Reporters:

Arribe, Aida
Arribe, Jessalyn
Cab, Flora Mae
Compuesto, Ronalyn
Decina, Claire
dela Cerna, Meryl
Ballino, Lorelyn
Objectives:
By the end of the
discussion learners should be
able to,

Define Badminton
Explain the mechanics of
playing badmintons.
Identify all concepts and
terms of badminton.
Badminton,
court or lawn game
played with
lightweight rackets
and a shuttlecock.
Badminton is a
racket sport played
by either two
opposing players
(singles) or two
opposing pairs
(doubles), who take
positions on
opposite halves of a
rectangular court
The game is named for Badminton,
the country estate of the dukes of
Beaufort in Gloucestershire, England,
where it was first played about 1873.
The roots of the sport can be traced to
ancient Greece, China, and India, and
it is closely related to the old
children's game battledore and
 The sport
tests player’s
athletic
stamina,
agility and
good motor
coordination
Objective
This game can be
played in three
variants; singles,
doubles, and
mixed doubles.
A shuttle cock is
shot with a wired
metal rimmed racket
across the net,
called a serve, to
player(s) on the
other side of the
court who try to
send it back.
The player scores a
point if the opposite
player misses the
shuttle. These hits
can either be
smashes, slow and
light, or flat and low.
Size is no barrier for
forming a badminton
team . Two players of the
same or different gender
can form a team and
Team
participate in doubles,
while single players can
Size
participate in singles
tournaments.
 BADMINTON – PLAYING
ENVIRONMENT
Badminton is usually played
outdoors as the shuttlecock
drag is higher and it is difficult
to play in windy weather
conditions. As a recreational
activity Badminton can be
played outdoors.
Badminton court is
rectangular and is
divided into two equal Court
symmetric halves by a
net suspended from Dimen-
two vertical posts fixed sions
at either sides of the
court.
The width of doubles court is 20 feet
and that of singles court is 17 feet, and
both are of the same 44 feet length. A
short service line is marked on either
sides of the court at a distance of 6ft
 A doubles long service line runs
across the breadth of the court at
13 feet from the short service
line, and the end of the court
A center line parallel to the length of the
court divides each side of the court into two
equal halves. A net is suspended from poles
at the centre on each side of the court on
double sidelines. The bottom of the net is at
a height of 5 feet 1 inch from the ground at
 Badminton - Equipment

Badminton
Rackets

Modern Badminton Rackets are light in

weight and don’t weigh more than 100
grams. The frame of the Racket can be
made of common metals like steel or
aluminum. Sometimes rackets are made
 Badminton - Equipment

Badminton
Rackets

Its length does not

exceed 680mm and
width does not exceed
 Badminton - Equipment

Shuttlecock

Sixteen feathers fixed in a cork base

enveloped in a thin leather sheet make a
shuttlecock. Interestingly, the best
Badminton Shuttlecocks are made from
feathers from the wing of a goose. The
 Badminton – Terms

Attacking clear − An offensive player makes this

stroke when he shoots the shuttlecock deep into
the opponent’s court.
Backcourt − Back one thirds of the court before
the boundary lines on either sides of the net.
Backhand − The stroke that returns shuttle cock
to the left of a right-handed player and to the right
of a left-handed player.
Base position − A singles player tries to return
Badminton – Terms
Baseline − The line that marks the boundary
at the breadth of court.
Carry − If the shuttle gets stuck for a while in
the wires before getting released, the stroke
the player makes with the racket is called a
carry, sling, or throw and is considered illegal.
Drive − A fast shot when the shuttle flies
straight over the net but close to it.
Drop shot − A clever shot when the player
rapidly drops the shuttle close to the net to
Badminton – Terms

Feint − Any pretend shot or movement also

called as "balk" that unsettles an opponent
before or during the serve.
Flick − A quick wrist-and-forearm rotation that
changes the course of a soft shot into a fast one
and surprises the opponent.
Forecourt − The front one thirds of the half
court on both sides of the net, between the net
and the short service line.
Forehand − The stroke that returns a racket to
the right side of a right-handed player and to the
 Badminton – Terms
Game − A game is finished when a player or
team scores enough points to win a single
contest; it is a part of a set.
Hairpin net shot − The trajectory of racket is
hairpin shaped when a player lifts it from falling
close to the net and sends it to the other side
where it drops sharply close to the net.
Half court shot − A low shot to the midcourt,
usually used in doubles game.
High clear − A deep shot by a defending
 Badminton – Terms

Kill − The shuttlecock is shot very fast; so that, it

cannot be returned.
Let − A minor violation of the rules when the
referee allows players to replay the rally.
Long Service Line − In singles it is same as the
boundary line at the breadth. In doubles the line
is 2.5 feet inside the singles line. The serve
should not go past this line.
Match − A series of games where a winner
emerges at the end.
 Badminton – Terms

Midcourt − One third middle part of court

between the net and the back boundary line on
either sides of the net.
Net shot − A shot hit high from the forecourt
close to the net that just flings the shuttlecock
over the net and drops it sharply.
Passing shot − Any shot passing the
shuttlecock to the opposing player or team.
Push shot − A slight wrist movement that
gently shoots the shuttlecock.
 Badminton – Terms

Service court − The area into which a

service must be delivered; this is different for
singles and doubles.
Short service line − The line marked at
1.98 meters from the net in service courts
where player plays in a singles game.
Singles sideline − The side boundary of a
singles court.
Smash − A hard-hit overhead shot into the
opponent’s court that pushes the shuttlecock
 Badminton – Terms

Wood shot − A shot with the frame of

a racket.
Short Serve − This kind of serve is
mostly used in Doubles. The shuttle
cock barely clears the net and lands
close to the serve line.
Long Serve − This kind of serve is
mostly used in Singles. The shuttlecock
 How to Play Badminton?

Getting Ready and Serving

The referee tosses the coin and one
player calls ‘Head’ or ‘Tail’.
Serving is done diagonally and the first
serve is made from the right hand service
court. The server should hit the shuttle
underarm while it is 1.15m.
 How to Play Badminton?

Getting Ready and Serving

The referee tosses the coin and one
player calls ‘Head’ or ‘Tail’.
Serving is done diagonally and the first
serve is made from the right hand service
court. The server should hit the shuttle
underarm while it is 1.15m.
 How to Play Badminton?

Getting Ready and Serving

The server cannot step on boundaries

and should serve from the correct
service court. If the shuttle hits the
net and doesn’t cross it after the
service, it has to be served again.
 How to Play Badminton?

Getting Ready and Serving

The receiving player receives the

shuttlecock from the correct service
court diagonally opposite to the
server’s court and returns it, thus
starting a rally.
 How to Play Badminton?

Getting Ready and Serving

At the end of a game players change

ends, and in a deciding game players
change ends when one player or pair
scores 8 (men) or 6 (ladies) points.
 How to Play Badminton?

Serving Rules for Singles

The server serves from the right and left side of

the service courts alternatively.
If the players haven’t scored any points or if
they have scored an even number of points
they serve from the right side of the service
court to the right side of the opponent.
 How to Play Badminton?

Serving Rules for Singles

If the players scored an odd

number of points, they serve
from the left side of the court to
the left side of the opponent.
 How to Play Badminton?

Serving Rules for Doubles

In Doubles, the pair that served in

the previous rally and at the
receiving end in the current rally
doesn’t change their sides. Players
that win a rally and are serving
change their sides.
 How to Play Badminton?
Serving Rules for Doubles
If the players haven’t scored any points or if
they have scored an even number of points
they serve from the right side of the service
court to the right side of the opponent.
If the players scored an odd number of
points, they serve from the left side of the
court to the left side of the opponent.
How to Play Badminton?

Scoring
A rally is won when a player or
team makes a fault or when
the shuttle lands in the
opponent’s court.
 How to Play Badminton?
Scoring
The most common faults during a rally are,
Not hitting the shuttle before it lands within
the boundaries.

The shuttle is hit into the net.

The shuttle fails to fly above the net.

 How to Play Badminton?
Scoring
The most common faults during a rally are,
The shuttle lands outside the court
boundary (if the shuttle lands on a line, it is
in, but if a player steps on a line while
serving or receiving, they are out)
The player’s body or the racket coming into
contact with the net.
Same player hitting the shuttle
subsequently.
 How to Play Badminton?
Winning a Match
The best of three games make
a match.

The team or player scoring 21

points faster, wins a game.
 How to Play Badminton?
Winning a Match
 If the score of both the teams is 20 (20-all),
then the team that gets a 2 point lead wins
the game.
 If the score of both the teams is 29 (29-all),
then the team that reaches 30th point first
wins the game.
 The winner of a game also wins the right to
serve first in the next game.
 How to Play Badminton?
Fouls
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.
 How to Play Badminton?
Fouls
 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.
Reference
Badminton. 2006. Learning
Badminton.
https://
www.tutorialspoint.com/
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