Badminton

Badminton syllabus

                        

Goal: The goal of this unit is to enhance your knowledge of badminton rules and strategies.  We will also be working on various skills, as well as learning good sportsmanship and etiquette for the game.

This unit will be ten days long and consist of a written test, as well as some skill assessment.  The skills you will be assessed on are the short serve, long serve, overhead clear, and the overhead drop.  Sportsmanship will also be assessed throughout this unit.  The written portion of the unit will consist of the material provided below. 

 

Racquet grip: you want to shake hands with the racquet, forming a “V” between your thumb and index finger.  Hold racquet somewhat loosely.
 

Overhead clear:  The overhead clear is meant to push back your opponent to the back of their court.  This serves two purposes: one to make it so that they cannot slam the shuttle back at you and two so that you can set yourself for a drop shot.
 

Overhead drop shot:  The overhead drop shot is almost like the overhead clear seeing that you still use the same racquet motion.  It is designed to make your opponents move to the back court.  Then you just barely hit the shuttlecock over the net.  You want to keep it low so that your opponent can’t hit it back.
 

Underhand drop shot:  This is designed to barely fall over the net making it hard for your opponent to return the shuttle.
 

Smash:  Designed to hit the shuttlecock so hard that it takes your opponent too long to react resulting in a miss hit on their part.
 

Short serve:  The short serve must be hit underhand and below the waste.  It also stays within a foot of hitting the net, but is still long enough to reach the service line.
 

 Long serve:  Must be hit underhand and below the waist.  The long serve is designed to get your opponent to the back of their court, opening up the game for you.
 

Serving rules:  The service must be to the diagonal service court.  A shuttlecock that lands on the line is considered a good serve.  In singles, the shuttle must land in the long, narrow court.  In doubles, the shuttlecock must land in the short, wide court.  A “let” serve is one in which the shuttlecock hits the net and still goes to the other side of the court.  A service that is a “let” is to be served again.  It is a fault if the serve doesn’t land beyond the service line.  If when serving, you miss the shuttlecock you can try again. You are only allowed one service (hit) over the net, unlike in tennis where you receive two tries.  The service alternates courts starting in the right-handed court for doubles at all times.  For singles, you start the serve in the right-handed court and then alternate based on the score. (Love=zero, right=evens and left=odds)  It is good etiquette to state the score before each serve.
 

Points:  A game of badminton is played to fifteen.
 

Shuttlecock:  Object that is hit, also known as the “birdie”.
 

Let:  Form of interference in which the point is replayed.
 

Homebase:  A spot near the middle of the court that you should try and return to after most shots.
 

Fault:  Any violation of a rule.
 

Sportsmanship:  There will be no yelling at your opponents or teammates at any time.  Good team players always complement each other, even if it’s an opponent.  When multiple games are being played in the gym, you should respect the play of others and wait to interact with them in between plays.