BADMINTON

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PA C K E T 1
NATURE OF THE GAME
• Badminton is a racket sport played using rackets to
hit a shuttlecock across a net. The most common
forms of the game are “singles” (with one player
per side) and “doubles” (with two players per
side).
• The object of the game is to hit the shuttlecock or
“bird” back and forth with a racket across a net
five feet high at its center. The bird should be hit
with such speed and accuracy that the opponent is
unable to return the shot successfully.
• Badminton is an indoor sport because the
shuttlecock is light in weight; as a result, it is
easily blown away by the wind. The game can
either be fast or slow paced, depending on the skill
level of the players.
HISTORY OF THE GAME
• The game is believed to have been invented in India where it was
known as “Poona”. British army officer was fascinated by the
game and brought it back to their country state which is at
Badminton, Gloucestershire, where the sport derived its present
name. In 1887, the Bath Badminton Club was formed. It was
replaced by the Badminton Association of England in 1893, which
formed the present rules that governed the competitive play.
• The game spread from England where it had its chief development,
and in Canada, where it is now recognized as an outstanding indoor
sport.
• In the US, the first badminton club was formed in 1878 in New
York City. The first United States Badminton Championship was
held in Chicago in 1937. Walter Kramer of Detroit and Mrs. Del
Sarkuff of Seattle USA were the first successful American
badminton champions.
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1. Court
- The playing area where a badminton game is held. The
surface should be smooth but not slippery.
- The single’s court is long and narrow while the
double’s court is short and wide.
- The full width of the court is 6.1 meters (20 ft.), and
in singles, this width is reduced to 5.18 meters (17 ft.)
The full length of the court is 13.41 meters (44ft.)
- The service courts are marked by a center line
dividing the width of the court by a short service line
at a distance of 1.98 meters (6 ft 6 inch) from the net,
and by the outer side and back boundaries.
- In doubles, the service court is also marked by a long
service line, which is 0.76 meters (2 ft 6 inch) from
the back boundary.
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2. Shuttlecock (also called bird or birdie)
- This is usually made of cork and feathers about 14-16 pieces
and weighs 5 grams.
- The shuttle may be made by natural and or synthetic materials.
From whatever the shuttle is made, the flight characteristics
generally should be similar to these produced by a natural
feathered shuttle with a cork base covered by a thin layer of
leather.
- The shuttle shall have 16 feathers fixed in the base.
- The feathers shall be measured from the tip to the top of the
base and each shuttle shall be of the same length. This length can
be between 62mm and 70mm.
- The tips of the feathers shall lie on a circle with a diameter form
58 mm to 68 mm.
- The feathers shall be fastened firmly with thread or other
suitable materials. The base shall be 25 mm. to 28 mm in
diameter and rounded on the bottom.
- The shuttle shall weigh form 4.74 to 5.50 grams
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3. Racket
- This is light and fragile equipment and it’s much smaller than the one used
in lawn tennis. Material for racket can neither be a wood, steel, plastic or fiber
glass.
- The main racket are called handle, the stringed area, the head and the shaft,
the throat and the frame.
- The handle is the part of the racket intended to be gripped by the player.
- The stringed area is the part of the racket with which it is intended the
player hit the shuttle.
- The head bounced the stringed area
- The shaft connects the handle to the head
- The throat (if present) connects the shaft to the head.
- The frame is the same given to the head, throat, shaft and handle taken
together.
- The frame of the racket shall not exceed 680 mm in overall length and 230
mm in overall width.
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4. Net
- The net is 1.55 meters (5 ft. 1 inch) high at the edges and 1.524 meters (5 ft.) high in the center.
- The net posts are placed over the doubles sidelines, even when singles is played.
- The minimum height for the ceiling above the court is not mentioned in the Laws of Badminton.
- The Net stretched from post to post, 2 feet and 6 inches in depth, and 5 feet in height from the
floor.