Badminton Flashcards
Serve
the shot that puts the shuttle into play and starts the game.
Clear
a stroke which sends the shuttle high and deep into the opponents back court.
Smash
an aggressively hard hit, with a fast downward path. The ultimate attack stroke, commonly known as a “kill shot”
Drive
a powerful hit which just clears the net and is aimed at the chest of the opponent.
Drop
a softly hit stroke which barely clears the net.
Fault
a violation of the rules, resulting in a point for the other team.
Let
a situation that allows a replay
Rally
an exchange of the shuttle between opponents by a series of strokes.
Birdie
Shuttle
Badminton can be played…
alone or with a partner
A shuttle landing on the line is…
good
If a shuttle hits the net and lands in bounds, it is…
good
All players must be ____ the lines of their own service courts at the start of the serve.
inside
Games are played to __ points you must win by __ points.
21, 2
A match consists the best of __ games
3
A point is scored on the rally _____ there is a serve
every time
At 20-20, the side that gains a __ point lead first wins that game.
2
At 29-29, the side scoring the ___ point wins that game because __ is the maximum.
30
Before serving, the server must call out the score by saying ______ team score followed by _____ team score.
their own, opponents
The server and receiver stand ______ from each other
diagonally
The shuttle must land in the receiver’s court and past the ______________
short serving line
For doubles play you use the ______ and _____ boundary lines
widest and shortest
Shuttle struck above waist….
fault
shuttle falls before short serve line…
fault
