BADMINTON

BASIC STROKES AND

HITS
1. Clear – shot done with
the stroke above the head,
the shuttle travelling up
targeting the long service
line; usually done to give
the player time to return
to base position.
2. Lob – shot done with
the stroke below the
head about waist-level,
the shuttle travelling
up.
3. Drop – shot usually
done with the stroke
above the head, the
shuttle travelling up but
dropping just near the
net; usually done for
placing purposes.
4. Net Drop/Shot – shot
usually done with the
stroke below the head, the
shuttle travelling just
barely touching the net
and landing near it;
usually done for placing
purposes.
5. Drive – shot usually
done with the stroke
about the level of the
head, the shuttle
travelling straight or
flat over the net.
6. Smash – shot done
with the stroke above the
head, the shuttle travelling
down with power and
speed; considered one of
the most powerful attack
in the badminton.
BASIC RULES OF
BADMINTON
a. A match shall consist of the
best of three games wherein a
game shall be won by the side
which first scores 21 points. If
the score become 20 –all, the
side which gains a two point
lead first, shall win that game. If
the score become 29 – all, the
side scoring the 30th points shall
win that game.
b. The side winning a
game shall serve first in
the next game.
c. Service is done diagonally R
(right) side to R or L (left)
side to L depending on the
server’s score. Even (0, 2, 4
etc.) score serves on the R
side of the court while odd (1,
3, 5, etc.) score serves on the
L side.
d. Service is done with
contact of the racket with
the whole shuttlecock
below the server’s waist.
e. A score is earned when a fault
has been made such as if a
service is not correct, the shuttle
lands outside the boundaries of
the court, touches the person or
dress of a player, and touches a
player’s racket and does not
travel towards the opponent’s
court.