BASICS OF
BADMINTON
Prepared by:
HERCY DIANA R. PUEYO| BPED-3B
About Badminton
The aim of battledore and shuttlecock played at
“Badminton House” was to keep the shuttlecock
in the
--- An Ideal Sport for Schools
air for as long as possible by hitting the shuttle
between two or more people. The reverse is true
today.
There are many good reasons why badminton is
an ideal sport for physical education
programmes.
The aim now is to finish a rally as quickly as
possible by scoring winning points against your
opponent.
• Badminton is equally accessible to both girls
and boys.
In 1893, the Badminton Association of England
was formed to administer badminton
internationally
• Badminton is a safe, low impact sport for
children.
• Badminton builds fundamental sporting skills.
•Pupils of all abilities can be successful in
developing skills which will allow them to play
badminton for life.
• On a social level, boys and girls /men and
women can play, train and compete together.
• Badminton is accessible for people with
disability. There are rules to govern what groups
people play in according to their classes of
disability. This ensures fair and safe
competitions.
• Lessons 1-10 are easily adaptable for children
with a disability.
Origins of Badminton
Although the exact origins of badminton are
unclear, games based on a shuttlecock and a
battledore
from England.
Badminton Basics
Badminton is:
• a net game.
• played on a rectangular court.
• a volleying game, with rallies beginning with
an underarm serve.
• a game that has five disciplines – singles
(men/women), doubles (men/women and
mixed).
Singles badminton involves serving diagonally
into a long, service box. Rallying then continues
on a long court with the border on the first side
line.
SINGLES
were played in China, Japan, India, Siam and
Greece over 2000 years ago.
Between 1856 and 1859 a game known as
‘battledore and shuttlecock’ started to evolve
into the modern
Doubles badminton involves serving diagonally
into a shorter, wider service box than in singles
badminton. After the serve, rallying takes place
on the whole court area.
game of badminton at “Badminton House”, the
Duke of Beaufort’s country estate in England.
DOUBLES
Similar games were played in Poona India
around this time and a badminton code of
conduct was drawn
up in 1877.
Aim of the Game
The aim of the game is to score points by:
• landing the shuttlecock in your opponent’s
court;
• forcing your opponent to hit the shuttlecock
out of the court area;
• forcing your opponent to hit the shuttlecock
into the net;
• striking your opponent’s body with the shuttle.
Rules of the Game
Scoring System
• A match consists of the best of 3 games of 21
points.
• Every time there is a serve – there is a point
scored.
• The side winning a rally adds a point to its
score.
• At 20 all, the side which gains a 2-point lead
first, wins that game.
• At 29 all, the side scoring the 30th point, wins
that game.
• The side winning a game serves first in the
next game.
• If the server wins a rally, the server scores a
point and then serves again from the alternate
service court.
• If the receiver wins a rally, the receiver scores
a point and becomes the new server. They serve
from the appropriate service court – left if their
score is odd, and right if it is even.
Doubles Play
•A side has only one ‘service’.
• The service passes consecutively to the players
as shown in the diagram.
• At the beginning of the game and when the
score is even, the server serves from the right
service 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 players do not change their respective
service courts until they win a point when their
side is serving.
If players commit an error in the service court,
the error is corrected when the mistake is
discovered.
Interval and Change of Ends
In a doubles match between A & B against C &
D. A & B won the toss and decided to serve. A
to serve
• When the leading score reaches 11 points,
players have a 60 second interval.
to C. A shall be the initial server while C shall
be the initial receiver.
• A 2-minute interval between each game is
allowed.
Note that this means:
• In the third game, players change ends when
the leading score reaches 11 points.
•The order of server depends on the score odd or
even same as in singles.
Singles Play
• The service courts are changed by the servicing
side only when a point is scored. In all other
cases, the players continue to stay in their
respective service court from where they played
previous rally.
• At the beginning of the game (0-0) and when
the server’s score is even, the server serves from
the right service court. When the server’s score
is odd, the server serves from the left service
court.
This shall guarantee alternate server.
Elite Level Badminton
At the highest levels of badminton, the sport
requires extraordinary fitness, technical ability,
perception and predictive skills as well as
extremely fast reaction times.
Players at the top level require extraordinary
physical ability including:
•
aerobic stamina
•
agility
•
strength
•
explosive power
•
speed
•
decision making
At the top levels, badminton is a very technical
sport, requiring high levels of motor
coordination, sophisticated racquet movements
and precision when under pressure. Badminton
is also a game where tactics are very important.
Olympic Games Sport
Since 1992, badminton has been a Summer
Olympic Games sport. Altogether 15 medals are
available in Olympic badminton – gold, silver
and bronze for each of the five disciplines:
•
men’s singles
•
women’s singles
•
men’s doubles
•
women’s doubles
•
mixed doubles
Badminton players from each region – Asia,
Africa, Europe, Oceania and Pan America
compete at the Olympic Games.
Badminton around the
World
Badminton is played worldwide, but like most
world sports, it is more popular in some regions
of the world.
Badminton is most popular in Asian countries
including countries like China, Korea, Indonesia,
Malaysia, Japan, Thailand, India and Chinese
Taipei. These countries produce many world
class players.
Badminton is also very popular in Europe and
countries like Denmark, England, Germany,
Poland and France also have world class players.
In Pan America, badminton is emerging as a
popular sport. With the 2016 Olympic Games
being hosted in Rio, Brazil, badminton will
develop much more in popularity in Pan
America. Badminton is also played widely in
regions in Oceania and Africa.
Badminton has grown and become popular
because it can be played by all ages and at all
levels.
At beginner level it offers early satisfaction, with
rallies which are easily achievable without much
technical expertise.
At the highest level however it is a very dynamic
sport, with shuttles being smashed at over 350
kph and players displaying the highest levels of
athleticism.
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References
https://badminton.org.nz/shuttle-time/