BADMINTON

1
BADMINTON

• Irvin McFarland
• Tech and Assessment

2
History of Badminton

• Originated in India
• First given the name poona in the 1860s
• Given the name badminton in 1873
• The American Badminton Association (ABA) was
  formed in 1935
• Became and Olympic sport in 1992

3
Court Dimensions

• The court dimensions are as follows

4
Rules and Regulationsfor both singles and doubles

• The server must serve from the right side of the
  court when the score is even
• The serve must serve from the left side of the
  court when the score is odd
• The server must strike the shuttle below his
  waist during the serve

• The server must serve the shuttle into the box on
  the other side of the court to begin the point
• The shuttle must not hit the ground during a
  volley or the play is stopped
• Players should switch sides after the first game
  and before the 3rd game if wanted

5
Rules for Doubles

• The shuttle must be struck by the receiver after
  a serve and then is it open to be struck by any
  player on the court
• No player may serve or receive for 2 consecutive
  games

6
Scoring

• Only the serving team may score points during the
  match. If the receiving team wins the volley,
  they then serve but do not receive any points
  from the last volley
• Matches traditionally go up to 21 for a single
  game

• If it is a 3 game set matches will traditionally
  be played up to 15

7
Shots used in Badminton

• Serve
• Smash (over head)
• Drop
• Backhand

8
Serve

• The serve is the shot used to start each rally
• You drop the shuttle with the hand your not
  holding the racket with and strike the shuttle
  below your waist
• Should set up your opponent to hit the shots you
  want to hit later on in the rally

9
Smash Shot

• In badminton there are many shots, one used very
  commonly is the Smash Shot
• The smash shot is an overhead shot that is to be
  hit in a downward angle and aimed towards the
  ground on your opponents side of the court

10
Drop shot

• The drop shot is a shot that barely goes over the
  net and falls on the opponents side
• It is used when the opponent is playing deep in
  the court
• Also used to set up a deep shot and to get your
  opponent running all over the court

11
Backhand

• Backhand refers to the opposite side of your
  dominate hand.
• The backhand shot is a shot used when the shuttle
  is to your backhand and you can hit it from the
  forehand side