Lesson 2: Badminton
(individual and dual
sports)
Badminton
- is traceable to India, where it was known
as “Poona”.
- English army officers introduced the game
in England around 1870. The original Indian
rules governed the activity until 1887 when
the Bath Badminton Club laid down its own
regulations. After being introduced in the
U.S. in 1890, a wave of popularity carried it
to its present status. Then, the game is
controlled by the American Badminton
Facilities and equipment
It is quite light and can be
rack made of wood,
et aluminum, metal, or
synthetic materials
such as granite or carbon.
It weighs
roughly 80-100 grams and
is 68 cm. in
The stringed area is made up
Parts of nylon or carbon fibre string
that is interwoven to form the
head face of the racket. It is
intended to hit the shuttle. It
The head of the
racket is the ring of
material that holds
String is made of uniform pattern
and does not exceed 280 mm
the strings in place. area (11 in.) in length and 220 mm.
It can be oval or
more rounded and Shaft (8 in.) in width.
The shaft is the long rod
has holes in its between the throat and handle.
perimeter though Often made of a composite
which the strings material such as graphite, the
are laced.
The throat
connects the head throat shaft can be stiffer or more
flexible based on the needs of
to the shaft. It may
be a separate the player.
The handle connects to the shaft and
triangular piece at
the base of the
handle is used to hold the racket. The handle
head, or may is covered with a material called the
actually be grip.
integrated into the
head itself.
fram
e The body of the racket itself is called
the frame. It includes head, the throat,
shaft, and the handle. It is more than
680 mm. (2 ft. 2 ¼ in.) or wider than
230 mm. (9 in.).
It is the official name
given to the shuttle or shuttleco
bird. Originally, it is ck
made up of 16 goose
feathers and is firmly
fixed in a leather
Cork
covered cork head. It base
It is 25 mm. -28 mm.
weighs from 4.74-5.50 in diameter, and is
grams. It may be rounded on the
made of feathers, bottom.
plastic, or nylon.
skirt
It consists of
16 goose
feathers or
may also be
made of plastic
cour
t
Long service line
backcour
t
net
The net should
be strained
tightly at all
times so that its post
height from the
floor is 1.524 m.
Mid-court
(5 ft.) in the Baseline or
center and 1.55
m. (5 ft. 1 in.) at
backline
the post.
Strokes in
Badminton
1.
serve
Underhand stroke to start game play
2. Overhand
clear
Overhand stroke driving the bird high and deep into the
opponent’s court
3.
underhand
Underhand stroke driving the bird high and deep into the
opponent’s court
clear
4. Drop
A short shot in which just clears the
net and falls close to the net in the
opponent’s court
5. Smash
An overhead stroke in which the bird travels at a
downward angle
