The UW Badminton Club
Information about Badminton
Rules, Scoring, History & Etcetera
Wikipedia has an article about
badminton which includes some history
of the game, the "laws
of the game", a discussion about stroke
production and much more. In the spring of
2007, tournament badminton scoring converted to the 3 x 21
point rally scoring system.
Badminton Classes
The UW Kinesiology Department conducts badminton classes
in the Spring and Fall semesters. Usually there are two
Badminton classes each semester. One of these is an
eight week class, starting in the second half of the
semester. These classes can fill quickly, so register early.
For more information, visit the Kinesiology Deparment's
course listings and the Office of the Registrar's timetable information
The Madison Area Technical College (MATC) also conducts a badminton class each semester. For more information, view the badminton course description and the course schedule.
There is some badminton instruction at the Madison School Community Recreation (MSCR) coed badminton "courses", held at Madison Memorial and Madison East High Schools. For more information, search on "badminton" at their "EZ-Reg" activites page