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• Badminton originated from the ancient pastime of battledore and shuttlecock
• The game was known as "Poona" in India
• In 1870, British army officers stationed in India brought the game to England
• In 1878, the Badminton Club of the City of New York was founded, making it the oldest badminton club in the world
• In 1930, badminton did not become widely popular in the United States
• In 1936, the US Badminton Association was formed
• The International Badminton Federation is the world governing body for the sport, established in 1934
• The Thomas Cup, established in 1948, is the premier international men's team competition in badminton
• The "Uber Cup," founded in 1956, is the counterpart in the women's competition
• The size of the court for a doubles game is 44 ft. long by 22 ft. wide, and for a singles game, it is 44 ft. long and 17 ft. wide
• There are 1½ ft. alleys on each side of the court, commonly referred to as double alleys
• There is also space 2½ ft. wide at both ends of the court
• The post should be 5 feet and 1 inch in height from the floor
• A racket is a lightweight implement used for striking the ball or shuttlecock in games like tennis, racquets, or badminton
• A shuttlecock is made from 14-16 goose feathers placed in a leather-covered cork head, made of either plastic or nylon
• Synthetic shuttles are suitable for recreational games, but feathered or official shuttlecocks weigh from 4.74 to 5.50 grams
• FOREHAND - Forehand strokes are hit with the front of the hand leading + Edited
• BACKHAND - hits the shuttle with their backhand area when the shuttle is in mid-air above the head + Edited
• Backswing - involves all movements of the racket away from the target.
• Hitting action - includes all forward motions until the racket contacts the shuttle.
• Follow- Through - involves all movements from control contact until the player is back in a position to wait the opponents next shot.
• TABLE TENNIS ■THE GAME WAS INVENTED IN ENGLAND IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE 20TH CENTURY AND WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED PING-PONG, A TRADE NAME
• PING PANG QUI - IS THE OFFICIAL NAME OF THE SPORT IN MAINLAND CHINA, HONG KONG, TAIWAN, AND MACAU.
• TAKKYU - IS THE OFFICIAL NAME OF THE SPORT IN JAPAN.
• TAK-GU IS THE NAME OF THE SPORT IN KOREA.
• EQUIPMENT OF TABLE TENNIS

  1. RACQUET/PADDLE

  2. BALL

  3. TABLE

  4. NET

  5. POST

  6. TABLE TENNIS ROBOT
• STYLES OF PLAY

  1. PENHOLD

  2. SHAKEHAND

  3. V-GRIP

  4. SEEMLIER GRIP

  5. JAPANESE PENHOLD

  6. CHINESE PENHOLD
• DEFENSIVE STROKES SLICE - A FOREHAND SLICE IS ONE OF THE FOUR BASIC TABLE TENNIS STROKES, ALONG WITH THE FOREHAND DRIVE, BACKHAND STROKE AND BACKHAND SLICE
• CHOP ESSENTIALLY AN EXTREME BACKSPIN SHOT, THE BALL TENDS TO TRAVEL IN A VERY FLAT TRAJECTORY AND BOUNCE LOW
• BLOCK IS A DEFENSIVE STROKE THAT ALLOWS A PLAYER TO USE THE SPEED OF THEIR OPPONENT'S SHOT AGAINST THEM.
• PUSH BLOCK - ONE SIDE (TYPICALLY THE BACKHAND) IS USED MAINLY TO PUSH THE BALL, WHILE THE OTHER SIDE IS USED TO BLOCK AND ATTACK ANY LOOSE BALLS
• SIDE DRIVE - IS A LIGHT TOPSPIN STROKE THAT CREATES A LOW BALL TRAJECTORY
• LOB IS A DEFENSIVE STROKE WHERE THE PLAYER LIFTS THE BALL FOR A VERY HIGH RETURN, ALLOWING THE OPPONENT TO
• STOP

  IS A HIGH LEVEL STROKES, USED AS ANOTHER VARIATION FOR CLOSE TO TABLE STROKES.