Badminton Vocabulary
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19 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ace | scoring a point where the opponent is unable to return the serve |
| alley | area on each side of the court, narrow strips between the two side boundary lines; used only for doubles play |
| balk | term used to indicate a player hindering an opponent |
| bird | another term for shuttle |
| clear | stroke that sends the shuttle high and deep over the opponent to the back of the court |
| cut shot | deceptive shot; looks like a clear but falls just over the net because the wrist is turned on contact |
| doubles | four-handed game; ie two players on each side |
| drive | hard, horizontal stroke that just clears the net |
| drop shot | stroke in which the shuttle falls just over the net to the floor |
| fault | denotes an infraction of the rules resulting in a point for the other team |
| foot fault | standing on or over the service court boundary line by either the receiver or server |
| let | permitting the serve to be taken over or to replay a point |
| match | best of three games |
| rally | an exchange of the shuttle between opponents by a series of strokes |
| serve | shot that initiates the play; should be low and short or high and deep |
| short game | shots that are played low and close to the net |
| smash | powerful downward stroke using wrist snap to end the point by hitting the bird in front of the opponent |
| singles | game with one player on a side; two-handed game |
| toss | how it is determined who will serve first and from which court |
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