(Reporters) FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT, RULES, and BASIC
Racket
Badminton rackets are light, weighing between 79 and 91 grams with the strings on top-quality rackets. The racket's grip is quite essential. A player's option of grip allows them to thicken the racket handle and select a comfortable grip surface.
Parts of a Racket:
• Head • Stringed area • Throat • Frame • Shaft • Handle
Shuttlecock
A shuttlecock (abbreviated as shuttle) is a projectile with an open conical form that is also known as bird or birdie.
Two types of shuttlecock:
a. Synthetic Shuttles (nylon shuttles)
Beginners and recreational players are frequently use this.
b. Shuttlecock with Feathers
They are frequently utilized by high- level players and are commonly used for outdoor use.
Goat skin is frequently used to cover the cork.
Court Dimensions (the reporter will show the court)
A.YOU ARE PLAYING IT RIGHT WHEN…
✓ You hit the shuttlecock over the net and have it land on the designated court areas
B. YOU GOT A POINT IF…
✓ You successfully hit the shuttlecock over the net and land it on your opponents’ court before they hit it
C.YOU WON THE GAME WHEN…
✓ You reach 21 points before your opponent, you won the set
✔ You win the overall game, when you win 2 out of 3 sets played
Simplified Rules of Badminton (Badminton World Federation, 2015)
Scoring System
• A match consists of the best of 3 games of 21 points.
• Every time there is a serve – there is a point scored. • The side winning a rally adds a point to its score. • At 20 all, the side which gains a 2 point lead first, wins that game. • At 29 all, the side scoring the 30th point, wins that game. • The side winning a game serves first in the next game.
Interval and Change of Ends
• When the leading score reaches 11 points, players have a 60 second interval. • A 2 minute interval between each game is allowed. • In the third game, players change ends when the leading score reaches 11 points. Singles
• At the beginning of the game (0-0) and when the server’s score is even, the server serves from the right service court. When the server’s score is odd, the server serves from the left service court. • If the server wins a rally, the server scores a point and then serves again from the alternate service court. • If the receiver wins a rally, the receiver scores a point and becomes the new – server. They serve from the appropriate service court odd, and right if it is even. Left if their score is
Doubles
• A side has only one ‘service’.
• The service passes consecutively to the players as shown in the diagram. • At the beginning of the game and when the score is even, the server serves from the right service court. When it is odd, the server serves from the left court. • If the serving side wins a rally, the serving side scores a point and the same server serves again from the alternate service court. • If the receiving side wins a rally, the receiving side scores a point. The receiving side becomes the new serving side. • The players do not change their respective service courts until they win a point when their side is serving. • If players commit an error in the service court, the error is corrected when the mistake is discovered. • In a doubles match between A & B against C & D. A & B won the toss and decided to serve. A to serve to C. A shall be the initial server while C shall be the initial receiver.
Note that this means:
• As in singles, the order of server depends on whether the score is odd or even. • The service court is changed by the servicing side only when a point is scored. In all other cases, the players continue to stay in their respective service court from where they played the previous rally. This guarantees an alternate server.
