Badminton is a game played using a racquet to hit a shuttlecock across a net.

            Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of game are singles (with one player per side) and doubles (with two players per side.). badminton is often played as a casual outdoor activity in a yard or on beach; formal games are played on a rectangular indoor court. points are scored by striking the shuttlecock with the racquet and landing it within the opposing sides half of the  courts.

            Each side may only hit the shuttlecock once before it passes over the net. Play ends once the shuttle cock has struck the floor or if a fault has been called by the umpire, service judge or the line judges.

            The shuttle cock is a feathered or (in formal matches) plastic projectile which flies differently from the balls used in many other sports. In particular, the feathers create much higher drag, causing the shuttlecock to decelerate more rapidly. Shuttlecocks also have a high top speed compared to the balls in other racquet sports. in

            The game developed in British India from the earlier game of battledore and shuttlecock. European play came to be dominated by Denmark but the game has become very popular in Asia, with recent competition were dominated by China. Since 1992, badminton has been a Summer Olympic sport with five events: men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mix doubles. At high levels of play, the sports demands excellent fitness: players require aerobic stamina, agility, strength, speed and precision. It is also a technical sports, requiring good motor coordination and the development of sophisticated racquet movements.

By: Christopher Jay L. Dela Cruz | Master Teacher II | Bataan National High School-Senior High | City of Balanga , Bataan