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
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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
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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
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of sport. Self-efficacy is an individual’s personal estimate of confidence in his or her capability to accomplish a certain level of performance‚ whereas social influence occurs when others affect one’s emotions‚ opinions‚ behaviors and choices. These sociocultural factors are linked to Figueroa’s framework‚ which influence my participation in badminton. In this essay‚ the focus in on self-efficacy and social stigma-related socio-cultural factors‚ which are constituent elements in the sports socialization
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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
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CONSUMER PREFERENCE AND SATISFACTION TOWARDS VARIOUS CELLPHONE SERVICE PROVIDES CHAPTER-I INTRODUCTION CONSUMER A consumer is an individual who purchase or has the capacity to purchase goods and services offered for sale by marketing institutions in order to satisfy personal or household needs‚wants or desires. According to a statement made by Mahatma Gandhi‚ ‘consumer refers to the following‚ “A consumer is the most important visitor on our premises. He is not dependent
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Name: Janene A. Davison – sample outline . Pick Three Presentation Outline Topic Choice: My favorite sport: baseball Introduction Topic sentence previewing main ideas: Main Idea #1 My favorite sport is baseball. Though I’ve never played the sport I still have an appreciation for it because it brings my family together‚ there’s always a game to watch‚ and it’s a great form of entertainment. Support detail: It’s a family affair • • • Main Idea #2 Support detail: It’s played March-October
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Name: Duong Viet Hoang Class: H31109A My favorite film I have many hobbies such as sports‚ foods‚ games and especially movies. I like watching movie. I have a lot kinds of movie such as horror‚ romantic‚ war‚ historical‚ musician‚ etc. I always spent many leisure to watch all its. My habit is always looking for famous movies on the internet. Most favorite film what I like best is The Incredible Hulk. The Incredible Hulk is super hero film based Marvel Comic character The Hulk. Content
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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
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My Life‚ My Favorites I have a few different interests that entertain me while I live this crazy life of mine. I’d like to think I spend most of my time wisely‚ but I’ve been known to get carried away with stress-free activities such as shopping‚ socializing and watching my kids’ sporting events. Okay‚ maybe the sporting events bring a little stress upon me‚ but it all goes away after the game is over. Shopping is my top favorite interest. I asked a girlfriend to give me her opinion on what
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