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Badminton is the worlds fastestracquet sport.
Badminton is also a well knownOlympic game.
The best shuttlecocks are madefrom the feather of the left
wing of a goose.
By: Raymond Xian 1
The Aga KhanAcademy
Play badminton in the
best way possible.
Adjust the body to fityour gameplay in
badminton
Play the different typeof shots with accuracy,
speed and balance.
Know the pure rules ofgameplay badminton
Know your way aroundthe playing field.
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Badminton is known to be a sport that takes the whole body to new levels
as jumps, smashes and deflections are present in the fastest racquetsport in the world. Naturally, it is a sport whereby takes toll of the
entire body in terms of stamina, skill and also intellect.
On needs to move in time, think fast, and also react quickly during the
course of a badminton game. This is then achieved with the simple use of
practice.
Being an Olympic sport since the year of 1992, it became a medaled sport
that was played as a debut in Barcelona Olympic event. As It being an
event in the Olympics, it gained popularity along time and studies have
shown that at least 1.2 million USA citizens have played this sport at
least 25 times a year.
Statistics have also shown that the stamina that is needed for badminton
is far greater than for any other sport.
Left: Chinese ProfessionalBadminton player, Lin Danat the 2008 BeijingOlympics.
Right: Lee Chong Wei,Malaysian professionalbadminton player
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Each game in sports all need rules and regulations for each game to proceed with order and fairness.
One does not play a game without knowing how to score or even how to avoid being scored. This is
why rules were made.
Badminton rules are simple if one remembers them and there are also some shortcuts that help one
get around the badminton world to make their play smooth and constructive. Below are some of the
few simple rules in the play of Badminton
RULES
1. A game starts with a coin toss. Whoever wins the toss gets todecide whether they would serve or receive firstORwhat side
of the court they want to be on. The side losing the toss shallthen exercise the remaining choice.
2. At no time during the game should the player touch thenet, with his racquet or his body.
3. The shuttlecock should not be carried on or come to reston the racquet.
4. A serve must carry cross court (diagonally) to be valid.5. During the serve, a player should not touch any of the lines
of the court, until the server strikes the shuttlecock. Duringthe serve the shuttlecock should always be hit from below
the waist.6. A point is added to a player's score as and when he wins a
rally.
7. The shuttlecock hitting the ceiling is counted as a fault.
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21 point s For mat
Currently, this is the official format used by the IBF. Here
are the basic badminton rules for this format.- To win a match, you have to win 2 out of 3
games.
- To win a game, you have to score 21 points.
- If a score becomes 20-20, the side whichscores 2 consecutive points shall win thatgame.
- If the score becomes 29-29, the side thatscores the 30th point shall win that game.
- There are no "service over", meaning youcan score a point no matter who serves.
- One service only for doubles.
- Other rules shall remain the same.
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Every sport requires a field of play and Badminton in this case has a court of
play.
The badminton court is a sophisticated court that is played within a set of rules
as well as different linign markers. Naturally, they chang during the times of
singles and doubles. Singles courts can be described as being slim and talwhereas, doubles courts can be described as short
and wide. This can be shown by the markings in thediagram.Doubles Singles
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For one to achieve maximum greatness and a fair game in all, one must
choose their steps wisely as well as their shots as well. This means that a single
small error would be fatal if persuing a game point. This then concludes thateach badminton player must play with the best combos as well as the beststrategy to get the most out of a game.
Th_ ov_rh_[^ Cl_[r (OHC)
This shot is used in the middle and start of the game and rarely is
used at the end of the game as it is a defensive shot whereby the
shuttle is hit backwards in order to send your opponent to their
own defensive position. This shot is best hit when taking a step
back and making full contact with the top of the racquet.
Th_ B[^minton S_rv_
This shot is used normally at the start of every badminton
game. It is either done underarm or with a back-arm motion.
It is best played if it barely touches the top of the next and
a quick reaction must follow the shot. This shot is played in
both ways and players choose whichever fits them the best.
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h_ Sm[shThis shot is mainly used as a finishing shot. It can also be used as
a final blow whereby the shuttle gets full contact with the top of
the racquet, letting it execute with sharp angles. The execution is
only done best along with practice as this is one of the hardest
skills to improve. At times, a jump for contact would be done if
one enjoys playing with more force. The closer the executed shot
to the net is, the more effective the shot becomes.
Th_ B[]kh[n^ Shot
This is normally used for defense as well as offence
and is an effective move in order to get your
opponents to not predict your next move. This move
can also be used as offence as well depending on the
angle you shoot it from.
Th_ Driv_ Shot
This shot is mainly to drive your opponents back to the ends of
the court and is normally played when hitting from the middle of
the court on ones side. This shot is best played when it skims
across the top of the next in a straight line motion.
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Be l i g h t o n y o u r f e e t Themainconceptofbadmintonisonesreactionstowardsashotoftheoppositionandthismeansthatthereneedstobefocusaswellasagility.Onewhoisagilecandeflecteasieraswellascounterbackshortsfromtheotheropponent.Trainingandmultipleshotdrillscouldgettheseskillsup.
T r u s t y o u r i n s t i n c t s
Ifonetruststheirowninstincts,theywouldknowwhichwouldbethebestwaytohittheshuttleaswellaswhichwouldbethebestwaytoevadetheshuttledefensively.Moreover,thegamethengoesbyyourfavor.
Co n t r o l Yo ur Bo dy
Ifonepracticesalongwithmeasuringtheirownstrengths,theywouldbeabletoachievemuchbyknowinghowmuchpressuretheyputintotheshuttle.Toomuch
pressure
might
lead
to
the
shuttle
beingoutofplayandtoolittlepressuremightleadtotheshuttlenotcrossingyourside.
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Kn o w t h e Ru l e s
Thekey
to
winning
a
badminton
game
isknowingtherules.Taketimetostudythefieldofplayaswellasthemainrulesofthesport.Withthatinmind,oneisabletogetthebestoutofagamefairandsquare.
Wo r k t o ge t h e r Co -o pe r a t i v e l y
Whenplayingindoublesformat,itisbestwhenyoutwohaveaconnectionorhaveplayedeachotherbefore.Thisthenbringsaboutyougettingcomfortablewithhim/herandthus,bothcanplayalongwell.Itisalsorecommendedthatapairshouldhaveasenseofcommunicationsothatyouknowwhoseshotiswhose.
Re me mb e r a n d I mp r o v e
Oneofthefewstepsthatweseemtomissisthefactthatwedontlearnfromourmistakesandifoneplayswithacriticalmind,theywouldbeabletowitnesstheirmistakesandimproveonthem.Aim,Accuracy,andSpeedare3maincomponentsofbadmintonthatoneneedstoworkoneverytimeinplay.