BADMINTON

TERMINOLOGIES
 ACE
• refers to a player
winning an outright
point from a serve that
was untouched - and
not returned - by the
receiver.
 Bird or Birdie
• another name for the
shuttlecock
 CARRY
• An illegal tactic, also
called a sling or throw,
in which the shuttle is
caught and held on the
racket and then slung
during the execution of a
stroke.
 COURT
• Area of play, as
defined by the outer
boundary lines
CENTER LINE
• Line perpendicular to
the net that separates
the left and right
service courts.
 DOUBLE HIT
• The double hit is a shot
contacting the
receiver's racket twice,
either by one player or
by both players.
 FAULT
• A violation of the
playing rules, either in
serving, receiving, or
during play
 LET

• a legitimate call
which halts normal
play and allows a
rally to be
replayed.
 RALLY
• This occurs when the
players hit the bird
back and forth several
times before one side
scores a point
 LOVE
• a term used to denote
zero scores in
badminton
 SERVICE
• the initial stroke
which starts play when
the receiver is
stationary and begins a
rally
 RECEIVER
• The receiver is the
player who receives
the shuttlecock put into
play by the server
 SERVER
• The server starts the
rally by hitting the
shuttlecock over the
net to the court area of
their opponent.
 CLEAR
• A shot hit deep to the
opponent’s back court
 DROP
• A shot hit slowly and
with finesse to fall
rapidly and close to the
net on the opponent’s
side.
 NET SHOT
• Shot hit from the
forecourt that just
clears the net and
drops sharply
 DRIVE
• A fast and low shot
that makes a horizontal
flight over the netA
shot hit deep to the
opponent’s back court
 SMASH
• A smash is an
overhead kill shot, hit
so hard that it forces the
shuttle to drop sharply
downwards into the
opponent's court