 In the 5th century BC, the people in China played

a game called ti jian zi – kicking the shuttle.

 About 5 centuries later, a game named
Battledore and Shuttlecock was played in China,
Japan, India and Greece.
 By the 16th century, it has become a popular
game among children in England.
 In Europe, this game was known as jeu de
volent to them.
 In the 1860s, a game named Poona was played in
India.
 The British army learned this game in India and took the
equipment back to England during 1870s.
 In 1873, the Duke of Beaufort held a lawn party in his
country place, Badminton.
 The new party sport game known as “the
badminton game”
 In 1877, the Bath Badminton Club was formed and
developed the first official set of rules.
 The International Badminton Federation (IBF) was
formed in 1934 with 9 founding members –
England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Denmark,
Holland, Canada, New Zealand, France.
 Since then, major international tournaments like
the Thomas Cup (men) and Uber Cup (women)
were held.

 Badminton was officially granted Olympic status

in 1992 Barcelona Games.

 From 9 founding members, IBF now have 150

member countries.
BADMINTON in the PHILIPPINES
• In Philippines in the 1920 when British and American
expatriates introduced badminton in the country.
• In 1949 national rankings produced Adriano Torres, first
national Men’s single champion.
• In 1950’s, the International Badminton Federation (IBF)
recognized the Philippines as its 21st member country.
• In 1952, the Philippine Badminton Association (PBA)
was created and became the first national badminton
group, organized by 28 badminton clubs.
 Badminton Clothing
 Majority of players
will tend to wear a
polo or t-shirt and a
pair of short or skirt.
 Shoes
 Find a pair which
is comfortable to
use.
 Rackets
 The racket stringed area should
not exceed 11 inches in length
or 8 2/3 inches in width. The
racket overall length may not
exceed 26-34; inches in length.

 Shuttlecock
 Also known as “birdie”. The
shuttlecock should weigh about .16
to .19 oz. and should have 16
feathers.
 Net
 An official badminton net must measure 5 feet high
in the center. The net should measure 30 inches
from bottom to top, and must consist of a uniform,
dark-colored mesh.
 Badminton Court
 The length of the entire badminton court is 44 ft.
 The width of the court you must cover is 17 ft. in
singles, and 20 ft. per pair in doubles.
OVERHEAD FOREHAND
OVERHEAD BACKHAND
UNDERARM FOREHAND
UNDERARM BACKHAND
 Carry
 An illegal tactic, also called a sling or throw,
in which the shuttle is caught and held on the
racket and then slung during the execution of
stroke.

 Center of Base Position

 Location in the center of the court to which a
singles player tries to return after each shot.

 Center Line
 Line perpendicular to the net that separates
the left and right service courts.
 Clear
 A shot hit deep to the opponent’s back
boundary line. The high clear is a defensive
shot, while the flatter attacking clear is used
offensively.

 Drive
 A fast and low shot that makes a horizontal
flight over the net.

 Drop
 A shot hit softly and with finesse to fall
rapidly and close to the net on the opponent’s
side.
 Fault
 A violation of the playing rules, either in serving,
receiving, or during play.

 Flick
 A quick wrist and forearm rotation that surprises
an opponent by changing an apparently soft shot
into a faster passing one; used primarily on the
serve and the net.

 Forecourt
 Front third of the court, between the net and
the short service line.
 Hairpin Net Shot
 Shot made from below and very close to the net
with the shuttle rising, just clearing the net, and
then dropping sharply down the other side. The
shuttle’s flight approximates the shape of a
hairpin.

 Half-court Shot
 A shot hit low and to midcourt, used effectively
in doubles against up-and-back formation

 Kill
 Fast, downward shot that cannot be returned; a
“put away”
 Let
 A legitimate cessation of play to allow a rally to
be replayed.

 Long Service Line

 In singles, the back boundary line. In doubles, a
line 2 ½ feet inside the back boundary line. The
serve may not go past this line.

 Match
 A series of games (at U.S. Olympic Festival-’93 it
is three out of five), to determine a winner.
 Midcourt
 The middle third of the court, hallway between
the net and the back boundary line.

 Net Shot
 Shot hit from the forecourt that just clears the
net and drops sharply.

 Push Shot
 Gentle shot played by pushing the shuttle with
little wrist motion, usually from net or midcourt
to the opponent’s midcourt.
 Rally
 Exchange of shots while the shuttle is in play.

 Serve or Service
 Stroke used to put shuttlecock into play at the
start of each rally.

 Service Court
 Area into which the serve must be delivered.
Different for singles and doubles play.
 Short Service Line
 The line 6 ½ feet from the net which a serve
must reach to be legal.

 Smash
 Hard-hit overhead shot that forces the shuttle
sharply downward. Badminton’s primary
attacking stroke.

 Wood Shot
 Shot that results when the base of the shuttle is
hit the frame of the racket. Once illegal, this
shot was ruled acceptable by the International
Badminton Federation in 1963.