PE prelim Flashcards
first name of badminton
battledore and shuttlecock
in ancient years a sport was played by
egypt and greece
mid 19th century a modern sport was introduced in
british india by british military officers
modern badminton originated in india in a version called
poona
british army learned the game about
1870
duke of beaufort introduced the sport at his country
1873
bath badminton club was formed
1887
badminton club was replaced in
1893 by the badminton association of england
military personnel introduced badminton to vancouver
late 1890’s
badminton canada was founded in
1921
first national championship being held in
montreal
canada one of the founding member of
the international badminton federation in 1934
badminton is included in the 1972
munich olympics as a demonstration sport
wins gold medal in mens singles in 1970
jamie paulson
1992
six canadians contest badminton as a full medal sport in barcelona olympics
badminton court dimension
line judges, referee, umpire, service judge, irs umpire, referee team
benefits of badminton
total bodyworkout
socialising
improves mental wellbeing
heart health
reduce health risk
badminton equipments
racket
shuttlecock
net and net posts
singles
one player on a side
doubles
2 players on a side
mixed doubles
one male and one female
when score is even
right service court
when score is odd
left service court
a match consists of
best of 3 of 21 points
side extension of the court by 1 and 1/2 feet on both sides
alley
area between the back boundary line
back alley
the back third of the court
backcourt
back boundary line at each end of the court
baseline
bird or birdie
another name for the shuttlecock
an illegal tactic
carry
carry also called as
sling or throw
line perpendicular to the net that separates left and right service court
center line
A shot hit deep to the opponent’s back court
clear
area of play
court
a fast and low shot
drive
a shot hit sohly and with finesse
drop
a violation of playing rules
fault
a quick wrist and forearm rotation
flick
front third of the court
forecourt
shot made from below and very close to the net
hairpin net shot
a shot hit low and to midcourt
halfcourt shot
fast a downward shot
kill
a legitimate cessataion of play
let
in singles the back boundary line
long service line
a series of games
match
shot hit from the forecourt
net shot
gentle shot played by pushing the shuttlecock
push shot
this occurs when players hit back and forth
rally
players put the shuttlecock into play
serve or service
area into which the serve must be delivered
service court
the line 6 1/2 feet from the net
short service line
the name for the object that players hit
shuttlecock
when a shuttle is floated high into the air
smash
a shot that results when the base of the shuttle is hit by the frame
wood shot
