BADMINTON

ORIGINS AND HISTORY OF BADMINTON

The origins of the game of badminton date back at least 2,000 years
to the game of battledore and shuttlecock played in ancient Greece,
China, and India.

A badminton-like game was known in ancient Greece and Egypt - a

game called battledore and shuttlecock - in which two players hit a
feathered shuttlecock back and forth with tiny rackets.

The game was played in India during the 18th Century, at which time
it was called "Poona" . In the 1860s it was adopted by British Army
officers stationed in India. The officers took the game back to
England, where it became a success at a party given by the Duke of
Beaufort in 1873 at his estate called "Badminton" in Gloucestershire.
THE INVENTOR OF BADMINTON
DUKE of BEAUFORT
 EQUIPMENT IN BADMINTON

A racket or racquet is a sports implement A shuttlecock (also called a bird or birdie) is

consisting of a handled frame with an open a high-drag projectile used in the sport
hoop across which a network of strings or of badminton.
catgut is stretched tightly.
RULES OF BADMINTON
The 10 rules of badminton are as follows:

1. A game starts with a coin toss. Whoever wins the toss gets to decide
whether they would serve or receive first OR what side of the court they want
to be on. The side losing the toss shall then exercise the remaining choice.

2. At no time during the game should the player touch the net, with his
racquet or his body.

3. The shuttlecock should not be carried on or come to rest on the racquet.

4. A player should not reach over the net to hit the shuttlecock.

5. A serve must carry cross court (diagonally) to be valid.

6. During the serve, a player should not touch any of the lines of the
court, until the server strikes the shuttlecock. During the serve the
shuttlecock should always be hit from below the waist.

7. A point is added to a player's score as and when he wins a rally.

8. A player wins a rally when he strikes the shuttlecock and it touches the
floor of the opponent's side of the court or when the opponent commits
a fault. The most common type of fault is when a player fails to hit the
shuttlecock over the net or it lands outside the boundary of the court.

9. Each side can strike the shuttlecock only once before it passes over
the net. Once hit, a player can't strike the shuttlecock in a new
movement or shot.

10. The shuttlecock hitting the ceiling, is counted as a fault.

 HOW TO PLAY BADMINTON?

SINGLE BADMINTON DOUBLE BADMINTON

 THE BASIC POSITIONS IN BADMINTON
ATTACKING
When attacking, you should adopt a formation
with one player in the rearcourt, and the other
player towards the front of the court.
The rear player will cover most shots to the
rearcourt, continuing to play smashes or drop
shots; the forwards player will cover replies to
the net or midcourt, either playing kills or
shots that provoke another lift.
DEFENDING
When defending, you must adopt a side-by-
side formation so that you can cover the full
width of the doubles court. If you can’t cover
the full width of the court, then you will lose
the rally immediately to any well-placed
smash (or even a drop shot).
PLAYER POSITIONS IN BADMINTON
GROUP 4

PRINCESS DIANE M. DONATO

KAREN PAULA D. ALMIROL