Badminton HDCFJVHB
Badminton HDCFJVHB
Badminton HDCFJVHB
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, 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!
Ground measurements
Court dimensions
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.
A court may be marked out for singles only. The back boundary lines also become the
long service lines and the posts or the strips of material representing them are placed
on the side lines.
Posts
The posts are 1.55m high from the surface of the court and remain vertical when the
net is strained.
The posts are placed on the double side lines irrespective of whether singles or
doubles is played. The posts or supports must not extend into the court beyond the
side lines.
Where it is not practicable to have posts on the side lines, some method can be used to
indicate the position of the side lines where they pass under the net, eg by the use of
thin posts or strips of material 40mm wide, fixed to the side lines and rising vertically
to the net cord.
Net
The net is 760mm in depth and a minimum of 6.1m wide.
The top of the net from the surface of the court is 1.524m at the centre of the court and
1.55m over the side lines for doubles.
There must be no gaps between the ends of the net and the posts. If necessary, the full
depth of the net at the ends is tied to the posts.
Here are nine basic skills you need to learn to play Badminton:
This list is just the basics and doesn’t cover any advanced skills and
tactics. There is a lot to master even with these basic skills. Some of
these skills are harder to master than others and some have
different levels of mastery.
Apart from improving your shots, here are other important techniques you need to master during
a game.
Defending
Defending a Badminton Smash
Do you want to know how to return a shot if your opponent smashes? Here are tips to defend
against a powerful smash.
Badminton Defense: Defending Smashes and Powerful Shots
A more detailed tutorial with pictures to help you improve your defense against powerful shots
and smashes!
Basic Badminton Techniques
Badminton Footwork
Move around the badminton court in an organised manner. If you have good footwork, you’ll
have extraordinary agility and you’ll be able to return every shot from your opponent!
Badminton Serve
Before learning any other shots, know the correct technique for serving first. If you can serve
well, your opponent won’t be able to give a deadly return shot.
Rules
A match consists of the best of three games of 21 points.
The player/pair winning a rally adds a point to its score.
At 20-all, the player/pair which first gains a 2-point lead wins that game.
At 29-all, the side scoring the 30th point wins that game.
The player/pair winning a game serves first in the next game.
A badminton match can be played by two opposing players (singles) or four
opposing players (doubles).
A competitive match must be played indoors utilising the official court
dimensions.
A point is scored when the shuttlecock lands inside the opponent's court or if a
returned shuttlecock hits the net or lands outside of the court the player will
lose the point.
At the start of the rally, the server and receiver stand in diagonally opposite
service courts.
A legal serve must be hit diagonally over the net and across the court.
A badminton serve must be hit underarm and below the server's waist height with
the racquet shaft pointing downwards, the shuttlecock is not allowed to
bounce. After a point is won, the players will move to the opposite serving
stations for the next point.
The rules do not allow second serves.
During a point a player can return the shuttlecock from inside and outside of the
court.
A player is not able to touch the net with any part of their body or racket.
A player must not deliberately distract their opponent.
A player is not able to hit the shuttlecock twice.
A 'let' may be called by the referee if an unforeseen or accidental issue arises.
A game must include two rest periods. These are a 90-second rest after the first
game and a 5-minute rest after the second game.