Individual Games

B adminton Badmi nton, one of the world’s fastest racket sports is a popular school sport for both boys and girls. It is suitable for children of all ages and abilities. Badminton activities develop all-round physical skills important for school age children including eye- hand coordination, catching and throwing, stability and balance, speed and agility — the ability to quickly change direction, jumping and landing skills, and also learn decision-making and tactical skills. Badminton was earlier known as Poona or Poonah when British Army officers started playing the game at Pune in . The name Badminton derives from the Duke of Beaufort’s Badminton House in Gloucestershire. International Badminton Federation (IBF) is the international governing body for Badminton and was established in . The new name Badminton World Federation (BWF) was adopted in . Thomas Cup, a Men’s Team World Badminton Championship, was first held in , and Uber Cup, a Women’s Team World Badminton Championship, was first held in . Sudiraman Cup, a World Mixed Team Badminton Championship, was first held in . Individual World Badminton Championship started in . Badminton was a demonstration event in the Munich Olympic Games and an exhibition sport in the Summer Olympics. It became an official Summer Olympic sport at the Barcelona Olympics in . Types of Events •• Men’s and Women’s Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles •• Junior Boy’s and Girl’s (Under and ) Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles •• Sub Junior Boy’s and Girl’s (Under and ) Singles, Doubles, Mixed Doubles Measurement of Badminton Court and Specification of Equipment •• Badminton is an indoor game. It requires a racket, a net, two posts and a shuttlecock. Court Measurements Badminton court is rectangular, . × . metre ( . metre for singles) with cm wide white or yellow lines. The height of the ceiling from the court for International competitions shall be metre. There shall be at least metre clear space surrounding the court. The posts shall be . metre in height Activity . Do you have indoor badminton hall in your school or nearby? if yes, collect the 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 the court, or ▪▪ it fails to pass over the net, or ▪▪ it touches the ceiling or side walls, or ▪▪ it touches the player or the dress of a player. Fig. . : Singles game Singles •• At the beginning of the game ( – ) •• When the server’s score is even, the server serves from the right service court. •• When the server’s score is odd, the server serves from the left service court. •• If the server wins a rally, the server scores a point and then serves again from the alternate service court. •• If the receiver wins a rally, the receiver scores a point and becomes the new server. •• The player needs to serve from the appropriate service court — left if their score is odd, and right if the score is even. Doubles •• A side has only one ‘service’. •• The service passes consecutively to each player. •• At the beginning of the game and when the score is even, the server serves from the right service court. When it is odd, the server serves from the left court. •• If the serving side wins a rally, the serving side scores a point and the same server serves again from the alternate service court. •• If the receiving side wins a rally, the receiving side scores a point. The receiving side becomes the new serving side. •• Players do not change their respective service courts until they win a point when their side is serving. Scoring System •• A match consists of best of three games of points each. •• Every time there is a serve, there is a point scored. Fig. . : Doubles game Do You Know? During a game of badminton, a shuttlecock hit by the player may reach a speed of more than miles per hour. •• The side winning a rally adds a point to its score. •• At a score of all, the side which gains two-points lead first wins that game. •• If the score reaches all, the side scoring the 30th point, wins that game. •• The side winning a game serves first in the next game. •• When the leading score reaches points, players have a seconds interval. •• An interval of two minutes is allowed between each game. •• In the third game, players change ends when the leading score reaches points. Fundamental Skills of Badminton Basic Strokes A wide range of strokes are used in badminton. The services are— (i) High Serve (ii) Backhand Low Serve (iii) Backhand Flick Serve (iv) Forehand Low Serve (v) Forehand Flick Serve Forecourt Strokes or Net Strokes It is played from an area between the net and the short service line. These are named as— •• Backhand Net Shot •• Forehand Net Shot •• Backhand Net Lift •• Forehand Net Lift •• Backhand Net Kill •• Forehand Net Kill Midcourt Strokes Played from the middle of the court, these are called— •• Block •• Backhand Drive •• Forehand Drive Rear Court Strokes These are played from the back of the court. •• Forehand Clear •• Forehand Smash Fig. . : Stance for backhand low and flick serve •• Forehand Drop Shot •• Backhand Clear •• Backhand Smash •• Backhand Drop Shot High Serve •• High serve travels to the rear of the opponent’s service court, dropping vertically. •• It is used in singles to begin the rally, from a neutral/ defensive position. •• High serve is used in women’s singles and sometimes in men’s singles. •• A sideways stance is used with the racket held in forehand grip. •• The racket and shuttle are held in elevated position with weight on the rear leg. •• Weight is continuously transferred forward towards the front foot and the shuttle is dropped to the side or in front. •• The racket is lowered with bent wrist and swung forward by accelerating the racket head to hit the shuttle in front and to the side of the body. •• The racket is carried through high and long in follow through. Fig. . : Position marked for various strokes Backhand Low Serve •• Backhand Low Serve is used in doubles and men’s singles to start the rally from a defensive or neutral situation. •• In backhand low serve, the shuttle skips the net and lands at the front of the opponent’s service court. •• It is used to restrict the opponent’s opportunity to attack and create attacking opportunities for the serving side. . Preparation . Backhand grip . Shuttle hold . Trajectory of the shuttle . Stance . Execution of backhand low service Fig. . : Backhand low serve •• The server stands with the racket, foot forward, close to the ‘T’ on the court. •• The racket is held in relaxed backhand grip in front of the body, with the shuttle placed on it. •• With the short backswing of the racket, its face is opened slightly. •• The racket is swung forward and the shuttle is pushed out of the hand. •• Strike the shuttle out of the hand with a continued pushing action. •• Quickly recover back by bringing the racket up, to return the service reply. The main difference in high, low and flick service in badminton is the trajectory of the shuttlecock. Trajectory is the parabolic path followed by a shuttle when hit at a certain angle. High Serve Flick Serve Low Serve Fig. . : Trajectory of services B adminton I. Long Answer Questions . Write the history of Badminton in Olympics. . Write various types of events played in Badminton. . Write the dimensions of the Racket. . Draw a labelled badminton court. II. Short Answer Questions . Who won India’s first Olympic medal in Badminton? . What is the legal height a badminton player is allowed to serve from? III. Fill in the Blanks . Weight of a shuttle should be . . Height of the badminton court for international competitions shall be . . The colour of the lines of badminton court should be . IV. State whether True or False . Thomas Cup was first held in . . In badminton, doubles A side has only one service. . A seconds interval between each game is allowed. . A player can win a game with a score of – points. . High serve is used sometimes in badminton men’s singles.