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• Battledore and shuttlecock


  Ancient game that probably originated more than 2000 years ago
• Battledore and shuttlecock


  • An upper-class pastime in England and many European countries in the 1600s
• Battledore and shuttlecock


  Two people hitting a shuttlecock backwards and forwards with a simple bat as many times as they could without allowing it to hit the ground
• Modern badminton can be traced to British India

  Mid-19th century
• Badminton


  • A net was added to the traditional English game of battledore and shuttlecock
  • The game came to be known as "Poona" or "Poonai"
  • Woolen balls were preferred by the upper classes in windy or wet conditions, but ultimately shuttlecocks took over the role of a "ball"
  • The game was taken by retired officers who got back to England
  • It was introduced as a game for the guests of the Duke of Beaufort at his stately home 'Badminton' in Gloucestershire, England where it became popular
  • Hence, the origin of the name "Badminton"
• Badminton


  A racket sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English
• Five main categories of badminton

  • Men's singles
  • Women's singles
  • Men's Doubles
  • Women's Double
  • Mixed doubles
• Playing badminton


  1. Opposing singles players or doubles teams stand on either side of a badminton net

  2. Players rally one shuttlecock over the net using a racket
• Rally


  The badminton term for volleying a shuttlecock across the net until it hits the ground
• Goal in badminton


  To land the shuttlecock in the marked boundaries on the opposing side of the net
• Scoring in badminton


  • One point is earned by the side that wins the rally
  • A badminton game scores to 21 points
  • Badminton matches are the best-of-three games
• Serving in badminton


  1. At the beginning of the badminton game and whenever the server's score is an even number, servers serve the shuttle over the net to the opposing player from the right side of the court

  2. Servers serve the shuttle over the net from the left side of the court when their score is an odd number

  3. Servers serve from the opposite side of their court when they win a rally and a point

  4. In doubles badminton play, serves pass consecutively to players opposite each other on the badminton court
• Badminton court


  • The court is a 13.40m x 5.18m rectangle for singles and a 13.40m x 6.10m rectangle for doubles
  • The same court is used for Singles and Doubles contests; only the line marks differ
  • The court is divided into two equal parts by a net attached to the posts at a height of 1.55m
• Badminton net


  • A badminton net is 2 1/2-feet deep and is raised 5 feet high across the center of the badminton court, over the net line
  • Often made from vinyl mesh, most nets have a leather or cotton top
• Shuttlecock


  • The shuttlecock is made of a semispherical piece of cork coated with leather
  • On it are attached 16 real goose feathers forming a cone
  • A shuttlecock must weigh between 4.74g and 5.5g
• Badminton rackets


  • Badminton rackets are made from lightweight materials that are known for durability such as aluminum, steel and carbon fiber
  • The overall length limit of a badminton racket is 26.77 inches
  • Standard badminton rackets must not be wider than 9.06 inches
  • The strings on the racket must range from .03 inches thick
  • The overall weight of the racket cannot exceed 3.2 oz
• Badminton uniform


  • Badminton athletes wear shorts/skirts and short sleeved shirts, and any combination of colors is permissible
  • In doubles both players must wear the same clothing, which has their name on the back of the shirts
  • Shoes are usually flat but there are no official standards or specifications
• Forehand grip


  This grip is used to hit shots that are on the hand facing in the direction of the stroke and around the head shots
• Backhand grip


  This grip is used to hit shots that are on back of the hand facing in the direction of the stroke, with the arm across the body
• Badminton footwork


  1. Your ready position should include standing in the center of the court if you are playing singles and bending your knees with your body relaxed and waiting for play

  2. Move your feet by shuffling them or gliding from left to right and stepping or lunging forward

  3. To move backward, go fast enough that you get behind the shuttle to hit it hard enough
• Types of badminton serves

  • High serve to move your opponent to the back of his or her side of the court
  • Low serve to make your opponent have to get under the shuttle
  • Flick serve that is used occasionally to confuse your opponent who thinks you are going to hit a low serve
  • Drive serve where you hit the shuttle low, fast and to the rear of the receiver's court as a strategy move that will result in a missed hit
• Scoring in badminton


  • A match is the best of three games
  • The winner of each game is the first player(s) to reach 21, by two clear points
  • At 20-all, the side which scores two consecutive points shall win that game
  • At 29-all, the side scoring the 30th point shall win that game
  • A point is scored by winning a rally
  • Points are scored regardless of who is serving and the side who wins the point serves the next point
  • The side winning a game serves first in the next game
• Singles badminton


  1. To begin a singles game of badminton you will serve from the right side of the court

  2. After the initial serve, the position depends on the server's score. If your score is even, you serve from the right and if it is odd you serve from the left

  3. If the server wins the rally he will continue to serve, and if the receiver wins, the next serve goes to the receiver
• Doubles badminton


  1. Serving goes back and forth between partners

  2. The serving side is the same as in singles play in terms of even score serves from right and odd score from left

  3. The serving partner alternates court sides if she continues to score during a rally and will serve until a rally is lost

  4. When the serve comes back to the team the partner will serve next
• Ace


  An outright point from a serve that is not even touched by the receiver
• Lift


  A shot played from beneath the height of the net, normally played high to the back of the court
• Smash


  A hard, overhead shot, hit directly down into the opposition's court
• Clear


  A shot hit deep into the opponent's court
• Drop


  A shot that is hit with a gentle touch and is designed to go over the net, just barely clearing it. It is a shot that requires finesse and control and is considered a high-level skill
• Fault


  A violation of the playing rules, either in serving, receiving, or during play
• Rally


  This occurs when the players hit the bird back and forth several times before one side scores a point
• Serve or Service


  Players put the shuttlecock into play for points by "serving" it to opponents, hitting it over the net into a special part of the court near their opponent
• Service Court


  Area into which the serve must be delivered. Different for singles and doubles play
• Short Service Line


  The line 6 l/2 feet from the net which a serve must reach to be legal
• Smash


  When a shuttle is floated high into the air, a player has time to unleash a powerful overhand shot straight to the floor of the opposing court
• Deuce


  A deuce occurs in badminton when players reach 20 points each
• Love


  Love is a term that means 0 points and is used instead of the word "zero". A badminton match starts at "love all", which means that both teams have 0 points
• Additional badminton rules


  • There is a 60-second interval when the winning team scores the 11th point
  • Two-minute intervals are taken between games
  • If a match reaches three games, there is a change of ends when the winning side scores 11 points
• Basic badminton footwork drills


  1. 3 corner drill: Forehand fore court then go to the backhand back court and to the forehand midcourt and return to the center, after 8 repetitions in 3 sets, do it vice versa

  2. 6 corner drill: Forehand forecourt, backhand backcourt, forehand midcourt, backhand forecourt, forehand backcourt then to the backhand midcourt and return to the center, do it for 4 repetitions in 3 sets and do it vice versa
• Objectives of the basic badminton footwork drills