BADMINTON

By: Alfonso Ordóñez

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NG The beginnings of badminton can be

traced to the mid-1800s in BritishIndia, where it was created by Britishmilitary officers stationed there.

INTRODUCTION

It’s to hit the shuttlecock over the net in a way that the other player or pair cannot hit it back properly before it hits the floor.

Every time this is done, the player or pair gets one point. The winner of the rally (intercambio de golpeos) gets to serve.

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposingplayers (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles) on a court.

The aim/goal

SCOREA winning score in badminton is 21. A player must win by twopoints unless the score reaches 30-29. The winner of abadminton match is the one who wins the best of threegames.

EQUIPMENT

Court: It’s a rectangle measuring 5 meters in width 8(anchura) (for singles) or 6 meters in width (for doubles),and 13.5 meters in length, divided by a net.

Racket

Shuttlecock: It may be natural orsynthetic which is a piece of rubberwith stabilizing feathers attached.

Net: 1.5 meters tall

BADMINTON COURT DIMENSIONS & MEASUREMENTS

THE SERVICE

At the start of the rally (intercambiode golpeos), the server and receiver stand in diagonally opposite service

courts. The server hits the shuttlecock so that it would land in the receiver's service court. This is similar to tennis.

When the serving side loses a rally, the serve immediately passes to

their opponent(s)

ODD: IMPAREVEN: PAR

STROKES (golpeos)

Forehand and Backhand

All strokes can be played either

Backhand strokes are hit with the back of the hand leading (like hitting with the knuckles)

Forehand strokes are hit with the front of thehand leading (like hitting with the palm).

Smash, it is a shot hit with power and

speed downward to your opponent'scourt. Contact the shuttle further in front ofyour body than the clear or the drop shot.

STROKES (golpes)

Clears: hitting the shuttlecock high and to the back of the opponents' court (rearcourt).

Dropshots: hitting the shuttlecock so that it falls softly (suavemente) downwards into the opponents' forecourt.

midcourt

rearcourt

forecourt

Faults (point awarded to other team)

Incorrect service (not underhand, both feet not touching down,

shuttle lands in wrong court)

Shuttle lands outside court boundaries, strikes a post, or fails to pass over the net

Shuttle touches a player's body

Shuttle hit twice by same player or team

Player touches net, opposing player, or court

BADMINTON WORLD CHAMPION 2014!!

CAROLINA MARÍN