Badminton Rules - Grades 9 and 10

 

Singles and Doubles:
A match consists of the best of 3 games to 21 points.  Rally point scoring (The side winning a rally adds a point to its score)

Scoring:

1. The rally point is awarded to the side that wins each rally. If this is the

receiving side they also win the right to serve.

 

2. Singles is very easy to understand with the server serving from the right

service-court when the score is even and the left when the score is odd,

following the same pattern as with the past scoring system. The only thing to

note is that at ‘service-over’, the receiver scores the rally point and serves from

the service-court appropriate to the new score.

 

3. In doubles there is only one service per side, and the service alternates

between the partners. At each ‘service-over’ the serve goes to the partner who

did not serve the last time the side served. No player shall serve in two

successive service hands, or receive two successive serves in a service hand.

Excepting service court errors the new server should also be in the service court

matching the new score i.e. Right for an even score.

 

4. If a service court error occurs it shall be corrected when noticed, but the

score shall be uncorrected.

 

5. A match comprises three games to 21 points unless otherwise arranged.

 

6. If the score reaches 20-20, the game is won by establishing a two-point lead

e.g. 24-22. If the score reaches 29-29, the winner of the next point shall win

the game. (There is no option like the old “setting”; the extended game

automatically comes into play at 20 all).

 

7. At each ‘service-over’ the player who has lost the right to serve should take

note of the service-court they occupy – which should correspond to that side’s

score (i.e. Left court if the score is odd). The player should start each rally in

this service-court until their side next scores a point while serving.

 

8. The order of serving remains the same throughout a game. If A & B play C &

D, and A starts serving to C, then the serving order will be A, D, B, C, A and so

on

 

9. When one side reaches 11 points there is an interval not exceeding one minute,

and between games an interval not exceeding two-minutes. Players

may leave the court during intervals between games but must be ready to

commence the next game before the two minutes elapse, up to two coaches

may come on court during these intervals.

 

10. Players change ends after the first game, before the third game - if there is

to be one, and when the first side reaches 11 points in the third game.

Play:
- first serve of game is played from the right service court, and received in opponent's right court(diagonal serve)
- when the serving side makes a point, server takes their next serve from left court to opponents left court
- in doubles, one player gets a chance to serve, before giving serve to opponents - players serve depending on the score of the game (if the team’s score is an even number, the player on the right will serve and if the score is an odd number, the player on the left will serve)

- in singles, the side which a player serves from is dependant on the score (even number – right side, odd number – left side)

Faults:
- on serve, shuttle falls into wrong court
- on serve, shuttle falls short of short service line
- on serve or during play, shuttle lands outside court boundaries
- server's feet are not in server's court when service is delivered
- receiver's feet are not in court diagonally opposite server, when service is delivered
- on serve or during play, shuttle fails to cross the net, or goes under the net
- on serve or during play, shuttle touches the player
- player touches net with racquet, body or clothes
- shuttle is hit twice or more before it crosses the net
- overhand or side arm serve (shuttle must be hit below waist and racquet hand must be above the racquet head)

Lines / Service Courts:

- if the shuttle lands on the line, it is in.

- the service lines for singles are long and thin (it includes the back alley but not the side alleys)

- the service lines for doubles are short and wide (it includes the side alleys but not the back alley)