Types of Shots
The first shot of the round hit that must be hit underhand and land on the other side of the net.
Legal Serve
A skill used in Badminton to help you hit the racket directly head-on with the shuttlecock.
Eye-Hand Coordination
This is the alternate, more commonly used name for the shuttlecock.
Birdie
When the shuttlecock touches you or the net.
Contact fault
The scoring system used in Badminton, consisting of a match being the best of 3 games, each game being 21 points. Every time there is a serve, there is a point scored, and the side winning a rally adds a point to their score.
Rally Scoring
A straight, flat, powerful, defensive shot hit slightly over the net from mid-court.
Drive Shot
Used to help you hit the shuttlecock further away. Also used to help you hit it more strongly.
Power
This starts with a serve, and keeps going until
- The shuttlecock touches the ground
- The shuttlecock gets caught by the net
or
- Someone commits a fault
Rally
When the shuttlecock does not clear the net before it is struck.
Over The Net Fault
The four countries that dominate in Olympic Badminton.
China, Indonesia, Denmark, and Korea
A soft shot that travels steeply, hit from the back of your half of the court to the front of your opponent's half of the court.
Drop Shot
Helps you move quick and easily.
Agility
A shot hit ending with the palm of your hand facing in the direction of the shot you just took.
Forehand
When the shuttlecock is hit more than once per volley.
Double Hit Fault
The person who serves first in the second and third game.
The winner of the previous game
A powerful shot that is hit at a downwards angle, similar to a spike in volleyball.
Smash Shot
Helps you be able to hit the shuttlecock over and over without giving up or becoming exhausted easily.
Muscular Endurance
A shot played ending with the back of your hand facing in the direction of the shot you just took, with your arm across your body.
Backhand
If the receiver moves before the serve.
Receiver Fault
If the shuttlecock lands on the line,
It is considered good
A shot hit towards the back of your opponents half of the court that can be used offensively or defensively. The defensive shot is hit high up to give you time to move to a better position. The offensive shot is still hit high up but is hit flatter.
Clear Shot
Having the racket gripped in your fingers, not in the palm of your hand, holding the racket loosely, and releasing your wrist at impact to get power all helps you do this, vital to hitting a proper shot in Badminton.
The Wrist Flick
This is called to end the rally and replay the point. The score won't change and the same server serves again.
Let
If
-The racket head isn't below the waist
-The racket isn't pointing down
or
-There is not an upward follow through after contact is made with the shuttlecock
then this fault applies.
Service Fault
What the shuttlecock is made out of.
Cork, Synthetic Nylon, and Duck or Goose Feathers