rules and understand how to apply them. No one would ever question this. However, almost as important to good officiating is the use of clear, confident signals. Signals are a referee’s way to communicate. In any game situation, the players, coaches, fans, scorers and fellow referees need to understand the call. When a referee or umpire makes a call in applying a rule, nothing happens until a signal is made. The value of good signals should never be underestimated. UNDUE DELAY OF SERVE
When the server takes too
much time to serve, or delay service for undue reasons then it is called a fault. FEET ON THE SERVICE LINE OR EVEN OFF THE GROUND
When serving, the server’s
feet cannot touch any other lines of the court and both feet should be firmly on the ground and not in the air SERVICE TOO HIGH
If the server strikes the
shuttle above his waist (now 1.15 from the ground) it is called as a fault and the judge will give this hand gesture to explain why he/she called a fault. RACKET HANDLE SHOULD FACE DOWN WHILE SERVING
At the time of service, the
handle of the racket must be facing down while hitting the shuttlecock. If it is not facing down, it calls for a violation of the service rules. WHEN THE SHUTTLE FALLS OUTSIDE THE LINES OF THE COURT / (OUT OF BOUNDS) When the shuttle falls outside the lines of the court, the line judge will give an indication to the player as well as the referee that the shuttle has landed outside. WHEN THE SHUTTLE LANDS INSIDE THE LINES OF THE COURT / (INBOUNDS)
When the shuttle lands inside
the court, the line judge will give an indication to the player as well as the referee that the shuttle lands inside. IF THE LINE JUDGE DOES NOT SEE If the line judge can’t see the shuttlecock clearly (because their view is blocked by the player’s body or other unavoidable situations) as they were unable to see whether the shuttlecock landed in or out they should cover the eyes with their hands to let the umpire know. SERVER FAILS TO HIT THE BOTTOM OF THE SHUTTLECOCK
According to rule 9.1.4, a player’s
racket face should hit the bottom of the shuttlecock. If the players fails to hit the bottom of the shuttlecock when serving, the line judge will open their right hand and lightly touch the palm with their left hand to indicate service fault.