Requirements:

Belt Loop
Complete these three requirements:

1.Explain the rules of badminton to your leader or adult partner.

2.Spend at least 30 minutes practicing badminton skills.

3.Participate in a badminton game.

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Earn the Badminton belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

1.Compete in a pack or community badminton tournament.

2.Demonstrate your knowledge of the use and care of the equipment needed to play badminton: shuttlecock (shuttle or bird), racket, court, net and comfortable clothes and shoes.

3.Demonstrate skill in the following grip techniques: forehand and backhand.

4.Spend at least 60 minutes practicing to develop skills for shots and strokes (clear, drive, drop, and smash). Keep track of your time on a chart.

5.Demonstrate skill in the following: hit the shuttle using forehand or backhand; hit the shuttle, alternating forehand and backhand; hit the shuttle against the wall with a forehand or backhand; hit the shuttle against the wall, alternating forehand and backhand.

6.Accurately lay out a badminton court, including net and lines.

7.Play five games of badminton.

8.Participate in a badminton skills development clinic.

9.Play at least three games during which you make your own foul calls effectively to your leader’s satisfaction.

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