Singles Court = Long and Thin Doubles Court = Short and Fat Backhand

Service is the most important shot in badminton. Badminton – Yr 7 Knowledge Organiser Badminton Rules Backhand serve Key vocabulary • Service line • A shuttle landing on the line is in. • Shuttlecock • Service box • If a shuttle hits the net either on service or • Racket • Forehand during a rally, play continues. • Sweet-spot • Backhand • A player may not make contact with the net • In / out • Drop shot with either the racket or their body • • Court Smash • The shuttle must be contacted on the player’s • V Grip • Overarm clear • Ready position • Underarm clear own side of the net. • One touch of the shuttle on your own side Service Rules Forehand serve • The service must be made diagonally across court • The server must serve the shuttlecock with the head of the racket below waist height (legal serve). • You must serve from the right service court when you have no points or an even number of points. • You must serve from the left service court when you have an odd number of points. • You lose service if you fail to return the shuttlecock, hit it out of court or into the net. • If the shuttle hits the ground within the boundary the point is awarded to the player who hits the shuttle. • In doubles, the player on the right always starts Stand the serve and, when a point is won, the players behind the switch sides and then serves from the left, Singles Court: Long and thin continuing to alternate until a serve is lost service line Singles Doublescourt Court: = longShort and and fat thin • After service you can hit the shuttle anywhere in Doubles court = short and fat the entire court. Yr 7 HANDBALL – Knowledge Organiser Keywords • Dribble • Penalty throw • Shoulder pass • Team work Skills, Techniques and Tactics • Chest pass • Communication • Bounce Pass • Coordination Chest pass: This is a short and powerful pass, you • Jump shot • Speed have your hands in a W shape and push to extend • Defence • Agility your arms, you also step forward to give more power. Jump shot Blocking • Attack • Power Shoulder pass: This is a long and powerful shot, you start with the ball in your strong hand next to your Handball Rules shoulder, you extend your arm and follow through • 7 players per team with 1 nominated goalkeeper with your body. • Substitutes may enter the game at any time through own Bounce pass: This is a pass which is low to the substitution area as long as the player they are replacing has ground, you use the same position as a chest pass left the court. but aim in ¾ of the way between you and the person • It is illegal to keep the ball in a team's possession without you are bouncing to. making a recognisable attempt to attack and to try to score. In other words, a team cannot slow down (free-throw awarded to Overhead pass: This is a double handed throw, the other team). similar to a football throw in. This is for long distances • No player except the GK is allowed in the goal area (unless and to get the ball over someone if they are trying to block. both feet are off the floor) Dribbling: Players may dribble the ball as in A player is allowed basketball but are allowed three steps before and To run 3 steps with the ball after the dribble. You need to keep the ball close to To hold the ball for 3 seconds your body to help Perform unlimited dribble with 3 steps before and after dribbling (NO DOUBLE DRIBBLE) A player is not allowed: Shooting To endanger an opponent with the ball. To pull, hit or punch the ball out of the hands of an opponent. To go inside the goal area – penalty throw awarded To dive on the floor for a rolling or stationary ball. .

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