Badminton

Badminton 

1. 1. Overview and History • British military officers, 1860 British India • Badminton is a racket sport that is played on a court divided by a net five feet high. • The game is played with a shuttlecock (“bird”).  Can be played as singles or doubles.  The object of the game is to hit the shuttlecock over the net so that eventually the opponent is unable to return the shot.
2. 2. In England it was called “badmintin”. Japan – Hanetsuki India – Poon- town of Poona  1893 - Badminton Association of England  1899All England Open Badminton Championships,  1972 – 1988 Olympic exhibition game  1992 Barcelona Olympics badminton become a Olympic sports
3. 3. Safety 1. Make sure to always have a firm grip on the racket. 2. Be careful not to hit your partner with the racket. 3. Stay on your own court. 4. Stop playing if others enter your court. 5. If your bird goes into another court, wait until their play stops. 6. Be careful and aware of your surroundings (poles,walls, etc.)
4. 4. Equipment • Rackets are fragile. – Avoid hitting the floor, walls, posts, nets, and other people. • Handle the shuttlecocks carefully and only by their rubber tips. – If birds get stuck in the net remove them carefully so that they don’t tear. • If your assigned racket is damaged report it to your teacher at the beginning of class. – If you don’t, you are held responsible for the damage and will be fined. • Make sure to return your racket to its numbered spot and bring all the birdies back to the teacher.
5. 5. Techniques • • • • Serve – long or short • Drive – A powerfully hit forehand or backhand stroke which just clears the Forehand top of the net.. – For right handed players: A stroke hit when the shuttle is on • Clear – A stroke which sends the shuttle high over the opponents the right side of the body. head and drops near the backcourt – For left handed players: A stroke boundary line. hit when the shuttle is on the left – It may be hit with and overhand side of the body. or underhand stroke. – Can be used as offensive or Round the head – An overhead defensive play. stroke played on the left or backhand • Drop Shot – The shuttle is stroked side of the body. over the net so it drops very close to Smash – A hard hit overhand stroke the net. with a fast downward path. – It is a main attacking stroke.
6. 6. Scoring • Points are scored only by the serving side. • A point is rewarded to the serving side whenever the other side commits a fault.
7. 7. Scoring continued Doubles Singles • There are 15 points in a doubles • There are 11 points in a game. singles game. • When the score is 13 all, the side • When the score is 9 all, that reached 13 first has the option of “setting” the game to 5. the first person to reach 9 can “set” the score to 3 • If the score becomes 14 all, the side that reached 14 first has the • If the score is tied at 10, option of “setting” the game to 3. the first person to reach • After the game has been “set”, 10 can “set” the score to the score is called “love all” and 2. the side that first scores 5 or 3 points wins the game.
8. 8. General Rules • Winners of the first game must serve first in the next game. • Teams change sides after each game. • Any shuttle landing on the lines are good. • During a rally, if the shuttle touches the net and goes over it is good.
9. 9. Strategy • Put your opponent on the defensive. • Hit the bird so that your opponents only possible return is an upward direction. • Use the smash if possible. • Play to your opponents weakness. • Use a variety of shots and keep your opponent moving. • Recover your own court position quickly.
10. 10. Systems of Play (Doubles) • • • Side by side – defensive positioning – Each player is responsible for one side of the court – Good positioning to defend against a smash Up and back – offensive positioning – One player in front half the other in back half – This allows the team to put pressure on the other team. Combination – Combination of both systems – When a team hits the shuttle in the air, they assume side by side position to defend against the smash – At other times they are in up and back
11. 11. Terminology • Alley – An extension of the width of the court by 1’6” on both sides – Used in doubles. • Back alley – Between the doubles back service line and the singles back service line. • Baseline – Another name for the back boundary line. • Bird – Officially known as shuttlecock. Referred to as shuttle. • Carry – Holding the shuttle on the racket during a stroke. Also called a “sling” or a “throw”. – This is illegal. • Center or basic position – Position in which a player stands in relation to the court, net, opponent and shuttle.
12. 12. • Clear – High, deep shot to the back boundary line. • Double hit – hitting the shuttle twice in the same stroke – This is illegal. • Doubles – Game of four players, two on each team. • Drive – A hart hit horizontal flight over the net. • Drop shot – A stroke hit with very little speed that falls very close to the net on the opponents side. • Fault – any violation of the rules. • Game – A game consists of 15 points in doubles and 11 points in singles.
13. 13. • Home position – Ideal court spot for awaiting the opponent’s return. • “In” side – Side having the right to serve. • • • • • • • • Inning – Term of service. Kill – Fast downward shot which usually cannot be returned. Let – Play that is allowed to be re-played. Lob – Also called a clear, high clear, or a driven clear that goes over the opponent’s head. Love – No score, the score at the beginning of the game and after “setting” the score. Match – Best two out of three games. Mixed doubles – Games played with partners of the opposite sex. “Out” side – Side receiving the serve.
14. 14. • Hand down – The loss of serve in doubles. • Serve or service – act of putting the shuttle into play. • Set up – poor shot which makes a “kill” easy. • Singles – game involving two players, on each side of the court. • Smash – hard hit overhead shot which forces the shuttle sharply downward. The main attacking stroke