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Ball Badminton

Ball badminton is an Indian racket game played with rackets, a net and a woollen ball. It is mainly played as fives with five players per side, alongside singles, doubles and mixed formats; the aim is to win rallies and games to 35 points.

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Classification

Category Racket sport

Family Racket Family

Level Main sport

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Ball badminton is racket play with a woollen ball, most often in five-player teams.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like fast rallies, team roles and low equipment cost.

Cost Low: rackets, woollen ball, net and a marked court are often enough. Low to medium depending on club, school/university offer, court and event entry. BBFI/state association, ball-badminton club, school/university sport or community court. The equipment barrier is low, but clean five-a-side spacing benefits from instruction.

First progress Simple rallies come quickly; stable five-a-side tactics need several sessions.

Fitness level easy to medium

Was du brauchst

ball-badminton rackets
yellow woollen ball
net
marked court
sports shoes
players

First steps

mark a court
learn grip and underhand serve
play slow rallies
set fives positions
test scoring to 35

BBFI/state association, school, university, Indian sports club, ball-badminton club or community court.

Use non-slip shoes, keep net spacing and build shoulder/wrist load gradually.

Weitere Angaben

Tags ball-badminton, racket-sport, ruckschlag-familie, rueckschlagsport, ballbadminton

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Play the woollen ball legally over the net and win rallies before the opposing side.

Teilnehmer

Five-player team, singles, doubles or mixed doubles.

Teamgröße

Fives: five per side; doubles two; singles one player.

Spielfeld

Marked net court.

Dauer

Best of three or best of five by tournament decision.

Wertung

Points from won rallies and opponent errors.

Gewinnbedingung

Win the game/match by target score and match format.

Ausrüstung

rackets
woollen ball
net
court

Wichtige Regelpunkte

double touch
tip by two rackets
crossing/touching the net
ball touches player/clothing
ball fails to clear net

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Ball Badminton Federation of India Ball Badminton Federation of India · national-federation · high
Rules and Regulation Ball Badminton Federation of India · official-rules · high
Ball Badminton Sportsmatik · sport-explainer · medium