Chapter 3

RULES, REGULATIONS AND TERMINOLOGIES OF

THE GAME
 
Lesson Proper

 Court and Net – The official court measures 44 feet long by 20 feet wide for doubles
game and 44 feet long by 17 feet wide for singles game. There are two service areas on
each side of the net, called the short-service line service court bounded by a line running
parallel to the net, called the short- service line.

 Players – the players are those persons or individual taking part of the game: one player
on each side of the court for singles and two for doubles game.

 Tossing for Serve - before the game begins a player from each end or side shall “toss for
serve”. A coin or a shuttle can be toss to determine the first serve and the receiver. The
side winning the toss will have the option to choose from service or receive.

 Scoring – the rally point system is used in scoring the badminton game. This means any
fault committed by the serving or receiving team gain point.

a. Love – designate a score of zero

b. Love-all – is called when both opponent’s o teams have a score of zero
c. In Side – is called for the serving player or team
d. Out Side – is called for the receiving player or team
e. Game point – is the point that a server result won for winning the game
f. Match point – All double games, as well as singles, a player will win 21 points.

 Setting the Score – if the score tied at 20 all, the side that first scored shall have the
choice of “setting” or “not setting” the game.

 Change of Ends – Players change ends of the court at the beginning of the second game
and at the beginning of the third game if the third game is necessary, in the third game,
players change ends when either player first reaches in a game 21 point game. If the
players forget to change ends as prescribe by the rule, they should do so as soon as the
mistake is discovered.
  Service

 The server and the receiver must stand with both feet inside diagonally
opposite service courts.
 A serve must be an underhand stroke with shuttle below the server’s waist
at the moment of the contact.
 The movement of the server’s racket must continue forward after the start
of the service until shuttle is contacted.
 Faking or feinting is not permitted and such illegal motion is called balk.
 The shuttle must pass over the net and land in the receiver’s service court,
which includes all lines bounding the court.

OFFICIAL AND APPEALS:

1. The Referee is in overall in charge of the tournament or event of which a match forms part.
2. The umpire, where appointed, is in charge of the match, the court and its immediate surrounds.
The umpire shall report to the referee.
3. The service judge shall call service fault made by the server should they occur
4. A line judge shall indicate whether a shuttle is ‘in’ or ‘out’ on the line(s) assigned
5. An official’s decision is final on all points of fact for which that official is responsible

TERMINOLOGIES:
 Backcourt – area of the court between the doubles long service line and the singles long
service line.
 Baseline – the back boundary line at each end of the court.
 Bird – a commonly used name for the shuttlecock.
 Block – the process of placing the racket in front of the shuttle so the shuttle simply
rebounds into the opponent’s court.
 Carry – the momentary, and illegal, holding of the shuttle on the racket during a stroke.
 Center line – the line from the baseline to the short service line dividing the court into
sides.
 Doubles - A match where there is two players on each of the opposing side.
 Double hit – an illegal action in which a shuttle is hit twice in succession on the same
stroke.
 Drive – a fast, low shot that travels parallel to the floor and to the sideline, passing over
the net close to the net cord.
 Drop shot - a soft, finesse stroke hit with very little speed with passes over the net close
to the net to the net cord and falls into the opponent’s forecourt.
 Flick – the speeding up of the shuttle with a quick action of the wrist.
 IBF – the International Badminton Federation, established in July, 1934; the governing
body for badminton worldwide.
 Kill - a fast downward shot that usually cannot be returned.
 Let – the legitimate cessation of play which allows an exchange or rally to be replayed.
 Love, Love-all - A term indicating no score. Used at the beginning of a game and after
a game has been set.
 Match – The basic contest in the badminton between a opposing side each of 1 or 2
players
 Mid-court – The area of the court from the short service line to the doubles long service
line.
 Player - any person playing badminton.
 Point - the smallest unit of scoring can be scored through faults.
 Rally - two or more players hitting a shuttle back and forth across the net during practice
or play.
 Receiver - The player in the court diagonally opposite from the server whom the service
will be made.
 Server - the player who puts the shuttle into play.
 Short service - A service attempt that fails to reach the short service line. A fault.
 Singles – A match where there is one player on each of the opposing sides.
 Smash - A hard shot hit with an overhead stroke and directed downward sharply; the
games chief attacking stroke.
Activity Sheet
ACTIVITY 1

ASSESS YOUR KNOWLEDGE

NAME: _______________________________ Score ______________________

Course: _____________________________ Date _______________________

Direction: Identify what is being asked.

_______________1. Before the game begins a player from each end or side shall “toss for
serve”. A coin or a shuttle can be toss to determine the first serve and the receiver. The side
winning the toss will have the option to choose from service or receive.

_______________2. If the score tied at 20 all, the side that first scored shall have the choice of
“setting” or “not setting” the game.

_______________3. The rally point system is used in scoring the badminton game. This means
any fault committed by the serving or receiving team gain point.

_______________4. Players change ends of the court at the beginning of the second game and at
the beginning of the third game if the third game is necessary, in the third game, players change
ends when either player first reaches in a game 21-point game. If the players forget to change
ends as prescribe by the rule, they should do so as soon as the mistake is discovered.

_______________5. Are those persons or individual taking part of the game: one player on each
side of the court for singles and two for doubles game?

_______________6. Is in overall in charge of the tournament or event of which a match forms

part.

______________7. Shall call service fault made by the server should they occur.

______________8. The server and the receiver must stand with both feet inside diagonally
opposite service courts.

______________9. All double games, as well as singles, a player will win 21 points.

______________10. Is called when both opponent’s o teams have a score of zero