P.E_MIDTERM Flashcards
A game with racket in which a shuttlecock is played back and forth across a net. it can be played singles or doubles.
Badminton
it was called “battledore and shuttlecock”
2000 years ago in china
British officers in India stationed at kirkee near the City of poona used to play very similar game to battledore and shuttlecock, the game was known as “Poona”
1860
John lorraine baldwin created the first rules of baldminton
1868
Duke of beufort held a lawn party in his country place called badminton, poona was played then the elite people of british society called “the badminton game”
1873
Bath Badminton club
1877
international badminton federation was formed with 9 founding members
england
ireland
Scotland
Wales
Denmark
Holland
Canada
new zealand
france
Military officers from america introduced badminton to the philippines
1990
badminton was officially granted olympic status in Barcelona games with 150 members
1992
Racket used to hit the shuttlecock
weight -
length -
weight - 98g
length - 68cm
16 goose feathers
weight -
the cork is _____ in diameter
weight - 4.74g
25mm
badminton court dimensions
length -
width -
length - 13.40m
width - 6.10m
Types of badminton competition
Singles
Doubles
Mixed Doubles
Types of Service
Forehand serve
Backhand serve
A shot that starts a play or rally
when the server is serving
Service