PED TERM 1 badminton competition in the world, in

1899.
(Lesson 1): History and Development of
 The International Badminton
Badminton
Federation (IBF) (now known as
Badminton- is a racket sport played by either Badminton World Federation) was
two opposing players (singles) or two opposing established in 1934 with Canada,
pairs (doubles), who take positions on opposite Denmark, England, France, the
halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand,
net. Scotland, and Wales as its founding
members.
1992, badminton has been an Olympic sport
with five events: Milestone of Philippine Badminton

 men's and women's singles,  The recent boom of badminton in the

 men's and women's doubles, Philippines does not mean that
 and mixed doubles, in which each pair is badminton is a totally new sport in the
a man and a woman. country.
 1950 The Philippines became the 21st
History and Development member country of the International
 Badminton was known in ancient times; Badminton Federation (IBF)
an early form of the sport was played in  1952 The Philippine Badminton
ancient Greece. Association (PBA), organized by 28
 In the West, badminton came from a badminton clubs, became the first
game called battledore and shuttlecock, national badminton group.
in which two or more players keep a  1966 A Philippine team achieved its first
feathered shuttlecock in the air with team championship in the men’s
small rackets. division of the 1966 Triangular Meet in
 In Japan, the related game Hanetsuki Vietnam.
was played as early as the 16th century.  1981 Philippine badminton team
 The game was called "POONA" in India participated in the Southeast Asian
during the 18th century, (SEA) games.
 Isaac Spratt, a London toy dealer,  1984 The Philippine Badminton team
published a booklet, "Badminton made its first appearance in the Thomas
Battledore – a new game" in 1860, but Cup Competitions.
unfortunately, no copy has survived.  1995 In the Australian International
 The new sport was definitively launched Championship(an IBF-sanctioned
in 1873 at the Badminton House,  tournament), Weena Lim and Keenie
Gloucestershire, owned by the Duke of Asuncion were the first Philippine entry
Beaufort. (ladies doubles) to win a gold.
 Until 1887, the sport was played in  2001 At the Bangkok open, Kennevic
England under the rules that prevailed Asuncion became the first bronze
in India. medalist in the men’s singles and with
 They also started the All-England Open sister Kennie in the mixed doubles
Badminton Championships, the first individual event.
  2003 At the 13th World Championship carbon fiber or lighter metals such as
held in Birmingham England, Kennevic aluminum.
and kennie Asuncion were the first
PARTS OF THE RACKET
Philippine players to qualify and
participate in both men’s singles and 1. Head-bounds the stringed area.
mixed doubles individual events. 2. Stringed area - is part of the racket with
which It is intended the player hits the
(Lesson 2): Benefits, Terminologies, Facilities,
shuttle.
and Equipment of Badminton
3. Shaft - connects the handle to the head
Benefits of Badminton 4. Throat - (if present) connects the shaft
to the head.
 Badminton is a total body workout 5. Handle - is part of the racket intended
 Socializing to be gripped by the player.
 Badminton improves your mental
wellbeing
 Heart health
 Badminton helps reduce health risks
 Increased life expectancy
 Improved mobility
 Badminton is a flexible exercise
 Child friendly

FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT

 Net- A mesh net divides the badminton

court into two sides.
 Post- 5 feet and 1 inch in height from
the floor. COURT- The badminton court is rectangular and
 Shuttlecock- The badminton it is divided by a net into two equal rectangles.
shuttlecock, also referred to as a shuttle The standard setting for a court is to be marked
or birdie, acts similarly to a ball in other for both singles and doubles matches
racket sports. Standard size of a badminton court
MEASUREMENT The standard size of a badminton court is a
 16 feathers attached to the base width of 20 feet (or 6.1 meters) and a length of
 The length of the feathers ranges 44 feet (or 13.4 meters). Contrary to other
between 2.44 and 2.75 inches. sports, these sizes are fixed, so a badminton
court needs to always comply with them.
RACKET
TERMINOLOGIES
 The badminton racket is one of the
most important tools a player has in the  Backcourt
game.  Bird /Birdie
 Badminton rackets are much lighter  Center position
than most other sports rackets because  Clear
they are made from materials such as  Cross-court
  Double hit DRIVE SERVE- is played flat and fast towards the
 Drop shot back of the receiver's service court, passing low
 Drive over the net. The idea is to provoke an
 Fault immediate reaction, hoping that the receiver
 Flick will mishit the shuttlecock.
 Forecourt STROKES
 Kill
 Let  are simply your swing action to hit the
 Mid-court shuttle. If you do not perform your
 Push shot strokes correctly, you will not be able to
 Rally execute quality badminton shots.
 Smash 4 BASIC STROKES
(LESSON 3): Basic skills in Badminton  Overhead forehand
SERVICE  Overhead backhand
 Underarm forehand
 is the shot that starts a play or rally.  Underarm backhand
 even points (e.g. 2, 4, 6), the players
stands at the right service court Overhead forehand - the most common we see,
 serving odd points (e.g 1,3, 5), the the first to learn.
players stands at the left service court Overhead backhand - many people's main
FOUR TYPES OF SERVICE weakness.

 LOW SERVE Underarm forehand- a low shot on the

forehand side.
 HIGH SERVE
 FLICK SERVE Underarm backhand- a low shot on the
 DRIVE SERVE backhand side.
LOW SERVE- is played gently over the net to 4 BASIC SHOTS IN BADMINTON
land at the front of your opponent's service
court, near the short service line. It's important  Clear - also called lob. The shuttle soars
that this serve passes low over the net. in the high arc and falls into the court
behind the opponent.
HIGH SERVE- is played powerfully upwards so  Drop - the shuttle falls gently and just
that the shuttlecock travels very high and falls clears the net.
almost vertically downwards at the back of the  Drive - itis a hard stroke that hit on a
receiver's service court. High serves are used straight line.
frequently in singles, but never in double  Smash- it is a hard stroke that hit
sharply downward.

FLICK SERVE- is also played upwards, but much (Lesson 4) :BASIC FOOTWORK IN BADMINTON
more shallowly than the high serve. The idea is BASIC STANCE READY POSITION
to deprive the opponent of time, forcing him to
hit the shuttlecock when it's behind his body.  stance of your body while receiving a
certain type of stroke
  this position can make your movement FORMAT
smoother, and quicker and will reduce
• This is one of the basic badminton rules which
the danger of getting injured.
needs to be followed for any rally.
ATTACKING STANCE
• At the start of the game, the score is (0-0).
 mainly used while making smash You cannot randomly choose your side as you
 most of the time your opponent will be wish.
thinking that you are going to play a
SCORING SYSTEM
Smash when you are in attacking stance
but then suddenly making a drop Shot • A match consists of best-of-three games to 21
or attacking clear is a good tactic to, points.
especially in singles.
• At 20 all, the server which gains a two-point
BADMINTON FOOTWORK lead first wins the game. At 29 all, the side
scoring the 30th point first wins that game.
 V - Formation
 X – Formation FAULTS
 Y - Formation
• In official games of BWF, faults and errors
result in a point for your opponent and you
must surrender the serve to them.

BADMINTON RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR

DOUBLES

 COIN TOSS

• The basic rules and regulations of any

badminton rally, the game always begins with a
toss.

 BOUNDARIES
LESSON 5: SPORTS OFFICIATING RULES, GAME
PLAN AND STRATEGIES • A player out of a team of 2 must serve inside
the white lines of the diagonally opposite side
BADMINTON RULES FOR SINGLES so that the shuttlecock falls inside it.
 In a single rally, there will be two  FORMAT
players, playing with each other on
opposite sides of the court. • A badminton game always starts from the
right-hand side
THE SERVE
• The order of the server depends on the score
• One of the important rules of badminton is odd or even
about the serve.

• An overarm serve is against the basic rules of

badminton and would be considered a fault.
  SWITCHING SIDES ON THE COURT

In Badminton rules and regulations for doubles

entail that the players or teams will switch sides
on the court during the following times:

• At the end of the first game

• At the end of the second game and;

• if a third game is to be played.

 SCORING SYSTEM

• To win a game of badminton, you must score

poi before your opponent.

• Best of three

• When both sides reach 20, the side which

gains a 2-point lead first wins that game.

When both sides reach 29, the side scoring the

30th point wins that game.

 FAULTS

• The shuttlecock which is either served or hit

should land inside the service court.

• Double Hit.

• If the shuttle is accidentally touched by hand,

it is still a fault.