1. *Badminton

2. Governing Body
IBF and BWF

3. Year originated
--1873

4. Inventor
Duke of Beaufort

5. Place of origin
-England

6. Objective
-to score points by hitting the shuttle cock across the net into the opponent’s half of the court without the other player/team being able to return.

7. Basic Skills
-Serve
-Forehand
-Backhand
-Smash

8. Positions
-Server and receiver
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9. Basic Rules Team-1 (singles) Team-2 (doubles)
Winner-player/team who scores 15 or 21 points, wins the best out of 2 games
Time- n/a
Start game- with a serve right baseline diagonally cross court over the net into the service box
Server 1- attempt (birdie must be contacted below the waist)
When serving side loses a rally, the serve passes to the opponent
Singles- the server stands in his right service court when the score is even and in his left service court when the score is odd
Doubles- if the serving team wins the rally, the same player continues to serve, but he/she changes service courts, so that he/she serves to each opponent in turn. If the opponents wins the rally and their new score is even, the player in the right service court serves, if odd the player in the left service court serves. The players service courts are determined by their positions at the start of the rally, not by where they were standing at the end of the rally. Each time a side regains service the server will be the player that did not serve last time.
Fault-racket not below waist level on serve, foot, shuttle hits net on serve, or serve does not land in service box, miss shuttle
Offense- place shuttle away from defense
Defense- protect lines and rally
Boundaries- stand anywhere within and around the sidelines and end lines
Shuttle hits line is good
Inning- serice
Side out- loss of service
Player cannot touch or crossover/under net with body

10. scoring
Unsuccessful returned shuttle 1 point

11. Unsportsmanlike conduct
Automatic 1 point for the other team

12. etiquette Call score, serve when receiver is ready, walk around net,
don’t touch net, compliment shots

13. Terms
back court, base position, baseline, carry, centerline, clear, court, endline, fault, frontcourt, net, passwing shot, push shot, rally receiver, server, sideline, smash

14. Safety
Swing racket, eyes with shuttle, body with net, hold on to racket

15. Facilities/space (court/field dimensions )
Court 44x20 feet with net at 5 feet

16. Indoor/outdoors
Yes
- gym, backyard, beach

17. Equipment
Racket, shuttle cock, net, standards

18. Olympic sport
yes,
Bracelona

19. Lifetime sport
Yes, all ages and genders

20. Special notes Oldest existing club- New York badminton club.
Played all over the world
Thomas cup- men 1948 every 3 years
Uber cup- women 1957 every 3 years
Equal footing- skill and finesse not strength