Badminton

What is Badminton?
Badminton is one of the most well known games in the world. It plays at a competitive level and also demands many qualities from the shuttler: speed, strength, agility, stamina, skills, accuracy, smartness, mental power and team work.

What is a Shuttle? A.K.A Birdie
The badminton shuttle has been clocked at excess of 180mph. To strike the shuttle at that speed requires enormous skill and power (power = strength * speed), gathering the strength of many muscles in the human body to focus on a thundering smash. At the other end, returning the smash requires quick response and agility. A slight misjudgement will result in losing the point.

Basics
Great techniques and physical fitness alone is not enough to win a badminton game, a successful player must play smart. Using quick thinking to adapt his/her play to the opponents tactics and weaknesses. Using varying speed and position and deceptive plays to earn a edge over the opponent. In the court, the players are left to their own, help is not available from anyone. The player must maintain high concentration and will power, the game hasn't ended if the scoreboard doesn't say 15.

Serving
Serving starts out hitting the Birdie in the air. What ever direction the birdie is looking towards to, goes first. Before you start to serve, you always have to start from the Right Side of the court. That is where the game will begin.

Teams
In badminton there are different games that are involved. There are boys and girls, also known as mix. Or there are doubles, meaning the same boy, boy or girl, girl. Finally there are singles which can both be played as a boy or a girl.

SPORT EQUIPMENT:
You basically only need, a racket. Other equipments, well be offered by the school.

Prepare Yourself for Badminton, it's going to be a sport to remember!

Badminton Court