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A popular and skilled game played indoors in pairs or doubles on a court slightly smaller than a Tennis Court divided by a net, but played with a lightweight shuttlecock, which has a lot of drag and the skill is to land it inside the marked boundaries of the court, and prevent their opponents from doing the same using long-handled, light-weight racquets. Speed, reaction, and endurance are important skills for the sport .
For more detail see Sportsknowhow.-Badminton

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The Game

About , Rules, History, Improve your game, Forums, Equipment

About Badminton

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Badminton - from Wikipedia; a useful introduction including Court Dimensions
Sportsknowhow.-Badminton 3-D Diagrams of the Basketball Court, Basketball History, a list of the major Basketball Governing Bodies and a How-To page.
Anita's Badminton Information Site a wealth of online information from laws to court dimension, tournaments, countries, players, videos, equipment, clubs........
Badminton Central Everything you ever wanted to know about badminton. Includes information on national and international teams, rules and top players.
Wikipedia, on line encyclopaedia provides a great introduction
World Badminton explains it all!

Badminton Rules

improve your depth of understanding of the game

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Badminton Rules See downloadable files on Badminton England's # essential information. These cover the 2006 Laws and Rally points information
IBF Rules including court and equipment variations
IBF new Rally Rules
Badminton Rules from e-Badminton, including Court dimensions
Basic Rules explained from Westlake High School
BBC Sport covers the rules and has suggestions for how to get involved

Improve at Badminton

through online coaching advice. See also Coaching from SportsVL

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Badzone Tutorials including Strategies
Coaching Badminton -tips from World Badminton
Badminton Books online based on the practical coaching experiences of Jake Downeywith players ranging from beginners to All England champions-download for free!
Play Effective Badminton online help for beginners, intermediate and expert

	Training Warming up, Weight Training
		Warming up USA Badminton Exercises ..."Warming up the body will increase the rate of breathing, blow flow, viscosity of joint fluids, deep muscle temperature, and heart rate". Badminton Safety stress the importance of warming up in preventing injuries. Badminton Central show how they do it in Singapore Weight Training Weight Training for Badminton from Top Racket; procesures and refrences Basic General Workouts for fitness Badminton Central discussions on weight training Weight Training for Racquet Sports

Badminton History

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Badminton History " Badminton probably originated in India as a grownup's version of a very old children's game known in England as battledore and shuttlecock" ....more from HickokSports.
Thoughts on the development of Badminton Shucklecocks/Battledor or Poona ..
The History of Badminton
Historical development of Badminton "The game of Badminton was invented a long time ago; its origins go back at least 2000 years to the game of shuttlecock and battledore played in ancient India, Greece and China". Read on
Brief Badminton Timeline
Badminton History from World Badminton
Battledore and Shuttlecock from Wikipedia
Badminton History and develoment from Wikiepdia
History of the game in Canada USA (Centenary Presentation)

Badminton Equipment

what you need, reviews

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Badminton Forums etc

get answers to questions or air your views...

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alt.sports.badminton usenet discussion group
Share your badminton thoughts and problems via this bulletin board.
Badminton Central an online community dedicated to the exchange of information and sharing of our passion for the game of badminton. The community consists of badminton fans from all over the world
The Racket -parts of the racket and laws that apply, from Badzone

General Badminton Information Calendar of major events

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Badders the independent web network for the badminton community; news, discussion, events, books, recommended sites...
Badminton Planet has a lot of useful resources for the sport
Badzone resources for the sport including tutorial, tips and tricks, equipment, books, links, international Club Directory
Smash International Badminton coverage; major tournaments, calendar, players, interviews, rankings International links

International Badminton

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International Badminton Federation (IBF) - covers the international scene, with calendars, important badminton links, world rankings, news, results. A great place to start for information on the sport.
World Rankings Player profiles
"International Badminton Association for the Disabled"
World Badminton - news, Calendar, (covering the World Grand Prix Events and the World Championships) rankings etc
Thomas Cup " 'The International Badminton Championship Challenge Cup', for Men's World Team Badminton Championship. First contest 1948"

National and Regional Badminton Coverage

Asia, Austria, Australia, Canada, Iceland, New Zealand, Switzerland, USA, UK

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Asia Badminton in Asia JVC; news, events, players, rankings,
Badminton Malaysia
Austria - Osterreichischer Badminton Verband also in German
Australia
Badminton Australia news, calendar of events, rankings, veterans scene, around the states links to state websites
Queensland Badminton Association club information, calendar, tournaments, results; other state links
Canada very informative, official site of Badminton Canada
Western Ontario Badminton Association tournaments, clubs, on-line drills,
Iceland
New Zealand Badminton
New Zealand Badminton Clubs
Switzerland competition news, a directory of local clubs, merchandise and instructional tips
USA Badminton
USA Badminton History from the Washington Post
Mid West Badminton Association where to play, event calendar, news, results, rankings, email directory, links to mid-west badminton organisations
North-East Badminton Association limited online information
Southern California Badminton Association news, tournaments, events, clubs, places to play
UK Badminton
Badminton England "to develop badminton as a sport for all, and to encourage the best players to progress up through the rankings both at club, county and International level"; news, clubs, events, results, archive, rankings
Young People and schools come on board!

UK County and District Sites County Information from Badminton England

Badminton Scotland find a club, programme of events, photos and results

Garforth Jets Competitive badminton club, based in Garforth near Leeds. Yorkshire. UK, with coverage of Leeds and Castle ford Leagues

Players

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Famous Players from World Badminton
World Rankings from IBF; Player profile search
Lin Dan biography from Wikipedia; history, achievements etc

Commercial

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Badminton Warehouse Badminton equipment from Carlton, Yonex, Victor, Alpha, Gosen and Ashaway at low warehouse prices.

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