Badminton PE 6/7 Miss Toane

History Badminton is one the world's fastest racket sports. At high levels it uses quick reflexes and strong conditioning. In a badminton smash, the shuttlecock flight has been timed at speeds over 200 mph in top international competition. Badminton came from the game of battledore and shuttlecock. Players tried to keep the shuttlecock in the air as long as possible. Adults and children played badminton at least 2000 years ago in ancient Greece, and more recently in China, Japan, India and Siam (now Thailand). Sometimes feet were used instead of bats. Court

Service line

Rules Starting the game To start the game, toss the birdy and what ever end it points two wins. The person winning the toss has the choice to serve first, receive service or choose which side of the court they prefer. Scoring you can only get points when you are serving! if the serving team makes an error, its the other teams birdy. In doubles when the serving team makes an error, a second service is awarded to their teammate before the other pair serves. -Doubles and singles games go up to 21. Cap,(maximum points in a match) is at 30 points

Serving the server serves either from the right service court when the score is 0 or any even number (2,4,6.) and from the left service court when the score is an odd number (1,3,5...). - the serve must be made below the waist and land past the service line. If the serving pair wins a point, the same server continues to serve from the left service court. Server and receiver always stand diagonally in opposite service courts. Let A let (or play over) is awarded when a rally is stopped with neither side winning or losing. A let may be given by the umpire (or by a player if there is no umpire) if: There is an accidental interference during play. During play the shuttle gets caught in the net after passing over the net (except during service). The shuttle breaks. Faults A player or players side loses the rally if: The serve is not correct. The server misses the shuttle during service. The shuttle lands outside the court. The shuttle passes through the net. The shuttle fails to cross over the net. The shuttle touches the walls or ceiling or ground before being retrieved. The shuttle is hit twice. The shuttle hits a player, clothes, equipment or any person or object outside the immediate surroundings of the court. The shuttle is hit by both of the doubles partners. Another player enters the court. While the shuttle is in play, the player touches the net Shots