Badminton is a sport that was born in India.
Badminton is the name of a town in the county of Gloucestershire ( England ). There is the country house known as Badminton House , property of the Dukes of Beaufort .
At Badminton House , thanks to the Duke of Beaufort , a sport of Indian origin that is currently known in our language as badminton was popularized. Badminton resembles tennis , although a feather or shuttlecock is used instead of a ball.
This sport was born in Pune , a city in India . Some members of the British army who learned about the game while fulfilling their duties in the Asian country brought it to the United Kingdom in 1875 and, in this way, it began to be played frequently at Badminton House .
Badminton Features
Badminton can be played individually (one player against another) or in pairs (two players against two others). The court has a rectangular shape and is divided in half with a net . Players have to hit the shuttlecock or feather with their rackets and make it go over the net so that it reaches the other half of the court.
Unlike tennis and other racquet sports, in badminton the shuttlecock is not allowed to touch the ground . That is why the player who manages to get the shuttlecock to reach the ground in the sector of the court occupied by his rival gets a point.
The scoring system
The badminton scoring system has changed throughout history . Currently, the usual thing is for matches to be played in the best of three sets (that is, whoever wins two sets wins). Each set ends when one of the players reaches 21 points .
One of the labels that this sport receives is " the fastest racket game in the world " and this trait alone makes it attractive to many people. The first step that anyone should take before starting to learn the rules of the game is to accept that it is not a version of tennis.
Precisely, understanding the objective of badminton is essential to becoming a good player. As mentioned above, the limit of points per game is 21, and the way to score is to serve the shuttle in such a way that the opponent cannot return it.
It is worth mentioning that one of the requirements to obtain victory is to be two points above the opponent, meaning that games are not always concluded when a player reaches 21; The only exception occurs when reaching 29 points, at which point the victory goes to the next person to score.
Badminton is played with a shuttlecock or feather.
The badminton playing field
On the other hand, we must not forget the importance of knowing the playing field in detail , since we must predispose our body in such a way that it respects its dimensions and the limits it imposes on us for infractions that spoil our efforts with the racket. Broadly speaking, we can say that the width of the court measures 6.7 meters and its extension, 13.4. The net must be located right in the middle of both sides, and must have a height of 1.5 meters from the ground.
Depending on the type of game, the entire surface or part of the court is used; For example, double sets have more space on both sides for the serve and return of the shuttlecock.
The racket
The racket is another of the essential elements of badminton and its appearance is very different from other games, such as tennis.
The standard one has an extension of 66 centimeters and its average weight is around 140 grams. The most important shots are forehand and backhand, for which it is necessary to develop great speed with the wrist.