Badminton+Review


 * LEO HAYES HIGH SCHOOL PHYSCIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

BADMINTON REVIEW**

Both doubles and singles, men’s and women’s games are played to 21 points. If the game is tied at 20-20, the first player to go up by 2 points wins. If the score should become 29-29, the first player to reach 30 wins. To win an official match, you must win 2-3 games.

__Some general rules and terms__.
· A player may not touch the net with a racket or history body during play.


 * A player may not reach over the net to hit the birdie but may follow through over the net.


 * A serve that touches the net and lands in the proper court is considered good and in play.


 * Points may scored in each rally. A player does not have to be serving to score a point. This is called the ‘rally point’ system.


 * All lines are considered in bounds. This means that if the birdie lands on the line, it is considered in play.


 * The serve must fall into the opposite court beyond the short service line and before the back line in order for it to be considered a good serve


 * A person cannot hit the shuttle twice in a row nor may their team hit it more than once before it goes over the net.


 * **Serve** – All serves in badminton are underhand. A serve where the racquet is above the waist level is illegal and that player loses his/her serve. A good server will always serve as close to the short service line as possible.


 * **Long service** — this is the basic serve for singles and should be used approximately 80% of the time.


 * **Let** - A 'let' may be given for any unforeseen or accidental occurrence such as the shuttle breaking, a distraction or a racquet malfunction. Also, if a player is not ready to receive serve, that player should let the shuttle drop and ask for a reserve/let.


 * **Home Base** – In order to cover the court efficiently, a player should return to this position, which is located in the center of the court, after each shot.


 * **Short Service**- this is the basic serve for doubles play and should be used 805 of the time during doubles play.


 * **Open Space Concept** – This is a strategy used when playing badminton, whether it is singles or doubles. A player should attempt to find the open space within the court and hit the shuttle to that area where the opponent is not covering. This will make it easier to score points.


 * **Drop Shot** – Contact with the shuttle is usually made at the back of the court and is hit in a downward motion in order for the shuttle to drop just over the opponent’s side of the net. This is commonly used when the opponent is positioned at the back of his/her court.


 * **Net Shot** – Contact is made close to the net and is hit light enough so that it falls as close to the net as possible.


 * **Smash** - The most powerful offensive stroke in badminton. Make contact with the shuttle when it is high and snap the wrist so that the shuttle is sent on a sharp angle downward and into the opponent’s court.


 * **Overhead Clear** – This is a defensive shot used to clear the birdie to the back of an opponent’s court, coming as close to the back boundary line as possible.


 * In singles, when the server's score is an even number, the serve is taken from the right side. When the server's score is an odd number, it is taken from the left. (Serving in a doubles game is different)


 * The boundary lines in singles are long at the back and narrow on the side. This stays the same on the serve and after.

· In doubles, the service is played in the doubles court and __only__ the player standing in the proper court may play the shuttle and return it.

· The first serve of the game should always be from the right side. Thereafter, only one player serves on a side. You always know what side to serve from in relation to the score. Example: If the score is an odd number, the player on the left side will serve. If the score is an even number, the player on the right side will serve.

· The boundary lines in doubles are short at the back and wide on the side during the serve. After the serve, the boundary lines become all the exterior boundary lines.
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