Can someone explain to me the rules of badminton?
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Check this out http://www.gadebridgebc.org.uk/GBCbadminton_rules.htm
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->  A form of badminton was played in ancient Greece and Egypt. But it wasn't called badminton then. They had battledore kind of bat, with no nets.. and all inside a single court trying not to let the object fall down - This was not called as badminton\n\n-> Then in China(or Japan I am not sure about this) played with legs not letting the feather Bird (looked like nowadays-bird) - This even was not as badminton\n\n-> Then in India (Pune City) the Britishers tied nets for the first time and called it as Poona (named after the city)\n\n-> British Army officers stationed in India in the 1860s took the game back to England. In 1873, it was played at a party given by the Duke of Beaufort at his Gloucestershire estate, which was called Badminton. So it came to be called "the Badminton game."
662977
Well the simple rules, are you are not allowed to pass the ball forwards, only backwards, taclking is always better if the person tackles his/her rival from underneath the waste, even better by the kneew, cuz its easier that they fall that way, and the point is to score a touch done withouth them tackling you, if they do drop the ball by your side so that maybe someone from ur team can get eat, only through it when there is someone from you team in sight
53352
a dude has a toy(the ball)\nanother dude wants it,so he jumps on the first dude and takes it from him.\nnow the first dude's buddies don't like that at all so they try lay a smackdown on the guy who took the ball,now his buddies come to his defense and we all jump on each other and have a great deal of fun kicking punching and rubbing each others faces in the ground.\nsometimes you accedentaly smack your own teamate in the scrum but never fear,he will return the favor soon.\n\nthere are rules but I never learned them,why complicate a perfect game??!\nlol!\nthat's why I never made the team!!
612089
Yes, I play badminton. It's my favorite sport to play. I don't like tennis nearly as much as badminton.
106657
Badminton uses a judge I think. I think Volletball does as well. Tennis may also have a judge to watch the net and serves. Not 100% on this. Football has the Refferee but also has a back judge, line judge, field judge and side judges. Each official in American football watches a different part of the field to ensure no penalties take place. They are usually very good about their jobs except during Superbowls like this last catastrophe Superbowl 40. YUCK!!!!
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The object is to get the ball in the other team's net to score one point.\n\nYou can hit the ball with any part of your body EXCEPT your arms/hands/shoulders.\n\nYou can't rough up the other players - that is a foul.\nYou can't step outside the boundaries - that is a foul.\nFouls are penalized by awarding the ball to the other team.\n\nThose are the basics. The details and nuances of the game can go on for pages - there are entire books written on the subject.
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The rules are not that short!\nCheck out the BBC website which has a really good Sports Academy section regarding all the basics, skills, etc:\n\nhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/rules_and_equipment/default.stm
843119
You can improve by learning all the rules of the game, not cheating, and "double crossing." Double crossing is when you pass to a teammate, they pass it back to you, and you throw it into the scoring area. This has to be done while in runnning motion.
41469
Badminton is more fun because more people can play it, it can be setup almost anywhere, and the equipment doesn't cost too much. Perfect.
555384
Like basketball, the game is played on a hard court with scoring rings at both ends, and with a ball resembling a basketball (but lighter, smaller and slightly softer in construction). The rings, whilst of similar height and dimension to basketball hoops, do not have a "backboard". The field is divided into thirds which regulate where individuals in each team are allowed to move, and two semi-circular "shooting circles" at each end from within which all scoring shots must be taken.\n\nThere are seven players on each team, who are given nominated, named positions (and in competitive netball must wear "bibs" or "patches" showing the abbreviations below indicating that position). They are only allowed in certain areas of the court, as described below:\n\nNetball positions \nPosition Name Abbreviation Opponent Areas permitted \nGoal Shooter GS Goal Keeper Attacking goal third including shooting circle \nGoal Attack GA Goal Defence Attacking goal third, shooting circle, and center third \nWing Attack WA Wing Defence Attacking goal third and centre third, not shooting circle \nCentre C Centre Everywhere except shooting circles \nWing Defence WD Wing Attack Defensive goal third and center third, not shooting circle \nGoal Defence GD Goal Attack Defensive goal third and center third, including shooting circle \nGoal Keeper GK Goal Shooter Defensive goal third, including shooting circle \n\nBy the combination of the above, only the Goal Attack and Goal Shooter are able to score goals directly.\n\nNetball rules do not permit players to take more than one step in possession of the ball. Consequently, the only way to move the ball towards the goal is to throw the ball to a teammate. The ball cannot be held by one person for more than 3 seconds at any one time. This, combined with the restrictions on where players can move, ensures that everyone on the team is regularly involved in play. Defence is restricted -- not only is contact not permitted, but players must be at least three feet (90 centimetres) away to defend, meaning that hard physical contact is rare. If contact is made, the ball must be passed to the team against which the penalty was committed.\n\nA game is played in 4 quarters of 15 minutes each, with an interval of 3 minutes between the first and second and third and fourth quarters and an interval of 5 minutes at half time. There is up to 2 minutes of time allowed for each injury.
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There are 2 links with the rules!! it will help ya understand\n\n\n\nhttp://www.soccerhelp.com/Soccer_Rules_Rules_Of_Soccer.shtml\n\n\n\nhttp://www.fifa.com/en/media/index/0,1369,105502,00.html
766157
HERE are the basic rules for football.....\nhttp://www.football.com/rulesabc/
325534
One player shoots the ball from any spot on the court.  If he makes it, everybody else must make the same shot.  If they all make it, nothing happens, and the process starts over again with the first person taking a new shot.  If any player misses, he or she gets the letter H, and the next player takes a new shot.  The first player to get HORSE loses.  If you want to get more complex, the first shooter can call "Glass" or "Swish" before his shot, in which case he and all subsequent players must bank or swish the shot, or else it counts as a miss.  The game is sort of hard to explain in words though, and your best bet is to find someone who knows the rules and actually learn while playing.  If this is not possible, I hope my directions help.
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Each player is allowed 1 time-out lasting up to 1 minute long per match. This can be done after 1 point if desired, but that would seem a waste! \n\nThe 4 basic shots are forehand drive, backhand drive, porehand push and backhand push. Drives are usually top-spin shots while pushes impart backspin (underspin)
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No bet!\n\nENIGMA! ENIGMA! ENIGMA! ENIGMA!\n\nI now have one of your questions figured out, that I was originally wrong about, before the voting started. LOL\n\nYou asked:\n\nWhat happens in 8 ball (world standard rules)?\nYour opponent shoots at and successfully sinks one of YOUR stripes, then shoots another stripe and misses the pocket. \n\nWhat do you do? \n\nI say:\nYou shoot solids now, since he has now taken over stripes, because you failed to claim a foul when your opponent pocketed your stripe and then also shot a stripe.\n\nYeah, I know! too late.  LOLOLOLOL
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Badminton. Easy. ;) Its Actually Called a Shuttlecock. Just so you know.