PEAH FINALS [BADMINTON]

• Badminton is a racket sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs.
• Badminton was called POONA in India during the 18th century
• The International Tennis Federation (ITF) governs lawn tennis

  The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) governs table tennis

  The Badminton World Federation (BWF) governs badminton.
• A racket is a light long-handled racket used by badminton players to volley a shuttlecock over a net.
• A racket can be used with a lot of wrist movements, as the material is light.
• A shuttlecock is often abbreviated to shuttle and is also commonly known as bird or birdie
• A shuttlecock is a projectile with an open conical shape. It has a small ball at the front to give it speed, and feathers
• 1. FEATHERS

  2. CORK BASE

  
• 2 TYPES OF SHUTTLECOCKS

  • feather shuttlecocks
  • plastic/synthetic shuttlecocks
• Badminton court


  • Rectangular area
  • 44 feet long and 20 feet wide for singles game
  • 44 feet long and 24 feet wide for doubles game
• Net


  • Hung across the center of the court
  • 5 feet high at the edges
  • 5 feet, 1 inch high in the center
• Court division

  1. Divided into left and right service courts by a center line

  2. Each service court further divided into front and back service courts by a short service line
• Court zones

  • Forecourt
  • Midcourt
  • Rear court
• The lines that mark the court zones are all part of the official court dimensions
• when the server's score is an even number, he serves from the right service court.

  when the server's score is an odd number, he serves from the left service court.

  
• SCORING SYSTEMS

  each game is played with 21 points

  if the score reaches 20, the game continues until one side gains 2 point lead (such as 24-22 ) up to a maximum of 30 points
• SERVICE

  • at the start of the rally, the server and receiver stand in diagonally opposite service courts.
  • the serve must travel diagonally to be good
  • the server must hit the shuttle from below the waist.
• SERVICE

  In singles, the server stands:

  -in his right service court when his score is even or 0

  -in his left service court when his score is odd
• SERVICE

  In doubles, if the opponent wins the rally and their new score is even, the player in the right service court serves: if odd, the player in the left service court serves.
• PLAYING THE GAME

  -the rally continues until someone wins it by hitting a good shot which their opponent cannot return. or until someone loses it by hitting a fault
• PLAYING THE GAME

  FAULTS:

  hitting the birdie into the net

  hitting the shuttle outside the court

  hitting the bird twice before it goes over the net

  carrying the bird on the racket

  if the shuttlecock hits the ceiling or any
• BASIC SKILLS

  service

  clear

  drop shot

  smash

  drive

  net shot
• BASIC SKILLS

  TYPES OF SERVICE

  short

  long

  drive

  backhand
• BASIC SKILLS

  Clear is done by hitting the shuttle high and to the back of the opponents court
• BASIC SKILLS

  Drop shot is done by hitting the bird so that it falls softly downwards into the opponents forecourt, very close to the net
• BASIC SKILLS

  Smash is done by hitting the shuttle downward and fast, attempting to win the rally immediately
• BASIC SKILLS

  Drive is done by hitting the birdie as fast as you can, not too high, horizontally and fast
• BASIC SKILLS

  Net shot is done by hitting the shuttle softly back to the net.
• Badminton was first played in the Olympic Games in 1992 in Barcelona, Spain.
• The longest badminton match in history lasted for 161 minutes and was played between two Danish players, Peter Gade and Taufik Hidayat, in 2001.
• The shuttlecock was originally made from a cork base and feathers from the left wing of a goose.
•  The Badminton World Federation was established in 1934 and currently has over 170 member associations.
•  In mixed doubles badminton, male players are not allowed to hit the shuttlecock hard when serving to female players.
• In badminton, forehand and backhand are two primary types of shots
• 1. Stringed area
  2. Shape
  3. Throat
  4. Shaft
  5. Handle
  6. Grip