Badminton

General rules and terms
- A player may not touch the net with a racket or history body during play.
- A birdie may not come to rest or be carried on the racket.
- A birdie may hit the net on its way across during play and the rally can continue.
- A player may not reach over the net to hit the shuttlecock.
- In class games will be played to 15 points and a match is 2 out of 3 games.
- Some types of shots are the lob, drop shot, smash and drive.

Serving
- A coin toss or spin of the racket determines who will serve first.
- The serve must travel diagonally to be good.
- A serve that touches the net and lands in the proper court is called a let serve and is reserved. A serve that is totally missed may be tried again.
- The racket must make contact with the birdie below the waist on a serve.
- The server and receiver shall stand within their respective service courts until the serve is made.
- Points may only be scored when serving.
- All lines are considered in bounds.
- In singles, when the server's score is an even number, the serve is taken from the right side. When the server's score is an odd number, it is taken from the left.