BADMINTON

Badminton is a racquet sport played using

racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although
it may be played with larger teams, the most
common forms of the game are "singles" and
"doubles"
HISTORY
The game was played in India during the 18th Century, at
which time it was called "Poona" . In the 1860s it was adopted
by British Army officers stationed in India. The officers took
the game back to England, where it became a success at a
party given by the Duke of Beaufort in 1873 at his estate
called "Badminton" in Gloucestershire.
Rackets
- may be made of lots of materials,
but modern badminton rackets are
usually made of a carbon fiber
composite. A square head is
traditional, but many use an oval
head shape now. The length must
be no more than 680 millimeters
and width must be no more than
230 mm. The head must be no
more than 280 mm in length and
220 mm in width.
Shuttlecock
-  (also called a shuttle or a birdie)
has a round base, usually made of
cork, covered in a thin layer of
leather or other material. Stuck into
the base are sixteen feathers in a
traditional shuttle. Most modern
shuttles use plastic ''feathers''
instead because they are less
expensive and sturdier.
Rules of the Game
- Two or four people can play the game - two for singles and four for
doubles. The players use their rackets to rally the shuttle, or pass the
shuttle from side to side over the net. If Team A fails to return a rally,
that is a point for Team B.
- The game is played to 21 points. If the score is tied at 20 points, teams
play until one side leads by two points (i.e., 21-23). If the score is tied at
29 points, whoever makes the next point wins. A team wins the match
when they win two out of three games.
The court is a 44-foot-long
rectangle with a net at the
midpoint. It should be 20 feet
wide for doubles and 17 feet wide
for singles. In practice, courts tend
to be 20 feet wide with an inner
line marking the sideline for
singles. On each half of the court
there is a left and right service
court, a short service line, and a
back service line.
• This grip is used to hit shots that
are on the forehand side of your
body and around the head shots.
• Your racket face shall be
perpendicular to the floor.
• This grip is used to grip shot that
are on the back hand side of your
body.