Badminton Exam

A match consists of:

3 games, each game played to 21 points

When the score reaches 11 points, players have how long to change ends of the court?

60 seconds

How long of a rest is allowed between each game?

2 minutes

In the third game, players change ends when the score reaches:

11

In singles, the server serves from the __ court when the score is even

right

In singles, the server serves from the __ court when the score is odd

left

How many olympic badminton events are there?

5

What are the names of the olympic badminton events?

Men's Singles, Women's Singles, Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles, and Mixed Doubles

The service courts are changed by the servicing side only when:

a point is scored

Serve, Underhand Clear, and Underhand Dropshot are examples of:

Underhand Strokes

Clear, Dropshot, and Smash are examples of:

Overhand Strokes

Drive is an example of:

Sidearm Strokes

Hairpin drop is an example of:

Net Play

Court Dimensions

44’ x 20’

Lines are ___ thick.

1.5 inches (40mm)

Lines are colored:

White or Yellow

Posts are ____ feet at the center of the court and ____feet at the side lines for doubles.

5 (1.524m), 5.1 (1.55m)

Badminton rackets were made entirely of what until the 1950s?

Wood

Todays rackets are made of what?

Various blends of carbon, graphite, boron, aluminum, titanium and steel.

Rackets weigh around:

3.5 ounces

Badminton rackets cannot exceed:

27in x 8in

The head of a badminton racket cannot exceed:

13in

The shuttle shall have ____ feathers fixed in the base.

16

What size can badminton feathers be?

From 21/2" (64 mm) to 23/4" (70 mm), but in each shuttle they shall all be the same length when measured from the tip to the top of the base.

The tips of the feathers shall form a circle with diameter from:

21/4" (58 mm) to 2 5/8" (68 mm)

The short service line is:

6ft 6in

Extension of the court by 1 ½ feet on both sides for doubles play

Alley

Back third of the court, in the area of the back boundary lines.

Backcourt

An illegal tactic, also called a sling or throw, in which the shuttle is caught and held on the racket and then slung during the execution of a stroke.

Carry

Location in the center of the court to which singles player tries to return after each shot

Center or Base Position

A shot hit deep to the opponent’s back boundary line.

Clear

A defensive clear shot

High Clear

An offensive clear shot

Flatter Attacking Clear

A fast and low shot that makes a horizontal flight over the net

Drive

A shot hit softly and with finesse to fall rapidly and close to the net on the opponent’s side

Drop

A violation of the playing rules; either in serving, receiving, or during play.

Fault

A quick wrist and forearm rotation that surprises an opponent by changing an apparently soft shot into a faster passing one; used primarily on the serve and at the net.

Flick

Front third of the court, between the net and the short service line.

Forecourt

Shot made form below and very close to the net with the shuttle rising, just clearing the net, and then dropping sharply down the other side. The shuttle’s flight approximates the shape of a hairpin.

Hairpin Net Shot

Fast, downward shot that cannot be returned; a “putaway”

Kill

A legitimate cessation of play to allow a rally to be replayed

Let

The middle third of the court, halfway between the net and the back boundary line

Midcourt

Gentle shot played by pushing the shuttle with little wrist motion, usually from net or midcourt to the opponent’s midcourt

Push Shot

Exchange of shots while shuttle is in play

Rally

Hard-hit overhand shot that forces the shuttle sharply downward. Badminton’s primary attacking stroke.

Smash

Shot that results when the base of the shuttle is hit by the frame of the racket. Once illegal, the shot was legalized in 1963.

Wood Shot

Badminton originated from a gamed played in:

China

When did badminton originate?

500 BC

In the first form of badminton, then called Ti Jian Zi, how did they hit the shuttlecock?

With their feet

5 centuries after Ti Jian Zi, what was another early form of badminton called?

Battledore (the old rackets)

An Indian game, ___, was brought to England in the 19th century

Poona

The American Badminton Association (now USA badminton) was established in:

1936

The International Badminton Federation (IBF) was established in Gloucestershire, England, in:

1934

The total number of participants who regularly played badminton (25 times in 1 year) in the US is approximately:

1,000,000

The weight of a shuttlecock ranges from:

4.74-5.50 grams

There are ___ countries in the International Badminton Federation

156

The US dominated the sport of badminton between 1949-1967 by winning ___ world championships

23

Badminton is the worlds fastest racket sport

True

The shuttlecock can travel at speeds in excess of:

200 mph

In the ___ Olympic games in Barcelona, Spain, Badminton became an official Olympic sport

1992

More than ___ people watched the 2000 Olympic Badminton competition on TV

1.1 billion

Crowds of up to ___ are common for major badminton tournaments in Malaysia, China, and Indonesia

15,000