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How to Play Badminton

What is a Badminton “Lets” (do-over, repetition)

The only time when a volley finishes and a point is not awarded when there is a let, this can be called by the referee or a player in absence of a referee.

Faults in Badminton

A player loses a point if:

Receiving a Badminton serve

The serve receiver must be within his serve area diagonally to the player serving. Both feet must be touching the ground and also within his serve area without touching the lines.

Badminton Service turns

Supposing that A & B will play against X & Y. A & B win the toss and A chooses to begin serving, and X decides to be the receiver. A must serve from his right serve area to X right serve area.

Badminton Service faults

The following pictures show common service faults:

Badminton Clothing

There are no set parameters to what should be worn during a badminton game, however there are two things to keep in mind comfortable clothes and good shoes.

Badminton Gear, The Racket

Modern badminton rackets weigh less than 100gr, including the strings; which makes them very easy to wield and move at very high speeds.