Whatisbadminton?•Badmintonisaracquetsportplayedusingracquetstohitashuttlecockacrossanet,themostcommonformsofthegamearesingles(withoneplayerperside)anddoubles(withtwoplayersperside).Playendsoncetheshuttlecockhasstruckthefloororifafaulthasbeencalledbytheumpire,servicejudge,or(intheirabsence)theopposingside.History•BadmintonisadevelopmentofagameonceplayedinIndiacalledPoona.•ItwasbroughttoEnglandbyEnglisharmyoffiversinthe1860s.•ItwasonceknownasBattledore&alsoShuttlecock.•About14~15Century,inJapan,soldiersusedwoodenracket,andcherrywithbeautifulfeatherastheball.Twopeopleralliedtheballwiththeboards.Thatwastheprototypeofbadminton.•Englandisprincipalhomeofbadminton.•BadmintoncameintoChinain1920,since1970s,Chinahasbeenoneofthestrongestteamintheworld.In1992,badmintonwereclassifiedasofficialeventatOlympics.EquipmentCourtRulesofBadminton•Beforestartthegame,dosomewarmup,strengthyourbody.•ATossshallbeconductedbeforeagamestarts.Ifyouwin,youcanchoosebetweenservingfirst,Youropponentcanthenexercisetheremainingchoice.•Theserver&receiverstandindiagonallyopppositeservicecourts.Theserverhitstheshuttlecocksothatiswouldlandinthereceiver'sservicecourt.•Apointiswonwhenashuttleishitoverthenetorontotheflooroftheopponent'scourt.•Asinvolleyball,youplaytowinaset.Thereare3sets.Asetiscompletedwhenaplayergets21points.•Acceleratedtheexercisers'bloodcirculationofthesystem.(加快血液循环)•Enhancetheplayer'sfunctionofcardiovascular&respiratorysystem.(增强心血管和呼吸系统功能)•Increasethestrengthofupperlimbs,lowerlimbs&lumbarmuscles.(增强上肢,下肢,腰腹肌的力量)Relaxyourbody&releaseyourstress.Thebenefitsofplayingbadminton:RiskofBadminton•Don'tforgettodowarm-upexercises,itisimportant,itwillreducethechancesofmuscleandjointinjuries.(about15minutes)•Instrenuousplay,youmaygetblistersonyourfeetorhands.•Eyeinjuriesdonothappenoften,butyoumustbepreparedforthepossibility.Keepyourracketheadupsothatyoucaninterceptanyshuttlewhichiscomingtowardsyourface.Becarefulnottousetherackettohurtpeopleorteammatesnexttoyou.Butanywaybadmintonisnotacontactsportandthereforeisarelativelysafegameandtheriskofgettinginjuriesisnothigh.Thankyou☺