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Practical 12

Name of the Sports: Badminton

Name of the Test: Lockhart and McPherson Badminton Skill Test

Aim
Note
To assess the general playing ability of badminton.

Required Equipment: Unobstructed 10 feet high and 10 feet wide wall, badminton
racket, new indoor shuttlecocks, stopwatch, score sheets, marking chalk and tape.

Test Dimension: A restraining line is drawn at a distance of 3 feet from the base of
the wall and a starting line 11 feet to the restraining line is drawn at a distance of 3
feet 6 inches from the restraining line that is at a distance of 3 feet 6 inches from the
base of the wall. A horizontal net line (1-inch wide) is marked on the wall at a
height of 5 feet from the floor.

Figure 12: Wall and floor marking of the test

Testing Procedure: The participant is asked to stand behind the starting line with
racket in one hand and a shuttlecock in the other. On the signal ‘GO’ the player is
required to serve legally against the wall on or above the net line continuously for
30 seconds from the area between starting line and the restraining line. If player
misses the shuttlecock, he is allowed to restart with a legal service from behind the
starting line. Each examinee is allowed three trials with short intervals of 30 seconds
in between.

Scoring: The total number of legal hits made on or above the net line in all three 30
seconds trials is the score of the participant in the skill test.

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