¤ The players stand on opposite sides of the court, diagonally opposite. The game begins with the server on the right side. This is always the case when the score is even and when it is odd, the server serves from the left court. ¤ The serve is underhand and does not bounce. ¤ The goal is to hit a shuttlecock over the net and onto the floor to win a point. The opponent does his best to keep that from happening by returning the shuttlecock back over the net as many times as possible. ¤ If the shuttlecock doesn’t get over the net, it’s a fault and the point is lost. Then, the next serve goes to the opponent. Win the game by reaching 21 points.

While we don’t have any records of Mr. Deering playing

badminton, we do know that Vizcaya was home to tennis

courts and badminton was a popular game during the

“Deering era,” when James Deering lived here.

Mr. Deering took into consideration that Miami, 100 years

ago, was on the edge of nowhere and made sure that his

guests would be well entertained during their stay at

Vizcaya.

Some history

How to play: Badminton