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HISTORY, FACILITIES
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What is the game all about?
The objective of the game is simple, that is to hit the shuttle over the net so that it lands in your
opponent's court before it can be returned. You can hit the shuttle fast, slow, high, flat or low. You can
smash it with maximum power or use the most delicate touch shots.

A rally is started when the shuttle is returned. Each rally begins with a stroke known as the serve.
This gets the shuttle into play, and from then on you will be engaged in a battle to outwit your opponent
by using strokes which aim to increase your chances of winning that rally.

You can win the rally when:

 You hit the shuttle on to the ground in your opponent's court.
 Your opponent makes a mistake and hits the shuttle out of court.
 Your opponent has committed a fault according to Badminton Rules.

Like tennis, Badminton can be played in singles or doubles.

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HISTORY OF BADMINTON
Badminton evolved from a Chinese game of the 15th century BC called ti jian zi that
involved kicking of shuttle. A later version of the sport was played in Ancient Greece and
India with rackets rather than with feet. A similar game called, jeu de volant appeared in
Europe during 1600’s.

In other history, Badminton was invented long ago; a form of sport played in ancient
Greece and Egypt. Badminton came from a child's game called battledore and shuttlecock,
in which two players hit a feathered shuttlecock back and forth with tiny rackets. The game
was called "POONA" in India during the 18th Century, and British Army Officers stationed
there took the Indian version back to England in the 1860's. The army men introduced the
game to friends, but the new sport was definitely launched there at a party given in 1873 by
the Duke of Beaufort at his country place, "Badminton" in Gloucestershire. During that time,
the game had no name, but it was referred to as "The Game of Badminton," and, thereupon,
Badminton became its official name.
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HISTORY OF BADMINTON
In 1934, the International Badminton Federation (IBF) was organized with nine members
- Canada, Denmark, England, France, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales.
Membership grew steadily year after year. It became the sport's sole international governing
body in 1981. The International Badminton Federation (IBF) decided in March 1939, that the
time had arrived for the inauguration of international competition. Its president, Sir George A.
Thomas. Baronet, offered a trophy for the winning team. The war and post-war shortages of
shuttlecocks delayed the first Thomas Cup matches until the 1948-49 season.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENTS
1. COURT
Court size for singles - 44 feet long x 17 feet wide
Court size for doubles - 44 feet long x 20 feet wide
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2. POSTS

The posts shall be 1.55 meters (5 feet 1 inch) in height from the surface of the
court. They shall be sufficiently firm to keep the net strained as provided in Law 3,and
shall be placed on the side boundary lines of the court. Where this is not practicable,
some method must be employed for indicating the position of the side boundary line
where it passes under the net, e.g., by use of a thin post or strips of material, not less
than 40mm (1 1/2 inches) in width, fixed to the side boundary line and rising vertically
to the net cord. Where this is in use on a court marked for doubles it shall be placed
on the side boundary line of the doubles court irrespective of whether singles or
doubles are being played.
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3. NET

The net shall be made of fine natural cord of artificial fiber of a dark
color and even thickness and not less than 15mm (5/8 inch) and not more
than 20mm (3/4 inch) mesh. It shall be firmly stretched from post to post, and
shall be 760mm (2 feet 6 inches) in depth. The top of the net shall be 1.524
meters (5 feet) in height from the floor at the centre, and 1.55 meters (5 feet
1 inch) at the posts, and shall be edged with a 75mm (3 inches) white tape
doubled and supported by a cord or cable run through the tape and strained
over and flush with the top of the posts.
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4. SHUTTLECOCK

A Shuttlecock shall have 16 feathers fixed in a cork base covered in kid

leather. Interestingly, the best Badminton Shuttlecocks are made from
feathers from the left wing of a goose.

The feathers shall be measured from the tip to the top of the base and
each shuttle shall be of the same length. This length can be between 62mm
and 70mm. The shuttle shall weigh between 4.74 to 5.5 grams.
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5. RACKET

The racket shall be a frame not exceeding

680 mm in overall length and 230 mm in overall
width consisting of the main parts. The handle is
the part of the racket intended to be gripped by a
player. The stringed area is the part of the racket
with which it is intended that a player hits the
shuttle. The head bounds the stringed area. The
shaft connects the handle to the head. The
throat (if present) connects the shaft to the head.
The weight should not exceed more than 100
grams.
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ACTIVITY NO. 7
SHOW AND TELL

Direction:
1. In a long bond paper, draw a badminton court.
2. After which take a video of yourself showing and identifying the lines and the
measurements of a badminton court.
3. Then, look for a badminton racket, and do the same, show and tell the different parts of
the racket.
4. In short, your activity is to make a video in showing the details of a badminton court and
the badminton racket.
5. Send the link of your Video thru LMS.
6. Deadline of video submission – Nov. 17, 2021
 BADMINTON
ACTIVITY NO. 7
SHOW AND TELL

Direction:
1. In a long bond paper, draw a badminton court.
2. After which take a video of yourself showing and identifying the lines and the
measurements of a badminton court.
3. Then, look for a badminton racket, and do the same, show and tell the different parts of
the racket.
4. In short, your activity is to make a video in showing the details of a badminton court and
a badminton racket.
5. Send your Video tru Google Classroom.
6. Deadline of video submission – Nov. 16, 2020