B adminton · Part 2

information about the game and compare with the information given in your book. Activity . Collect information about the Olympic Medalists and All England winners of your country in badminton. Fig. . : Badminton racket and shuttle from the surface of the court and placed on the doubles’ side lines. Net shall be of dark colour with its height . metre at the centre. It is cm in depth and at least . metre in width. The shuttle shall have feathers fixed in the base and weigh from . to . grams. The racket shall not exceed mm in overall length and mm in overall width. Fig. . : Badminton court 40mm .100m .400m Singles Play Area LONG SERVICE LINE FOR DOUBLES LONG SERVICE LINE FOR DOUBLES ALSO LONG SERVICE LINE FOR SINGLES ALSO LONG SERVICE LINE FOR SINGLES BACK BOUNDARY LINE BACK BOUNDARY LINE CENTER LINE CENTER LINE SHORT SERVICE LINE NET POST POST SIDE LINE FOR SINGLES SIDE LINE FOR SINGLES SIDE LINE FOR DOUBLES SIDE LINE FOR DOUBLES SHORT SERVICE LINE LEFT SERVICE COURT LEFT SERVICE COURT RIGHT SERVICE COURT RIGHT SERVICE COURT 40mm 720mm 720mm 40mm 40mm 40mm 420mm 40mm 40mm 420mm 40mm .53m 40mm .53m .880m .880m 40mm .950m .950m 40mm How to play Badminton For playing Badminton, the following process is followed: •• The toss is conducted before the play starts. •• The side which wins the toss can choose either to serve or receive first and at which side of the court to play. •• To start the game, the server delivers the service by hitting the shuttle with the racket below the waist in the diagonally opposite service courts. •• During the service, it is considered as a ‘fault’: ▪▪ if the shuttle is caught on the net and remains suspended on its top if or ▪▪ after passing over the net, the shuttle is caught in the net; or ▪▪ if the served shuttle is hit by the receiver’s partner. •• It shall be a ‘fault’ during play if; ▪▪ the shuttle lands outside the boundaries of