BADMINTON VS PADDLE

The objective of badminton and paddle is to pass the shuttlecock above the network by tapping it with the racket to get falling on the floor of the opposite field whenever you get it, you score a point. You can´t hit the shuttlecock or paddle ball twice consecutive or touch it with your body.

Matches are disputed of three types: singles doubles, and mixed doubles. It is played in two fields of 13.30m x 5,18m separated by a network of 2.28m of height. The network cannot touch. While, in paddle, the matches are disputes of two types: singles or doubles. The paddle court is 20m x 10m. In both sports, if the shuttlecock or the paddle ball falls on the ground outside the exterior lines of the field, or touch the roof or side walls, the last player commits a lack.

 In badminton, if the player has an even score of (0-2-4 - 6 points...) effected the throw-in from the right to the area diagonally. If the score is odd (1 3 5 7 points...) it gets out of the left side. All the kickoffs are made from the lower part of the body. Nevertheless, in paddle, the kickoffs are made from different places depending from the points (when you score one point you change the position) and it is carry on by the two or more players. Also, it’s made in diagonal.  

	BADMINTON	PADDLE
Court	13.30m x 5.18m	10m x 20m
Net	2.284m high	0.85m high
Ball	4.75g	56.7g
Racquet	68cm long	45.5cm long
Clothing	Absorbent, usually White colours	Absorbent , usually White colours
Regulation	3 sets 15 points each	3 set with 6 games and 4 points each game

BADMINTON´S CURIOSITIES

Speed: Badminton is racquet sport the world's fastest since the shuttlecock can reach the incredible speed of about 300 Kmph.

Physical condition: the high speed that takes the shuttlecock requires professional player to have great reflexes. But this is not all, a player must have, in addition, great physical condition through an average distance of 1, 5 Km.

Shuttlecock:: A shuttlecock weighs between 4.74 and 5.50 g. and is composed of 16 feathers.

The speed of the shuttlecock varies in different regions of the planet. Environmental factors such as humidity and temperature make the shuttlecock to fly faster or slow. If fold inwards, the shuttlecock will fly faster while doing outward, it will fly more slowly.

The greater shuttlecock of the world is located in the gardens of the Kansas City Museum. It is 48 times larger than normal!

Injuries: Badminton is a little dangerous sport. However players can suffer serious visual injuries because of the speed which takes the shuttlecock. In this sense, the use of protective goggles is recommended.

147 countries, including Spain, are members of the I.B.F. (International Badminton Federation).

Competitions: The "Thomas Cup" is the men's World Championship. It has been won only by 3 countries since it began in 1948: Malaysia, Indonesia and China.The "Uber Cup" is the women's .

  

The best countries: the best countries in the world in badminton are Indonesia and China. Indonesia is the first country in the ranking of the IBF and Indonesian players lead the world ranking in all categories.

BADMINTON VS TENNIS

The objective of Badminton is to pass the shuttlecock  above the network by tapping it with the racket to get falling on the floor of the opposite field whenever you get it, you notaries a point . You can´t hit the shuttlecock twice consecutive and touch it with your body. This is the same that in tennis but the only main difference is, instead of the shuttlecock, we use a tennis ball.

Matches are disputed of three types: singles, doubles, and mixed doubles .It is played in two fields of 13.30m x 5,18m separated by a network of 2.28m of height. The network can not touch. While, in tennis, the matches are disputes of two types: singles or doubles. The tennis court is 23,77m x 8,23m. In both sports, if the shuttlecock or the tennis ball  falls on the ground outside the exterior lines of the field, or touch the roof or side walls, the last player commits a fault.

In badminton, if the player has a even score  ( 0-2-4 - 6 points...)  effected the throw-in from the right to the area diagonally. If the score is odd (1 3 5 7 points...) hes/she serves of the left side. All the kickoffs, are made from the lower part of the body. Nevertheless, in tennis, the kickoffs are made from different places depending from the points (when you score one point you change the position) and it is carry on by the two or more players. Also, it’s made                                                            in diagonal.  

	BADMINTON	TENNIS
COURT	13,3m(length) x 5,18m(width)	23,77m(length) x 8,23m(width)
NET	2,28 m (height)	1,06 m (height)
BALL	4,15 g	56,7g
RACKETS	66 cm (length)	69 cm (length)
CLOTHING	Preferable white and absorbent	Preferable white and absorbent
RULES	3 sets 15 points each.	3 sets of 6 games of 4 points each

HISTORY OF BADMINTON

BADMINTON on Dipity.

INTRODUCTION

First of all, what is badminton?, well, badminton is a racquet sport, in which two opposing players (singles) or pairs (doubles) compete. The players are situated in opposites halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. 

Why is it called "badminton"? Because it was first played in Badminton, the country estate of the dukes of Beaufort, England. 

What are the origins of badminton? The origins (2000 years ago) of the sport are from the ancient Greece, China, and India. Badminton is related to the old children’s game battledore and shuttlecock. Badminton is derived directly from poona, which was played by British army officers in India in the 1860s. 

In this blog, we will compare badminton with other racquet sports, such us tennis or padel, we will also write some curiosities of badminton and, of course, we'll write about the relation between badminton and force. Are you ready?