Badminton Rules And Terms

Front 1

The sport Badminton originated in ___________.

Back 1

India

Front 2

British Army Officers bought Badminton to England in the ___________.

Back 2

Late 1800s

Front 3

The name "badminton" comes from the estate of ___________, home to the ___________ in Gloucestershire, England.

Back 3

Badminton; Duke of Beaufort

Front 4

I.B.F. stands for ___________.

Back 4

International Badminton Federation

Front 5

The name of the game played by British officers in India is ___________.

Back 5

Poona

Front 6

Sir George Thomas presented the ___________ similar to the Davis Cup in tennis) as the challenge for male members of the I.B.F.

Back 6

Thomas Cup

Front 7

Mrs. H.S. Uber donated the trophy bearing her name called the ____________ as a challenge for female members of the I.B.F.

Back 7

Uber Cup

Front 8

Badminton racquets are ____________ inches long.

Back 8

25

Front 9

Badminton racquets weigh approximately ____________ ounces.

Back 9

5

Front 10

The handle size of badminton racquets are usually _____ to _____ inches long.

Back 10

3-4

Front 11

The official name for the shuttle or bird made of goose feathers or nylon.

Back 11

Shuttlecock

Front 12

The court is _____ by _____ for singles.

Back 12

17 x 44

Front 13

The court is _____ by _____ for doubles.

Back 13

20 x 44

Front 14

Placing the racquet in front of the shuttle and letting it rebound back to the opponent's court.

Back 14

Block

Front 15

An illegal stroke where the shuttle is temporarily held on the racquet.

Back 15

Carry

Front 16

A stroke hit diagonally across the net from one side of the court to the other.

Back 16

Crosscourt

Front 17

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.

Back 17

Down

Front 18

An illegal stroke called when hitting the shuttle twice in succession on the same stroke.

Back 18

Double Hit

Front 19

A stroke in which the bird just clears the net then falls into the opponent's floor.

Back 19

Drop Shot

Front 20

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).

Back 20

Fault

Front 21

Women's singles are played to 11 points; all other games are played to 15.

Back 21

Game

Front 22

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.

Back 22

High Clear

Front 23

A side's turn at serving.

Back 23

Inning

Front 24

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

Back 24

Let

Front 25

Win two of three games

Back 25

Match

Front 26

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.

Back 26

Service

Front 27

A hard, overhead stroke hit downward with great force; the "kill" shot.

Back 27

Smash

Front 28

Points may be scored by only the player on the ____________ side.

Back 28

Serving

Front 29

Each player continues to serve, ____________ courts until he/she commits an error.

Back 29

Alternating

Front 30

In singles, on an error by the server, _____ points are scored and the opponent becomes the server.

Back 30

Zero (0)

Front 31

In doubles, on an error committed by the serving side, if the first server is serving, ____________ is called and no point is scored.

Back 31

One down

Front 32

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.

Back 32

Two hands down

Front 33

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)

Back 33

Right

Front 34

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.

Back 34

Good

Front 35

A bird falling on the line is ____________.

Back 35

In-bounds

Front 36

It is a ____________ if the server misses the bird on the serve.

Back 36

Fault