Preface -- About the Authors -- Section 1 Preliminaries -- History of the Game -- Badminton Organizations -- Badminton Publications -- Conditioning for Badminton -- Warm-Up and Cool Down -- Equipment -- Section 2 The Game -- General Description -- Skills Involved -- Participants -- Action Involved -- Rules and Violations -- Facility -- Scoring -- Etiquette -- Section 3 Skills and Drills -- Introduction -- Skill 1 Racket Grip -- Skill 2 Wrist and Forearm Action -- Skill 3 Overhead Stroke: Forehand Shots -- Overhead Forehand Clear -- Overhead Forehand Smash -- Overhead Forehand Drop -- Skill 4 The Around-the-Head Shot -- Skill 5 Overhead Stroke: Intermediate and Advanced Forehand Shots -- Skill 6 Overhead Stroke: Backhand Shots -- Overhead Backhand Clear -- Backhand Smash -- Overhead Backhand Drop -- Backhand Loop Drop -- Skill 7 Sidearm Strokes -- Forehand Sidearm Stroke -- Backhand Sidearm Stroke -- Skill 8 Underhand Strokes -- Forehand Underhand Clear -- Backhand Underhand Clear -- Skill 9 Hairpin Drop Shots -- Forehand Hairpin Drop -- Backhand Hairpin Drop -- Skill 10 Service Strokes -- High Deep Serve (Long Singles Serve) -- Short Serve -- Forehand Short Serve -- Backhand Short Serve -- Flick Serve -- Drive Serve -- Skill 11 Blocking Strokes (Smash Defense) -- Crouch Defense -- Standard Defense -- Skill 12 Footwork -- Footwork Drills -- Multiple Shot Drills -- Section 4 Strategies -- Psychological Strategies for Performance Enhancement -- Concentration -- Imagery -- Stress Management -- Goal Setting -- Self-Talk -- Game Strategy -- Singles Strategy -- Doubles Strategy -- Mixed Doubles Strategy -- Section 5 Glossary -- Index.