Badminton Rules

Let

Legitimate cessation of play to allow a rally to be replayed

Drive

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

Smash

Hard- hit overhead shot that forces the shuttle sharply downward.

Flick

A quick wrist and forearm rotation that surprises an opponent by changing an apparently soft shot into a faster passing one.

Carry

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

Side Alley

extension of the court by 1- 1 /2 feet on both sides for doubles play.

Wood Shot

Shot that results when the head of the birdie is hit by the frame of the racket.

singles serving area

long and skinny

Once service has been received, the court becomes

the court becomes long and wide

Attempt to… move your opponent around

move your opponent around side to side and front to back

There are two formations for doubles play:

each player covers one side of the court or one person covers front while the over covers

Every time there is a serve…

there is a point scored

Other faults include

reaching over the net to contact the birdie,

birdie is clearly carried on the racket and thrown over the net,

fake serving

A rally will continue until

the birdie hits the floor, wall, ceiling, net (and doesn't go over), player or clothing

When serving a player must…

make contact with the birdie below the waist and have both feet on the ground The server always calls out the score before each serve If the birdie touches the net on a serve it is called a "let" and a re-serve takes place

Flick

A quick wrist and forearm rotation that surprises an opponent by changing an apparently soft shot into a faster passing one

Smash

Hard-hit overhead shot that forces the shuttle sharply downward

Let

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

Drive

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

Drop

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

Clear

A shot hit deep to the opponents back boundary line

Carry

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

Side Alley

extension of the court by 1-1/2 feet on both sides for doubles play

Back Alley

Area between the back boundary line and the long service line for doubles

Wood Shot

Shot that results when the head of the birdie is hit by the frame of the racquet

loss of rally

Touching the net with your body or racquet is a fault and ________.