BADMINTON

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• Battledore and shuttlecock


  A game with a history dating back more than 2000 years to the ancient civilizations of Greece and Egypt
• Battledore and shuttlecock game


  • The main objective was to simply prevent the shuttle from touching the ground
• Poona


  The name of the game in 18th century India, came from the name of the town now called Pune
• Creation of badminton


  British military officers in India added a net to the game of Poona
• Badminton was launched at the Badminton House, Gloucestershire, owned by the Duke of Beaufort


  1873
• The Bath Badminton Club standardized the rules


  1887
• The Badminton Association of England published the 1st set of rules similar to today's rules


  1893
• International Badminton Federation (IBF) was established

  1934
• Badminton became an Olympic Sport


  1992
• Badminton racket


  • Stringed area shall NOT exceed 280 mm in overall length and 220 mm in overall width

  
• Badminton shuttlecock


  • Shall have 16 feathers
  • Length should be between 62-70 mm
  • Diameter of the base 25-28 mm

  
• Grip


  A way of holding the racket in order to hit shots during a match
• Forehand grip


  • Used to hit shots that are on the forehand side of your body and around the headshots
• Backhand grip


  • Known as the thumb grip, is like the forehand grip except the bottom of the thumb is in contact with the 3rd bevel and the index finger is lowered down to a position below the thumb
• Footwork


  Having the ability to reach the shuttle early while on the balance
• Service


  Having the ability to reach the shuttle early while on the balance
• Main types of service

  • Low serve
  • High/long serve
  • Flick serve
  • Drive serve
• Smash


  An offensive shot fired from a high point and travels down steeply towards the opponent
• Types of smash


  • Forehand smash
  • Backhand smash
  • Jump smash
• Battledore and shuttlecock


  A game with a history dating back more than 2000 years to the ancient civilizations of Greece and Egypt
• Battledore and shuttlecock game


  • The main objective was to simply prevent the shuttle from touching the ground
• Poona


  The name of the game in 18th century India, came from the name of the town now called Pune
• Creation of badminton


  Created by the British military officers who stayed in India and added a net to the game of Poona
• Badminton was launched at the Badminton House, Gloucestershire owned by the Duke of Beaufort, and the game was called The Game of Badminton


  1873
• The Bath Badminton Club standardized the rules


  1887
• The Badminton Association of England published the 1st set of rules similar to today's rules


  1893
• International Badminton Federation (IBF) was established

  1934
• Badminton became an Olympic Sport


  1992
• Badminton racket


  • Stringed area shall NOT exceed 280 mm in overall length and 220 mm in overall width

  
• Badminton shuttlecock


  • Shall have 16 feathers
  • Length should be between 62-70 mm
  • Diameter of the base 25-28 mm

  
• Grip


  A way of holding the racket in order to hit shots during a match
• Forehand grip


  • Used to hit shots that are on the forehand side of your body and around the headshots
• Backhand grip


  • Known as the thumb grip, is like the forehand grip except the bottom of the thumb is in contact with the 3rd bevel and the index finger is lowered down to a position below the thumb
• Footwork


  • Having the ability to reach the shuttle early while on the balance
• Service


  • The serve must be hit in an upwards direction, with an underarm hitting action
• 4 main types of service

  • Low serve
  • High/Long serve
  • Flick serve
  • Drive serve
• Low/Short serve


  • Barely skims over the top of the net and lands near the short service line, does not give the opponent an opportunity to attack and limits the type of shots on the service return
• High/Long serve


  • Travels high and deep into the receiver's back court, targeting the furthest corner away from the server
• Flick serve


  • A fast and offensive serve that travels in an upwards direction towards the far service line