BADMINTON

Badminton - is a game in which a

shuttlecock is batted back and forth with
light rackets across a net by opposing
players (Singles) or pairs of players
(Doubles). Unlike many racquet sports,
badminton does not use a ball: badminton
uses a feathered projectile known as a
shuttlecock. Since the shuttlecock is
strongly affected by wind, competitive
badminton is always played indoors.
HISTORY
of

BADMINTON
The game of badminton originated in
Siam, China over 2,000 years ago. It was
brought to England in 1870 and was
played somewhat like tennis. After being
played in Canada, badminton arrived in
America and has been popular since
1929. Since 1992, badminton has been
an Olympic sport.
 Who invented the game
of badminton?
Badminton was invented in a British India version
called Poona, British army officers learned the
game by around 1870 and they brought it back to
England with them. Badminton was named
Badminton because the Duke of Beaufort
introduced this sport at his country estate located
in Gloucestershire which is called "Badminton
House" in 1873.
 What is the original
name of badminton?
The original name of badminton was called
"Battledore and shuttlecock", and you can find
similar games in ancient Greece and Egypt. It used
to be a game that could have multiple players
involved, and each of them would hit a shuttlecock
with feathers with rackets. By 18 century, since a
similar game had become very popular in the Poona
version in British India, it was also named Poona
before it was called badminton.
BADMINTON
RULES AND
SCORING
To win a set in badminton,
you need to score 21 points
before your opponent,
however, if the scores are tied
at 20-20 then it comes down
to whichever player manages
to get two clear points ahead.
Below are the top 10 rules of
badminton:
 A game will start with a coin toss.
Whoever wins the toss gets to decide
whether they would serve or receive first
or what side of the court they want to be
on. The side losing the toss have to follow
their decision.
 A point is conceded when any body parts
of the player or the racket touch the net.
 The shuttle cannot be carried on or rest on
the racket.
A player cannot reach over the net for
hitting the shuttle.
For even score, we always serve from
the right side of the court, for odd
scores, we always serve from the left
side of the court.
A serve must carry diagonally across
the court.
A server must hit the shuttles at a
height below 1.15m before the player
strikes the shuttle, he or she cannot
touch any of the court-lines (new
regulation since March 2018, the old
rule was always below the waist)
Modern badminton usually applies the
best of three sets and 21 points system,
when you gain an additional point
whenever you win a rally.
You will win a rally when you strike
the shuttles and touches the opponent's
court floor or when your opponent
committed a fault.
It's considered as a fault when you
failed to hit the shuttle over the net, or
it lands outside the boundary of the
badminton court, or hit the ceiling.
 FOR SINGLES
• At the beginning of the game, the player
must serve on the right side of the court.
Since 0 is an even number, you will serve
from the RIGHT side of the court.
• the server has to serve diagonally to his
opponent's court. His opponent stands in
diagonal or cross-court position.
• If the server wins a rally, the server scores
a point and then serves again from the
alternate service court
 FOR DOUBLES
• The players do not change their
respective service courts until they
win a point when their side is
serving.

• If the serving side wins a rally, the

serving side scores a point and the
same server serves again from the
alternate service court.
Interval and Change of Ends
• The game has only two rest
periods coming in the form of a
90-second rest after the first
game and a 5-minute rest period
after the second game.
 FAULTS AND
FOULS (VIOLATION
OF RULES)
 Players should hit the shuttle only from their side of
the court.
 Players should not touch the net or slide under it.

 The racket of a player should not land on the opposing

team's side.
 The shuttle should never hit players, even outside the
boundaries.
 In Doubles, the shuttle shouldn't hit a player or his
clothing or his racket before his teammate hits it.
 Both feet of a player should be on the ground while
serving and receiving the service.
 Let (a play allowed to be replayed)
a. The bird becomes caught in or on the net after passing over
the net.
b. The bird hits the basketball supports or net.
c. The following situations occur before the next serve and if the
offending side wins the rally:
 The correct server serves from the wrong court.
 The wrong server serves from either the correct/incorrect
service court.
 The correct receiver receives in the wrong court.
Officials and their functions
The officials are the judges responsible to ensure a fair
badminton game is being played. They consists of:

 REFEREE - The referee is the most important official of the

whole tournament. He or she is in charge of the competition
and needs to ensure that the tournament is conducted
following the Laws of Badminton .

Level of Referee :
There are two levels of the international referee.
They are:
● BWF Accredited.
● BWF Certificated – the highest
 UMPIRE:

 The 8 main judges for the particular badminton game.

He/she has the power to overrule any decisions made
by the service judge or line judges. The umpire is the
person ensuring that the badminton game runs
smoothly and prevents any players from delaying the
game play. Whenever a player requests to change the
shuttle, the umpire will need to approve that the
change could be made.
The umpire also looks out for faults
committed around the net area such as
whether a player touched the net when
returning the shuttle.
The umpire is responsible to make a fault
call when the shuttle touches the player or
the players attires except for the badminton
racket. In badminton, it will be a fault/foul to
a player if the shuttle touches any part of
that player's body or attire.
 SERVICE JUDGE: The service judge is
responsible for making a service faults call and
providing shuttles to the players.

 LINE JUDGES: Line judges sit beside the

badminton court (right in front of every in/out
line) to determine whether the shuttle is inside or
outside the boundaries of the court. Their calls are
usually very subjective and are often
controversial.
EQUIPMENT
 RACKET
A racket, or racquet, is a sports implement used for striking a ball or
shuttlecock in games such as squash, tennis, racquetball, badminton
and padel. In the strictest sense a racket consists of a handled frame
with an open hoop across which a network of strings is stretched
tightly.
 SHUTTLECOCK
- a cork to which
feathers are attached to
form a cone shape, or a
similar object of plastic,
struck with rackets in
the games of badminton
and battledore.
 NET
The Badminton Net is the central gameplay element in a game
of Badminton, requiring players to return the shuttlecock from
one side of the court to the other during the match.
 Facility
Court - Area of play, as defined by the outer boundary lines.
 BADMINTON STROKES
A badminton stroke is the development of the player’s racket
completely intent on hitting the shuttle. It’s vital to note then
that the main end of hitting the shuttle is now viewed as a
stroke. Therefore, you could do a stroke and neglect to hit the
shuttle, and that would in any case be viewed as a stroke in
any case. The strokes aren’t with regard to what occurs after
you have hit the shuttle; that’s the thing the shots are. The
strokes that do before you hit the shuttle, how you hold your
racket, how you swing it, and in which area.
TYPE OF STROKES
 TYPE OF STROKES

1. Under-chest forehand stroke

2. Over-chest forehand stroke
3. Under-chest backhand stroke
4. Over-chest backhand stroke
UNDER-CHEST FOREHAND STROKE
The under-chest forehand stroke is a
stroke that, as the name suggests, is
performed with the forehand grip and is
performed.
 OVER-CHEST FOREHAND
STROKE
The over-chest forehand stroke is a stroke
that, as the name suggests, is performed
with the forehand grip and is performed.
 UNDER-CHEST BACKHAND
STROKE
The under-chest strike stroke is a stroke
that, as the name suggests, is performed
with the strike grip and is performed.
 OVER-CHEST BACKHAND
STROKE
The over-chest strike stroke is a stroke
that, as the name suggests, is
performed with the strike grip and is
performed.
TYPE OF SERVES
 TYPE OF SERVES

1. Low serve
2. High serve
3. Flick serve
4. Drive serve
 LOW SERVE
The low serve, also commonly known as a short serve, is
a serve that barely skims over the top of the net and lands
near the short service line. When done correctly, it does
not give the opponent an opportunity to attack and limits
the type of shots on the service return. A perfect short
serve will immediately start dropping in a downwards
flight path after it crosses the net, and continues to just
land across the short service line, which forces opponents
to lift the shuttle if they wait too long before returning the
serve.
 HIGH SERVE
A high serve, also commonly known as a
long serve, is a serve that travels high and
deep into the receiver’s back court, targeting
the furthest corner away from the server.
The arc of a high serve should resemble that
of a deep lift shot, where the shuttle reaches
its high peak towards the back of the
receiver’s court before dropping sharply
near the back service boundary.
 FLICK SERVE
A flick serve is a fast and offensive serve that
travels in an upwards direction towards the far
service line. The set-up of the flick serve
resembles that of a typical low serve and seeks
to deceive the opponent by injecting power into
the serve at the last moment through wrist and
thumb strength.
 DRIVE SERVE
A drive serve, also commonly known as a flat
serve, is a fast and flat offensive serve that is
meant to travel to the mid-to-far end of the
service receiving area. The setup of a drive serve
looks similar to that of a low serve or flick serve
and relies on the power of the wrist to transmit
the power into the shuttle. The angle of the racket
race is what differentiates the flick serve from the
drive serve.