is a sport involving racquets and shuttlecocks that can be played either as singles or doubles that should be hit over a net and into opponents court.

Badminton has its origins in ancient civilizations in

The ancient game known as

The ancient game known as battledore (bat or paddle) and shuttlecock probably originated

is simply people hitting a shuttlecock backwards and forwards with a simple bat many times without allowing to hit the ground.

The beginnings of badminton can be traced to mid 19 th century British India where it was created by

British officers stationed in India developed a game called

In 1873, _______________ hosted a lawn party in his country estate in Gloucestershire, England, where the game of badminton was introduced to British society

was founded in 1877, and it was here that the first formalized set of rules for badminton was established.

In March 1898, the 1st open tournament was held at_________.

the International Badminton Federation (now known as the Badminton World Federation) was established to promote and govern the sport globally.

Badminton was officially included as a demonstration sport in the 1972

Badminton eventually became an Olympic sport in Barcelona in

Mixed doubles was included in the_____________ Games and badminton is the only sport that has mixed doubles event in the Olympics.

Racket Length does not exceed__________ and width does not exceed_________.

shuttlecock Weight between _____ grams.

Shuttlecocks have a head diameter of

Feather diameter between

Badminton courts have a length of

Double courts are wide.

It is used to strike a shuttlecock in a badminton match.

is normally in the range of 80 N (recreational player) to 160 N (professional).

The choice of grip allows a player to increase thickness of racket handl

two types of grip

is a high-drag projectile, with an conical shape.

will have a little lateral support it has a very thin sole, lower a person’s centre gravity

Usually require you to lunge forward and hit the shuttle. As you lunge forward, you will gather some momentum.

 It is a soft badminton shot performed from the rear court.

Travels down steeply but lands further away from the net

Does not travel down steeply but lands nearer to the net.

 This shot is done with full power and swift movement to make the shuttlecock fall in the opponents playing area.

- It is the way in which a skill is performed. High/low service. Smash or jump smash,

What are the badminton techniques?

Start from the center of the court moving your left foot forward & then do forward lunge with right foot. Try to reach the net in two steps. Do same steps in reverse to come back in center of the court.

Start by single drag to the forehand side then do side lunge with right foot, do same in reverse to get back to the center. For backhand side just do side lunge in backhand side with right foot and reverse it to get back to the center.

Start by one drag step towards forehand corner and then do china jump then again one drag towards center. Then for backhand corner move your right foot backwards and do scissor kick jump then again one drag towards center .

You move side ways and back and forth.

is how the shuttle is put into play. _____are different in badminton for singles and doubles play.

is almost a gentle tap over the net with the shuttle, with the aim of flying just over the net, yet falling just over the front line of his service court

is a powerful strike upwards with the shuttle, that aims to travel a great distance upwards and fall deep at the rear end of the court.

is also played upwards but at a much lesser altitude. It is most common for players to use their backhand to execute the flick serve and the trajectory is lower as this grip has less power.

that is used by top badminton players like Lin Dan. The idea is to hit the shuttle directly at your opponent, limiting their return options and catching them off guard, winning you easy points.

Use ONLY your thumb, index, and middle finger to control the racket.

Start by positioning your racket in this manner for the basic grip. Then hold the racket handle using a “hand-shake’ grip This grip method is safe to be used in almost all forehand shots.

Players must be able to twist the racket fast enough in order to change and use different grip for backhand shots.

more for applying defensive and deceptive shots.

because that’s the same way we hold cooking pans.

is useful when you are executing jumping smashes.