What are the rules of badminton?

Answer 1

1. Serving and receiving-you need to serve and receive in the right service court when you or your opponent has scored an even number of points in that game, you need to serve and receive in the left service box when you or your opponent has scored an odd number of points, you and your opponent will hit the shuttle alternately until a fault is made or the shuttle ceases to be in play.

2. Scoring and serving- If you score a point and serve again from the alternate service court when you opponent makes a fault or the shuttle ceases to be in play because it touches the surface of your opponents side of court, no points will be scored when you make a fault or the shuttle ceases to be in play because it touches the surface of your side of the court. The serving right will then be transferred to your opponent.

3. Order of play and position on court- after the service is returned; either you or your partner may hit the shuttle form and position on your side of the net. Then either player from the opposing side may do the same, and so on, until the shuttle ceases to be in play.

4. Service court errors- A service court error has been made when a player has served out of turn, has served from the wrong service or standing on the wrong service court while being prepared to receive the service and it has been delivered. If a service court error is discovered after the next service had been delivered, the error shall not be corrected. If a service court error is discovered before the next service is delivered, the following rules apply. If both sides committed an error, it will be a let. If one side committed the error and won the rally, it will be corrected but if they committed it then lost the rally it will not be corrected. If there is a let because of service court error, the rally is replayed with the error corrected. If a service court error is not to be corrected, play in that game will proceed without changing the player's new service courts.

5. Faults- the rules of Badminton consider the following as faults:

· If the shuttle lands outside the boundaries of the court, passes through or under the net, fail to pass the net, touches the ceiling or side walls, touches the person or dress of a player or touches any other object or person.

· If the initial point of contact with the shuttle is not on the striker's side of the net.

· If a player touches the net or its supports with racket, person or dress, invades an opponent's court over the net with racket or person except as permitted.

· If a player invades an opponent's court under the net with racket or person such that an opponent is obstructed or distracted or obstructs an opponent, that is prevents an opponent from making a legal stroke where the shuttle is followed over the net.

· If a player deliberately distracts an opponent by any action such as shouting or making gestures.

· If the shuttle is caught and held on the racket and then slung during the execution of a stroke.

· If the shuttle is hit twice in succession by the same player with two strokes.

· If the shuttle is hit by a player and the player's partner successively or touches a player's racket and continues towards the back of that player's court.

· If a player is guilty of flagrant, repeated or persistent offences under Law of Continuous Play, Misconduct, Penalties.

· If, on service, the shuttle is caught on the net and remains suspended on top, or, on service, after passing over the net is caught in the net.

Answer 2

You hit the ball thing over the net.