BADMINTON 

SR.NO TOPIC SLIDE NO.

1 ORIGIN OF BADMINTON  3

2 BADMINTON COURT AND EQUIPMENT  4

3 RULES OF BADMINTON  5
4 BADMINTON SCORING  6

INDEX
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BADMINTON TERMINOLOGY 
GOVERNING BODIES OF BADMINTON 
MAJOR TOURNAMENTS IN INDIA 
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8 MAJOR TOURNAMENT IN WORLD  13
9 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT  14

10 BIBLIOGRAPHY 15
Origin of Badminton 

Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a

shuttlecock across a net. Games employing shuttlecocks have
been played for centuries across Eurasia but the modern game
of badminton developed in the mid-19th century among the
British as a variant of the earlier game of battledore and
shuttlecock. ("Battledore" was an older term for "racquet".) Its
exact origin remains obscure. The name derives from the Duke
of Beaufort's Badminton House in Gloucestershire, but why or
when remains unclear. As early as 1860, a London toy dealer
named Isaac Spratt published a booklet entitled Badminton
Battledore – A New Game, but no copy is known to have
survived. An 1863 article in The Cornhill Magazine describes
badminton as "battledore and shuttlecock played with sides,
across a string suspended some five feet from the ground".
The game may have originally developed among expatriate
officers in British India(Thanjavur) in 1850s.
Badminton Court and Equipment  
The badminton court is 13.4m long and 6.1m wide. For singles the court is marked
5.18m wide. The lines marking out the court are easily distinguishable and coloured white or
yellow. The lines are 40mm wide. The badminton posts are 1.55 m (5ft 1 in) in height and
must remain perfectly vertical when attached to the strained net.
The basic equipment and gear required for a game of badminton.
• Badminton Racket. Badminton rackets can be made from several types of materials.
• Shuttlecock. There are two types of shuttlecocks - plastic and feathered shuttlecocks
• Badminton Shoes are designed to give you better traction and grip to stop in time to
return a shot. They should also be lightweight have good cushioning to absorb impact
when you jump or land
• Badminton Attire. A comfortable pair of shorts and cotton or dri-fit t-shirt is sufficient.
 Rules of the Game

The Coin Toss: Before a tournament starts, a coin is tossed. The

winner of the coin toss will then get to choose either
• to serve or to receive first or
• the preferred side of the court
Badminton Service: A serve is delivered diagonally across the
courts. During service, both the server and receiver must stand at
diagonally opposite sides without touching the boundary lines of
the badminton courts. During a serve, the point at which the
racquet is allowed to come into contact with the shuttlecock must
happen below the server’s waist. Once the players are ready, the
first forward movement of the server’s racket shall be the start of
the service.
Rally: A rally starts with a serve, often continuing with a series of
shots exchanged between opposing sides before it finally ends
when a point is scored.
Badminton Scoring
System
The 3 (game sets) x 21 (points) scoring system was first
introduced in December 2005 and is now the official
scoring system used at professional tournaments.
• In the official tournament rules today, a badminton
match consists of three games. The winner of the best
of three shall be crowned the winner.
• The first player/team to score 21 points wins a game.
• A point is awarded to the player/team that wins the
rally.
• In the event that a game reaches a 20-20 score, players
can only win the set by getting a 2 point lead over the
opposing party, e.g. 22-20, 23-21, 24-22 etc.
• In the event that the game reaches a 29-29 score, the
first team to reach 30 points will win the set and take
the service for the next game.
 Fundamental Skills and Techniques 

S.N Basic Badminton Skills Types

Grip: The right grip for holding the racket is really important to achieve control on shots and to •Back Hand
1 avoid the chances of a wrist injury.  •Forehand

Stance: How you stand while playing badminton, both in between a rally and before the serve. A •Attacking Stance
2 •Defensive Stance
stable and correct stance will bring a huge change in the results due to easier movement. 
•Net Stance

Footwork: Footwork plays a huge role in helping with an effective and organized movement on the •Move only 2-3 steps backward.
3 •Shuffle only 1 step sidewards.
court. 
•Move only 2-3 steps front

Serve: Service is among the most basic skill that you need to master in Badminton. Also, you should •High Serve
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ensure to make a legal service otherwise it might lead to penalty points. •Low Serve

Smash: Smash is the most potent and powerful stroke in badminton which is basically to hit the •Fore Hand Smash
5 •Back Hand Smash
shuttle powerfully towards the opponent’s body or downward on the court.
•Jumping Smash

Drop Shot: Badminton Drop Shots are delicate badminton shots that can win you points that aim at
6 scoring points in deception.

Clear/Lob: is normally played from the forecourt with an aim to lift or ‘lob’ the shuttle over the
7 opponent.
Badminton Terminology
• Alley - Side-extension of the court by l½ feet on both sides that is used for doubles play.
• Back Alley - Area between the back boundary line and the long service line for doubles.
• Backcourt - The back third of the court, in the area of the back boundary lines.
• Baseline - Back boundary line at each end of the court, that runs parallel to the net.
• Bird or birdie - Another name for the shuttlecock
• Carry - An illegal tactic, also called a sling or throw, in which the shuttle is caught and
held on the racket and then slung during the execution of a stroke.
• Center Line - Line perpendicular to the net that separates the left and right service
courts.
• Clear - A shot hit deep to the opponent’s back court.
• Court - Area of play, as defined by the outer boundary lines.
• Drive - A fast and low shot that makes a horizontal flight over the net.
• Drop - A shot hit sohly and with finesse to fall rapidly and close to the net on the
opponent’s side.
Badminton Terminology
• Fault - A violation of the playing rules, either in serving, receiving, or during play (see common faults
listed below).
• Flick - A quick wrist and forearm rotation that surprises an opponent by changing an apparently soft
shot into a faster passing one; used primarily on the serve and at the net.
• Forecourt - Front third of the court, between the net and the short service line.
• Hairpin Net Shot - Shot made from below and very close to the net with the shuttle rising, just
clearing the net, and then dropping sharply down the other side. The shuttle’s flight approximates
the shape of a hairpin.
• Halfcourt Shot - A shot hit low and to midcourt, used effectively in doubles against the up-and-back
formation.
• Kill - Fast, downward shot that cannot be returned; a "putaway."
• Let - A legitimate cessation of play to allow a rally to be replayed.
• Long Service Line - In singles, the back boundary line. In doubles a line 2 l/2 feet inside the back
boundary line. The serve may not go past this line.
• Match - A series of games (at U.S. Olympic Festival-’93 it is three out of five), to determine a winner.
Midcourt - The middle third of the court, halfway between the net and the back boundary line.
• Net Shot - Shot hit from the forecourt that just clears the net and drops sharply.
Badminton Terminology 
• Push Shot - Gentle shot played by pushing the shuttle with little wrist motion, usually from
net or midcourt to the opponent’s midcourt.

• Racket - Instrument used by player to hit shuttlecock Weight:About3 ounces. Length: 27

inches. Made of: Ceramic, graphite, or boron frame; beef-gut string. Cost: $60-$175
(unstrung).

• Rally – this occurs when the players hit the bird back and forth several times before one side
scores a point

• Serve or Service – Players put the shuttlecock into play for points by “serving” it to
opponents, hitting it over the net into a special part of the court near their opponent

• Service Court - Area into which the serve must be delivered. Different for singles and doubles
play.

• Short Service Line - The line 6 l/2 feet from the net which a serve must reach to be legal.

• Shuttlecock - The name for the object that players hit, made of a ball of cork or rubber with a
crown of feathers in an open conical shape.

• Smash – When a shuttle is floated high into the air, a player has time to unleash a powerful
overhand shot straight to the floor of the opposing court

• Wood Shot - A shot that results when the base of the shuttle is hit by the frame of the
racket. Once illegal, this shot was ruled acceptable by the International Badminton
Federation in 1963.
Governing Bodies of Badminton
INDIA: Badminton Association of India (BAI) is the governing body of badminton
in India. BAI is an association registered under the societies act. It was formed in
1934, and has been holding national-level tournaments in India since 1936.
BAI has 28 state members that conduct badminton tournaments and have a two-
times voting power compared to the affiliate members, who do not conduct
tournaments and have a single vote each in the association. It is headquartered
in New Delhi, India.

WORLD: The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is recognised by the

International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic
Committee (IPC) as the world governing body for badminton. The International
Badminton Federation (IBF), as it was originally called, was established in
London, on 5 July 1934 with nine founding member associations. The BWF is a
federation of 196 members.
Major Badminton Tournament in INDIA 
• The Premier Badminton League is India’s only Franchise or commercial badminton
league. It began in 2013 as the Indian Badminton League and has since grown to become
a famous and successful international competition in India.
• Indian National Badminton Championships
• Junior Indian National Badminton Championships
• Ranking Tournaments 
Major Badminton Tournament in the World
• BWF Thomas Cup: It's called Men’s Teams World Championship, BWF Thomas Cup is the 
biggest, oldest and most prestigious badminton tournament in the world.
• BWF Uber Cup: It's is the Women’s World Cup, Thomas Cup women’s correspondent. It is
held simultaneously with it. The Thomas Cup is in its 29th edition and Uber Cup, in its 26th.
• BWF World Championship
• BWF World Juniors Championship
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