BADMINTON

                             Badminton

•                   Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles), who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. 

•                   Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their opponents' half of the court. 

•                   Each side may only strike the shuttlecock once before it passes over the net. 

•                   A rally ends once the shuttlecock has struck the floor, or if a fault has been called by either the umpire or service judge or, in their absence, the offending player, at any time during the rally.

                                                            Badminton Court.

•                 The court is rectangular and divided into halves by a net. 

•                 Courts are usually marked for both singles and doubles play, although badminton rules permit a court to be marked for singles only. 

•                 The doubles court is wider than the singles court, but both are of same length. 

•                 The exception, which often causes confusion to newer players, is that the doubles court has a shorter serve-length dimension.

                                                                Serving Method.

•                             The legal bounds of a badminton court during various stages of a rally for singles and doubles games.

                                                 Badminton Racquets and Shuttlecocks