Badminton Rules and Skills

Predominantly, a badminton game starts with...

• Toss of a coin

• Paper, Scissors, Rock

• Hit the shuttle in the air, whoever it points to serves

• Oldest player serves first

When your score is odd you serve from the.....

• Left

• Right

When playing singles the playing area is....

• Long and Wide

• Short and Thin

• Short and Wide

• Long and Thin

You swap ends of the court in Badminton when...

• the leading score reaches 11 points

• you get sick of playing up your end

• every 7 points

• you never change ends

The doubles playing area is....

• Short and wide to serve, then the whole court afterwards

• Short and wide

• Long and wide at all times

• Short and thin

If the service hits the net and lands beyond the service line....

• The point is replayed

• The receiver wins the point

• Toss a coin to see who wins the point

• The server wins the point

A smash is most effective when...

• It is played from close to the net

• It is played from the back of the court

• You close your eyes when you hit it

• When you try to hit your opponent with it

Serving long is a good tactic in.......

• Singles

• Doubles

• Neither singles or doubles

When do you swap sides (Left and Right) when playing doubles?

• After every point

• If you served and won the point

• After you lose a point

• When you win the service back from an opponents serve

The height of the net in a game of Badminton is approximately...

• 2m

• 1m

• 2.5m

• 1.5m