PE

• Categories of sports


  • Individual sports - one player
  • Dual sports - two players
  • Team sports - 3 to more players
• Benefits of doing sports

  • Better sleep
  • Strong heart
  • Improved lung function
  • Reduces stress
• Basic strokes in badminton

  • Forehand - dominant side
  • Backhand - non dominant side
  • Underhand - played near the net
  • Sidearm - played near the sides of the net
  • Overhead - played near the long service line
• Basic terminology in badminton

  • Ace - score gained by the server
  • Doubles - composed of 2 players
  • Deuce - tied at 20 all
  • Fault - infraction of the rules
  • Let - stop the rally due to some type of outside interference
  • Love - term used to indicate the score zero
  • Point - scored
  • Rally - exchange shots after serve
  • Rally point system - system gives a score either to server / receiver
  • Singles - one player
• Officials in badminton


  • Referee - overall charge
  • Umpire - charge of the match
  • Service judge - responsible for service error
  • Line judges - call if the shuttlecock in or out
• Down ball

  Ball that is hit overhand and driven the net with topspin
• Dump

  Performed by the setter
• Extension roll


  Move to the floor which enables a player to dig
• Floater


  Serve which does not spin or rotate
• Ace


  Serve that directly scores a point
• Forearm pass


  Contacting the ball with the forearm
• Free ball


  Returning the ball to the opponent
• Antenna


  • Red and white stripe pole
• Held ball


  Ball that comes to rest during contact in foul
• Assist


  Passing or setting the ball
• pass - receiving a first ball

  power tip - ball that pushed with forced

  quick- player approaching the setter

  quick set - set usually 2' above the net

  rally scoring - method used in the fifth game of matches

  red card - given by the officials to player or coach for flagrant

  reception error - serve that player should have been able to return

  roof - ball that when spiked is blocked by a defensive player 
• Hitter


  Player who attack
• Jump serve


  Serve that started by tossing the ball into air and jump to hit the ball
• Joust


  2 opposing player are simultaneously attempting to play a ball above the net
• Attack


  Offensive action of hitting the ball
• Kill


  Attack that result a point
• Attack error


  Unsuccessful attack
• Linesman


  Officials located at the corner of the court
• Middle blocker


  Usually played at middle of the net
• Back row attack


  Back row player takes off to jump
• Net height is seven feet, 4- 1/8 inchs
• Off speed hit


  Ball spiked with less than maximum force
• rotation - clockwise movement 

  serve - used to put the ball into play

  service error - an unsuccessful serve 

  side out scoring - method used in games one through four matches

  set - a pass that puts ball in place for a hitter

  stufff - ball that deflected back to that attacking teams floor

  setter - player who has 2nd ball

  six lack - occurs when a blocker get hit in face

  slide attack - low back set to the antenna 

  side out - rally won by the team who is receiving serve
• Block


  Successful attempt by any front row player
• Overlap


  Refers to the position of the players in the rotation prior
• Outside hitter


  Usually plays at the ends of the net
• Pancake


  One handed defense
• Ball handling error


  Officials calls a double hit
• Block assist


  Successful attempt by two or more front row players
• substitution - allows one player to replace another player

  spike - attack

  ten foot - line extended across the court 

  wipe - when a hitter pushes the ball of the opposing block

  yellow card - given by officials to a player or coach as a warning of misconduct
• Blocking error


  Touch net
• Block solo


  Successful by one front row player
• Campfire


  Ball that falls to the floor in an area that's surrounded by players
• Centerline


  • Boundary that runs directly under the net
• Court dimension


  • 59ft end line to end line and 29ft, 6inch wide