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• Rules are set for safety in sports activities
• Rules are set up for a sport or game to be playable
• The rules exist so that the sport is marketable
• In the 1600s, Battledore and Shuttlecock was an upper-class pastime in England and many European countries, played by two people hitting a shuttlecock backwards and forwards with a simple bat
• Badminton, originally known as "poona," is traceable to India
• In 1870, an English army officer introduced badminton in England
• In 1887, the Bath Badminton Club laid down its own regulations for the game
• In 1890, after being introduced in the US, badminton gained popularity and the game was controlled by the American Badminton Association
• Badminton is a sport that uses a racket and a shuttlecock made of goose feathers
• Different types of shots or strokes in badminton include:

  • Serve: underhand stroke to start a game play
  • Lob: makes the shuttlecock fly high to fall behind the opponent's court line
  • Underhand and overhand clear: stroke driving the bird high and deep into the opponent’s court
  • Drop Shot: makes the shuttlecock fall near the net
  • Smash: done with full power and swift movement to make the shuttlecock fall in the opponent's playing area
• Badminton is traceable to India, where it was known as “poona”
• The original Indian rules governed the activity until 1887 when the Bath Badminton Club laid down its own regulations
• Scoring in Badminton


  Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racket/racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their opponents' half of the court. Each side may only strike the shuttlecock once before it passes over the net. A rally ends once the shuttlecock has struck the floor, or if a fault has been called by either the umpire or service judge or, in their absence, the offending player, at any time during the game
• After being introduced in the U.S. in 1890, a wave of popularity carried it to its present status
• English army officers introduced the game in England around 1870
• The game is controlled by the American Badminton Association
• Racket Parts


  • Stringed Area
  • Head
  • Throat
  • Shaft
  • Handle
  • Frame
• Shuttlecock Parts


  • Skirt
  • Cork Base
• The post should stand 1.55 m in height from the surface of the court and be placed on the doubles side line
• Parts of a shuttlecock

  • Skirt (made of 16 goose feathers or plastic or nylon, length 62-70 mm)
  • Cork Base (25 mm - 28 mm in diameter, rounded on the bottom)
• Court parts

  • Backcourt (8 ft including the back alley)
  • Baseline or Backline (back boundary line at each end of the court)
  • Long Service Line (singles back boundary line, doubles line 2 ½ ft inside boundary)
  • Mid-court (middle third of the court from short service line to back third, about 7 ½ ft)
• Competitive badminton is generally played indoors to avoid the effects of wind and other elements on the shuttle
• The net should be strained tightly at all times with a height of 1.524 m in the center and 1.55 m at the post
• Intervals and Change of Ends
• Scoring System


  1. A match consists of best of three games of 21 points

  2. At 20 all, the side which gains a two-point lead first wins that game

  3. At 29 all, the side scoring the 30th point wins that game

  4. The side winning a game serves first in the next game
• Intervals and Change of Ends

  1. When the leading score reaches 11 points, players have a 60 second interval

  2. A two-minute interval between each game is allowed

  3. Players change ends after a game when a side scores 11 points
• Points – Singles

  1. At the beginning of the game and when the score is even, the server serves from the right service court. When it is odd, the server serves from the left service court

  2. If the server wins a rally, the server scores a point and then serves again from the alternate service court

  3. If the receiver wins a rally, the receiver scores a point and becomes the new server. They serve from the appropriate service court – left if their score is odd, and right if it is even
• Points - Doubles

  1. At the beginning of the game and when the score is even, the server serves from the right service court towards the right service court of the opponent. When it is odd, the server serves from the left service court towards the left service court of the opponent

  2. If the serving side wins a rally, the serving side scores a point and the same server serves again from the alternate service court

  3. If the receiving side wins a rally, the receiving side scores a point. The receiving side becomes the new serving side

  4. The players do not change their respective service courts until they win a point when their side is serving
• • References: Alvarez, M., R. Erpelo, R. Victorio, & M. Capundang. (2010). Physical education 3: individual/dual sports. Quezon City, Philippines: Books Atbp. Publishing Inc.
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  • Badminton rules. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.earlofmarch.com/uploads/Course_Outlines/forward/Gr.9-Badminton-Rules.pdf
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  • Badminton rules guide. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.mfschools.org/user/petersj/students/badmintonrules.pdf
  • Parts of a badminton racket. (n.d.) Retrieved from http://www.livestrong.com/article/83504-parts-badminton-racket/
  • What is badminton? (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.slideshare.net/janelaroxansantos/what-is-badminton
• Rules of Badminton

  • Shuttlecock should be carried on or come to rest on the racket
  • It is legal if the shuttlecock hits the wood or metal part of the racket
  • Players should not reach over the net to hit the shuttlecock
  • A serve must carry cross court or diagonally to be valid
  • During serve, the server should not step on any of the lines of the court until striking the shuttlecock and must remain stationary
  • The shuttlecock must be served underhand with the racket head clearly below the waist and below the hands that hold it
  • Faking the serve is not allowed
  • A point is added to the score when a player or pair wins a rally
  • Common types of faults include failing to hit the shuttlecock over the net, landing outside the boundary of the court, feet not within the boundaries of the serving or receiving court, partner taking the serve resulting in doubles play, striking the shuttlecock before it crosses the net, shuttlecock hitting the ceiling
  • Each side can strike the shuttlecock only once before it passes over the net
  • The shuttle landing on the line is considered "in" and good
  • A player should not serve until the opponent is ready, but if the receiver attempts to return the serve, they are considered ready and play continues
  • If the server misses the shuttlecock during the serve, they may serve again if no contact was made with the racket
  • After the serve is played by the receiving team, either partner may make a play on the shuttlecock during consecutive returns