P.E (4TH QUARTER)

• Badminton


  An indoor skill sport and considered to be the fastest "racquet" or racket sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or two opposing duos/pairs (doubles)

  
• Badminton court


  • Rectangular court divided by a net
  • Players or duos/pairs take positions in opposite halves
• Shuttlecock


  16-feathered projectile material fixed in a cork base covered in kid leather that has the aerodynamic properties of flying, also called a birdie or shuttle

  
• Badminton started in Ancient Greece about 200 years ago and spread to China, India, Japan, and Thailand
• Battledore


  The traditional English game where children use paddles to hit the shuttlecock
• British India Army officers in Poona (now Pune, India) were playing the traditional English game and added a net, known as Poona at that time


  Mid-18th century (1860's)
• Equipment used in badminton


  • Racket
  • Shuttlecock
  • Badminton net
  • Net post
  • Clothing
  • Shoes
• Forehand grip


  The thumb and pointing fingers wrapped around the handle forming a letter V while the rest of the fingers are spread supporting the bottom part of the handle
• Backhand grip


  The fingers are moved slightly to place the thumb pressing flat on the flat side of the handle while the rest of the fingers are positioned together
• Badminton is the fastest of all racket sports, requiring strong agility, good coordination and stamina
• Players are required to take the Physical Fitness test first to check their health and physical status before playing the game
• Benefits of playing badminton


  • Targets and boosts muscles, notably in leg and arm
  • Improves flexibility and speed
  • Improves mental ability, self-confidence and social being
• Basic skills in badminton


  • Overhead shot
  • Smash
  • Drop shot
  • Net shot
  • Lift
  • Underhand shot
• Overhead shot/Clear


  Shot done with the stroke above the head, the shuttle travelling up targeting the long service line; usually done to give the player time to return to base position
• Smash


  A powerful attack so that the shuttlecock travels in steeply downwards at a great speed into the opponent's court
• Drop shot


  Shot usually done with the stroke above the head, the shuttle travelling up but dropping just near; usually done for placing purposes
• Drive

  The shuttlecock must be hit on a straight line just inches above the net into the opponent's court
• Net Drop

  Hitting the shuttlecock into the opponent's forecourt, close as possible to the net
• Underhand shot


  The shot must be done with a stroke below for about waist-level, not exceeding the head, and the shuttle must travel upward
• BASIC RULES OF BADMINTON

  • A match shall consist of the best of three games wherein a game shall be won by the side which first scores 21 points

  
• BASIC RULES OF BADMINTON

  If the score become 29-all, the side scoring the 30th point shall win that game
• BASIC RULES OF BADMINTON

  The side winning a game shall serve first in the next game
• BASIC RULES OF BADMINTON


  Service is done diagonally: R (right) side to R or L (left) side to L depending on the server’s score
• BASIC RULES OF BADMINTON

  Even (0,2,4, etc) score servers on the R side of the court while odd (1,3,5, etc) score serves on the L side
• BASIC RULES OF BADMINTON

  Service is done with contact of the racket with the whole shuttlecock below the server’s waist
• BASIC RULES OF BADMINTON


  A score is earned when a fault has been made such as - if a service is not correct

  The shuttle lands outside the boundaries of the court - touches the person or dress of a player-Touches a player’s racket and does not travel towards the opponent’s court