Badminton is a racquet sport played with a shuttlecock across a net on an indoor or outdoor court. The objective is to hit the shuttlecock over the net and into the opponent's court without being hit yourself. It requires strength, endurance, agility, speed and power. Equipment includes a racquet, shuttlecock and court with a net. Common techniques are forehands, backhands, smashes, lobs, pushes, drop shots and drives. Games are scored up to 21 points and faults can occur for illegal hits or shots landing out of bounds. Badminton is popular worldwide with over 130 member countries.

1. Badminton 4º ESO Bilingüe Curso 2009-2010

2. BASIC VOCABULARY VOLANTE - Shuttelock RAQUETA -Racket GOLPEAR – To hit PARTIDO - Match FALTA - Fault BANDA - Bounds RED - Net JUGADA - Rally JUGADOR QUE SACA SAQUE - Server SAQUE - Service DERECHAS -Forehand REVES - Backhand PAR - Even IMPAR - Odd RECEPTOR - Receiver PUNTOS - Points PISTA - Court INDIVIDUAL - Singles DOBLES - Doubles

4. Respecting the rules of the game;

5. Making him to play in the opposing field;

6. Offensive and defensive actions;

9. In 1934 the International Federation of Badminton was founded (IBF), with nine members: Canada, Denmark, Scotland, France, Holland, England, New Zealand and Country of Wales. Badminton is played both indoors and outdoors;

10. Sport Overview Badminton is a physically demanding sport, requiring: strength endurance muscular power agility speed endurance anaerobic power capacity to rapidly accelerate and decelerate For factorsinfluencing performance

11. Equipments The court Net Players Racket Shuttlecock Umpire

12. Thecourt

13. Net Net Post Height Net Width

14. Racket Head weight Shaft Handle Stringed Area There are several racket types with different materials. Example: metal, graphite, carbon or ceramic.

15. Racket The first type of rackets used to play Badminton. Initially they were built with wood.

17. The shuttlecock shall have 16 feathers fixed in the base.

20. Confirms the plays;

22. Servicejudge Service judge

23. SignsofArbitration Movement discontinues of the racket in the execution of the service Shuttlecock out Shuttlecock inside

24. SignsofArbitration Play out of the base of the shuttlecock in the execution of the service I contact with the feet out of the service area or absence of the static position for the server Execution of the service in lack with touch in the shuttlecock above the waist

26. Feet to the width of the shoulders

27. I weigh of the body equally distributed by the two feet

28. Knees lightly bent

29. Arms semi - bent

30. Racket at the level of the chest appearing to the front How to hold the shuttlecock to serve?

31. Techniques Forehands Backhands Smash Lob Push Drop-shot Drive Net-shots Clearshot Others.

32. Techniques – Forehand grip / backhand grip

33. Techniques - Lob

34. Techniques - Smash The smash is an aggressive overhead stroke, witch if used at the right moment, instantly weakens an opponent´s

35. Techniques – Net drop These are the blows played close and very close the net.

36. Techniques - Drive

38. Turning your non racquet shoulder to face your target.

39. Hold your racket arm high with the racket's head behind you, at about shoulder height.

41. Techniques – Service Forehandservice Backhandservice

42. Some Rules Services / Serve Score Systems Faults

43. Service ( or serve ) The service ( serve ), in the Badminton, they are always accomplished in the diagonal, as in the same tennis.

44. Services The serve in Badminton is an underhand stroke made on the forehand side of the body. Position in theblock to serve

45. Services– trajectoriesshuttlecock depends on the adopted tactics

46. Score Systems A match consists of the best of 3 games of 21 points. At 20 all, the side which gains a 2 point lead first, wins that game. At 29 all, the side scoring the 30th point, wins that game.

47. Faults – some examples To play in the net with racket o play in the net with the body To invade the opposing field To beat in the shuttlecock before passing for your field Two touches To play in any part of the body Transport, to carry the shuttlecock with the racket To be out of the service area. ( in service ) To beat with the racket over the head

48. Service - Faults

49. Faults Some examples If a service is not correct; Touches the person or dress of a player; Touches any other object or person outside the immediate surroundings of the court; Others …. The player distracts the opponent intentionally

50. CuriositiesontheBadminton Better The best countries of the world in badminton are Indonesia and China, tends the together two conquered 70% of all of the events of IBF. Others dominant countries in the healthy sport: Malaysia, Korea and Denmark. Bruises In spite of seeming an inoffensive sport, the badminton when played professionals, it can, due to speed of the shuttlecock, to offer some danger for the players' eyes. It is like this advisable to the professionals the use of protecting glasses.

51. Popularity The popularity of the badminton was proven during premiere as Olympic sport in Barcelona, 1992. Around 1.1 billion people they attended the competitions for television. Now, more than 130 countries are members of the International Federation of Badminton. Speed The badminton is the faster racket sport of the world, demanding fast reflexes and great physical conditioning. During a departure of professionals, is ashamed 1,6 kilometer approximately and the shuttlecock can reach the speed of ± 260km/h!

52. Tennis Vs Badminton The statistics don't lie, see this comparison among a tennis game (Boris Becker X Kevin Curren for All England Championship) and a badminton game (Han Jian X Morten Frost for the World Badminton Championship): Note : That the badminton players compete half of the tennis players' time and even so, they run twice more and they almost hit the double of times!