Badminton: know the history and main fundamentals of badminton

Badminton is a sport that can be played by two or four players, with great similarities with tennis, since rackets are used to play a shuttlecock, on a court divided by a network. The shuttlecock used in badminton is called a flywheel or birdie, reaching a speed of up to 300 km/h, higher than the speed reached by a tennis ball.

It is also estimated that a badminton player runs. twice as much as one tennis player per game.

The racket used in badminton is made of resistant and light materials, such as carbon fiber and titanium, and its weight is around 100 grams. The racket measures a maximum of 68 centimeters in length and has strings intertwined in the vertical and horizontal directions, and can withstand an impact of up to eleven kilograms of force.

Currently, badminton is the second most practiced sport in the world, its origin is Indian and later became popular in England.

A badminton match starts when the. judge plays "heads or tails", the winning player can choose, then the side of. court on which you will play.

After scoring the first point, there is a rule that whenever the result of the match is even, the player must be positioned on the right side of the court, if it is odd, the player must be positioned on the left side of the block.

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badminton history

The sport practice of playing shuttlecocks with rackets exists. hundreds of years ago in India, called Poona. However, modern Badminton. it was developed in the 19th century by the British.

In 1934, a group of European countries (England, Ireland, Scotland, Canada, Denmark, France and Holland) founded the Federation. International Badminton, which strengthened the sport, popularizing it, regulating it and promoting its expansion.

Today, Badminton is an Olympic sport, with great players coming from Asian countries such as China, India, Indonesia and South Korea. The World Badminton Federation has over 130 member countries.

Basics of badminton

The game of. badminton and based on serve and defense moves. Each match is made up of. three sets of twenty-one points each, the winner of the game must win two sets. A point is scored when a player manages to make the shuttle touch space. of the opponent.

The shuttlecock. used in badminton is made with goose feathers and has a weight of 4. to 5 grams, it can also be made of nylon.

The racket. used in badminton has the weight of 100 grams.

In singles, a badminton match is played between two players, while in doubles the dispute takes place between two pairs.

A match from. badminton is played in a total of three sets of twenty-one points, winning a. match the athlete who can win two sets first. If there is one. tie from 20 points to 20 points, the winner must seek a difference of, at. minus two points in relation to the opponent.

Faults no. badminton

• In badminton, a foul is called if a player touches the net, if. the shuttlecock touches a player's body or if a player invades the space of the. adversary;
• It is forbidden for a player to tap the shuttle twice consecutively;
• A player cannot Charge the shuttle before an attack;
• A foul is called if a player makes a move and does not. hit the shuttlecock;
• A foul is flagged. if the player receiving the ball, in a match in pairs, does not receive it, giving it up. to your double partner.
• The service, in badminton, has. that must be done diagonally, otherwise the opponent is. benefited from a point;
• If the service, in badminton, is performed on the wrong side, one is marked. foul and the opponent of the player who made a mistake is awarded a point.

Main. types of badminton beats:

Drop shot, which is a hit. shorter, in which the shuttlecock falls close to the net;

Lob, that's one more hit. strong and long, in which the shuttle passes over the opposing player;

Drive, which is one more beat. fast and in which the shuttlecock passes parallel to the ground, very close to the net;

Smash, that's a hit that. it has similarities with the Volleyball slash play. It's about a hit. very fast and strong, which occurs from top to bottom.

badminton arbitration

A game of. badminton is accompanied by about 12 judges, distributed in different ones. functions:

The referee receives the assistance of the other judges and makes the decisions. finals in relation to compliance with the rules and marking of fouls throughout the. game.

The line judges, who are a total of ten, are responsible for checking that the shuttle is within the limits of the. field and also to notify the referee if they witness any kind of. infringement of the rules.

Service judges have the role of carefully observing the. time of service in order to certify that it was performed correctly. correct, and whether the rules have been correctly adhered to by all. players of the match.

THE. badminton court

Badminton can be practiced on courts. closed or in open courts.

A badminton court is a rectangular structure. with approximate measurements of thirteen meters long by six meters of. width. These measurements may vary depending on the number of athletes you have. will play the game. The network that divides the court is positioned 1.5 meters from the. floor.

There are, on the floor of the court, outside lateral lines whose function is to mark the width of the field, while the. inner lines have the function of marking the width of the individual field. To the. At the bottom of the field there is a short line that indicates the field boundary of pairs no. time of service.

The court also has a service area, which is located 1.98m from the network. This service area indicates the area in which the service can be performed, as well as where the opposing service must fall.

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