Terms Flashcards
point scored, though usually said of a point scored on which a player failed to touch the shuttle with his racket
ACE
attempt to throw an opponent off balance by feinting or using false starts before or during a service attempt.
BALK
A match where there are two players on each of the opposing sides.
Doubles
hard-hit shot, on which the shuttle travels low over the net with great speed, on a more or less horizontal line.
Drive
shot, which just clears the top of the net, and then drops quickly downward into the opponent’s court.
Drop
To smash the shuttle in such a way that the opponent cannot return it
Kill
stroke made close to the net, in order to boost the shuttle safely up and over the net.
Lift
Zero
Love
basic contest in badminton where a team wins the best two-out-of three games.
Match
Person playing badminton
Player
Side oppsoing the serving side
Side having the right to serve
Serving side
Changing the number of points required to win a game in case of tie.
Setting
match where there are two players on each of the opposing sides.
Singles
A hard, overhead shot which drives the shuttle sharply downward.
Smash
