Week 2 - Basic Skills In Playing Badminton

Question 1

How important is racket handling?

Answer 1

The feel and weight of the racket prepares
you to handle it comfortably during the play. Hand-eye coordination is
essential in making contact with the bird.

Question 2

What is the importance of timing in badminton

Answer 2

Timing also plays an important role
in your stroke production. Constant practice in hitting, blocking, bouncing or
even picking up the shuttle with the racket will enhance your racket handling
skills.

Question 3

What is the most vital factor in playing badminton

Answer 3

Correct gripping is the most vital factor in badminton and winning matches,
as holding the racket is vital in executing a good serve or hitting a
shuttlecock.

Question 4

To develop good stroke production, the following steps should be followed

Answer 4

• Shake hands with racket
• Reach for shuttle with arms extended
• Snap racket through forearm rotation

Question 5

The Grip

Answer 5

The grip is made near the end of the handle, the side panel of which should
bisect the angle of the thumb and forefinger. The grip is neither tight nor
loose but firm and pliant, strengthening as the swing progresses. It is also the
basis of free effective wrist action. The player’s control of his/her hit depends
on his grip of the racket so this is a crucial part of playing the sport.

Question 6

This is also known as the “SHAKE HANDS” grip. The handle of the
racket is held as if you are shaking hands with the racket. This universal
grip is similar to the eastern forehand grip in tennis, with the “V” formed
by the thumb or index finger on the top level of the racket grip.

Answer 6

Forehand grip

Question 7

the Frying Pan Grip. It is similar to the forehand grip
except that hand is rotated slightly to the left and the thumb is placed flat against the side level for additional power

Answer 7

Backhand grip

Question 8

Most of the time, this is the
weakest way of holding the racket especially for the backhand that is why
it is very seldom used.

Answer 8

Backhand grip

Question 9

This is referred to as the forehand and backhand manner of
hitting the shuttle while the term “shot” refers to a different flight pattern
produced by the ______ such as drive, smash, lob or clear and drop.

Answer 9

Stroke

Question 10

This refers to any shot struck on the racket side of the body. This is used
when returning the bird from the right side of the body.

Answer 10

Forehand stroke

Question 11

These are shots struck on the side away from the racket (left side for the
right-handed and right side for the left-handed). This is used when
returning the bird from the left side of the body.

Answer 11

Backhand stroke

Question 12

This is used when returning a high shot and in which the arm and the
shoulder are fully extended

Answer 12

Overhand stroke

Question 13

This is any shot that drops immediately after crossing the net. The
overhand is the easiest stroke to use.

Answer 13

Drop shot

Question 14

A flat shot that is kept as low as possible to have the opponent run from
side to side.

Answer 14

Drive

Question 15

This is the basic offensive shot in badminton. It is a very powerful stroke
that is used primarily for getting the shuttle to land on your opponent’s
side of the court as quickly as possible. An attacking shot made with all
the power and speed one can put into it.

Answer 15

Smash

Question 16

These are used as a defensive stroke to allow you time to return to the
ready position and regroup and to move your opponent as far away from
the net as possible. This is a defensive shot used to keep the opponent
away from the net when caught off balance or out of position or when in
doubt as to what the shot should be played

Answer 16

Clear

Question 17

it is usually taken from a backcourt position.

Answer 17

Overhand clear

Question 18

it is usually taken from forecourt
position.

Answer 18

Forehand Underhand (Net) Clear

Question 19

This is the stroke used to initiate play. It is used to begin each
point in the match. It begins as a defensive play, in which you must strike
the shuttle below the waist and hit upward over the net

Answer 19

Service

Question 20

When _______,the player must ensure that the shuttle does not touch the net and must
cross over the net and reach the service area across the server diagonally.

Answer 20

Serving

Question 21

What is service in badminton

Answer 21

The service is the stroke used to initiate play. It is used to begin each
point in the match. It begins as a defensive play, in which you must strike
the shuttle below the waist and hit upward over the net. When serving,
the player must ensure that the shuttle does not touch the net and must
cross over the net and reach the service area across the server diagonally.
Take note that the server must stand about 3 feet away from the short
service line with the left foot slightly put forward and the left shoulder is
angled for the preferred placement of the shuttle. The player holds the
shuttle by its feathers.

Question 22

Bird should clear the net and fall on in or two
beyond short service line of opponent’s court

Answer 22

Long short serve

Question 23

Bird travels above the receiving reach and falls
within six inches of rear boundary line.

Answer 23

Long high serve

Question 24

made by a quick flip of wrist and bird travels in a
direct line to the desired spot.

Answer 24

Drive serve

Question 25

a good service but unable to hit or touch with the racket

Answer 25

Ace

Question 26

any stroke made on the side of the body opposite the
racket side.

Answer 26

Backhand

Question 27

another name for shuttlecock

Answer 27

Bird

Question 28

term for LOB, a high shot that falls close to the backline

Answer 28

Clear

Question 29

a horizontally hard stroke that is straight and close to the net

Answer 29

Drive

Question 30

a low shot close to the net from the back court that falls
sharply immediately after crossing the net.

Answer 30

Drop

Question 31

any infraction of the rules resulting in loss of the serve or a
point. This is committed when a player goes beyond the boundary
lines set or if the shuttlecock lands on an area that is considered as a
fault zone. If a player or pair commits the fault, the opposing team or
player will serve next

Answer 31

Fault

Question 32

stroke made on the racket side

Answer 32

Forehand

Question 33

loss of service

Answer 33

Hand out

Question 34

when the bird touches the top of the net and falls in the proper
side of the court

Answer 34

Let

Question 35

consists of three games in a set or otherwise agreed upon.

Answer 35

Match

Question 36

a shot in which the bird follows the net in a short flight

Answer 36

Net flight

Question 37

continuous heat of the bird back and forth across several
heated return of the bird

Answer 37

Rally

Question 38

putting the bird in play

Answer 38

Serve

Question 39

chasing how many points to play when the score
becomes tied in 13-all or 14-all.

Answer 39

Setting the game

Question 40

What are the rules in Playing Badminton

Answer 40

Badminton matches usually consist of three games in which a team or player
must win at least two to win. A point is given to a player or team if his or her
shot leads to the shuttlecock landing on the side of the opponent’s in play
area or if the opponent hits the shuttlecock out of play on the player or
team’s side.

Question 41

The Toss

Answer 41

First, the players in a badminton game must fully understand and agree to
the scoring method that will be used in the match. A toss between the players
will determine the winner who gets to decide if he/she wants to serve or
receive or which end of the court will start the game. Some toss methods that
can be adopted are flip coin, spinning a racket, tossing a shuttle in the air
(wherein the direction the base is pointing at will be declared winner of the
toss)

Question 42

How many points should a player acquire to win a badminton match

Answer 42

In a men’s single competition, the player who reaches 15 points first will be
the winner, while in a women’s singles, the first player to reach 11 points
wins the game.