PRE-LIM-BADMINTON-WEEK-1-5-LESSON.docx

**Chapter 1. History of Badminton** - The History of Badminton is not discovered but in the history of records of Ancient India, China, Greece, there are reference of the game involving the equipment in more than 200 years. - In Medieval Europe, the badminton is also called as \"**...

**Chapter 1. History of Badminton** - The History of Badminton is not discovered but in the history of records of Ancient India, China, Greece, there are reference of the game involving the equipment in more than 200 years. - In Medieval Europe, the badminton is also called as \"**BATTLEDORE\"** - India was the one who started for being globally recognized. - Historians believed that a very similar game "BATTLE DORE" was played in china over 2000 years ago. - The Father of Indonesian Badminton was **Dick Sudirman** - The game badminton is derived from the word. **\"Poona\"** - In 1893, the badminton association if ENGLAND published the FIRST SET OF RULES. - 1899, first all england championship in men. - 1900, the first badminton tournament in women - 1930, The Denmark, US, Canada became the followers of the game **Facilities and Equipment** **Badminton Racket-** is quite light and can be made of wood, aluminum, metal, or synthetic materials such as graphite or carbon. **Parts of the Racket** 1. **Stringed Area**- is the part of the racket which it is intended for the player to hit the shuttle. 2. **Head**- bounds the stringed area. 3. **Throat-** connects the shaft to the head. 4. **Shaft**- connects the handle to the head. 5. **Ferrule**- firmly connects that shaft to the handle. 6. **Handle**- is the part of the racket intended to be gripped by player. 7. **Butt**- located at the tip of the handle. 8. **Frame**- is the name given to the head, the throat, shaft, and the handle taken together. **Shuttle cock**- Is the official name given to the shuttle or bird. It is made up of 16 goose feathers and is firmly fixed in a leather covered cock head. It weighs from 4.74 -- 5.50 g. It may be made of feathers, plastic, or nylon. **Parts of the Shuttle cock** **Feather**- The feathered shuttle consists of 16 goose feathers. **Cork**- The cork or the base shall be 25mm. -28mm. in diameter and is rounded on the bottom. **Net**- it divides the court into two, it should be kept by the umpire's chair to facilitate regular testing to ensure that the net is still at its correct central height and has not sagged. In 5ft height. **Post**- These should stand 1.55m (5ft 1 in) in height from the surface of the court. **Court**- is 20 feet wide and 44 feet long. This is used for doubles and mixed doubles. A singles badminton court is 17 feet wide. (see the illustration on the last page) **Chapter 1.1 Badminton Terminologies** **SHOTS AND STROKES:** **Attacking shots:** Any shot kill with a downward trajectory; includes smashes, half smashes and drives. **Backhand:** Refers to all shots played on the non-racquet side of the body **Block:** A type of shot executed by holding the racquet stationary in the path of a smashed shuttle so that it rebounds into the opponents court. **Clear:** A shot hit high and near the opponent back boundary line. May be an attacking or defensive clear, depending on trajectory. **Drive:** A fast and low shot that has a flat flight trajectory as it passes over the net. **Drive serve:** A hard quick serve with a flat trajectory; usually hit at the receivers racquet shoulder. **Drop shot:** A shot hit so that it barely clears the net and falls rapidly in the opponent court between the net and the short service line. **Freehand:** Refers to all shots played on the racquet side of the body. **Half smash:** An overhead shot hit at a steep downward angle, but with little force, so it lands in the frontcourt, used deceptively when the opponent is expecting a smash. **Jump smash:** An advance technique for executing the smash with more power and a steeper downward trajectory. Both feet of the floor, of ten doing a hitch or scissors kick during the hitting action. **Kill:** also called a put away. A smash that cannot be returned. **Lift:** to hit a Shuttle in with an upward trajectory; a defensive return. **Net shot**: Any shot hit from the frontcourt, most often a drop shot or under hand clear. **Push:** a type of shot frequently used to return a low short served in doubles. A frying pan grip is used to place the shuttle about halfway into the opponent court, usually into a side alley. **Serve:** the shot used to put the shuttle into the play at the start of each point. **Overhead:** Also known as overhead, refers to a stroke played from a height above the head. **Side arms:** The stroking motion used to hit shots from near the forehand sidelines when the shuttle is at about net top height. **Smash:** An overhead shot hit forcefully at a steep downward angle; the primary offensive shot in badminton. **Underhand:** Refers to a stroke executed as the racquet contacts the shuttle below waist level with a lifting motion, such as in executing a serve or a clear from near the net. **Shuffle steps:** A series of short steps in which the feet never cross each other; the technique used to move into position to hit a shuttle that cannot be reached with one long step. **FAULTS AND ILLEGAL TACTICS** **Fault:** A violation of the rules that results in loss of service or loss of a point if receiving. **Feint:** A movement made with the intent to deceive. Legal during rallies but illegal during a serve. **Obstruction:** An illegal tactic in which one hinders an opponent from making a shot by warning the racquet to distract him or her or by encroaching across the net with one\'s racquet. **Un sight:** In doubles, to stand in such a way that an opponent cannot see the serve being delivered. This is an obstruction, and it is illegal. **Service and Loss of Serve** **First server:** In doubles, the player who serve first for a side during an inning. **In side:** The side that holds the serve. **Let**: Any incident that interferes with plays and requires the replay of a point; often caused by the intrusion of shuttle or player from an adjacent court. **Outside:** The side that is receiving the serve. **Second server:** In doubles, the partner who serves last in each half inning, often his or her partner has lost a serve. **Side out:** Event that occurs when the server has lost the rally and the serve goes to the opponent or opponents on the other side of the net. In doubles (except in the first half of the first inning), a side out occurs after both partners have served and lost their service. **Points and Scoring** **Fault:** See \"Faults and Illegal Tactics\". Game: In men\'s singles and all doubles play, 15 points and in women\'s singles 11 points. **Game point:** Point, which if won by the server, ends the game. **Love all:** Term used at the beginning of a game to indicate a **score of** **0-0;** also used when the game has been set. **Point:** Smallest unit in scoring, fifteen points constitutes a game, except in women\'s singles where 11 points wins **FAULTS AND ILLEGAL TACTICS** **Miscellaneous:** Overall motion that results from the application of shot making and footwork skills. Sometimes used interchangeably with technique. **Chapter 1.2 Rules of the Game** **Player\ -** applies to all those taking part in a match.\ - the game should be played, doubles (4 players), singles (2 players) **Toss**\ -Before commencing the play, the opposing sides shall toss to start the game. **Scoring**\ -The opposing sides shall play the best of three games unless otherwise arranged.\ - To win a complete game, the players should win 21 points.\ -If the has been set, 0-0 in the beginning of the game, it is called "Love all" **Change of end** **-** Players shall change ends\ - Odd scores in Left service, even scores in Right service **Service** -In correct service, neither side shall cause undue delay to the delivery of the service -The server or receiver shall stand within diagonally opposite service without touching the boundary lines of the service courts -the server's racket shall initially hit the base of the shuttles while the whole of the shuttle is below the server's waist **Service Court Errors** - A service court error is made when a player has served out of turn, - Has served from the wrong service court; or - Standing in the wrong service court **Faults** - It is a "fault" if a service is not correct in service - If the server, is attempting to serve, misses the shuttle - Is the shuttle is caught in or on the net - If in play, the shuttle lands outside the boundaries of the court - Passes through or under the net - Fails to pass the net - Touches the roof, ceiling, walls - Touches the person or dress of a player - Touches any object or person outside the surroundings of the court **Chapter 2. Basic Skills of Badminton** **2 types of grip** 1. **Forehand-** popular called the "handshake grip" 2. **Backhand-** slightly modified version of the forehand grip. **5 types of stroke** 1. **Forehand stroke**- refer to any shot struck on the side of the body. 2. **Backhand stroke**- refer to any shot struck on the side away from the racket. 3. **Underhand stroke**- used when the approaching shuttle is low and in front of the player 4. **Overhand/Overhead stroke**- used to return the shuttle with a high trajectory coming from the opponent's court when the shuttle gets behind you. 5. **Sidearm Stroke**- if the opponent uses a drive to hit the shuttle parallel to either sidelines. **4 types of service** 1. **Long serve**- (high and deep) the object of the long serve is simply to move you opponents as far away from net as possible. 2. **Short serve**- (short and low) the object of the short serve is to force your opponent to "lift" the shuttle. 3. **Flick serve-** should be placed to one of the two back corners of the doubles service court, preferably over the back hand shoulder of the receiver. 4. **Drive serve**- it must be hit hard and with a flat trajectory, preferably toward the receiver's racket shoulder. **4 types of shots** 1. **Clear or Lob**- is by far the most widely used shot in the game of badminton. 2. **Drop shot**- any shot that drops immediately after crossing the net. 3. **Drive shot-** a flat shot that is kept as low as possible to have the opponent run from the side to side. 4. **Smash shot-** the most prominent offensive shot. A shot that can not be returned is called a "kill" or "put-away" *Illustration*