Pathfit 4 REVIEWER  1934- International Badminton Federation

Lesson 1 : Badminton now known as Badminton World

 Badminton is a racket sport played by Federation was established
either two opposing players (singles) or  International Badminton Federation (IBF)
two opposing pairs (doubles), who take with nine member nations
positions on opposite halves of a (Canada, Denmark, England, France, Irela
rectangular court divided by a net. Players nd, Netherlands, New
score points by striking a shuttlecock or Zealand, Scotland and Wales).
birdie with their racket so that it passes  1936- India joined the affiliation
over the net and land in their opponent’s  Since 1992,badminton has been an
half of the court. Olympic Sport with five events namely:
Brief History • Men’s Singles
 The beginning of badminton can be traced • Women’s Singles
to mid-18th century in British India , • Men’s Doubles
where it was created by British military • Women’s Doubles
officers stationed there. • Mixed Doubles
 The sport is related to ball badminton  1972- Badminton made its debut as a
which is originated in TAMIL NADU, and is demonstration sport in Olympic Games in
similar to Hanetsuki which Originated in Munich
Japan.  1996- The mixed doubles event made at
 The game was known as 'POONA', Atlanta Olympic Games
named for a city southeast of Bombay  When the BWF was founded (as the IBF),
(India). During this time British military its head office was located in Cheltenham,
officers stationed there became attracted United Kingdom.
to the game, taking the concept home  On 1 October 2005 the head office was
with them. relocated to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
 Initially, balls of wool referred as ball of  Its current president is Poul-Erik Høyer
badminton were preferred by the upper Larsen.
class in windy or wet conditions but  The BWF currently has 176 member
ultimately the shuttlecock stock. This nations around the world and organized
game was taken by retired officers back to into 5 continental confederations.
England where it developed and rules Lesson 2 : Facility and Equipment
were set out. Introduction
 The Englishmen adding a net to the Every sports has its own unique
traditional English game of battledore and facilities and equipment. These are always
shuttlecock. necessary to be utilized and used throughout
Important Dates and Events in the game. In this topic, you will know and
Badminton analyze the facility and equipment used in the
 1860- Isaac Spratt, a London toy dealer, game Badminton.
published a booklet named “Badminton 1. RACKET
Battledore-a new game” but unfortunately  The racket is the equipment needed to hit
no copy has survived the shuttlecock/bird.
 1893- the first set of rules was published  A badminton racket weighs roughly 98-
by the Badminton Association of England 100 grams (3 1/2 oz), and is 68 cm. in
and officially launched badminton in a length.
house called “Dunbar” at 6 Waverly  Badminton racket is quite light and can be
Grove, Portsmouth, England made of wood, aluminium, metal or
 1899 –started All England Open synthetic materials such as graphite or
Championship, the first badminton carbon.
competition in the world  A synthetic racket is quite popular now
because of its extreme lightness and
strength.
 Parts of Racket
 Stringed Area – is extended to hit
the shuttle. It is of uniform pattern
and does not exceed 280 mm. (11 in.)
in length and 220 mm. in width.
 Head– bounds the stringed area.
 Throat – connects the shaft to the 3. COURT
head.  Although courts can be set outdoors,
 Shaft – connects the handle to the competitive badminton is generally played
head
indoor where the wind and other elements
 Handle – is intended for a player’s
will not affect the shuttle.
grip
 The official badminton court is 20 ft. wide,
while the singles court is 17 ft. wide.
 Parts of a court
 Back-court – also called rear
court. The back-court is 8 ft. of the
court, including the back alley.
 Baseline – also called back line; back
boundary line at each end of the end
of the court parallel to the net and the
doubles long service line.
 Long Service Line – in singles, the
back boundary line; in doubles, the
line 2 1/2 ft. inside the back boundary
line. Any serve landing behind this line
is out.
 Mid-Court – the middle third of the
court from the short service line to the
back third, a distance of about 7 1/2
ft.
 Service Shot – area into where the
2. SHUTTLECOCK
service must be declined. A service
 It is the official name given to the shuttle
or bird. may be made to the right or left
 It is made up of 14-16 goose feathers and service court depending on the score.
is firmly fixed in a leather covered cork  Short Service Line – the line 6 1/2
head. ft. from and parallel to the net. A
 It weighs from 4.74-5.50 grams. serve must land on or behind it to be
 It may be made of feathers, plastic or legal.
nylon.
 Types of Shuttlecock
 Feathered Shuttle – consists of 16
goose feathers. Its length is 62-70
mm. It must be fastened firmly with
thread or other suitable materials
 Cork or Base – shall be 25-28 mm.
in diameter, and is rounded on the
bottom
  FOREHAND GRIPPING - The
forehand grip utilizes the index finger’s
power the most. Thus, the grip is the
same as the basic Handshake grip, but
the index finger is the finger that
supplies power to make the shot.
 BACKHAND GRIPPING - This grip is
used to make backhand shots, which
are shots made with the back of your
4. POST hand facing the birdie. The backhand
 The posts should stand 1.55 m. ( 5 ft., 1 grip utilizes the power of the thumb to
in.) in height from the surface of the strike the birdie. To make this grip you
court. They must be placed on the will hold the racket with your thumb
doubles side lines. pressing on the flat surface of the grip
5. NET and the rest of your fingers clasped
 At all times, this should be strained tightly around the handle normally.
so that its height from the floor is 1.524 2. SERVICE
(5 ft.) long at the post.  The service is the shot that starts a play
 A measuring rod, should be kept by the or rally. Means to start the game.
umpires chair to facilitate regular testing  Types of Service
to ensure the net is still and its correct  FOREHAND SERVE - The forehand
central height and has not sagged. stroke in badminton is the shot made
by a player by swinging the racket
across their body with the palm
moving first. For the right-handed
player, the forehand is considered the
stroke that starts on the right side of
their body, and vice versa for a left-
handed person.
6. SHOES  BACKHAND SERVE - This type of
 Badminton shoes have serious lateral serve has several advantages. It is
support of the ankle, which prevents the played from in front of the body so it
ankles from tucking in with a sharp has a shorter distance to travel, which
change of direction and lunges. means it gets to the opponent quicker
giving them less thinking time.
3. STROKES
 A badminton stroke is the movement of
the player’s racket with an intention to hit
the shuttle. The strokes are about what
happens before you hit the shuttle, how
do you hold your racket, how do you
swing it, and in which location.
 Types of Strokes
Lesson 3 : Basic Skills in Badminton  OVERHEAD FOREHAND - This is
1. GRIPPING probably the most common badminton
 Is a way of holding the racket in order to stroke, and many beginners are usually
hit shots during a match. comfortable in using this, particularly for
stronger badminton shots.
 How to handle the racket
 Types of Gripping
  OVERHEAD BACKHAND - The stroke  SMASH - This shot is a powerful
is slightly harder for beginners because overhead shot used to put away the
you are required to face your body in a shuttle that is above the height of the net.
backward position to shoot effectively.
 UNDERARM FOREHAND - This
stroke lets you hit low badminton shots
with a lot of force, but it can be difficult
to aim in the beginning stages.
 UNDERARM BACKHAND - It is
easier to perform this stroke than the
overhead backhand stroke because you
will not have to turn your body backward.
4. FOOTWORK  DRIVE - This is a line- drive shot that travels
 Footwork basically encompasses two parallel to the ground, passing close over the
main things: Where you position yourself net.
on the court.
 V front: Forward forehand and
Forward Backhand
 V back- Forehand Backcourt and
Backhand Backcout
 Side by side (defensive)
 Moving back going front
5. SHOTS IN BADMINTON
 CLEAR - Aim of this shot is to let the shuttle
fly high in the air and land at your opponent’s
back court. It is used when you need time to
get back to the base before the next return or Lesson 4 : Basic Rules in Badminton
if you don’t have a clear opportunity to kill 1. THE TOSS
and win the point. At the beginning of each match, a toss
is made to determine which side
serves first. The winner of the toss can
choose whether to make the first
service of the match to whether to
return first, thus leaving the first
service to the opponent.
2. THE SETS
A Badminton match commonly consists
of up to 3 sets. In the 21 points
 DROP - This shot is a slow, gentle that falls system, the player who manages to
just over the net into the opponent’s forecast. obtain 21 points will be the winner of
the badminton game/set.
3. LET
If a let is called, the rally is stopped
and replayed with no change to the
score. Let may occur because of some
unexpected disturbances.