Boundary Lines In Badminton In Allegheny
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The lines marking out the court are easily distinguishable and coloured white or yellow. The lines are 40mm wide. A court may be marked out for singles only. The back boundary lines also become the long service lines and the posts or the strips of material representing them are placed on the side lines.
Each side of a badminton court has a right and a left service court for singles. Each singles service court is bounded by the short service line, the centerline, the singles sideline and the back boundary line.
With laws of badminton dictating specific rules for service in badminton, the court has two service lines, the short service line, which is 1.98m (6.5 feet) from the net, and long service line 0.72m (2.36 feet) in from the baseline, specifically marked for this purpose.
In singles the court is thinner, with the wide, outside 'tramlines' out of bounds. In doubles the court is full width and these tramlines are now 'in'. During service in doubles, the court is short, with the rear 'tramlines'at the back of the court, being out of bounds until the serve is returned.
Arm out in front, hand open, palm facing down to signify that the shuttle was in. This can also be shown by a finger pointing down. Similarly for saying a shuttle is out, you can simply point with one finger outwards in the direction it landed out.
The outer sidelines are sometimes referred to as “outer tramlines” or “doubles sidelines”. On a regulation badminton court, the outer sidelines will run the full 13.41m /44.00ft length of the court. The outer sidelines are marked 5.18m (17.00ft) apart and run parallel to one another.
Court For Play (aka boundaries) Note that this does not include the serve as the serve has its own boundaries, which will be covered below. If a player hits a shuttle and it lands outside these boundaries, it is considered as 'out' and the opponent wins a point and the serve.
If the shuttlecock lands out of bounds the line judge must loudly and quickly shout “Out” so that both players and spectators hear, and will stretch their arms out to the side level with each other while looking at the umpire with a fixed stare to ensure the umpire is clear about the decision.
Players are expected to make honest and fair line calls, regardless of whether it benefits them or their opponent. This means calling the shuttlecock “out” if they believe it landed outside the boundary lines, even if it means losing the point.