6^TH GRADE BADMINTON STUDY GUIDE

History

• British Army officers in India played a grown up version of this game.  Known in its early days as 'poona', it was played with many people who tried to keep the 'bird' in the air.  A net came to be added later and badminton in its present form was born.

Equipment

• Racquet - the equipment used to hit the shuttle.  Typically weighs about 5 ounces.

• Shuttlecock or shuttle - the plastic, feathered, or nylon bird' that is hit back and forth in badminton.

Strokes

• Serve - underhand stroke used to start game play.

• Overhand Clear - overhand stroke driving the birdie high and deep into the opponent's court.

• Underhand Clear - underhand stroke driving the birdie high and deep into the opponent's court.

Game Play

• The side that wins the rally wins the point. 

• On the line is IN.

Faults

• Serve is made when standing in the wrong serve/receive court.

• The wrong player returns the birdie on the serve.

Doubles and Singles

• The serve must be delivered so that the birdie is hit below the waist.

• The birdie must travel into the diagonally opposite serve/receive court.

• If the birdie touches the net on the serve it is a fault. 

Terminology

• Ace - a point; often used to indicate an opponent's failure to return a serve.

• Backhand grip -  the grip used to hold the racquet when swinging at the bird on the non-racquet side of the body.

• Fault - means the rally has ended due to an error by the serving or the receiving team.

• Forehand grip - the grip used to hold the racquet when serving or swinging at the bird on the racquet side of the body.

• Rally - the continuous hitting of the bird back and forth over the net.  The rally begins with the serve.