Badminton
IMPORTANT RULES FOR ALL
GAMES
• Racquet Safety
– Do not slam or DROP racquets on the floor or
against the net
– Be aware of your surroundings when swinging
the racquet…Swing under control
– Do not touch the nets please!!!
Equipment
•
Badminton
Head
Shaft
Handle
Birdie
•Instructional Videos
–How to hold a racquet
–What does a game look
like????
Game Rules…
• Serving (Click here!)
-Serve must be at waist level or below
-The server serves up front and the receiver
for the opposite team is also up front
(diagonal).
-Player A from team 1 serves from the right hand side of
their court to the opposite side of the court to team 2.
-If team 1 wins the rally then player A continues to serve,
this time from the left hand side of the court across
diagonally to team 2.
-Player A continues to serve alternating sides until he/she
loses the point, at this time team 2 gets to serve (the
receiving team DOES NOT alternate sides).
Game Rules…
-Whoever is on the right hand side of the court
when team 2 wins the rally shall serve first.
-They continue to serve, alternating sides until they
lose the rally.
-When team 2 loses the rally, the serve is then
given back to team 1, where the next player
takes their turn serving.
Faults on the serve
• Each individual player gets one fault
during their serve.
– Examples:
• Birdie does not go over the net
• Birdie does not land in the proper service court
(should go to the diagonal player)
• Birdie lands out of bounds
Types of hits
• Forehand – in front (front of hand if no
racquet)
• Backhand – in back (back of hand if no
racquet)
Game Rules…
• Game Play:
• To begin the game:
– Rock, paper, scissors to see who serves
– Rally scoring
– Games to 15 points
– Must win by 2 points
• 6-8 minute rotations
Reminders…
•PLEASE TAKE
CARE OF THE
EQUIPMENT
•QUIZ WEDNESDAY