If you get on the internet and put in the search engine window “who gives badminton lessons for kids” and your area, you will get many responses.   This is such a great game that, of course, can be played all through your life.  It’s a great gift to get a child started with the program early and it will help to further develop her motor skills and coordination.   Getting our children active in these formative years is a vital habit to instill and maintain.  She will be able to channel all of her energy into a positive form of recreation.  Here is a site to view as an example: www.ap2000sports.com/Badl/bad_les_index.asp.

. There are forehannd (dominant side) and backhand (non-dominant side) strokes in badminton. Strokes used are clears, drives, smashes and drop shots. 2. You use a V-grip to hold a racquet. The parts of the racquet are the grip, the shaft and head. 3. You should always have your feet and body in a ready position between each shot (ready to go from forehamd to backhand). 4. Serving Rules-

• a. you must serve diagonally
• b. you must contact the birdie below the wais with the racquet
• c. if you swing and miss, you can try again
• d. keep both feet on the ground when serving
• e. your side scores only when it is serving
• f. call out your sides score first when serving
• g. in doubles, both players get a chance to serve- when both fault, then the other team serves.
• h. if a point is scored while the serving. continue to serve- and switch serving courts with your partner
• i.always start serving from the right hand court
• j. a game is to15 points

5. Let means "do over" or "replay". A let is called if another player or bird interferes with your play. 6. Liners are good. 7. Players may not reach over the net to play a bird or may not touch the net with their body or racquet. 8. A bird can be hit only once on each side. 9. Faults are errors in serving or play.