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BADMINTON
History of Badminton
Contemporary Badminton
A contemporary form of badminton – a game
called ‘Poona’, was played in India in the 1800s
where a net was introduced and players hit the
shuttlecock across the net.
Badminton Court
Badminton Net
Badminton Nets span the entire 20 ft
(6.1 m) width of the court. The net
has a height of 5 ft 1 inch (1.55 m) at
the edges and sags slightly at the
center resulting in a height of 5 ft
(1.52 m). Badminton nets are split
into a 1:1 ratio with a 30 ft (76 cm)
opening below the mesh and an
equal surface above.
Facilities and Equipment
Racket
As the main dimensions, the frame of the
racket (which basically means the total
of the racket) shall not exceed 680 mm
(2 ft 2.8 inch) in overall length and 230
mm (9.1 inch) in overall width.
The frame consists of the following
parts: The head, the stringed area, the
throat, shaft and the handle.
Facilities and Equipment
Shuttlecock
The shuttle shall have 16 feathers fixed
in the base with a uniform length
between 62 mm (2.5 inch) to 70 mm
(2.75 inch). The base shall be 25 mm (1
inch) to 28 mm (1.1 inch) in diameter
and rounded on the bottom. The shuttle
shall weigh from 4.74 to 5.50 grams.
Fundamental Skills and Techniques
Grip
1. Forehand / Shake hand
• lightly shaking hands with the handle
• the gap between your thumb and first finger
should form a V-shape
• like hitting with your palm
2. Backhand
• thumb should be resting on the flat side of the
handle of the racket and it should be higher up
the handle than the index finger
• Like hitting with your knuckles
Basic Stroke, Shots and Service
A. Stroke
1. Forehand (dominant side of the body)
• underhand forehand (played near the net)
• sidearm forehand (play near the sides of the net)
• overhead forehand (played near the long service
lines / back court)
4. SMASH overhead fast downward motion steep to end a rally hit the floor
most powerful before the opponent can
reach it
5. DRIVE sidearm parallel to the ground and force the opponent to make a
close to the net weak return
Basic Stroke, Shots and Service
C. Service
1. High Serve
• played powerfully upwards
• Shuttlecock travels very high and falls almost
vertically downwards at the back of the
receiver’s service court
• used frequently in singles
• can only be played with a forehand action
Basic Stroke, Shots and Service
2. Low Serve
• played gently over the net to land at the front of
your opponent’s service court near the short
service line
• serve passes low over the net (hence the name
low serve)
Badminton – Rules – Singles and Doubles Event Singles Event
Toss
The rules of badminton state that a toss shall be conducted before a match
starts.
To begin a singles game, players stand in diagonally opposite service
courts and the server then serves the shuttlecock underhand from
below the waist.
If the receiver’s service court, he or she can leave it and win the point if
it does go out. But if the receiver thinks the serve is good, he or she must
return it before it bounces.
Whoever wins the rally earns one point, and serves to start the next
point.
Badminton – Rules – Singles and Doubles Event
Toss
If the return is good, a rally begins. The rally continues until someone
wins it by hitting a good shot which their opponent cannot return or
until someone loses it by hitting a fault.
Play continues until one player wins the game by being the first to
earn 21 points, with a margin of at least 2 points. For example, if the
score is 21 to 19, the game is over. But if the score is 21 to 20, the
game continues. If the player with 21 points then wins a point, the
score is 22 to 20 and the game is over.
Matches are usually the best of three games. This means the first
player to win two games wins the match.
Badminton – Rules – Singles and Doubles Event
Faults
The rules of badminton consider the following as faults.
If the shuttle lands outside the boundaries of the court, passes
through or under the net, fail to pass the net, touches the ceiling or
side walls, touches the person or dress of a player or touches any
other object or person.
If the initial point of contact with the shuttle is not on the striker's
side of the net. (The striker may, however, follow the shuttle over
the net with the racket in the course of a stroke.) If a player
touches the net or its supports with racket, person or dress
invades an opponent's court over the net with racket or person
except as permitted.
Badminton – Rules – Singles and Doubles Event
Faults
Faults
Let
'Let' is called by the umpire or by a player (if there is no umpire),
to halt play.
A 'let' may be given for any unforeseen or accidental occurrence.
The rules of badminton consider the following as 'lets':
If a shuttle is caught in the net and remains suspended on top or
after passing over the net, is caught in the net, it shall be a 'let'
except on service.
If during service, the receiver and server are both faulted at the
same time, it shall be a 'let'. If the server serves before the
receiver is ready, it shall be a 'let'.
Badminton – Rules – Singles and Doubles Event
Let
If the server serves before the receiver is ready, it shall be a 'let'.
If during play, the shuttle disintegrates and the base completely
separates from the rest of the shuttle, is shall be a 'let.
If a line judge is unsighted and the umpire is unable to make a decision,
it shall be a 'let.
A 'let' may occur following a service court error. When a 'let' occurs, the
play since the last service shall not count and the player who served
shall serve again, except where in situations where the Law of Service
Court Errors is applicable
Badminton – Rules – Singles and Doubles Event Doubles Play
A player of the serving side shall serve from the right service
court when the serving side has not scored or has scored an
even number of points in that game.
A player of the serving side shall serve from the left service
court when the serving side has scored an odd number of
points in that game.
Badminton – Rules – Singles and Doubles Event
The player of the receiving side who served last shall stay in
the same service court from where he served last. The reverse
pattern shall apply to the receiver's partner.
From the initial server who started the game from the right service out.
To the partner of the initial receiver. The service shall be delivered from
the left service court.
To the partner of the initial server.
To the initial receiver.
To the initial server and so on.
No player shall serve or receive out of turn.
Either player of the winning side may serve first in the next game,
and either player of the losing side may receive first in the next game.
Badminton – Rules – Singles and Doubles Event Doubles Formation