1. Presentation created by: Umme Tasneem

2.  Badminton was first played in India by the name “Poona”. - It was played before in many Asian countries but with net, it was first played in India  In the mid 1800 th the British took this game to England and renamed it as “Badminton” - Introduced to the guests of the “Duke of the beaufort”

3. Equipment's O Badminton Racket O Shuttlecock (nylon or feather) O Badminton Net O Badminton shoes/ Running shoes

4. Badminton court

5. Serving and Receiving courts O Serve/receive from the right court when opponents has scored an even number of point (2,4,6…) O Serve/receive from the left court when opponents has scored an odd number of point (1,3,5…) ***Service court error occurs when server served to the wrong side or standing in the wrong service court***

6. Rules of 21! Singles: consists of best 3 games Side scoring 21 points before the opposite team wins Winnings rally adds 1 point to the score sides scoring 2 consecutives points wins (19-21) Side scoring 21-21, 30 th point shall win Doubles: For doubles, 1 service only Back service line will remain same and current rule applies

7. Should and Shouldn’t  Coin toss- Win  Serve/Receive first or selecting the side of the court O No touching the net with racket/body O No carrying on the shuttlecock O No reaching over the net to hit the shuttlecock O No touching the lines of the court during a serve O A serve must be carried out diagonally to be valid O Point is added to a players when won a rally O When striking the shuttlecock and sending it to the opponents court’s floor, player wins the rally (Fault if crosses the boundary) O Can only be hit once before landing on the other side of the net O Hitting the ceiling is counted as fault SHOULD YOU? OR NOT?

8. Faults & Lets Faults Lets O Shuttlecock is caught in the net or racket O Is hit by receiver’s partner O Lands outside the boundary O Doesn’t pass over the net O Touches the ceiling, walls, person’s clothing or any other person outside O Distracting an opponents by actions such as shouting or gesture O Serving before the opponent is ready O Server-Receiver both being faulted O Caught on the net and remains suspended O Player of the opposite side being distracted by the coach O Accident occurring

9. Know how! O Racket grip O Backhand/forehand grip O Shuttlecock serves: O High serve (sends it back end of the court) O Low serve (sends it flying just above the net)

10. Are you are ready to play? O Hit the shuttle over the net to the opponents court before returned( fast, slow, high or low) O Rally is started with a stroke known as “serve” and this gets the shuttle in to the play Grips Winning the rally requires: O Hitting the shuttle to opponents courts floor Players: O Single (player vs. Player) O Doubles (2 players vs. 2 players)

11. Highlights! O Game is started with “Toss”“Toss” O Even score: Right side of the courtcourt Odd score: Left side of the courtcourt O Sides scoring 21 points before the opponents wins!21 points O Faults are basically“fouls” of the game and Lets are “replays” of the serve with no change to the score FaultsLets O There are ways to get a good grip in to the shuttlecock or racket to make “different” style shotsways

12. Related sports Tennis Table tennis Volleyball

13.  Badminton is the second most popular game after soccer  Best shuttlecocks are made from the feathers from the left wings of a goose  Foundation of the international badminton federation was in 1934 with 9 member  Now it has over 150 member  Badminton was introduced in USA in the 1890s and later on it became popular in the 1930s Badminton is the world’s “fastest” racket sport Badminton is the world’s “fastest” racket sport

14. Bibliography  www.badminton-information.comwww.badminton-information.com  www.calgarysportsclub.comwww.calgarysportsclub.com  www.how-to-play-badminton.comwww.how-to-play-badminton.com  www.badmintonschoolsigapore.comwww.badmintonschoolsigapore.com

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