1. Protects players & spectators while allowing fair competition (strength, speed, agility, skill).
   
   

1. Makes the game workable.
   

1. Clear rules make sports easier to watch, enjoy, and popularize.
   

1. Any body movement that uses skeletal muscles and spends energy.
   
   

2. Comes in different forms and intensities.

• Targets heart & lungs.
  
  

• Moderate → can talk while moving.
  
  

Vigorous → only say few words before catching breath.

• Muscles work/hold against force or weight.
  
  

Examples: Push-ups, sit-ups, squats, lunges, weightlifting, resistance bands, gymnastics, basketball, volleyball, running, climbing.

• Improves stability & flexibility; prevents injury.
  
  

• Core muscles support the trunk; weak core → back pain, balance issues, injury.
  
  

Examples: Yoga, martial arts, stretching, dancing, balance walk, standing on one foot.

• Basic movements that lead to more complex skills in sports, dance, games, and recreation.

  
  

• Balance in motion or stillness.
  
  

Ex: Rolling, stopping, bending, twisting, landing, stretching, climbing, skipping, turning.

• Moving body from one place to another

• Handling tools/objects with hands or feet.
  

• is a racket sport played by two players (singles) or two pairs (doubles) on opposite halves of a rectangular court divided by a net. Points are scored by striking a shuttlecock so it passes over the net and lands in the opponent’s court. Each side may strike the shuttle once per return.

  
  

•  Lightweight frame (head, throat, shaft, handle) with strung hitting area

• Feathered or synthetic skirt with a cork base

• Although badminton can be set outdoors, competitive badminton is generally played indoors where the wind and other elements will not affect the shuttle.

•  Underhand stroke to start play
  

• High, deep shot to the back of the opponent’s court (overhand or underhand)
  

• Soft shot that falls just over the net
  

• Powerful downward shot

•  is the ring of material that holds the strings in place. It can be oval or more rounded, and has holes in its perimeter though which the strings are laced.

• connects the head to the shaft. It may be a separate triangular piece at the base of the head, or may actually be integrated into the head itself

•  is the long rod between the throat and handle. Often made of a composite material such as graphite, the shaft can be stiffer or more flexible based on the needs of the player

•  connects to the shaft and is used to hold the racket. The handle is covered with a material called the grip.
  

• It is 25 mm. - 28 mm. in diameter, and is rounded on the bottom. 

• It consists of 16 goose feathers or may also be made of plastic or nylon. Its length is 62-70 mm. (2 ½ - 2 ¼ in.). It must be fastened firmly with thread or other suitable material. 
  

Year where Bath Badminton Club formalized rules.

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Year where badminton popularized in the U.S.; organized competition followed


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