Badminton · Stufe 1: Anfänger · Unterstufe 1.4
Talking Badminton
10 Tests · 100 Fakten · aktualisiert am 29. Oktober 2026 · Markdown
The words players and commentators use: strokes, serves, court areas, rallies and points, doubles, movement, tactics, equipment, officials and everyday badminton phrases.
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Test 1Names of strokesTest machen
The smash is the fastest, steepest attacking stroke.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 7 · Wissen
The drop is played overhead but lands short.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 7 · Wissen
Drives travel flat and fast, often at shoulder height.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 7 · Wissen
Blocking a smash dead into the opponent's forecourt is a common reply.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 7 · Wissen
Cross-court shots go diagonally; straight shots go down the line.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
Players reach round the head to take high backhand-side shots with a forehand.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 7 · Wissen
Slicing angles the face to change speed and direction.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 7 · Wissen
From the softest to the hardest.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 7 · Wissen
Clears go highest; net shots barely clear the tape.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 7 · Wissen
A steep, powerful downward shot is a smash.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 7 · Anwendung
Test 2Names of servesTest machen
The low serve stays short and tight.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 7 · Wissen
Drive serves are flat and quick.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 7 · Wissen
The high serve is a singles staple.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 7 · Wissen
The flick is a disguised high serve.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 7 · Wissen
The return of serve is the receiver's first stroke.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
Most doubles players serve low on the backhand.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 7 · Wissen
A serve breaking the rules is called a service fault.
Quelle: BWF Laws of Badminton 2027 (player's view), Law 13.1 · Wissen
From the front of the box to the back.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 7 · Wissen
Serve, return, third shot.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
A high, deep serve is the high serve.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 7 · Anwendung
Test 3Court areasTest machen
Players call the back boundary line the baseline.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
The T is the junction near the front of the service courts.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
Moving the opponent to the corners stretches them.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 8 · Wissen
A down-the-line shot travels parallel to the side line.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
Midcourt lies between forecourt and rearcourt.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 7 · Wissen
In doubles serving, the strip behind the doubles service line.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
The service court is the target box for each serve.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 1 · Wissen
From the net past the T to the baseline.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
A straight clear goes corner to corner along the side.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
That junction is the T.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Anwendung
Test 4Rally and point wordsTest machen
A let replays the rally.
Quelle: BWF Laws of Badminton 2027 (player's view), Law 14 · Wissen
Game point means the leader needs one more point.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
Match point means the next point could end the match.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
'Love all' means 0-0.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
The umpire starts each game with 'love all; play'.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
An unforced error is a mistake under no real pressure.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
The umpire calls 'service over' when the serving side changes.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
A game from 0-0 towards the finish.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
Start, a change of server, interval, end.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
In badminton, 0-0 is called 'love all'.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Anwendung
Test 5Doubles wordsTest machen
Front and back is the attacking formation.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 8 · Wissen
Pairs go side by side to defend against smashes.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 8 · Wissen
Pairs rotate between attack and defence formations.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 8 · Wissen
The front player hunts the net.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 8 · Wissen
Shots down the middle can cause confusion over who takes it.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 8 · Wissen
Partners call to avoid both or neither going for it.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 8 · Wissen
Traditionally the woman takes the net and the man the back.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 8 · Wissen
Pairs move to front and back once they attack.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 8 · Wissen
Deep side by side, then moving up, then front and back for attack.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 8 · Wissen
One up, one back is the attacking formation.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 8 · Anwendung
Test 6Movement wordsTest machen
Footwork means the steps used to reach the shuttle.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 6 · Wissen
The chassé is a gliding step, one foot chasing the other.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 6 · Wissen
The legs scissor during an overhead jump at the back.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 6 · Wissen
Recovery is the return movement after a shot.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 6 · Wissen
The base is the central start point.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 8 · Wissen
The split-step readies the player as the opponent hits.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 6 · Wissen
Getting behind the shuttle allows a strong overhead.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 7 · Wissen
The scissor jump lands the player ready to recover.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 6 · Wissen
A small hop, a side step, a long lunge.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 6 · Wissen
Swapping the legs in an overhead jump is the scissor jump.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 6 · Anwendung
Test 7Tactics wordsTest machen
Attacking means hitting downward to pressure the opponent.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 8 · Wissen
Defence is returning smashes and pressure shots.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 8 · Wissen
Placement means aiming away from the opponent.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 8 · Wissen
Deception makes the opponent guess wrong.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 8 · Wissen
Changing pace means mixing fast and slow shots.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 8 · Wissen
Long rallies can wear an opponent down.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
Early contact gives the opponent less time.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 8 · Wissen
Move the opponent, then attack.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 8 · Wissen
From buying time to going for the point.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 8 · Wissen
Hitting where the opponent is not is placement.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 8 · Anwendung
Test 8Equipment wordsTest machen
In the USA the shuttle is often called a birdie.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
The string bed is the hitting surface.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
Hitting the sweet spot gives the cleanest contact.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
A frame shot comes off the edge, often wildly.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
The balance point shows head-heavy or head-light.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
Feathered shuttles are also called natural shuttles.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
A cover protects the racket in a bag.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
From the grip up to the head.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
Nylon lasts longest; goose feathers outlast duck.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
The best hitting area is the sweet spot.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Anwendung
Test 9Officials' wordsTest machen
The umpire runs the match from the high chair.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
The service judge watches the server.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
Line judges watch their lines and signal in or out.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
Arms stretched out means out.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
A yellow card is a warning for misconduct.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
The Referee runs the whole tournament.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
With the review system, players can challenge line calls.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
Tournament, match, the serve, a line.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
Call, challenge, review, result.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
Both arms out sideways is the line judge's 'out' signal.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Anwendung
Test 10Everyday badminton phrasesTest machen
Praising good shots is part of the game's sporting spirit.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
Players shout 'shuttle' so a stray shuttle can be stopped before someone treads on it.
Quelle: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 9 · Wissen
Clubs hold regular sessions, often in the evening.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
Without officials, players call the lines on their own side.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
Shuttle Time is the BWF's schools programme.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
Shaking hands over the net ends a match.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
Playing up against stronger players helps improvement.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
Set up, play, pack away.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Wissen
Matches end with a handshake at the net.
Quelle: General badminton reference · Anwendung
Quellen
BWF Coaches' Manual Level 1 (2017), BWF regulations and history, Olympedia; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered rules belong to the Rules category (Badminton - Laws of Badminton).
- General badminton reference49
- BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 821
- BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 718
- BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 68
- BWF Laws of Badminton 2027 (player's view), Law 13.11
- BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 11
- BWF Laws of Badminton 2027 (player's view), Law 141
- BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 91