BADMINTON

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BADMINTON
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Have some fun with badminton
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Badminton Equipment
5 ft high
Net
Shuttlecock or birdie
Rackets
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Badminton Court
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Forehand Grip

• This grip is used to hit shots that are on the
  forehand side of your body and around the head
  shots.
• Hold the racket head with your non-playing hand
  so that the handle points towards you.
• Your racket face shall be perpendicular to the
  floor.
• Place your playing hand on the handle as if you
  are shaking hands with it.
• There shall be a V shape in between your thumb
  and your index finger.
• The racket handle shall rest loosely in your
  fingers for greater flexibility.

Can try shortening your grip and place it nearer
to the shaft to increase control and accuracy
when serving and hitting from the forecourt and
midcourt.
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Backhand Grip

• This grip is used to hit shots that are on the
  backhand side of your body.
• Hold the racket as you would on a forehand grip.
• Turn the racket anti-clockwise so that the V
  shape moves leftwards.
• Place your thumb against the back bevel of the
  handle for greater leverage and power.
• The racket handle shall also rest loosely in your
  fingers.

Can try shortening your grip and place it nearer
to the shaft to increase control and accuracy
when serving and hitting from the forecourt and
midcourt.
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Badminton Serve
The badminton serve is to be performed
underhanded.
The whole shuttle shall be below the servers
waist at the instant of being hit by the servers
racket.
The service is to cross the net diagonally to the
receivers court.
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Backhanded Service

• The service can also be performed backhanded

Not recommended for beginners
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Badminton Clears
Badminton Clears are the most common and
important of all badminton strokes. They can be
played overhead or underarm. They can be played
both forehand and backhand.
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Overhead Clear
Use the clear to move your opponent to the
backcourt. It will create space in the frontcourt
for you to exploit. It will also give you more
time to go back to your base. The optimum hitting
zone is located somewhere above the central area
of your racket. You can play two types of
Badminton Clears, Attacking Clear and Defensive
Clear.
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pointers for playing a forehand overhead clear

• Adopt the forehand grip.
• Turn your body and stand sideways to the net with
  your non-racket shoulder facing the net.
• Shift your weight on to your rear foot.
• Bend your elbow and lock your wrist preparing to
  swing forward.
• Raise your non-racket hand and point at the
  shuttle to improve timing and balance.
• Contact the shuttle as high as possible and in
  front of your body using a strong throwing action
  as if you are going to throw your racket high and
  forward through the air.
• Straighten your elbow as you hit the shuttle.
• Let your wrist unlock with a whip action as you
  hit the shuttle.
• Follow through with your racket and shift your
  weight from your rear foot to your front foot.
• Move back to your base position.

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Attacking Clear

• Attacking clear has a trajectory that runs almost
  parallel to the ground. The shuttle travels flat
  and fast towards your opponents back court. These
  badminton shots allow less time to your opponent
  to get behind the shuttle, potentially causing
  weak returns. The shuttle is hit square with your
  racket face.

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Defensive Clear

• Defensive Clear has a high and deep trajectory.
  These badminton shots give you more time to
  return to your base and prepare for the next
  shot. The shuttle is hit with your racket face
  leaning slightly backwards.

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Overhead Rally
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Underarm Clear

• The underarm clear is usually played from the
  front court area to your opponents back court.
  Whether to play it high and deep or a flatter,
  cross court clear will depend on the situation at
  that time and your opponents positioning on
  court.
• In any case, try to reach the shuttle as early as
  possible so that you can have various shot
  options. Your wrist action is the crucial element
  in creating a deception for your shots.

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some pointers for the underarm clear

• Adopt the forehand grip for a forehand underarm
  clear or the backhand grip for a backhand
  underarm clear.
• Extend and put your racket up when you go for the
  shot.
• The point of impact shall be well out in front of
  you and as high as possible with your racket leg
  leading in a lunge position.
• Swing your racket upwards as the shuttle drops in
  the hitting area.

Unlock your wrist as you contact the shuttle,
producing a whip action. Follow through with
your racket in the direction of the shuttles
trajectory. Push with both legs and move back
to your base position.
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Drive

• Badminton Drive shots are shots that crosses the
  net flatly in a horizontal trajectory. It can be
  played both on the forehand and backhand sides.
• The drive is an attacking shot that is usually
  played from the sides of the court when the
  shuttle has fallen too low for it to be returned
  with a smash. The shuttle shall be between your
  shoulder and knee height.
• It is widely used in doubles as players want to
  keep the shuttle low. Although to a lesser extent
  in the singles, it is an important stroke as
  well.

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More on the Drive

• A flat and fast drive is useful in getting the
  shuttle behind your opponent, potentially causing
  them to make a weak return. You can also change
  your tactics and play a flat but slower drive
  shot that falls in the frontcourt or midcourt
  area. It all depends on the situation you are in
  and the on court positioning of your opponent.
• Badminton drive shot can be played diagonally
  crosscourt or straight down the line. Your
  stroking motion is similar to a sidearm throwing
  motion. Footwork is important as you need to
  shuffle or glide to your sides to make the shot.

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pointers for the forehand drive

• Adopt the forehand grip.
• Lead with your racket leg and side step towards
  the shuttle on your forehand.
• Your racket foot shall be pointing towards the
  sideline.
• Lock your wrist and draw your racket arm back in
  a sidearm, backswing motion.
• Your forehand grip and backswing place the racket
  parallel to the floor with your palm up.
• Put your body weight on your racket leg as you
  swing your racket arm forward.
• Extend your racket arm, roll your forearm over,
  and contact the shuttle as your wrist unlocks.
• Hit the shuttle in front of your racket foot at
  the highest point possible.
• Turn your racket inwards for cross court shots.
• Racket head square to the shuttle for shots
  straight down the line.
• Follow through naturally with your racket arm.
• Shift your body weight from your racket leg to
  your non-racket leg.
• Move back to your base position.

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pointers for the backhand drive

• Adopt the backhand grip.
• Lead with your non-racket leg or crossover with
  your racket leg to your backhand side.
• Lock your wrist and draw your racket arm back in
  a sidearm, backswing motion.
• Your backhand grip and backswing place the racket
  parallel to the floor with your palm down.
• Put your body weight on your leading leg as you
  swing your racket arm forward.
• Extend your racket arm, roll your forearm over,
  and contact the shuttle as your wrist unlocks.
• Hit the shuttle in front of your leading foot at
  the highest point possible.
• Turn your racket inwards for cross court shots.
• Racket head square to the shuttle for shots
  straight down the line.
• Follow through naturally with your racket arm.
• Shift your body weight from your leading leg to
  your non-leading leg.
• Move back to your base position.

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Drop Shots

• Badminton Drop Shots are delicate badminton shots
  that can win you points outright if executed well
  with deception. These shots can be played both on
  the forehand and backhand sides.
• Use the badminton drop shot to move your opponent
  to the frontcourt. It will create space in the
  midcourt and backcourt for you to exploit.
• Wrist action is essential in providing the
  disguise and element of surprise. The optimum
  hitting zone is located somewhere above the
  central area of your racket.
• You can play two types of Badminton Drop Shots,
  Slow Drop Shot and Fast Drop Shot.

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slow drop shot

• A slow drop shot shall land in your opponents
  frontcourt area, as close to the net as possible.
  The point of impact is above the racket shoulder.
  It is intended to move your opponent to the
  frontcourt, hopefully forcing a weak return to
  your midcourt for you to kill.

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fast drop shot

• A fast drop shot shall land in the front of your
  opponents mid court area, preferably to the
  sides. Hit the shuttle slightly further in front
  of the body to produce a shallower trajectory at
  a faster speed. It is intended to catch your
  opponent off balance and have less time to
  respond.

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pointers for a forehand overhead drop shot

• Adopt the forehand grip.
• Turn your body and stand sideways to the net with
  your non-racket shoulder facing the net.
• Shift your weight on to your rear foot.
• Bend your elbow and lock your wrist preparing to
  swing forward.
• Raise your non-racket hand and point at the
  shuttle to improve timing and balance.
• Contact the shuttle as high as possible and out
  in front of your body.
• Straighten your elbow as you hit the shuttle.
• Slice or tap the shuttle as you hit it, reducing
  the speed of the racket head.
• The angle of the racket face will determine the
  direction of your shot.
• Follow through with your racket and shift your
  weight from your rear foot to your front foot.
• Move back to your base position.

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Smash

• Badminton Smash is the most potent of all
  badminton shots. There is almost no defense
  against a well executed smash. It can be played
  both on the forehand and backhand sides.
• The smash is a shot hit with power and speed
  downward to your opponents court. The angle and
  the steepness of the shuttles trajectory will
  make it hard for your opponent to retrieve.
• Contact the shuttle further in front of your body
  than the clear or
• the drop shot.
• The optimum hitting zone is located somewhere
  above the central area of your racket.

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pointers for forehand overhead smash

• Adopt the forehand grip.
• Turn your body and stand sideways to the net with
  your non-racket shoulder facing the net.
• Shift your weight on to your rear foot.
• Bend your elbow and lock your wrist preparing to
  swing forward.
• Raise your non-racket hand and point at the
  shuttle to improve timing and balance.
• Contact the shuttle as high as possible and in
  front of your body using a strong throwing action
  as if you are going to throw your racket high and
  forward through the air.
• Straighten your elbow as you hit the shuttle.
• Snap down your wrist at the point of impact
  giving the shuttle extra power and angle towards
  your opponents court.
• Follow through with your racket and shift your
  weight from your rear foot to your front foot.
• Move back to your base position.

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jump and smash

• You can also jump and smash the shuttle at the
  same time to generate more power and create a
  steeper angle for the shot. This will give your
  opponent even lesser time to react. As this is a
  more advance shot, master the normal badminton
  smash first before taking on any jumping smash.
• The feeling of being able to smash powerfully and
  kill off a point is really great. But try not to
  get carried away. As the badminton smash requires
  a lot of energy, use it only when the opportunity
  arises. For example, a weak clear from your
  opponent to your midcourt area. Do not tire
  yourself out unnecessarily.

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STARTING A GAME
        Before a game, players have to decide
who is first to hit the shuttle to begin the
game. This procedure is known as a "toss up"
(same as seen on TV in a soccer match) and can be
done with a coin or with the shuttle. Using the
shuttle, it is hit straight upwards by either
player and the side the base of the shuttle
points to on landing gets the choice of starting
or the side they want to begin on. The "winner"
cannot choose both to begin service and his/her
preferred side of the court. Depending on the
first choice, the opponent gets to select the
other.
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The Service
Players take their positions and start in the
right court. The first stroke of a game in
badminton is known as the "service". It is hit
from below the server's waist in an upward stroke
to the receiver's court. The serve has to land
in the area between the short service line and
the baseline for singles (1-on-1) and between the
short service line and the long service line for
doubles (2-on-2).
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Where To Stand To Serve
The game always starts with service hit
diagonally from the right-hand court to the
corresponding right-hand court on the other side.
To help identify which court you should be
in when serving, remember that all "even" numbers
are from the right court (0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 ..
14) all "odd" numbers from the left (1, 3, 5, 7,
9 .... 15). The points are accumulated until
a player reaches 15, at which point the game is
won. Note If the score for both players
reaches 14-all (14-14), the server must give his
opponent the choice of playing 3 extra points to
break the tie (this is called "setting") or
playing straight to 15.
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PLAYING THE POINT
Once the shuttle is struck by the server, the
receiver is now required to return the service,
and may sent it to any part of the server's side
of the court. The players (server receiver)
then proceed to hit the shuttle alternately
(trading strokes) until one side unable to return
the shuttle, allows it to land outside the court
or fails to return it because of a mishit. The
exchange of strokes is known as a "rally". There
is no limit to the number of strokes in a rally.
During play, each player hits the shuttle in
turn over the net. When the shuttle arrives on
your side of the court, it may only be struck
ONCE to return it over the net. Hitting it twice
or more is a fault and gives your opponent the
service or the point.
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BADMINTON FAULTS

• On the service the racket head is too high or
  contact of shuttle is made above the waist.
• The shuttle lands in the wrong court on the
  serve.
• Service to wrong court, short, or out of the
  court.
• Server or receiver is in the wrong court.
• Shuttle touches person or clothing.
• Shuttle lands out of boundary lines (LINES ARE
  GOOD).
• Shuttle goes under the net, or hits the wall or
  ceiling.
• Shuttle does not cross the net.
• Shuttle is hit more than once while on one side
  of net.
• Shuttle is struck before it crosses the net.
• Shuttle is thrown or carried with the racket.
• Net is touched by anything other than the
  shuttle.

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KEEPING SCORE
As with most games, badminton is won and lost by
points being scored. In class we will play our
singles games to 11 points, and our doubles games
to 21. In singles you may only accumulate (add)
points to your score if you are serving. If you
win a rally, but were not serving, you win the
service back, but do not increase you score
immediately. In doubles we will use rally point
scoring, where every service will result in a
point being scored.
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Doubles rally point scoring

• The service passes consecutively to the players.
• At the beginning of the game and when the score
  is even, the server serves from the right court.
  When it is odd, the server serves from the left
  court. If the serving side wins a rally, the
  serving side scores a point and the same server
  serves again from the alternate service court.
  If the receiving side wins a rally, the
  receiving side scores a point. The receiving side
  becomes the new serving side. The player of the
  receiving side who served last stays in the same
  service court from where he served last. The
  reverse pattern applies to the receivers partner.
  The players do not change their respective
  service courts until they win a point when their
  side is serving.

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GOOD ETIQUETTE

• HAND SHAKES
• This should be done at the end of a game good
  play and sportsmanship must always be
  acknowledged.

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Our singles game of badminton is played to

• 11 points
• 15 points
• 21 points

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In rally point scoring, the badminton doubles
game is played to

• 11 points
• 15 points
• 21 points

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The badminton net is

• 3 feet high
• 5 feet high
• 7 feet high
• 10 feet high

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In a badminton game, the first serve of the game
starts in

• The court the proper server is standing
• The left service court
• The right service court

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In a badminton game when the servers score is
even the service is made from

• The court the proper server is standing
• The Left service court
• The Right service court

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In a badminton game when the servers score is odd
the service is made from

• The court the proper server is standing
• The Left service court
• The Right service court

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A violation of the rules is called a/an

• Error
• Fault
• Foul
• Mistake

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On the service, the shuttle must be contacted
below the

• Arm
• Head
• Shoulders
• Waist

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The serve must cross the net

• Diagonally
• High
• Quickly
• Straight

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Loss of service by a team is

• Let
• Rally
• Serve-Out
• Side-Out

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In the following game situations what would the
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The player directly across the net from the
server returns the service.

• SIDE-OUT POINT
• SIDE-OUT
• POINT
• PLAY ON

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In doubles play, the served birdie touches the
receivers shirt, who sends it over the net.

• SIDE-OUT POINT
• SIDE-OUT
• POINT
• PLAY ON

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In doubles, the score is 10 5, the service
shuttle lands short of the service zone on the
receivers court.

• SIDE-OUT POINT
• SIDE-OUT
• POINT
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A shuttle lands on the end line on the receivers
court in a doubles game.

• SIDE-OUT POINT
• SIDE-OUT
• POINT
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The server in a doubles game hits the net with
their racket on a follow through from a smash
the shuttle hits the floor on their opponents
court.

• SIDE-OUT POINT
• SIDE-OUT
• POINT
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During a rally the shuttle hits the top of the
net and goes over.

• SIDE-OUT POINT
• SIDE-OUT
• POINT
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A player in a doubles game serves from the same
court twice in a row.

• SIDE-OUT POINT
• SIDE-OUT
• POINT
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