You are on page 1of 10

Badminton

Badminton
Referee Hand
Signals
Even the receiver should be ready for the service and shouldn’t
cause undue delay. The judge will swing their right arm to the left
to indicate that the player has been penalized.
The server and receiver both should stand diagonally opposite
each other while at the time of service and receive and they
cannot stand outside the bounds of the court lines. 
This is one of the most common hand signals you will see a judge
using. This kind of fault occurs quite often in a match even at the
international level.
If it is not facing down, it calls for a violation of the service rules
and the service judge will make this gesture to indicate the same:
This is a very common signal seen on TV and even in other
matches. It is also a very important signal as it is the final
decision though it can be reviewed.
This is very crucial as the decision of the line’s judge is the final one
with regards to whether the shuttle was in or out. It is very important
that the line’s judge stays alter and gives the right signal at the right
time.
Summing-up: 
•These are the most important hand
signals one should know about in
badminton as they can come in
handy especially while watching the
sport on tv.
Reference:
•  Patel, Nidhi. (August 2, 2019). Badminton Hand
Signals And What They Mean. Retrieved from
https://blog.playo.co/badminton-hand-signals-
and-what-they-mean/

You might also like