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Badminton

Badminton is a fast racket sport with racket and shuttlecock on a net court. It is played as singles or doubles; points are won when the shuttle lands legally in the opponent's court or the other side commits a fault.

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Classification

Category Racket sport

Family Racket Family

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Fast net racket game with racket and shuttlecock.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like quick reactions, footwork and fine net play.

Cost Low: racket, shuttles and an indoor court are enough to start. Court hire, club fee, shuttles, racket, shoes and tournament costs. Badminton club, sports hall, university sport or recreational group. Federball is handled here as a German casual/alias term for badminton, not as a separate BWF sport.

First progress Simple rallies immediately; good timing and movement take weeks.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

badminton racket
shuttlecock
net court
indoor shoes
basic rules

First steps

learn grip
practise short serve
play clear and drop slowly
practise footwork without shuttle

Badminton club, school sport, university sport, sports hall or beginner class.

Use indoor shoes, clear running space, warm-up and controlled racket distance.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Federball, shuttle badminton

Tags indoor, singles, doubles, einzel, doppel, badminton, shuttlecock, racket

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Play the shuttle legally over the net and win rallies.

Teilnehmer

Singles or doubles.

Teamgröße

1v1 or 2v2.

Spielfeld

Badminton court with net and singles/doubles lines.

Dauer

Games and points by competition.

Wertung

Rally-point scoring; commonly to 21 points with margin rules.

Gewinnbedingung

More games/points under BWF/event rules.

Ausrüstung

racket
shuttlecock
net
court

Wichtige Regelpunkte

shuttle out
net touch
service fault
double hit

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

Badminton World Federation (BWF)
Badminton World Federation (BWF)

BWF Statutes Badminton World Federation · federation · high
Simplified Rules of Badminton Badminton World Federation · rulebook · high
How to play badminton International Olympic Committee · official · medium