Soloia @ Edmund Hillary School: 2021

Friday, 30 July 2021

Introduction

This report is about Badminton,

Quote -

“Set your Badminton goals high and don’t stop till you get there” - Felicity Luckey

Badminton is a sport where the game is played in singles, doubles and mixed doubles.

Using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Unlike other similar sports, like tennis,

badminton is not played with a ball; it is played with a kind of feathered cone with a cork

head called a shuttlecock. Badminton is a lot more intense than tennis.

How to play:Turn out the racket head which is very important. You won’t be able to hit anything if the racket

is like that. So make sure to turn out the racket head and make sure to hit the shuttlecock in front

of you. The aim of the game is to win points by hitting the shuttlecock through the net and into your opponent's court.

Rule: When you serve you should always hit the shuttlecock from below your waist. The matches usually consist of the best of three game format

with the first player/team to reach 21 points winning the set. The side who wins the game

then goes on to serve first in the next game.

History: The game Badminton was created in India by another name for poona.

The british army officer in India learned the game in about 1870. In 1873 Duke of Beaufort

introduced the sport at his country state, which is badminton.

How is NZ involved:

Since 1938 the Whyte Trophy has been contested biennially between New Zealand

and Australia, and may be the world's oldest surviving inter-country badminton tournament.

Conclusion

This report is about Badminton, it would be great if you can try out the sport.

Thank you for reading!

Soloia @ Edmund Hillary School