RULES & REGULATION OF BALL BADMINTON GAME

The rules of the game are as follows :-

Fives and Doubles: The game shall be played by five players a side, two fronts, two backs and
one centre with Ball Badminton rackets and a woolen ball upon a court. Such a game shall be
called a game of 'Fives' and game consists of 29 points .
The game shall also be played by two players a side, one front and one back with Ball
Badminton racket and woolen ball upon a court with half the width of the court laid in a game of
'Fives'. The length of the court and other details remain the same as that of 'Fives'. Such a game
shall be called a game of 'Doubles' and it shall consist of 29 points as in 'Fives'.
The Ball : A game of yellow colour made of wool shall not be less than 22 grams and not more
than 23 grams in weight and not less than 5 cm and not more than 5.5 cm in diameter.

The Racket : A standard Ball Badminton racket usually weighs from 200 grams to 250 grams
and 63 to 70 cm in total length. The gutted eliptical area of the racket shall be 20 cm to 22 cm
across and 24 cm to 27 cm length wise.

The net and the posts :The net shall be made of fine cord to make 2 cm square mesh all along
and shall be edged with a red tape flush a top. It shall be tricoloured (red tape, white and blue
body). The net shall be 100 cm wide and 13.5 cm in length. When tied a centre pole of 183 cm
and two poles of 185 cm shall be used to maintain 183 cm heigth at the centre.

Two posts each 2 m high shall be fixed at a distance not exceeding one metre outside the court
on either side on the end of the net line to which the net is tied. These shall be sufficiently strong
to keep the net well streched. A hook must be fixed at 1.5 m height to each pole for the
convenience of tightening the net whenever necessary.
The Court : The size of the court for the 'Fives' shall be 12 m in width and 24 m. It is divided
across the middle by a net line over which the net is suspended, the ends of which are attached to
the tops of the two posts. One metre away from each side of the net line and parallel to it are
drawn or marked the crease lines. Half way between the sevice crease line and parallel to the side
line is drawn the centre line dividing the space on each side of the crease line into two equal
parts called the right and the left courts.
The play : The act of servicing shall consist of striking the ball from the right court or the left
court of one side to the diagonally opposite court of the other side. Each server shall commence
over the right court and change over to the left court for every point made. Any one of the
recieving team shall send the ball to the serving team in a single stroke.
(a) In each game immediately after the first 8th, 15th and 22nd point the team shall change the
sides and the server shall serve from the right court or the left court as he would have done in
normal course if the side was not changed. This is to say, if the server had served from the right
court obtaining a point necessiting the change, he shall serve from the left court after change of
site.
(b) The ball shall be served by the player underhand and below the waist; it shall go clear over
the net and beyond the serving crease line on the other side of the net.
(c) The ball shall be returned before it touches the ground by any one of the players standing in
the court served to.
(d) No player shall strike the ball more than once consecutively.
(e) The server shall not serve until the other side is ready. If any of the players of the other side
attempts to return the service, it shall be considered to be ready.
(f) During the progress of the game a player must not leave the court except when he does so in
the act of playing or when he meets with an accident or for any good reasons with the permission
of the umpire.
NOTE : Changing a racket, tieing a shoe lace, tightening the belt, etc cannot be considered as
leaving the court. But players shall involve in any of these activity only after getting the
permission of the referee. Referee shall normally acceed to request of the player for such
activities when the ball is not in rally. However the referee has the final right to refuse if he is
convinced that such activities are purposeful delaying tactics.
(g) In case of five tournaments the team consists of seven players whose names are furnished
before the commencement of the tournament and any five of them shall play while the other two
shall be physically present in the predescribed playing uniform with the team manager outside
the court. In the case of 'Doubles' tournament it shall be a team of five players, the stipulations
remaining the same.
During the course of a match of two or three games, one substitution of a player shall be
allowed in each game if required by the captain/manager of the team as per the above rule. The
substitution can be made at any time during the game.
(h) No change of ball shall be allowed in a match during the set of three games.
NOTE : In the event of a ball gettind deformed or unfit for use during the course of a game, a
change may be allowed by the umpire at his discrition in the matter.
(i) If a fault is made by the serving team serving hand shall be down and the next player shall
serve. If five hands are over, the recieving team shall get a chance to serve. But if a fault is made
by the recieving team, the recieving team shall get a point and the sma e hand continues.
(j) The serving team shall always have five hands to serve even at the commencement of every
game and each player shall serve in succession till all hands are down.

FAULTS IT IS A FAULT
(a) If the players are not stationary while serving.
NOTE : A srever shall be considered to be stationary only if both his feet touch the ground at the
time of serving. It is suufficient that any portion of each of the foot touches the ground at the
time of service. Foot fault shall be declared only if feet is raised above the ground and held in
suspension while in the act of service. ACT OF SERVICE MEANS PREACTION, STRIKING
THE BALL AND FOLLOW UP ACTION.
(b) If the server misses the stroke in serving.
(c) If the ball is served overhand.
(d) If the service is delivered from the wrong court.
(e) If the ball is not returned before it touches the ground.
(f) If the ball served drops -
(i) In the wrong court or
(ii) On any line (including centre, serving crease, side and boundry lines) or
(iii) Between the net and serving crease lines.
(g) If a player serves out ofhis turn. (A player is said to serve out of his turn if he serves before
the previous server is out.) In such a case the hand of the previous server shall be treated as down
and the present server shall be asked to re-serve irrespective of the server wins or loses a point.
(h) If any portion of the server's body or racket crosses any of the lines when serving (even a
foot on line is out of court)
(i) If it is 'double touch'. That means a player while making a stroke hits the ball more then
once.
(j) If it is a 'tip'. That is the ball is touched by two rackets at the same team successively.
(k) If it is a 'clash'. That means the rackets of two or more players clash in playing the ball
either before, during or after striking the ball.
(l) If the player or his racket crosses the net line during the course of play i.e. during the rally.
(m) If a ball is sent out of bounds. The player is at liberty to take a ball going out of bounds but
if he attempts and misses it is a fault.
(n) If the ball touches any player or his dress whether inside or outside the court.
(o) If the player in the act of serving crosses his racket either over the net or touches the net.
(p) If the ball fails to clear the net either in serving or in returning.
(q) If the ball touches the top of the net.
(r) If the serving ball balls on any line. But a ball in rally becomes a fault only if it falls on the
boundry lines; it can fall on the centre and crease lines.
(s) If delay is caused in serving by passing on the ball from one player to other after the umpire
asked to serve.

THE MATCH
(a) The match shall consist of three games. The team that takes the best of three games shall be
declared as winners. The team that first scores the 29th shall win the game. Teams shall always
start each game from a different side than the side they started the previous game.
(b) There shall be an interval of 2 minutes between the end of the first game and the
commencement of the second game and 5 minutes between the second and the third games. This
time interval should not be altered.
(c) The choice of sides and the right of first service shall be decided by toss at commencement
of a match. If the team winning the toss choses the right of service, the team shall have the
choice of side and vice-versa.
(d) At the commencement of a amtch the umpire shall allow two trials, one from each side and
after the trials are over the umpire shall call 'play' with due imitation to the scorer and line
referees and from that time regular play commences.
(e) One umpire, two or more line referees and a scorer shall be nominated for each match.
(f) When the umpire calls 'play' the side refusing to play the match shall lose the match.
(g) The umpire shall be the sole judge of fair or unfair play and of the fitness of the weather and
the light for play. His decision will be final.
(h) A ball is in 'play' from the time a player attempts to serve until it touches the ground or until
(i) If an umpire erroneously calls 'fault' and at once corrects himself and calls 'play' and the
striker out fails to return
(j) No umpire shall be changed without the consent of the Tournament Committee.
(k) Each of the two or more line referees shall be responsible for one boundry line and one half
of the side line opposite to the umpire and other duties assigned to him by the umpire. They shall
signal to the umpire by means of a code prescibed by the Federation.
(l) The scrorer shall record the points scored and also the number of hands in the score sheet.
(m) The ball may be replaced by the umpire if it is either lost or deformed.
(n) A 'let' or 're-service' shall be givn by the umpire for any unforseen or accidental hindarance.
(o) The umpire in addition to his other duties, shall also look after the net. He shall announce
the score on behalf of the scorer whenever a point is scored or a server is out. In announcing the
score, he shall first call the number of the serving hand, then the score of the serving team and
then the score of the other team.
(p) In the event of a match being suspended by the umpire for reasons of light or weather or any
other reason it will be continued from the point at which it was stopped.
(q) In the evnt of tie between two or more teams in any tournament, matches shall never be
replayed. Ranks on the basis of game score and on the basis of point score if tie still persists,
shall be declared.
EXPLAINATION : In a league tournament when two or more teams finally have the same
number of matches won/lost to their credit it is difficult to declare which one is a better team
among them and we say that the teams are tied up. A tie may be there between any number of
teams. When atie arises we look at the game score of the tied teams.
Game Score : We will record for each team thenumber of games won in favour and lost to from
each match played in the league. While doing so we remember each match is plated for best of
three games. Therefore a team winning a match after three games will two games in favour and
one game against. But if a team wins a match in straight two games will have three games in its
favour and zero games against. Similarly the team which which lost will simultaneously get one
game in favour and two games against or zero games in favour and three games against as the
case may be. Finally the difference between total number of games in favour and against is made
for each team which is known as game score. The team with the highest game score shall be
declared as the best and the next highest game score shall be declared as the next ranking team
among tied up team. However, if again two or more teams tied up with the game score in the
league is competed.
Point Score : We tabulate the points scored in favour and lost to in each game and for the
matches played in the league by the teams tied up with game score. While doing so for a team
which won the match in straight two games, after recording the points scored in favour and lost
to in the two games played we should also record 29 points in favour and zero points against for
the third game which the opponent team could not even qualify to play even. Correspondingly
we record zero points in favour and 29 points against for the defeated team. Then the difference
of the total points scored in favour and lost to from all the matches will be found. At that stage
the team securing the highest net points shall be declared as the best and the next highest as the
second best and so on.
(r) No match is won unless played or given up except in case provided for in the sub case.
(s) The team that gives walk over shall not be allowed to take part further in the
championship/tournament.
Discipline : In the view of the umpire, if a player misbehaves in the court that brings discredit to
the referee/other players/officials lowering the image of the game, umpire shall warn the player.
After the first warning the umpire shall show a yellow card at the second instance. This indicates
that the player will be sent out of the match by showig a red card, at the third instance when the
team has to finish the game with the remaining four players only.
NOTE : The teammanager may make substitution for that player who was shown the yellow
card, provided the substitution was not availed prior to that.

DUTIES OF THE UMPIRE

(a) As the function of the umpire is the most important in a match, he should know throughly
well the Rules of Ball Badminton.
(b) Before the game begins, the umpire shall necessary entries in the score sheet and hand it
over to the score for scoring and obtain the signature of rival captains at the conclusion of the
match.
(i) Check the height of the net and other ground arrangements.
(ii) Give instuction to the line referee and scorer.
(iii) Shall give instruction to both team regarding discipline and important and the latest rules of
the game in brief.
(c) The umpire should be watchful remembering the fact that his decision is final at all points of
fact. (A player may appeal to referee on point of law only.)
(d) A line referees decision is final on all points of the fact on his own lines the shall not,
ordinarily overrule him. If a line referee is unsighted, a umpire may give decision if he can or a
'let' should be given subject also to Rule.
(e) All Anouncements and calling of score should be done distinctly and clearly by the umpire.
The order of score should be (i) Number of hand serving, (ii) The score of the server and (iii) the
score of the reciever. Should a mstake be made in the announcement, the umpire shall admit,
apologize and correct it immediately.
(f) If a decision can not be given, the umpire should say so or give a 'let'. He should not ask the
players or the spectators or be influenced by their remark.
(g) The umpire shall be responsible for all lines not covered by the line referees.
(h) When an umpire is in doubt, whether he has been an infringment of any rules of the game,
'fault' should not be called. A 'let' should be given.
(i) The umpire should remember that the game is for players. He should keep the players in
progress without unnecesarry interuption.
(j) In fine the umpire should control the game firmly.
HINTS TO THE PLAYERS
(a) A player should throughly know the rules of the game.
(b) He should be sportive both on the field and both off it bearing in mind the spectators
appriciate not only his game but also his sportsmanship.
(c) He should comfirm to the dress regulations and generally appear smart.
(d) He should implicitly abide by the decision of the umpire. On a point of rule or allied matter,
he may make a representation to the umpire or the tournament committee through his manager.
(e) During the play, a player should not adopt delaying tactics (asking for time to drink water or
to change the racket, etc); it is a bad taste. If the gut has snapped, he should seek the permission
of the umpire to change racket.
 RULES & REGULATION OF BALL BADMINTON GAME
The rules of the game are as follows

These game rules given in this book are according to the BBFI rules.

a. The game shall be played by five players a side, two fronts, one center and two backs

with Ball Badminton rackets and woolen ball upon a court as laid out as per the diagram.

Such a game shall be called a game of “Fives” and the game consists of 35 points.

b. The game shall also be played by doubles or mixed doubles by two players a side, one front

and one back with Ball Badminton racket and woolen ball upon a court with half the width of the

court laid down as shown in diagram 2. The length of the court and other details remaining the

same as that of “Fives”. But such a game shall be called a game of “Doubles” and it consist of 35

points as in fives.

c. Singles can also be played in Open or Invitation Tournaments by one player a side. The width

of the Court will be the same as that of Doubles but the length will be half of the length of the

Doubles Court and the game points will be 35 as in fives.

a.The ball: A ball of yellow colour made of wool shall not be less than 22 grams and not more than

23 grams in weight and not less than 5cms. And not more than 5.5 cms. In diameter.

b.The racket: A standard Ball Badminton racket usually weighs from 200 gms. To 250 gms. And 63

cms. to 70 cms. in total length. The gutted elliptical area of the racket shall be 20 cms. to 22 cms.

across and 24 to 27 cms. length wise.

c. The net: The net shall be made of fine cord to make 2 cms. square mesh all along and shall be

edged with a red tape flush at the top. It shall be tri-color (red tape, white and blue body). The net

shall be 1meter. Wide and 13.5 meters in length. When tied, a center pole of 183 cms. and two poles

of 185cms. at extremities shall be used to maintain 183 cms. height of the net at the center.

d. Posts: Two posts each 2 meters height shall be fixed at a distance not exceeding one meter

outside the court on either side at the end of the net line to which the net is tied. These shall be

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sufficiently strong to keep the net well stretched. A hook must be fixed at 1.5 meters height to each

pole for the convenience of tightening the net whenever necessary.

e.The court: The size of the court for the fives shall be 12 meters in width and 24 meters in length. It

is divided across the middle by a net line over which the net is suspended, the ends of which are

attached to the tops of the two posts. One meter away from each side of the net line and parallel to

it are drawn or marked the serving crease lines. Half way between the serving crease lines and

parallel to the side lines is drawn the center line dividing the space on each side of the crease line

into two equal parts called the right and the left courts.(see diagram)

Note: (1) The size of the court for doubles shall be 6 meters in width and 24 meters in length. All

the other details of the court will be the same. Thus a doubles court will be just half the size of

the fives court in width only. There shall not be a center line for the doubles court as in the fives

court. If a fives court is used for doubles, the centre line may be used as the one side line.

(2) The boundary lines, centre and crease lines are to be marked clearly with tape of white colour

10mm thickness.

LAYING A BALL BADMINTON COURT

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 Players and positioning:- At any time 5 players will be playing and 5 players will be sitting as

substitutes for each side. The 5 players will be occupying 5 positions viz., left front, left back

,right back, right front and center. However, during play the positions are interchangeable and it

is not a fault.

While playing five are in the court five

substitutes, manager, coach and a gutter of the

respective teams are provided chairs a little away

from the sideline. They are supposed to sit in

their respective seats until their game is over.

BALL BADMINTON

COURT

(Doubles)

1.

2.

3.

4. The play: The act of serving shall consist in striking the ball from the right court or left court

of one side to the diagonally opposite court of the other side. Each server shall commence

from the right court and change over to the left court for every point made. Any one of the

receiving team shall send the ball to the serving team in a single stroke.

5. In each game immediately after the first 9th, 18th and 27th point the teams shall change the

sides and the server shall serve from the right court or left court as he would have done in

the normal course if the side was not changed. That is to say if the server had served from

the right court obtaining a point necessitating the change, he shall serve from the left court

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 after change of side. Similarly he shall serve from the right court if the point was gained from

the left court before the change.

6. The ball shall be served by a player under hand and below the waist: it shall go clear over

the net and beyond the serving crease line on the other side of the net.

(A service shall be considered overhand if the ball at the moment of being struck by the

racket is higher than the server‟s waist. The point to be remembered is that a service shall

be declared overhand only if the ball at the instant of being struck, i.e., when it actually

touches the racket, is higher than the server‟s waist. An overhand service is a fault.)

7. The ball shall be returned before it touches the ground by any one of the players standing in

the court served to.

8. No player shall strike the ball more than once consecutively.

9. i) The server shall not serve until the other side is ready. If any of the players of the other

side attempts to return the service, it shall be considered to be ready.

ii) If the ball is going out the player tried to attempt it is not a fault.

Note: Ordinarily the players of the receiving side are expected to be ready

During the progress of the game a player must not leave the court except when he does so in the

act of playing or when he meets with an accident or for any good reason with the permission of

the umpire.

Note: Changing a racket , tying the shoe lace, tightening the belt etc. cannot

be considered as leaving the court . But player shall involve in such activities only after getting

the permission of the referee . Referee shall normally acceed to the request of the players for

such activities when the ball is not in rally . However the referee will have the final right to refuse,

if he is genuinely convinced that such activities are purposeful delaying tactics

PLAYERS AND SUBSTITUTION:

1. (i) In the case of fives tournament the team consists of Ten players whose names are

furnished before the commencement of the tournament and any five of them shall play while

the other five shall be physically present in the prescribed playing uniform with the team

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 manager outside the court . In the case of a doubles tournament it shall be a team of three

players, the other stipulations remaining the same.

(ii) During the course of any match of three or five games (as decided by the tournament

committee), three substitution / change of player shall be allowed in each game if required by

the captain / manager of the team subject to rule 6 (g) (i) above. The substitution can be made at

any time during the game. Once the game is stopped on request for making a substitution the

substitution should be executed.

Note :- Once three substitutions are availed no further substitution shall be allowed during that

game under any circumstances .

(iii) Time Out: A time out of one minute for both the teams on each game.

1. No change of ball shall be allowed in a match during the set of three games .

Note:- In the event of a ball getting deformed or other wise unfit for use during the course of

the game, a change may be allowed by the umpire at his discretion in the matter .

h) To win a Rally: Whenever a Serving Team Wins a Rally (i.e. if the opposition team fails to

return the ball or commits any other fault) the serving team scores one point and continues to

serve. In case if the opponent team wins a rally. The opponent team gains the right to serve and

score one point.

Only one hand will serve in one over starting from Right Side like that all the five hands of

the same team will serve on Rotation basis. When once the First Five hands will complete in

Five overs again the Rotation will start from the First hand of that team.

7) Faults: It is a fault

1. If the server is not stationary while serving.

Note: A server shall be considered to be stationary only if both his feet touch the ground at the

time of service. It is sufficient that any portion of each of the foot touches the ground while in the

act of service. Foot fault shall be declared only if any foot is raised above the ground and held in

suspension while in the act of service. ACT OF SERVICE MEANS PRE-ACTION, STRIKING

THE BALL AND FOLLOWUP ACTION.

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1. If the server misses his stroke in serving.

2. If the ball is served overhand (See Rule 6 (b) for explanation).

3. If the service is delivered from the wrong court

4. If the ball is not returned before it touches the ground.

5. If the ball served drops:.

1. in the wrong court

2. Between the net and serving crease lines.

1. If a player serves out of his turn. (A player is said to serve out of his turn if he serves before

the previous server is out ) . In such a case the hand of the previous server shall be treated

as down and the present server shall be asked to re-serve irrespective of the server wins or

loses a point.

1. If any portion of the server‟s body or racket crosses any of the lines when serving (even a
foot on line is out of court).
1. If it is a „double touch‟. That means a player while making a stroke hits the ball more than
once.

1. If it is „tip‟. That means the ball is touched by two rackets of the same team successively.
1. If it is a „clash‟. That means when the rackets of two or more players clash in playing the ball
either before, during or after striking the ball.
2. If a player or his racket crosses the net line during the course of play i.e. during the rally.

1. If the ball touches any player or his dress whether inside or outside the court.
1. If the player in the act of striking crosses his racket either over the net or touches the net.

1. If the ball fails to clear the net in serving or in returning.

2. If the ball touches the top of the net.
1. If the ball is tapped on the ground before serving even after warned by the umpire to play.

1. If delay is caused in serving by passing on the ball from one player to the other after the
umpire asked to serve.
8) To Win A Match:

(a) To win a Match Best of Three games will be played upto Quarter Finals. The Semi Finals

and Finals will be played best of Three / Five Games (As per the decision of the Tournament

Committee). A game / Set is won by the team that first scores 35 points with a minimum lead of

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 two points. In the case of 34 – 34 score for each team, play is continued until a two point lead is

reached. However a point limit is reached at 39th point i.e. if the score is equal upto 38, then

who will score 39th point first will be the winner of that particular game.

(b) There shall be interval of 2 minutes between the end of the first game and the

commencement of the second game and 5 minutes between the second and the third

games. This time interval should not be altered.

(c) The choice of sides and the right of first service shall be decided by toss at the

commencement of a match. If the team winning the toss chooses the right of the service, the

other team shall have the choice of side and vice-versa.

(d) At the commencement of a match the umpire shall allow two trials, one from each side and

after the trials are over the umpire shall call „play‟ with due intimation to the scorer and line

referees and from that time regular play commences.

(e) One main umpire, and second referee / umpire, two or more line referees and a scorer shall

be nominated for each match.

(f) When the umpire calls „play‟ the side refusing to play the match shall lose the match.

(g) The umpire shall be the sole judge of fair or unfair play and of the fitness of the weather and

the light for play. His decision shall be final.

(h) A ball is in „play‟ from the time a player attempts to serve until it touches the ground or a „fault‟

or „let‟ is given by the umpire.

1. It shall be the duty of the umpire to call „fault‟ or „let‟ with or without an appeal from the

players.

(j) If an umpire erroneously calls „fault‟ and at once corrects himself and calls „play‟ and the

striker out fails to return the ball, a „let‟ shall be allowed.

(k) No umpire shall be changed during a match without the consent of the Tournament

Committee

(l) Each of the two or more line referees shall be responsible for one boundary line and one half

of the side line opposite to the umpire and other duties assigned to him by the umpire. They shall

signal to the umpire by means of a code prescribed by the Federation.

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(m) The scorer shall record the points scored and also the number of hands in the

score sheet

(n) The ball may be replaced by an umpire, if it is either lost or deformed.

(o) A „let‟ or „re-service‟ shall be given by the umpire for any unforeseen or accidental hindrance.

(p) The umpire in addition to his other duties shall also look after the net. He shall announce the

score on behalf of the scorer whenever a point is scored or a server is out. In announcing the

score, he shall call first the number of the serving hand, then the score of the serving team and

then the score of another team.

(q) In the event of a match being suspended by the umpire for reasons of light or weather or any

other reasons it will be continued from the point at which it was stopped.

(r) In the event of tie between two or more teams in any tournament, matches shall never be re-

played. Ranks on the basis of game score and on the basis of point score if tie still persists, shall

be declared.

EXPLANTATION: In a league tournament when two or more teams finally have same number of

matches won/lost to their credit it is difficult to declare which one is a better team among them

and we say that the teams are tied up. A tie may be there between any numbers of teams. When

the tie arises we look at the game score of the tied teams.

GAME SCORE: We will record for each team the number of games won in favor and lost to from

each match played in the league. While doing so we remember each match is played for best of

three games. Therefore a team winning a match after three games it will have two games in favor

and one game against. But if a team, wins a match in straight two games it will have three games

in favor and zero games against. Similarly the team, which lost, will simultaneously get one game

in favor and two games or zero games in favor and three games against as the case may be.

Finally the difference between the total number of games in favor and against is made for each

team which is known as game score. The team with the highest game score shall be declared as

the best and next highest as the next ranking team among tied up teams. However, if again two

or more teams tied up with the game score also their point score in the league is computed.

POINT SCORE: We tabulate the points scored in favor and lost to in each game and for all the

matches played in the league by the teams tied up with game score. While doing so far a team

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which won the match in straight two games, after recording the points scored in favour and lost to

in the two games played we should also record 35 points in favour and zero points against for the

third game that the opponent team could not qualify to play even. Correspondingly we record

zero points in favor and 35 points against for the defeated team. Then the difference of the total

points scored in favor and lost to from all the matches will be found. At that stage the team

securing the highest net point shall be declared as the best as the second best etc. For further

details see the example worked out.

9) Discipline: In view of the umpire, if a player misbehaves in the court that brings discredit to

the referee/other players/officials lowering the image of the game, umpire shall warn the player.

at first instance After the first warning the umpire will show yellow card at second instance. This

indicates that the player will sent out of that match by showing a red card, at the third instance

when the team has to finish that game with the remaining four players only.

Note: The team manager may make substitute for that player who was shown yellow card,

provided the substitution was not availed prior to that.

DUTIES OF THE UMPIRE:

1) As the function of the umpire is most important in a match, he should know thoroughly well the

Rules of Ball Badminton

2) a) Before the play begins , the umpire should make necessary entries in the score sheet and

hand it over to the scorer for scoring and obtaining the signature of rival captains at the

conclusion of the match .

b) Check the height of the net and other ground arrangements.

c) Give instructions to the line referees and scorer

d) Shall give instructions to both the teams regarding discipline and important and latest rules of

the game in brief.

3) The umpire should be watchful remembering the vital fact that his decision is final on all

points of fact (A player may appeal to the referee on a point of law only)

4) The line referee‟s decision is final on all points of fact on his own line the umpire shall not,

ordinarily, over rule him. If a line; referee is unsighted. The umpire may give decision if he can;

otherwise a „let‟ should be given subject also to Rule 8 ( r) .

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5) All announcements and calling of score should be done distinctly and loudly by the umpire.

The order of score should be (a) number of the hand serving (b) the score of the server and (c)

the score of the receiver). Should a mistake be made in the announcement, the umpire should

admit, apologize and correct it immediately

6) If a decision cannot be given, the umpire should say so and give a „let‟. He should not ask the

players or spectators or be influenced by their remarks.

7) The umpire shall be responsible for all lines not covered by line referees.

8) When the umpire is in doubt, whether there has been an infringement of any rules of the

game, „fault should not be called A „let‟ should be given.

9) The umpire should remember that the game is for players. He shall keep the play in progress

without unnecessary interruption.

10) In fine the umpire should control the game firmly.

HINTS TO THE PLAYERS:

1) A player should thoroughly know the rules of the game

2) He should be sportive both on the field and off it bearing in mind that the spectators appreciate

not only his game but also his sportsmanship.

3) He should confirm to the dress regulations and generally appear smart. Players should play

with shorts (skirts for girls) and collared T-shirts of same colour for the entire team with white

canvas shoes and socks. Colour band on socks and shoes are allowed.

On the left hand side of the chest the name of the state should appear and chest numbers of

4”X3” inches size should be put on front and back sides of T-shirts

Regarding logo should not exceed 8”x 4” on the back side of the T-shirts and 4”X2” on the hands

of the T-shirts

4) He should implicitly abide by the decision of the umpire. On a point of rule or allied matter, he

may make a representation to the umpire or the tournament committee through his manager.

5) During the play, a player should not adopt delaying tactics (asking for time to drink water or to

change the racket etc); it is in bad taste. If the gut has snapped, he should seek the permission

of the umpire to change the racket.

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VIII. CHIEF REFEREE – HIS FUNCTIONS AND POWERS

(a) The Chief Referee shall have full control over all matches played in the National/Zonal

Championships. All the other referees/ umpires shall act directly under the control of the Chief

Referee and shall take instructions from him. He shall consult the Chairman of the Referees

Board in all matters connected with the National/Zonal Championships.

(b) The Chief Referee shall discharge the responsibilities envisaged for him in the various other

clauses of these bye-laws.

(c) The Chief Referee shall be in sole charge of the ground arrangements.

(d) He shall see that Rules governing the game are strictly observed by the other referees and

umpires. Any technical matter that may arise during any particular match or the championship

which is not apparently covered by rules framed by the Ball Badminton Federation of India shall

be decided by him in consultation with the Referees Board.

(e) The Chief Referee can change any referee at any time and take over himself when any

match is in progress, if in his opinion the continuance of that referee is not conductive to the

proper conduct of the match and for the good name of the Federation, How ever he shall report

such action to the Referees Board and to the Tournament Committee forthwith.

(f) The Chief Referee shall have power to exclude any competitor if in his opinion he/she is of

improper conduct and or un-sportive and he shall report such matter forthwith to the Tournament

Committee, for its approval.

(g) The Chief Referee if requested for by the host Association may assist them in preparing the

fixtures and programs of the, competition in the National /Zonal Championships before the same

being placed before the Tournament Committee for approval.

(h) At the close of the championships, the Chief referee shall scrutinize the score sheets and the

list of results announced. he should give a report to the secretary showing total number of teams

participated in each event total number of matches played and the final first three ranking in each

event .and final eight ranks for future Championship fixtures This report shall be kept in the files

of the Ball Badminton Federation of India as the official record.

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IX. FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE REFEREES

(a) The Referees shall function under the general directions of the Chief Referee.

(b) Referee shall be fully conversant with the rules of the game.

(c) All decisions of the referee on question of fact are final and his interpretation of the rules shall

be obeyed during the game.

(d) It shall be open to the managers of the teams concerned to protest against interpretations of

rules given by referees subject to the rules for protesting detailed elsewhere in these bye-laws.

(e) The Referee has the power to order out from the ground any player/players for any

misconduct/disobedience to his authority. should a player refuse to leave the ground, when so

ordered the game shall be stopped and the matter reported forthwith to the Chief Referee, who

shall take further appropriate steps.

XVI. DATE OF BIRTH.

HOW TO SUBMIT AGE CERTIFICATE

Players participating in the sub-junior event should not have completed 15 years of age as on

31st December of that year Similarly players participating in the junior event should not have

completed 19 years of age as on 31st December of that year .To show their eligibility players are

supposed to submit age certificate in the proforma prescribed by the Ball Badminton Federation

of India duly filled, attested by the prescribed authorities and signed by the secretary of the

concerned state Association/organization along with original date of birth certificate / Xerox copy

of Aadhar Card can also be produced for Age Certificate (The Original Aadhar Card has to be

produced for verification).

(a) Whenever the player is a student, an Age certificate signed and sealed by the Head of the

institution where the player studies alone shall be accepted. The photograph in the proforma to

be given to the federation, in addition to the above mentioned Age Certificate in original has to be

signed and sealed (attested) only by the same Head of the Institution who has issued the Age

Certificate. Any deviation from this rule under any circumstances shall not be allowed.

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(b) In case of a Player who has already left the institution the Age Certificate should be obtained

only from the College/School where he last studied. in this case the photograph in the proforma

should also be attested by the same Officer under his seal. Transfer Certificates shall not be

accepted as a document to prove date of birth.

(c) If under any circumstance, there is a player who has never in his life attended a school or

college or any other Educational Institution (This very seldom happens) he has to bring original

Age Certificate signed by the Government Birth and Death Registrar having jurisdiction over the

place of birth of the player. In this case, the photograph on the proforma has also attested by the

same officer.

(d) In addition to the above age certificate proforma carrying attested photograph the player

should also submit his date of birth certificate in original v.i.z.,

1) S.S.L.C. Register or

2) Transfer certificate or marks list carrying date of birth or

3) Certificate from the head of the institution where the player is studying or studied last, on the

letter head of the institution with seal –if the player is a student at any time in his/her life time.

4) Other wise if the player belongs to the class mentioned in ( c) above original municipal birth

certificate should be submitted

(e) In no case any Age Certificate other than originals issued by the authorities mentioned in the

foregoing paragraphs shall be accepted that is to say “true copies” of Age Certificates attested by

any authority shall not be accepted under any circumstances.

(f) Assurance of any sort given by any Official, for production of original Age Certificate at a later

date etc. shall not be accepted.

(g) In case of Players who are employed, attestation on certificates by the Personnel Officers or

any other proper authority of the firm whereat they work may be accepted.

(h) In case of prima-facie doubt about the genuineness of any Age Certificate, the Tournament

Committee shall have the power to reject such certificate, without assigning any special reason

thereof and the decision of the Tournament Committee on this score shall be final and finding on

all concerned.

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(i) Notwithstanding any thing contained in the rule above, it is open to the General Secretary of

the Ball Badminton Federation of India, to take suitable steps to verify the genuineness of any

Age Certificate at any stage or point of time. If any certificate produced is found to be false or

forged or point of time. If any certificate produced is found to be false or forged at any stage or

point of time, the Ball Badminton Federation of India shall have power to initiate suitable action

against the delinquent Player or Association or both.

XVII. Residential Eligibility:Any player to qualify himself/herself to represent in any

National/Zonal Championship should have resided in that state atleast for a period of three

months prior to the date of the commencement of the Championship concerned. However this

provision will not apply to players representing organizations having membership in

the Federation.

XVIII. National Championships

1) Sub-Juniors nationals: Under 15 years age as on 31st December of that year

2) Junior Nationals: Under 19 years age as on 31st December of that year

3) Senior Nationals: Under 45 years on the day of commencement of Nationals.

1) REFEREES TEST:

a) All applications for appearance in the referees Test must be routed through the secretary

of the State Association in whose jurisdiction the applicant resides.

b) An examination fee or Rs.1,000/- should accompany all applications for admission to the

Referees Test. Application received without the prescribed fee shall be rejected

forthwith. Application fee once remitted shall under no circumstances be refunded.

c) Persons below the age of 21 and above the age of 50 are not generally eligible to appear

for the Referee Test.

Conduct of Referees

(a) Every Referee, when available , should be prepared to officiate, if asked to do so , by the

Referees Board / Chief Referee or any other authority of the Ball Badminton Federation of India

and a Referee who fails to conform to this rule shall be liable to such deterrent action as the

Referees Board deem fit .

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(b) In case a referee duly appointed under these rules is unable to turn up for duty at the

appointed time and place , he shall inform the Chief Referee in good time with sufficient reason

of his inability to enable the Chief Referee to mark alternate arrangements .

(c) The Referee While officiating shall conform to the dress regulations prescribed by the Ball

Badminton Federation of India (presently Navy Blue pants tucked in white shirts and Black or

Brown Leather shoes with white socks ).

24) Referees called by the Ball Badminton Federation of India to officiate in National/Zonal

Championships shall be eligible for traveling allowance and other hospitalities as envisaged in

the bye-laws of the Ball Badminton Federation of India regarding the conduct of the

National/Zonal Championships.

XXII. Official colour:- The official of the Federation shall be Navy Blue with the golden emblem.

The flag will be Navy Blue Back ground. The Dimension of the flag shall be 6”X 4”.

XXIII. Rules regulating All India Tournaments:

1) All applications for the conduct of the All India Tournaments shall be sent to the General

Secretary of the Ball Badminton Federation of India, through the concerned state Associations

along with the Tournament fee prescribed by the Ball Badminton Federation of India.

2) Players/clubs participating in ALL India Tournaments shall obtain permission of the state

Association to which the players/clubs belong.

3) Combination of players from different states to constitute a team shall be allowed, only if the

concerned states Associations agree. (Railways, Major port Sports Control Board, and other

separately affiliated organizations are deemed as separate States for this rule).

The Tournaments Committee shall disqualify teams violating this rule by not producing

required consent.

4) The Tournament Committee shall see that an Achievement Report, indicating number of

teams participated, details of States from where teams had come and the final results of the

tournament is sent to the General Secretary, Ball Badminton Federation of India at the close of

the tournament.

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5) The State Association in whose jurisdiction the All India Tournament is held shall make sure

that the correct Achievement Report under rule 4 is sent to the Federation in time.

6) Two officials of the Federation (the General Secretary and an observer preferably observer

belonging to the state concerned if available) shall be members of the governing body of each All

India Tournament and their expenses shall be borne by the tournament committee if attended

any meeting or to witness the tournament.

7) All India Tournament shall be umpired only by Referees from the panel of All India Referees.

This rule shall come in to force from the date of publication of the panel of Referees by the Ball

Badminton Federation of India.

8) Players participating in All India Tournament shall obtain from the organizers of tournaments

only expenses required for their journey to and fro, reasonable way side expenses and daily

batta for their stay during the period of their participation in the tournaments. Exorbitant or un-

reasonable benefits demanded or obtained by players for participation in Tournaments shall

make the players liable to be treated as professional players and professional players may cease

to be eligible to play in Nationals and other All India Tournaments conducted by the Ball

Badminton Federation of India.

9) Violation of any of the rules above shall forfeit the claim of the organizers to obtain sanction for

conduct of tournaments in subsequent years.

10) No All India Tournament shall be conducted at the time of the National / Zonal

Championships.

REGARDS
1. LAKU PITCHAIAH
2. B.ANIL DATTA NAIK
3. K.JAYA RAO

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