badminton Flashcards
is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net
badminton
Chinese former badminton player. Regarded as one of the greatest men’s doubles players of all time
Fu Haifeng
china played a game called what
ti jian zi
direct translation of ti jian zi
kicking the shuttle
badminton called battledore and shuttlecock
1600
british military officers in the indian town of poona added a net to the ancient game of battledore and shuttlecock and named this new game after the indian town
mid 19th century
the IBF was relocated to Kuala lumpur
october 1, 2005
after the extraordinary general meeting in madrid, ibf decided to change their name to badminton world federation (bwf)
september 24, 2006
bwf
badminton world federation
slow speed
green shuttlecock
middle speed
blue shuttlecock
fast speed
red shuttlecock
parts of a racquet
head, handle, shaft
mainly used for forehand overhead shots
forehand grip
it’s an easy with to learn and also provides a useful reference point for learning the other grips
forehand grip
also known as the partial or moderate thumb grip, similar to the forehand grip, used to hit shots are on the backhand side of your body
backhand grip
basic skills in badminton
ready stance, forehand serve, backhand serve
ibf rules
tossing for serve, scoring system
server takes too much time to serve
undue delay of serve
the server’s feet can’t touch any other lines
feet on the service line
if the server strikes the shuttle above his waist
service too high
when the shuttle falls outside the lines of the court
outside
when the shuttle lands inside the court
inside
ready stance
feet apart
dominant foot forward
recessive foot backward
knees slightly bent
hold the racket
