The History of Badminton

Series Summary

Badminton is a racket sport played between single opponents and doubles partners world wide. Using a rectangular court not unlike a tennis court, players use their rackets to exchange volleys using a shuttlecock. The shuttlecock is a small feathered projectile that flies much differently than other types of balls or volley tools. It's much lighter, and the higher drag associated with it makes it hard to anticipate. The game is enjoyed by young and old all over the world, and is also an Olympic sport which requires a generous amount of hand to eye coordination.

In this instructional Badminton video lesson, our expert player will show you the basics of the game. Learn the history of the sport, techniques for stances, grips and shots as well as tips for unique strokes and more. Underhanded shots, backhand shots, smash shots and basic footwork tips will help you prepare for your first lesson or your big tournament!

Video Transcript

" Hi my name is Bryan Alano; welcome to expertvillage.com. We are here today to learn the basic fundamentals of badminton. Let me tell y'all a little history about myself. I am a former junior national team in the Philippines, in Grassroots Development Program, and former coach in the University of Southern California, and a club trainer in Burbank Badminton Club. First of we are going to start off in the basic stretching of badminton. What we are going to do wrist and a throw rotation. Since badminton involves a lot of wrist action, all you got to do is just rotate your wrist. Together with your toes fifteen seconds in counting. The other foot. What we are going to do is an arm stretch. Since we need a lot of stretching in our arms, cause there is a lot of arm movement and arm strokes that we need to stretch our arms properly. In ten seconds counting and you want to make sure you press it hard. The other arm make sure it secure and lock. Next what we are going to do we are going to reach our toes. Make sure we reach it to the ground and you feel the stretch under the legs. Which is really important to avoid cramps. We are switching to the other foot these would be fifteen minutes count. Now move on to the next step. We are going to learn how to the grip and the proper handling of the badminton racquet."