Mission of Badminton Club

To promote participation in badminton as a sport for life and encourage the growth of badminton athletes within GECPLN Campus.

Vision of Badminton Club

To create a badminton community that is supportive, progressive, friendly, competitive and encouraging.  To ensure that athletes, no matter what their age or background, will have an opportunity to reach their potential.

Singles - Men’s Singles or Women’s Singles events

Double - Men’s Doubles or Women’s Doubles events

Mixed Doubles -Pair of one male and one female player each side

To hit a shuttlecock across the net to land in your opponent's court without having them return it using their own racket. If it is hit by your opponent then a rally occurs until the shuttle is either hit out of the designated area or lands on the court before being hit. In either case, the person who hit the shuttle outside of the designated boundary, or allowed the shuttle to land on their court has lost the rally and the other player receives a point (independent of who served). Each game goes to 21. The best player out of 3 sets to 21 is considered the winner.

Singles: 

One player on each side of the net

‘Skinny and long’ boundary lines

When beginning each set, or when the player serving has a score of an even number, they will serve from the right service court. If the players score is odd, they will serve from the left. 

If the server wins the rally, they receive a point and then serve once again, switching to the opposite service court. 

If the receiver wins a rally, they receive a point, now having the chance to serve (from the appropriate service court)

Other Rules to keep in mind:

You must win each round by 2 points. If score is 20-20, play until winner wins by 2.

If players are still tied at 29-29, the winner is decided by the first player to reach a score of 30.

When serving, the shuttle must be served diagonally to their opponents court

There are no second serves.

Serves must be underarm.

Once the shuttle is in play, each player can move around any part of their court and hit in any other part of their opponent’s court. 

If you touch the net, with either your body or racket, you have lost that rally and your opponent receives a point. 

Serve into net results in a point for opposing team.

Badminton offers a whole host of benefits ranging from increasing life expectancy and mobility to promoting heart health and exercise for all ages and abilities.

The varied movements provide a powerful cardio workout by engaging the entire body, including the hamstrings, quads, calves and your core.

Badminton is a fun and flexible sport that can be enjoyed around your busy schedule.

Badminton can help reduce depression, anxiety and stress and improve our overall mood and sleep.

Badminton decreases the levels of ‘bad’ cholesterol, which can block your blood vessels and improves the levels of good cholesterol.

Badminton can reduce the risks of developing type two diabetes as an adult. It reduces the production of sugar in the liver, which in turn reduces the body’s fasting blood sugar.

Playing a racket-based sport such as badminton can increase your life expectancy by approximately six years.

Badminton also helps to minimize the risk of arthritis and other joint issues.