History Of Badminton
Exciting Look into History of Badminton
Any serious effort into the history of badminton must begin in ancient Greece and Egypt. The sport of badminton was invented a long time ago and is a derivative of the famous sport played in earnest, by both Greeks and Egyptians. The earlier version of the game was called ‘shuttlecock’ and involved two players, hitting the feathered-shuttlecock, back and forth, with tiny hand-made rackets. India became a site for badminton and went over very well there.
The game of Puma, as it was called in New Delhi during the 18th century, was a favorite with British army officers who were stationed there and returned to the UK, with a great new sport, that caught on like wild-fire. The history of badminton continues with the English sport making its way to back to India and the birth of the first organized sport of badminton was heralded. The first known organized-group of badminton players, professional badminton players, was referred to as ‘Basque Badminton’.
In 1895, the Basque Badminton Club, was turned into the Badminton Association of England, and is still the reigning final word, on the game of badminton in the UK. Once badminton caught on in Europe it quickly spread to the North American continent and Australia and New Zealand, while also showing up in Russian states and even China. Badminton, back then, was still a male-dominated sport, yet as women became more excited about playing this new sport, eventually, the sport was made a two-gendered affair.
The lure and the appreciation of badminton come from the ability for those not so physically gifted, to play and actually do very well, in the game. Presently the International Badminton Federation or otherwise known as the IDF was organized with nine member-nations, serving as the Board of Governors. Those countries are Canada, England, France, Denmark, Ireland, The Netherlands, Scotland and Wales, and New Zealand. Year after year the membership grew steadily, until 1981 arrived and the sport was then listed as one of the most played, in the entire world!
The history of badminton is a very exciting one to research and will include wars and famines and post-war shortages of shuttlecocks, WWII delayed the very first, Scottish match and play did not resume until the end of the war, 1945. The sport of badminton is now played in many countries throughout the world and has been seen as one of the most played organized sport, right below soccer and volleyball, as the most unified and available sport to play. Many ex-volleyball courts serve as great badminton courts as well, with all that is needed is a small badminton racket, two players, and one shuttlecock.
The object of badminton is to not let the shuttlecock hit the ground on the side of the player, and to use only one hit to send the shuttlecock over the net. The game is played to 15 or 21, depending upon the region in which the game is being played. The game of badminton is a very fun sport, and the history of badminton, is great to learn.