"Badminton" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 1 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Good Essays

    Badminton History Badminton has a cosmopolitan history. The rules of the modern game were developed in England‚ but it is now Asian countries that dominate the sport. Badminton House Badminton takes its name from Badminton House - home of the Duke of Beaufort in the English county of Gloucestershire. In 1873‚ the Duke is credited with bringing a version of the game – Poona - back from India and introducing it to his guests. Getting organised The sport quickly grew in popularity and in

    Premium Olympic Games Badminton Tennis

    • 431 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Faults in Badminton

    • 483 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Chesca Loriel Decena Faults The rules of badminton consider the following as faults: - If the shuttle lands outside the boundaries of the court‚ passes through or under the net‚ fail to pass the net‚ touches the ceiling or side walls‚ touches the person or dress of a player or touches any other object or person. - If the initial point of contact with the shuttle is not on the striker’s side of the net. (The striker may‚ however‚ follow the shuttle over the net with the racket in the course

    Premium Badminton PASS Player

    • 483 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Badminton

    • 679 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Natasha Malana HPER 208 Stanton 9 September 2012 Badminton The sport of badminton was invented years ago played in ancient Greece and Egypt. Badminton came from a child’s game called battledore and shuttlecock‚ in which two players hit a feathered shuttlecock back and forth with tiny rackets there was no net--the object was simply to keep the shuttlecock from hitting the ground. The game was called "poona" in India during the 18th Century‚ and British Army Officers stationed there took the

    Premium Badminton

    • 679 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Badminton

    • 2072 Words
    • 9 Pages

    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 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

    Premium Badminton

    • 2072 Words
    • 9 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    Badminton

    • 2449 Words
    • 10 Pages

    BADMINTON Origins of the Game The sport of badminton has its origins in ancient civilizations in Europe and Asia.  The ancient game known as battledore (bat or paddle) and shuttlecock probably originated more than 2000 years ago. In the 1600s Battledore and Shuttlecock was an upper class pastime in England and many European countries. Battledore and Shuttlecock was simply two people hitting a shuttlecock backwards and forwards with a simple bat as many times as they could without allowing it to

    Premium Badminton Tennis Olympic Games

    • 2449 Words
    • 10 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Better Essays

    Badminton, Arnis and Bowling

    • 6311 Words
    • 26 Pages

    sports: badminton‚ arnis and bowling BADMINTON EQUIPMENT AND HISTORY Court The area of play‚ as defined by the outer boundary lines. Net The net is made of fine cord‚ dark in colour and of an even thickness‚ with a mesh. Posts The posts are used to hold the net in place. Racket The instrument used by players to hit the shuttlecock. Shuttlecock A piece of cork covered in goat skin with 16 goose feathers attached to one end. It can be made from natural or synthetic materials. Badminton is a racquet

    Premium Bowling Badminton

    • 6311 Words
    • 26 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    Badminton History

    • 469 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Badminton was invented long time ago. Badminton was played in ancient Greece and Egypt. A game called battledore and shuttlecock in which two players hit a feathered shuttlecock back and forth with tiny rackets. In India the game was known as POONA‚ named for a city of Bombay. During the British rule‚ officers stationed there become attracted to the game‚ taking the concept home with them. In 1873 the first game in England was played at badminton. The badminton association of England published the

    Premium Badminton

    • 469 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    badminton skills

    • 3733 Words
    • 19 Pages

    Drills for Students: Badminton Shane Weatherby was a professional ballet dancer for fifteen years‚ rising to the rank of Principal by 21. Now retired from dancing‚ he is a very experienced high school teacher majoring in physical education and dance. Shane has brought his understanding of refined skill acquisition to many sports and coaches’ badminton for many organisations. In badminton‚ skill acquisition develops faster for students when an ‘authentic’ environment is used. This is due

    Premium Badminton Play Tennis

    • 3733 Words
    • 19 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    About Badminton

    • 3555 Words
    • 15 Pages

    BADMINTON Badminton in the Philippines * 1920 – The British and American expatriates introduced badminton in the country. * 1950’s – the International Badminton Federation (IBF) recognized the Philippines as its 21st member country. Since then‚ Filipino’s have been playing badminton in international tournaments. * 1949 – National rankings produced Adriano Torres‚ first national Men’s single champion. * 1952 – The Philippine Badminton Association (PBA) was created and became

    Premium Badminton

    • 3555 Words
    • 15 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Better Essays

    Physics of Badminton

    • 1716 Words
    • 7 Pages

    Physics of Badminton Gerard Ramos Physics 4A Prof. Scott Hildreth I would like to start off with a light introduction to the sport of Badminton. Badminton is a sport that isn’t too popular in the United States; some people would even say that it shouldn’t even be called a “sport”. The majority see badminton from a “back-yard sport” point of view‚ part of this is due to the lack of actual badminton court facilities in America‚ also because it’s a bit expensive to play. Badminton is not like

    Premium Badminton Drag

    • 1716 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Better Essays
Previous
Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 50