Week 1 Flashcards
Badminton Concepts
It is a racket sports that is played with a shuttlecock as a projectile and the players are separated by a net that divides the court into two equal parts.
Badminton
True or False
Badminton should be played indoors where wind cannot compromise the flight of the shuttle.
True
Between 1856 and 1859, a game known as ___________ and _______ started to evolve into the modern game of badminton
‘battledore’,’shuttlecock’
The place where the game ‘battledore and shuttlecock’ started to evolve into the modern game of badminton
The owner is the Duke of Beaufort
“Badminton House”
The year when a badminton code of conduct was drawn up
1877
True or False
The aim of ‘battledore and shuttlecock’ was to keep the shuttlecock in the air for as short as possible
False - for as long as possible
Year 1893
It was formed to administer the game internationally
Badminton Association of England
Held in Barcelona
The year the badminton became an Olympic sport
1992
introduction of singles and doubles disciplines
A badminton event included in Atlanta (1996)
Mixed doubles
The full width of the court
in metres
6.1 metres
20 ft.
The width of the court in singles is reduced to
in feet
17 ft.
5.18 metres
The full length of the court
in metres
13.4 metres
44 ft.
The service courts are marked by a center line dividing the width by ________ and by the outer side and back boundaries
a short service line (1.98m) from the net
In doubles,
the service court is marked by a long service line from the back boundary
0.76 metres
Height of net at the edges
1.55 metres
