MAPEH BADMINTON

• Sports - an activity that requires physical actions and skills where individuals or teams compete under a set of rules.
• Individual sports - played one participant on each competing side.
• Dual Sports - played by two competing pairs.
• Team Sports - played with three or more players.
• Badminton - a tennis-like game played with a light strong rackets that are used to strike a shuttlecock back and forth, before it hits the ground across a high net within the rectangular court.
• Badminton - It 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 that is divided by a net.
• Badminton - Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racket so that it passes over the net and lands in their opponents' half of the court.
• battledore - old badminton game
• In Asia, it is believed that the game originated over

  2,000 years ago
• Siam, China - In Asia, it is believed that the game originated over 2000 years ago in?


  ?
• poona - In India, the badminton was called __ in 1800s
• India - where was badminton called "poona" in 1800s
• 1800 - In India, the badminton was called "poona" in __
• 1870 - it was brought to England by British army officers stationed in India.
• Badminton club of the City of New York - The oldest badminton club in the world which was founded in 1878.
• US Badminton Association - was formed in 1936.
• International Badminton Federation - the world governing body for the sport was founded in 1934.
• Thomas Cup - the premier international men's team. It is established in year 1948
• Uber Cup - women's competition founded in 1956.
• chinese dominated ever since they began in 1981
• mid 90's - Indonesia and some Europeans stole the supremacy from the chinese.
• Badminton was first contested as an official Olympic sport at the 1992 Olympic games in Barcelona, Spain.
• court - for singles: 44 feet long and 17 feet wide while for doubles 44 feet long and 20 feet wide
• racket - between 665 mm - 675 mm
• shuttlecock - 16 feathers, 62 ml - 70 ml in length and weight, 4.75 - 5.50 grams
• cork - 25-28 mm
• badminton pole -5 feet at the center and 5.1 feet at the sides
• Forehand Grip - This grip is used to hit shots that are on the forehand side of your body and around the head shots. There shall be a V shape in between your thumb and your index finger. The racket handle shall rest loosely in your fingers for greater flexibility.
• Backhand Grip - This grip is used to hit shots that are on the backhand side of your body. Hold the racket as you would on a forehand grip.Turn the racket anti-clockwise so that the V shape moves leftwards.
• skills needed to execute a badminton game - 6 Corners footwork , Shadow Badminton, Wall Drill, Multi-feed Drill
• Clear - a shot used to drive your opponent away from the net or forecourt or to slow the game.
• Smash- an attacking shot made at the limit of one's upward reach and slightly in front of the shoulder. At the moment of contact, the arm and wrist come down forcibly.
• Drive - a flat shot as low as possible, it is second only to the smash as an attacking shot.
• Drop Shot - any shot that drops immediately after crossing the net. The descent of the shuttlecock is controlled with little follow-through.
• Net Shot - any shot played as near to the net as possible, controlled by wrist and forearm. The hairpin shot is an example of a net shot.
• Kinds of Serve - Long and Deep (singles) Low and Short/Short Backhand (doubles) Drive (flick)
• umpire - considered as the main judge. This sports official has the power to overrule the line judges and service judge.
• service judge - provides the shuttlecock for the players in a game. He or she is also responsible for calling a “service fault.”
• Line Judges - They are the ones who stay beside the badminton court to check if the shuttlecock is in or out.
• Player - refers to anyone playing badminton