Badminton the new party sport became known as
Overview and History “The Badminton game."
 The sport of badminton has its origins in
ancient civilizations in Europe and Asia.
 The ancient game known as battledore
(bat or paddle)
and shuttlecock probably originated
more than 2000 years ago.
 In the 1600s Battledore
and Shuttlecock was an upper class
pastime in England and many European
countries.
 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 or birdie”).
 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.
 Badminton originated in India in the
mid-1800’s.
 Its popularity increased when English
army officers stationed in India
transported the game to England.
 In England it was called “badminton”.
 Eventually, it spread to the United
States.
Battledore and shuttlecock
 The game was played in China, Japan,
India, and Greece. This is a game where
you use the Battledore (a paddle) to hit
the Shuttlecock (a birdie) back and
forth.
Poonai
 This game can be traced back to mid-
19th century British India. It was very
popular in the British garrison town
Poona, the game soon became known
as Poonai.
 1873
– The birth of badminton is due to
retired British Military Officers
who, returning to England from
India, started playing a version of
the Indian game “Poonai.” They
developed and set up the rules.
With no ball, they used a
champagne cork with feathers in
it.
Starting Out in England
• In 1873, the Duke of Beaufort held a
lawn party in his country place, The
Badminton House, Gloucestershire,
England. The game Poonai was played
on that day and became popular among
the British society's elite. From then on,
• In 1893, the Badminton association of
England published the first collection of
laws, rules and regulations in
badminton.
• The first badminton competition was
played in 1899.
• The International Badminton Federation
(IBF) (now known as Badminton World
Federation) was stablished in 1934 and
ever since It has been developing this
sport.
Badminton History
 The 1992 Olympic games in Barcelona
saw the first appearance of badminton.
Four (4) events were held, with singles
and doubles events for both men and
women (no mixed doubles).
 Atlanta 1996, had 5 events with the
addition of mixed doubles (1 woman &
1 man).
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.
Court’s Measurement and Dimension
Length/Width of the court (Singles)
- 5.18 meters (17 ft.) by 13.4
meters (44 ft.)
Length/Width of the court (Doubles)
- 6.1 meters (20 ft.) by 13.4 meters (44 ft.)
Rules of Badminton
 Knowing the Rules of Badminton is
important if you really want to advance
in Badminton and enjoy this game. In
the event that a dispute occurs during a
match, you'll be able to settle it.
 Scoring in Badminton
 The International Badminton Federation
(IBF) has a scoring format of “rally to
21 points” per game.
 Must win by 2 points to a maximum of
30 points.
Serving and Receiving Courts
 At the start of the rally, the server and
receiver stand in diagonally opposite
service courts. The server hits the
shuttlecock so that it would land in the
receiver’s service court.
 Badminton is similar to tennis, except
that a badminton serve must be hit
below waist height and with the racket
shaft pointing downwards and the
shuttlecock is not allowed to bounce.
 The server will continue to serve until
they have a fault.
 In Doubles, the partner who did not
previously serve will serve after the
opponents’ fault.
Scoring and Serving
 Coin Toss or shuttlecock toss at the
start of the match; winner get the
choice of serving first or choosing side
of court.
 At the beginning of the game, you shall
serve or receive in the Right Service
Court.
 Serving thereafter, service court is
determined by opponent’s points:
Even Points = Right Service Court
Odd Points = Left Service Court
Service Court Errors
 Service Court Error has been made
when
- a player has served out of turn,
- a player has served from the wrong
service court, or
- a player is standing on the wrong
service court to receive the serve and the serve
has been delivered.
Lets: if a let is called, the rally is stopped and
replayed with no change to the score. Lets
may occur due to an unexpected disturbance;
another shuttlecock landing on court, receiver
is not ready when the service is delivered.
**If the shuttlecock hits the top of the net it is
NOT a let.
Faults
 The rules of badminton consider the
following as faults:
If the shuttle
 lands outside the boundaries of
the court,
 passes through or under the net,
 fails to pass the net,
 touches the ceiling or side walls,
 touches the person or dress of a
player, or
 touches any other object or
person.
If the initial point of contact with the shuttle is
not on the striker's side of the net. (The striker
may, however, follow the shuttle over the net
with the racket in the course of a stroke.)
 If a player touches the net or its
supports with racket, person or dress,
invades an opponent's court over the
net with racket or person except as
permitted.
- If a player invades an opponent's court
under the net with racket or person
such that an opponent is obstructed or
distracted or obstructs an opponent,
that is prevents an opponent from
making a legal stroke where the shuttle
is followed over the net.
- If a player deliberately distracts an
opponent by any action such as
shouting or making gestures.
- If the shuttle is caught and held on the
racket and then slung during the
execution of a stroke.
 If the shuttle is hit twice in succession
by the same player (two hits in a row).
- If the shuttle is hit by a player and the
player's partner successively or touches
a player's racket and continues towards
the back of that player's court.
- If a player is guilty of flagrant,
repeated or persistent offences under
Law of Continuous Play, Misconduct,
Penalties.
- If, on service, the shuttle is caught on
the net and remains suspended on top,
or, on service, after passing over the net
is caught in the net.
Grip
  Baseline: Back boundary line at each
end of the court, parallel to the net.
 Drop: A shot hit softly and with finesse
to fall rapidly and close to the net on
the opponent’s side. It is also a shot
wherein the shuttlecock is stroked over
the net so it drops very close to it.
 Fault: A violation of the playing rules,
either in serving, in receiving, or during
play.
Underhand Shots  Flick: A quick wrist and forearm
rotation to change a soft shot into a
faster one; usually used as a serve at
the net.
 Flight: The path or trajectory of the
birdie.
 Kill: A fast downward shot that cannot
be returned.
Serve  Rally: An exchange of shots while the
shuttle is in play.
 Service Court: The area into which the
serve must be delivered.
 Smash: A hard hit overhead shot which
forces the birdie sharply downward, the
main attacking stroke in badminton.
 Overhead Serve: A serve that it is
Overhead shots played gently over the net to lend at the
front of your opponent’s service court.
 Clear: It is played powerfully upwards,
so that the shuttlecock travels very high
and falls almost vertically downwards at
the back of the receiver’s service court.
 Drive: It is used when shuttlecock is
below net height and is used to hit the
shuttlecock upwards into the opponent’s
court.

OVERHEAD SHOTS
Clear: a shot hit deep to the opponent’s back
boundary line.

Keywords
 Balk: Any deceptive movement that
disconcerts an opponent before or
during the serve.