Boundary Lines In Badminton In Fairfax
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Center or Base Position: Location in the center of the court to which a singles player tries to return after each shot. Court : Area of play, as defined by the outer boundary lines.
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.
Serving court for singles is bounded by the short service line, the singles sideline and the back boundary line of the court. The server must stand within this court, feet not touching any of the lines, and serve diagonally over the net into his opponent's singles service court in order to have a legal serve.
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.
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.
The length of a tennis court is 78 feet, the single court width is 27 feet and the doubles court width is 36 feet, The playing surface area is 2,106ft² for a singles court and 2,808ft² for a doubles court.
Singles: The server stands in their right service court when their score is even and in their left service court when their score is odd. The player must hit the serve underhand and below the waist.
In a badminton match, the court size for a single's game is 44 feet long X 17 feet wide and for a doubles match it is 44 feet long X 20 feet wide. The height of the net is 5 feet. A game starts with a coin toss.
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. Its dimensions are 15.5 feet (5.03 m) long by 8.5 feet (2.59 m) wide.