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Different Badminton Strokes: 1. Serve – underhand stoke to start game play 2. Overhand Clear – overhand stroke driving the birdie high and deep into the opponent’s court 3. Underhand Clear – underhand stroke driving the birdie high and deep into the opponent’s court 4. Drop – a short shot in which just clears the net, and falls close to the net in the opponent’s court. 5. Smash – an overhead stroke in which the birdie travels at a downward angle (spike).
Serving: 1. To start a game, one team spins a racquet, the other team calls circles up or down. The team that wins chooses: a. Serve first or b. Defer and make the other team serve first. 2. In doubles, both people on a team have a chance to serve each time except for the first service of a game. The first time, only one of the two team members gets a chance to serve. 3. Serving Boxes: a. Doubles: always start service from the right side first, regardless of the score. b. Singles: I. Even score = Right Side (including 0) ii. Odd score = Left Side 4. Must serve to the box that is diagonal to the one you serve from.
Game Play: 1. Only the serving team scores points. 2. 2. On the line in IN. 3. 3. Faults: a. Serve is made above waist level. b. Serve goes to wrong service box. c. Serve is made when standing in wrong service box. d. Birdie hits the net on the serve. e. Wrong player returns birdie on the serve. f. Birdie lands out of bounds. g. Birdie fails to go over the net. h. Birdie hits the ceiling. i. More than one hit is made on the same side. j. Birdie is returned before it crosses the net. k. A player or racquet touches the net. 4. If the serving team/player commits the service is over. If the non- serving team/player commits a fault, then the serving team scores a point.
Official doubles games are played to 15 points. |
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History of Badminton Badminton has a surprisingly long history given its relatively recent introduction onto the Olympic scene. Badminton was invented long ago; its origins date back at least two thousand years to the game of battledore and shuttlecock played in ancient Greece, India and China. Badminton took its name from Badminton House in Gloucestershire, the home of the Duke of Beaufort, where the sport was played in the last century. By coincidence, Gloucestershire is now the base for the International Badminton Federation. Founded in 1934 with nine members - Canada, Denmark, England, France, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales, membership of the International Badminton Federation has risen steadily. There was a notable increase in new members after badminton's Olympic debut at Barcelona. Development in the sport continues to grow and the current 142 members is expected to increase further. The first major IBF tournament was the Thomas Cup (world men's team championships) in 1948. Since then, the number of world events has increased with the addition of the Uber Cup (ladies' team), World Championships, Sudirman Cup (mixed team), World Juniors and the World Grand Prix Finals. 1996 saw the last of a highly successful invitational event, the World Cup. Started in 1981 the World Cup was established to provide top players with an opportunity to earn greater levels of prize money. As the World Grand Prix circuit has grown and prize money has increased it was felt that the World Cup had served its purpose. New competitions are planned including one-off spectaculars and the development of a SuperSeries. It is anticipated that these will attract greater sponsorship, prize money and television. In these days of mass communications, the importance of television to a world sport is self-evident. Television brings the action, the excitement, and the explosive power of badminton into homes around the world. It pulls in the crowd to see the action live; it pulls in major sponsors. Badminton has a rich history and its future looks even brighter! |
