Badminton

Academic and Sports Program

 

Requirements:

 

Belt Loop
Complete these three requirements:

1. Explain the rules of badminton to your leader or adult partner.

2. Spend at least 30 minutes practicing badminton skills.

3. Participate in a badminton game.

 

Pin

Earn the Badminton belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

1. Compete in a pack or community badminton tournament.

2. Demonstrate your knowledge of the use and care of the equipment needed to play badminton: shuttlecock (shuttle or bird), racket, court, net and comfortable clothes and shoes.

3. Demonstrate skill in the following grip techniques: forehand and backhand.

4. Spend at least 60 minutes practicing to develop skills for shots and strokes (clear, drive, drop, and smash). Keep track of your time on a chart.

5. Demonstrate skill in the following: hit the shuttle using forehand or backhand; hit the shuttle, alternating forehand and backhand; hit the shuttle against the wall with a forehand or backhand; hit the shuttle against the wall, alternating forehand and backhand.

6. Accurately lay out a badminton court, including net and lines.

7. Play five games of badminton.

8. Participate in a badminton skills development clinic.

9. Play at least three games during which you make your own foul calls effectively to your leader's satisfaction.