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.
Sports Pin
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.
