Physical Education-Badminton

Number of points needed to win a game

21 points

What equipment is needed to play badminton?

A shuttle or a shuttle cock, and a racquet.

Done with a "flicking" motion.

Backhand

Why is badminton a good game to help maintain and improve physical fitness?

Because players jump, run, turn, and twist in many different directions, and provides good aerobic exercise.

Best of three games

Best two out of three games

Where badminton was played hundreds of years ago.

China

A rarely used high and deep defensive stroke.

Clear

The traditional shuttle base was made of this.

Cork

This is 22 feet long and 17 feet wide.

Court

Acronym for badminton federation founded in 1934.

IBF

A badminton racquet is ______than a tennis racquet.

lighter

A shuttle weighs one-sixth of one ______.

ounce

This is always an underhand shot.

Serve

The only player who can score a point.

Server

What you hit in badminton

Shuttlecock or birdie

The ultimate attacking shot.

Smash

How is a badminton game won?

The first side to accumulate 15 points, sometimes players play until one side has 21 points.

Describe a forehand shot.

The hand flexes at the wrist, similar to throwing the ball.

A controlled smash.

Drop

When a shuttle falls out of bounds.

Fault

Vanes used to be made of them.

Feathers

Motion similar to throwing a ball.

Forehand

Who can make points in a badminton game?

Only the server

Shuttle are now made of this.

Plastic

Name of badminton played by British in India.

Poona

What is especially tricky about the forehand underarm clear? Give a brief history of badminton

The player lunges forward with the front knee bent and the back leg slightly bent while he/she leans toward the shuttle. It is like hitting a high serve, only it is hit lower.

What is a smash shot?

The ultimate attacking shot, and requires a powerful arm stroke.

When is a forehand drive used?

When the shuttlecock is too low to smash.

What is a drop? a backhand drop?

a "controlled smash shot"; It is performed the same way the the clear and smash are. It demands excellent timing and wrist action.