, the first set of written rules were devised by the newly
formed Bath Badminton Club. The Badminton Federation of England was created 16 years later, and in
1899, it organised the first All England Championships.

Badminton made its debut as a demonstration sport at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. It was not
until the 1992 Games in Barcelona that it was officially included on the Olympic programme, with men’s
and women’s singles and doubles events. The mixed doubles event made its debut in 1996 at the
Atlanta Olympic Games. Since then, the number of events has remained unchanged.

TERMINOLOGIES

• ACE – serve that the opponent fails to hit

• BACKCOURT – back third of the court (same as “rearcourt”)

• BACKHAND – a stroke made on the side of the body opposite the racket side

• BASELINE – back line of the court

• BIRD – shuttlecock

• CARRY – an illegal stroke in which the shuttle is caught and held on the racket before being released;
also called a “sling” or “throw”

• CENTRE LINE – line that separates the left and right service courts

• CLEAR – shot hit deep into the opponent’s court

• DOUBLES – a game between teams of two players

• DROP SHOT – shot that just clears the net and then drops sharply

• FAULT – foul shot, such as one that hits the net or lands outside the court
• FORECOURT – the front third of the court

• HOME POSITION – central position on court which is halfway between the baseline and net, and the
two sidelines

• PUSH SHOT – a soft shot played by pushing the shuttlecock with a little wrist motion

• PASSING SHOT – shot which passes the opponent

• REARCOURT – rear third of the court (same as “backcourt”)

• SERVE – shot which begins play

• SERVICE COURT – the area into which a serve must be hit

EQUIPMENTS
SIMPLIFIED RULES

Rules

• A player must wait until his opponent is ready before serving. If the opponent attempts a return then
he is ruled having been ready.

• The feet of both players must remain in a stationary position until the serve is made. Your feet can not
be touching the line at this time.

It is not a fault if you miss the shuttle while serving.

• The shuttle cannot be caught and slung with the racket.

• A player cannot hold his racket near the net to ward off a downward stroke by his opponent or to
interfere with his racket

Singles

•At the beginning of the game (0-0) and when the server’s score is even, the server serves from the right
service court. When the server’s score is odd, the server serves from the left service court.

• If the server wins a rally, the server scores a point and then serves again from the alternate service
court.

• If the receiver wins a rally, the receiver scores a point and becomes the new server. They serve from
the appropriate service court – left if their score is odd, and right if it is even.

Doubles

• A side has only one ‘set’.

• The service passes consecutively to the players as shown in the diagram.

• At the beginning of the game and when the score is even, the server serves from the right service
court. When it is odd, the server serves from the left court.

• If the serving side wins a rally, the serving side scores a point and the same server serves again from
the alternate service court.
• If the receiving side wins a rally, the receiving side scores a point. The receiving side becomes the new
serving side.

• The players do not change their respective service courts until they win a point when their side is
serving.

Scoring System

• A match consists of the best of 3 games of 21 points.

• Every time there is a serve – there is a point scored.

• The side winning a rally adds a point to its score.

At 20 all, the side which gains a 2 point lead first, wins that game.

• At 29 all, the side scoring the 30th point, wins that game.

• The side winning a game serves first in the next game.

BASIC SKILLS

Serve

Clear/Lob

Drop Shot

Serve

Smash

Footwork