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A RECREATIONAL AND A RECREATIONAL AND COMPETITIVE COMPETITIVE

GAMEGAME

BADMINTONBADMINTON

AS WITH ALL AS WITH ALL SPORTS TIMING IS SPORTS TIMING IS EVERYTHING!EVERYTHING!

PERFECT PERFECT PRACTICE MAKES PRACTICE MAKES PERFECTPERFECT

HISTORYHISTORY

The First games of Badminton were played in The First games of Badminton were played in China as early as the 12China as early as the 12thth century. century.

The British Military brought back a version of The British Military brought back a version of badminton from India that was called “poona.” badminton from India that was called “poona.”

The first game of badminton as we know it was The first game of badminton as we know it was played inside on a rainy day in the Estate of played inside on a rainy day in the Estate of Badminton in England in 1873.Badminton in England in 1873.

In 1893 the official rules of Badminton were In 1893 the official rules of Badminton were written and the game was officially born.written and the game was officially born.

Badminton can be FUN!Badminton can be FUN!-even by yourself!-even by yourself!

THE COURTTHE COURT

17 x 44: SINGLES17 x 44: SINGLES

20 x 44: DOUBLES20 x 44: DOUBLES

NET: 5 ‘ & 1”NET: 5 ‘ & 1”

BACK BOUNDRY LINEBACK BOUNDRY LINE

CENTER LINECENTER LINE

SHORT SERVICE LINESHORT SERVICE LINE

LONG SERVICE LINELONG SERVICE LINE

BACK ALLEYBACK ALLEY

SIDE ALLEYSIDE ALLEY

BADMINTON DRILLSBADMINTON DRILLS

VOLLEY THE BIRDY VOLLEY THE BIRDY UP AND DOWN TO UP AND DOWN TO YOURSELF.YOURSELF.

AS YOU GET AS YOU GET BETTER ROTATE BETTER ROTATE YOUR WRIST FROM YOUR WRIST FROM BACK HAND TO BACK HAND TO FOREHAND FOREHAND

BADMITON DRILLSBADMITON DRILLSSTUDENTS LINE UPSTUDENTS LINE UPVOLLEY THE BIRDY VOLLEY THE BIRDY BACK AND FORTH BACK AND FORTH TO ONE ANOTHER TO ONE ANOTHER EMPHYSIS IS ON EMPHYSIS IS ON UNDER HAND AT UNDER HAND AT FIRSTFIRSTCOUNT WHO MANY COUNT WHO MANY TIMES YOU CAN DO TIMES YOU CAN DO IT IN A ROW!IT IN A ROW!

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THE SERVE MUST BE HIT THE SERVE MUST BE HIT BELOW THE WAISTBELOW THE WAIST

THE BIRDIE MUST BE THE BIRDIE MUST BE CONTACTED BELOW THE CONTACTED BELOW THE WRIST.WRIST.

THE SERVER MUST NOT THE SERVER MUST NOT MOVE HIS/HER FEET MOVE HIS/HER FEET MUST NTIL THE BIRD HAS MUST NTIL THE BIRD HAS LEFT THE RACKET.LEFT THE RACKET.

IT MUST BE SERVED INTO IT MUST BE SERVED INTO THE DIAGNAL COURTTHE DIAGNAL COURT

YOU ONLY SCORE IF YOU YOU ONLY SCORE IF YOU

ARE SERVINGARE SERVING..

IN SINGLES YOU IN SINGLES YOU MUST HIT IT INTO MUST HIT IT INTO THE LONG THE LONG NARROW COURT.NARROW COURT.IN DOUBLES YOU IN DOUBLES YOU MUST HIT IT INTO MUST HIT IT INTO THE THE SHORT THE THE SHORT WIDE COURTWIDE COURTTHUS, THE SHORT THUS, THE SHORT LINE IS USED IN LINE IS USED IN DOUBLES ONLYDOUBLES ONLY

RULES OF BADMINTONRULES OF BADMINTONTOSS FOR SERVE - TOSS FOR SERVE - USUALLY A SPIN OF USUALLY A SPIN OF THE RACKET-PICK THE RACKET-PICK SERVE OR RECEIVE.SERVE OR RECEIVE.15 POINTS TO WIN 15 POINTS TO WIN FOR MENFOR MEN11 POINTS TO WIN 11 POINTS TO WIN FOR WOMENFOR WOMENIF TIED AT 14 THE IF TIED AT 14 THE GAME IS SET AT 1 OR GAME IS SET AT 1 OR 3 POINTS 3 POINTS This is a simplification of This is a simplification of the scoring rules the scoring rules

*2 OUT OF 3 GAMES *2 OUT OF 3 GAMES MAKE A MATCH*MAKE A MATCH*

EXCEPT WHEN A EXCEPT WHEN A PLAYER WINS 15-PLAYER WINS 15-0. IN THIS CAS 0. IN THIS CAS THE MATCH IS THE MATCH IS ALSO WON.ALSO WON.

THE LINE IS THE LINE IS GOOD.GOOD.

COMMON FAULTSCOMMON FAULTS

Hitting the shuttle cock Hitting the shuttle cock two times in a row. You two times in a row. You may only hit the bird one may only hit the bird one timetime.. When the birdie gets When the birdie gets stuck in the net or goes stuck in the net or goes through or under the net.through or under the net.If the birdie lands outside If the birdie lands outside the boundaries.the boundaries.A player may not reach A player may not reach over the net and hit the over the net and hit the bird.bird.

Touching the net.Touching the net.

If the birdie fails to go If the birdie fails to go over the net.over the net.

The player must hit it The player must hit it with the racket. The with the racket. The birdie may not be hit birdie may not be hit with any part of the with any part of the body.body.

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““READY THREE”READY THREE”

THIS IS ANOTHER THIS IS ANOTHER STANCE USED WHEN STANCE USED WHEN THE COACH IS GIVING THE COACH IS GIVING INTRUCTION.INTRUCTION.

FEET SHOULD BE FEET SHOULD BE TOGETHER AND BODY TOGETHER AND BODY HELD STRAIGHTHELD STRAIGHT

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““READY 5”READY 5”

THIS IS A FUN THIS IS A FUN POSITIONPOSITIONIT IS THE “COOL” IT IS THE “COOL” POSE THAT THE POSE THAT THE STUDENTS AN HAVE STUDENTS AN HAVE LITTLE FUN WITH LITTLE FUN WITH AND USE THEIR AND USE THEIR CREATIVITYCREATIVITY

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TO PRACTICE THE TO PRACTICE THE VOLLEY THE VOLLEY THE STUDENTS CAN HIT STUDENTS CAN HIT THE BIRD UP AND THE BIRD UP AND DOWN ROTATING DOWN ROTATING THE RACKET FROM THE RACKET FROM FOREHAND TO BACK FOREHAND TO BACK HAND.HAND.THEN THEY CAN HIT THEN THEY CAN HIT IT BACK AND FORTH IT BACK AND FORTH TO A PARTNER. TO A PARTNER.