Alexander Nordic Castro 

Home

Home  My courses  INDIVIDUAL AND DUAL SPORTS  01 THE HISTORY, FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT IN BADMINTON  Lesson

Proper for Week 1

Lesson Proper for Week 1

LESSON
PROPER:

 Let’s Begin

Module 1: The
History, Facilities and Equipment in Badminton

§  Court

§  Net

§  Racket

§  Shuttlecock

§  Shoes

History of
Badminton

Badminton has its origins

in ancient civilizations in Europe and Asia.  The ancient game known as
battledore (bat or paddle) and shuttlecock

probably originated more than 2000

years ago.

In the 1600's battledore

and shuttlecock was an upper class pastime in England and many European countries.
Battledore and shuttlecock

was simply two people hitting a shuttlecock

backwards and forwards with a simple bat as many times as they could without
allowing it to hit

the ground.

Modern badminton can be

traced to mid-19th century British India. It was created by British military
officers stationed there.  A net was

added to the traditional English game

of and shuttlecock. As it was popular in the British garrison town of Poona,
the game came to be

known as "Poona" or "Poonai" Initially, woolen balls were preferred by the

upper classes in windy or wet conditions, but ultimately

shuttlecocks took over

the role of a "ball." This game was taken by retired officers who got
back to England. It was introduced as a game for

the guests of the Duke of

Beaufort at his stately home 'Badminton' in Gloucestershire, England where it
became popular. Hence, the origin

of the name "Badminton."

In March 1898, the first

Open Tournament was held at Guildford and the first 'All England' Championships
were held the following year.
The International
Badminton Federation was formed in 1934 with nine founder
members, England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Denmark,

Holland, Canada, New

Zealand and France.  India joined as an affiliate in 1936.

The first major IBF

tournament was the Thomas Cup (world men's team championships) in 1948. Since
then, the number of world events

has increased with the addition of the Uber

Cup (women's team), World Championships (individual events), Sudirman Cup
(mixed team),

World Junior Championships and the World Grand Prix Finals.

Badminton is a relatively
new Olympic sport. It was a demonstration sport at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
Badminton eventually became an

Olympic sport in Barcelona in 1992. Only the

singles and doubles were introduced for the first time in the Olympic Games.
Mixed doubles

was included in the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and badminton is

the only sport that has mixed doubles event in the Olympics.

Only five countries have

won gold medals at the Olympics since badminton was introduced in 1992
- China, Indonesia and Korea, England

and Denmark.

Badminton Facilities

Court Dimensions

The overall dimensions is 20 feet by

44 feet, marking the sidelines for doubles play and long service lines for
singles play.

                                                                                      

Badminton
court

Source:
https://medium.com/@sportzprime/how-to-play-badminton-598d69a0b0c3

Baseline:

It is basically the back line

at the boundary that is parallel to both the ends of the net. The length of
baseline is typically the overall width of

the court.

Center line:

A line that is perpendicular

to the net and separates the left and right service court boxes down the middle
is the center line of the court.

Service box:

An area formed by the

center line, base line and singles side line on singles match while on the
doubles match, it is formed by the center
line, doubles side line and doubles
long service line.

Short service line:

This line covering the width

of the badminton court. It happens to be the nearest line running parallel to
the net.

Doubles side line:

That covers the external

boundary lines along with the base line.

Singles side line:

A line running at the inner

of the doubles side line and parallel to it.

Alley:

Alley is an area forming

between the doubles and singles side line. It is basically counted as the outer
of the boundaries in singles match.

                                                                                              

Badminton Net

Source:
https://sites.google.com/site/badmintonfriend2/courtandequipments

The depth of the badminton net must be 2 feet 6 inches. The

thickness of the net is 15 mm to 20 mm. This is the basic measurements of

the
Badminton net all around the world. It is very important to attach the net to
proper height or else your sports will be blunder one.

Badminton
Equipment

Racket – used to hit the bird, the

racket is shaped like a tennis racket and has strings, but weighs much less.
The frame of the racket,

including the handle, is not to exceed 680 mm (26.75

inches) in

Overall length, and 230 mm (9

inches) in overall width. The overall length of the head is not to exceed 290
mm. Most rackets are made

from light man-made materials such as aluminum or

graphite, and are strung with synthetic material such as nylon. 
                                                      

Parts of Badminton Racket

Source:
https://sites.google.com/site/badmintonfriend2/courtandequipments

Shuttlecock (also called a bird or birdie)

- a high-drag projectile used in the sport of badminton.
It has an open conical shape formed by

feathers (or a synthetic alternative)

embedded into a rounded cork (or rubber) base. The shuttlecock's shape makes it

extremely aerodynamically stable.
Regardless of initial orientation, it will turn to fly cork first, and remain
in the cork-first orientation.

An
official shuttlecock must have 14-16 feathers and are usually made from a goose
or duck and from the left wing of the bird only.

Two types of Shuttlecock

Feathered shuttle are brittle and more

prone to damage. It need to be replaced several times during a game.
That's why shuttles made
of synthetic materials like plastic are
frequently used these days. But feathered shuttlecocks can be controlled
easily so experienced
players prefer feathered shuttle over plastic ones.

Plastic shuttles are very durable and last

many matches without any impairment to the flight. Plastic shuttles can be
hit hardly.

                                                         

Parts of Shuttlecock
Source:
http://www.sporting-goods-industry.com/badminton-equipment/shuttlecock.html

Shoes
– special court shoes are worn to allow players to move quickly across the
court, and to give them traction for quick movements

around the court.

                                               

Badminton Shoes

 Source:
https://www.3mshop.top/products.aspx?cid=10&cname=mizuno-badminton.html

← Preliminary Activity for Week 1 Jump to...

WATCH THIS VIDEO →

 Navigation

Home
Dashboard
Site pages
My courses
Basic Microeconomics
INDIVIDUAL AND DUAL SPORTS
Participants
Grades
General
01 THE HISTORY, FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT IN BADMINTON
Preliminary Activity for Week 1
Lesson Proper for Week 1
WATCH THIS VIDEO
Analysis, Application, and Exploration For Week 1
Generalization for Week 1
Evaluation for Week 1
 Assignment for Week 1
Sosyedad at Literatura
Special Topic in Human Resource Management
Technical Writing and Business Correspondence
The Life and Works of Jose Rizal
Courses

 Fair Warning

NOTICE: Please be reminded that it has come to the attention of the Publishing Team of eLearning Commons that learning

materials published and intended for free use only by students and faculty members within the eLearning Commons network were

UNLAWFULLY uploaded in other sites without due and proper permission. 

PROSECUTION: Under Philippine law (Republic Act No. 8293), copyright infringement is punishable by the following:

Imprisonment of between 1 to 3 years and a fine of between 50,000 to 150,000 pesos for the first offense. Imprisonment of 3

years and 1 day to six years plus a fine of between 150,000 to 500,000 pesos for the second offense.

COURSE OF ACTION: Whoever has maliciously uploaded these concerned materials are hereby given an ultimatum to take it down

within 24-hours. Beyond the 24-hour grace period, our Legal Department shall initiate the proceedings in coordination with the

National Bureau of Investigation for IP Address tracking, account owner identification, and filing of cases for prosecution.

 Activities

Assignments
Forums
Quizzes
Resources

Bestlink College of the Philippines

College Department

Powered byeLearning Commons