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36 Cards in this Set
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The sport Badminton originated in ___________.
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India
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British Army Officers bought Badminton to England in the ___________.
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Late 1800s
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The name "badminton" comes from the estate of ___________, home to the ___________ in Gloucestershire, England.
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Badminton; Duke of Beaufort
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I.B.F. stands for ___________.
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International Badminton Federation
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The name of the game played by British officers in India is ___________.
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Poona
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Sir George Thomas presented the ___________ similar to the Davis Cup in tennis) as the challenge for male members of the I.B.F.
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Thomas Cup
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Mrs. H.S. Uber donated the trophy bearing her name called the ____________ as a challenge for female members of the I.B.F.
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Uber Cup
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Badminton racquets are ____________ inches long.
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25
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Badminton racquets weigh approximately ____________ ounces.
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5
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The handle size of badminton racquets are usually _____ to _____ inches long.
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3-4
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The official name for the shuttle or bird made of goose feathers or nylon.
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Shuttlecock
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The court is _____ by _____ for singles.
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17 x 44
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The court is _____ by _____ for doubles.
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20 x 44
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Placing the racquet in front of the shuttle and letting it rebound back to the opponent's court.
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Block
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An illegal stroke where the shuttle is temporarily held on the racquet.
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Carry
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A stroke hit diagonally across the net from one side of the court to the other.
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Crosscourt
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Loss of serve brought about the server's failure to score. (Doubles = each side has two downs except in the first service of a game); Both partners serve before their opponents gains service.
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Down
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An illegal stroke called when hitting the shuttle twice in succession on the same stroke.
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Double Hit
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A stroke in which the bird just clears the net then falls into the opponent's floor.
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Drop Shot
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A play on which the bird falls short, hits the net, or lands outside the playing area. (Serve goes to next server if committed by serving team; point to server if committed by receiving team).
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Fault
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Women's singles are played to 11 points; all other games are played to 15.
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Game
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A bird hit high in the air to the back of the opponent's court with the purpose of driving the opponent into the back of the court.
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High Clear
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A side's turn at serving.
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Inning
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A situation occurs that halts the play, resulting in a "doesn't count," "no score," or "reserve"
1. Shuttle gets caught in net during play except on a serve 2. Server and receiver commit fouls at the same time. 3. Server serves before receiver is ready 4. Shuttle comes apart |
Let
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Win two of three games
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Match
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The act of putting the shuttle in play. The bird must be contacted below the waist with the head of the racquet below the hand holding the shuttle.
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Service
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A hard, overhead stroke hit downward with great force; the "kill" shot.
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Smash
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Points may be scored by only the player on the ____________ side.
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Serving
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Each player continues to serve, ____________ courts until he/she commits an error.
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Alternating
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In singles, on an error by the server, _____ points are scored and the opponent becomes the server.
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Zero (0)
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In doubles, on an error committed by the serving side, if the first server is serving, ____________ is called and no point is scored.
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One down
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On one down, the partner of the first server becomes the server. If the second server commits a foul, ____________ is tallied, no point is scored, and the opposing side becomes the server.
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Two hands down
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The first serve in every inning should be from the ____________ service court diagonally across the net to the opponent's right court (Serving to the wrong court is a fault)
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Right
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A serve which touches the net and goes over into the diagonal court as well as a rally shot are ____________ as long as they fall within the legal boundary lines.
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Good
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A bird falling on the line is ____________.
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In-bounds
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It is a ____________ if the server misses the bird on the serve.
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Fault
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