BADMINTON Scoring System and Rules Quiz

Badminton Scoring System

• A match is played in the best of three games.
• The side that wins an exchange of blows adds one point to its score and takes the next serve.
• A game is won when a side reaches 21 points with a minimum difference of two points.
• If the score is tied at 20, the side that scores two consecutive points wins the game.
• If the score is tied at 29, the side that scores the 30th point wins the game.

Change of Sides and Breaks

• Players change fields at the end of each game.
• In the 3rd game, players change sides when one side reaches 11 points.
• There is a 1-minute break in each game when one of the players reaches 11 points.
• There is a 2-minute break at the end of each game.

Badminton Net and Serve

• The badminton net has a height of 1.55m.
• The shuttlecock must be below the waist (height of the last rib) when hit.
• The handle of the racket must point downward when serving.
• The serve is always done diagonally.

Types of Shots in Badminton

• CLEAR
• LOB
• DROP
• DRIVE
• SMASH

Orienteering Basics

• The sun can be used for orientation, but its position changes depending on the time of year.
• At midday, the sun indicates the south throughout the year.
• A compass is essential for orientation, and it's necessary to know how to interpret it.

Understanding a Compass

• The heading/course of a direction is obtained in degrees.
• The direction arrow indicates the direction to follow.
• The magnetic north must coincide with the direction arrow.
• The magnetic needle is divided into two colors: red for magnetic north and black for the course of direction.
• The limb of a compass must be rotated to match magnetic north with the direction arrow.

Orienteering Races

• Orienteering races are a sport that takes place in a natural environment.
• The objective is to complete a route in the shortest possible time through a terrain.
• Competitors must find certain beacons with the help of a map and a compass.