P.E & HEALTH 2ND SEM - MIDTERMS

• Badminton - a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing parts.
• History

  • A form of sport in ancient Greece and Egypt.
  • The beginning of Badminton can be traced to mid-18th century British India
  • Initially, balls of wool referred as ball badminton but ultimately the shuttlecock stuck
  • The International Badminton Federation (now knows as Badminton World Federation) was established in 1934
  • Was first contested as an official Olympics sport at 1992
• Racquets - 70-95 grams, composed of many different materials: carbon fibre composite aluminum, wood
• Strings - string tension is normally in the range of 80 N for recreational players to 160 N professionals.
• Grip - allows a player to increase the thickness of his racquet handle and choose a comfortable surface to hold; replacement grip and overgrips.
• Shuttlecock - a birdie; is a high-drag projectile with an open conical shape; from from sixteen overlapping feathers embedded into a rounded cork base.

  The cork is covered with thin leather of synthetic materials.
• Synthetic shuttles (nylon) are often used by recreational players to reduce their costs as feathered shuttles break easily
• Shoes - the proper footwear will have a little lateral support and a very thin sole, lower a person's centre of gravity, and therefore results into fewer injuries
• Score Rules

  • up to 21 points. Best of three
  • the server and receiver stands in diagonally opposite service courts
  • when the serving side loses a rally, the service immediately passes to their opponent.
• In singles, the server stands in their right service court when their score is even, and left when their score is odd
• In doubles, if the serving side wins a rally, the same player continues to serve but changes service courts so that they serve to a different opponent
• If the score reaches 20-all, then the game continues until one side gains a two-point lead (such as 24-22), up to a maximum of 30 points (30-29 is a winning score).
• Forehand grip - a grip used to hit shots that are on the forehand side of your body
• Backhand Grips - a grip used to hit shots that are on the backhand side of your body
• Skill - an action that we use in an activity
• Technique - the way in which a skill is performed or executed
• Describing a Skill

  • Preperation
  • Action
  • recovery
• Forehand Shot - a return of service in the forehand side
• Backhand Shot - a return of service in the backhand side
• Ready Position

  • your feet should be a little wider than your shoulder;
  • Bring your racquet up and should be held out in front and away from your body
  • Your left arm should be in font of your body and slightly outside for balance
• Badminton Shots

  
  

  Net Shots

  • drop shot
  • net kill
  • long kill
  • net drive
  • net lift/lob

  Middle Court Shots

  • drive
  • lift / lob
  • smash

  Back Court Shots

  • clear
  • smash
  • jumpsmash
  • dropshot
• High Serve - used in singles to move your opponent as far back in the court as possible.
• Low Serve - use this service when you want your opponent to lift the shuttle; commonly used in doubles
• Forehand Service

  • bring your racket back to your waist level
  • hold the shuttle by the feathers
  • contact the shuttle at a higher point but still below your waist line
• Backhand Service

  • lead with your racket leg and place your non-racket leg behind with your feet
  • Carry a short back swing then bring the racket forward.
  • Hold the shuttle on the tip of the feathers in front of your waist level.
  • Push the shuttle with the racket face and try to make the shuttle skim the tape of the net
  • Try to shorten the grip for a better control of the racket
• Defensive Clear - has a high and deep trajectory; these gives you more time to return to your base and prepare for the next shot
• Attacking Clear - has a trajectory that runs almost parallel to the ground; the shuttle travels flat and fast towards your opponents back court
• Slow Drop shot - the point of impact is above the racket shoulder; intended to move your opponent to the front court
• Fast Drop Shot = hit the shuttle slightly further in front of the body to produce a shallower trajectory at a faster speed. Intended to catch your opponent off balance and have less time to respond
• Badminton Drive Shot - an attacking shot usually playes from the sides of the court when the shuttle has fallen too low for it to be returned with a smash
• Badminton Smash Shot - the most potent of all the badminton shot. Hit with power and speed.
• Badminton Net Play - shots are played from around the net are back to your opponent's net area.
• General Faults

  • the bird falls outside the court
  • player is struck by the bird
  • player hits the bird twice
  • the bird is struck before it crosses the net
  • player touches the net while the bird is in play
  • the player catches the birdie instead of letting it drop
  • The bird is carried on the net
  • a player obstructs an opponent
• Alley

  Extension of the court
• Back alley

  Area between the back boundary line
• Center line

  Line perpendicular to the net that separates the courts
• Baseline

  Boundary line at each end of the court
• Center or Base Position

  Location in the center of the court
• Carry is an illegal tactic also called a sling or throw
• Backcourt

  Back third of the court