Badminton
- 1. By Jess Greenwood What is Badminton? Badminton is a racquet sport, though it does not require a ball, and uses a shuttlecock to play. These are the equipment required to play this sport: A badminton racquet A shuttlecock A net A wide open space And 2-4 players Here is the court: How
- 2. to play: Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players(singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles), who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their opponents' half of the court. Each side may only strike the shuttlecock once before it passes over the net. A rally ends once the shuttlecock has struck the floor. How Badminton started: Badminton was invented long ago; a form of sport played in ancient Greece and Egypt. Badminton came from a child's game called battledore and shuttlecock, in which two players hit a feathered shuttlecock back and forth with tiny rackets. The game was called "POONA" in India during the 18th
- 3. Century, and British Army Officers stationed there took the Indian version back to England in the 1860's. The army men introduced the game to friends, but the new sport was definitely launched there at a party given in 1873 by the Duke of Beaufort at his country place, "Badminton" in Gloucestershire. During that time, the game had no name, but it was referred to as "The Game of Badminton," and, thereupon, Badminton became its official name. Where to play: To play, you must be on manmade floor. It is to be hard and non-slip, as some players may slip and injure themselves. And now you are ready to play badminton!!!! ENJOY!!