Badminton History The modern game of badminton was developed in England in the 1860s. The modern game was developed from a game called poona and is most popular in the world in Southeast Asia. Badminton is now considered a lifetime activity. It has been known by many names including; poona, battledore, and shuttlecock. Terminology Fault: A violation of the rules. Clear: A shot hit high and deep into the court. opponent’s Smash: An offensive shot hit downward with great force. Drop: A shot that barely clears the net and drops immediately over the net. Serve: Always hit diagonally and begins the start of each point. Sends the birdie low over the net in a straight path, deep into the court. Drive: opponent’s Players hitting the shuttle back and forth to each other. Rally: Center Line: Line perpendicular to the net that separates the left and right side of the court. Baseline: Back boundary line at each end of the court that runs parallel to the net. Let: permits the serve or the point to be replayed under certain circumstances. Ace: A serve that the opponent is unable to return. Rules match goes to 15 points while a match only goes to 11 points. Men’s women’s Serve must be diagonally across the net and must land inside the service box. In a single match the court is long and narrow, while the doubles court is short and wide. All serves must be contacted below the waist. Points are only awarded to the person who is serving. If you win the point but you did not serve then you are just awarded the serve. Only the birdie may touch the net. A player may not reach over the net to hit the birdie. After each point in serving, a player alternates to serve in the opposite serving box. A birdie that lands on the line is considered good. To determine who serves first the players will take part in a spinning of the racket.
Badminton History The modern game of badminton was developed in England in the 1860s. The modern game was developed from a game called poona and is most popular in the world in Southeast Asia. Badminton is now considered a lifetime activity. It has been known by many names including; poona, battledore, and shuttlecock. Terminology Fault: A violation of the rules. Clear: A shot hit high and deep into the opponent’s court. Smash: An offensive shot hit downward with great force. Drop: A shot that barely clears the net and drops immediately over the net. Serve: Always hit diagonally and begins the start of each point. Drive: Sends the birdie low over the net in a straight path, deep into the opponent’s court. Rally: Players hitting the shuttle back and forth to each other. Center Line: Line perpendicular to the net that separates the left and right side of the court. Baseline: Back boundary line at each end of the court that runs parallel to the net. Let: permits the serve or the point to be replayed under certain circumstances. Ace: A serve that the opponent is unable to return. Rules Men’s match goes to 15 points while a women’s match only goes to 11 points. Serve must be diagonally across the net and must land inside the service box. In a single match the court is long and narrow, while the doubles court is short and wide. All serves must be contacted below the waist. Points are only awarded to the person who is serving. If you win the point but you did not serve then you are just awarded the serve. Only the birdie may touch the net. A player may not reach over the net to hit the birdie. After each point in serving, a player alternates to serve in the opposite serving box. A birdie that lands on the line is considered good. To determine who serves first the players will take part in a spinning of the racket.
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