PE - Badminton

Towel Grip and Synthetic Grip

2 types of Grips

Side Alley and Back Alley

2 types of alley

Feathers and Nylon

2 types of shuttlecock

Net

20F width and 2F and 6 Inches Height

Singles Court

748 SQ FT. (Long: 13.4M and W 6.1M)

Doubles Court

880 SQ FT. (20FT wide and 44FT Long)

Drive

A fast and low shot that makes a horizontal flight over the net.

Side alley

alley that is illegal area for singles play

Service Court

area into which the serve must be delivered

Baseline

back boundary line, parallel to the net

Feet on the service line or off the ground

At all times during a service, a player's feet must always be within the lines of the court. If his/her leg touches the lines, it is called a fault. Also, while serving, a player's feet must be firmly planted on the ground.

17th Century - Europe

Battledore and shuttlecock

tossing for serve

Before the game begins a player from each end or side shall ______________.

Henry Somerset

Duke of Beaufort

1870s

England (Badminton House of Gloucestershire

Thomas Cup in 1948

First Big IBF

Posts/Poles

Height: 5FT and 1"

Server fails to hit the bottom of the shuttlecock

If a player fails to hit the bottom of the shuttlecock when serving, the line judge will open their right hand and lightly touch the palm with their left hand to indicate a service fault.

Feather of Goose

Used in shuttlecock

undue delay of serve

When the server takes too much time to serve, delay service for undue reasons then it is called fault. Even the receiver should be ready for the service and shouldn't cause undue delay.

Shuttlecock

a light object shaped like a cone that is hit over the net in the game of badminton

underarm backhand

a low shot on the backhand side

underarm forehand

a low shot on the forehand side

Clear

a shot hit deep to the opponent's back court

Racket/Racquet

a stringed 'bat' that players hold and use to hit the ball

love-all

have the same score zero

double hit

hitting the shuttlecock twice in succession on the stroke. this is illegal

Carry

illegal tactic, also called a sling or throw, shuttle cock remains on the racket for a time before delivering

game point

is the point that server won which results top the server's winning the match.

aluminum

light material for the badminton

Center Line

line perpendicular to the net

service over

loss of serve, serve goes over to the opponent

overhead backhand

many people's main weakness

orthodox forehand grip

most commonly used

16 feathers

number of feathers in shuttlecock

Serve or service

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

receiver

players who are to receive the serve

Back Court

playing area between the front service line and the baseline

racket handle should face up

racket handle must be facing down at the moment shuttlecock is hit

Badminton

racket sport played using a racket to hit a shuttlecock across a net

deuce

same scores will play again nd the the team that leads by 2 points win the game

Alley

side extension of the court by 1 1/2 feet on both sides thatis used for doubles play

Overhead forehand

the most common we see, the first to learn

Forecourt

the playing area between the short service line and the net

scoring

the rally point system is used in scoring for badminton game which means any fault committed by the serving or receiving team gains points

strings

thin, 0.6 to 0.73mm thickness

rally

this occurs when the players hit the bird back and forth several times before one side scores a point

gripping

way of holding the racket in order to hit shots during a match

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

service too high

If the server strikes the shuttle above the his waist( now 1.15m from the ground) it is called as a fault and the judge will give his hand gesture to explain why he/she called a fault.

1934

International Badminton Federation

forehand

The easiest way to learn the forehand grip is to pretend you are shaking someone's hand.

forehand

The forehand grip is used for: • Forehand clears, smashes and drops • Forehand drives • Forehand lifts • Forehand net shots

short service line

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

panhandle

The panhandle grip is where you have the thumb on the side of the racket, pinching the sides with your thumb and fingers in the position shown below.

bevel

To learn the bevel grip you can start in a backhand grip and move your racket head round so that your strings are now facing diagonally, and your thumb is on the ridge / bevel.

Let

A legitimate cessation of play to allow a rally to be replayed.

match

A series of games to determine a winner.

Net Shot

A shot hit from the forecourt that just clears the net and drops sharply.

Drop

A shot that skims the net and then quickly drops into the opponent's court.

Fault

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

Badminton World Federation

Now called for the IBF

change of needs

Players change ends of the court at the beginning of the second game and at the beginning of the third game if the third game is necessary.

17th Century - India

Poona (Played in the City of Pune by British Army Officers)

backhand

The backhand grip is used for: • Backhand drives • Backhand lifts • Backhand net shots • Backhand serves • Doubles defence

backhand

The easiest way to learn the backhand grip is to set up with your thumb on top of the wider section of the grip, with your strings facing the floor & ceiling like in the photo below. Your fingers should be relaxed around the side.

out side

called for the receiving player or team.

in side

called for the serving player or team

love

designates a score of zero