Badminton Guides

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Tournaments & PlayersA wooden racket, feather shuttle and archival papers illustrate the separate strands of badminton’s early history.

Badminton History: Poona, Badminton House and Early Rules

A source-led timeline separates badminton’s older pastime, early named game, Indian rule development and 1893 common code.

Technique & TacticsA player’s ready stance introduces the linked phases of starting, approaching, hitting and recovering.

Badminton Footwork Phases: Start, Move, Hit, Recover

Diagnose badminton movement by separating each rally cycle into start, approach, hit and recovery phases.

Training & FitnessCourt targets and a score pad illustrate how one condition can give a practice game a clear purpose.

Badminton Conditioned Games: 6 Formats to Target a Skill

Run six badminton conditioned games that bias repeated decisions, then remove the rule to check whether the skill survives.

Training & FitnessAn athlete rests in a quiet space before returning to the match-day routine.

Nap Before a Badminton Match: Length and Timing Guide

Plan a pre-match nap backward from first serve, leaving enough time after waking for sleep inertia to clear before your badminton warm-up.

Tournaments & PlayersArchive materials and a wooden racket introduce Canada’s early badminton organizations and champions.

Canadian Badminton History: The Champions Before 1990

This dated record follows Canada's national association and five pre-1990 champions through national, All-England, Uber Cup, Commonwealth and Pan American results.

Injury & RecoveryA player pauses beside the court before deciding what to do about new side pain.

Badminton Side Strain: Rib and Oblique Pain Explained

Sudden one-sided rib pain after overhead badminton needs a load decision, not a self-diagnosis; learn what side-strain evidence says, what to stop, and when to seek care.

Beginner GuidesRackets, floor markers and a lesson notebook introduce a structured beginner teaching unit.

Badminton Lesson Plan: A Six-Session Unit for Beginners

A ready six-session badminton unit with exact beginner activities, progress checks and a station rotation for 24 players on two courts.

Injury & RecoveryCourt markers indicate several directions for examining badminton lunge demands.

Badminton Knee Load: Which Lunge Direction Hurts Most

Badminton knee load changes with lunge direction and fatigue, but no study names one universally harmful corner. Learn how to distribute drill exposure.

Shoes & GearA court shoe and two insole shapes illustrate the fit choices discussed in the article.

Do Badminton Insoles With Arch Support Help Your Lunge?

Arch-support badminton insoles redistribute lunge and cutting loads; learn the trade-offs and how to test fit without treating support as protection.

Tournaments & PlayersOld and modern badminton equipment frame the change from service scoring to rally scoring.

Badminton 15 Point Scoring and Why Rally Scoring Replaced It

See how late-era badminton 15 point scoring worked, why rallies could leave the score unchanged, and why the IBF adopted rally scoring in 2006.

Shoes & GearA court shoe and measuring tools introduce a foot-length check before consulting the exact model’s size listing.

Yonex Badminton Shoe Size Chart: Convert cm to Your Size

Measure both feet in cm, read the exact Yonex model listing, and treat US or EU labels as secondary references because no universal chart is verified.

Training & FitnessA session planner, meal and water bottle illustrate organizing practice around a permitted intake window.

Playing Badminton While Fasting: Training and Hydration

Choose a badminton session around your fast, adjust court load when quality falls, and plan permitted food and fluids without a universal prescription or medical decision.