Boundary Lines In Badminton In Phoenix
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What are the service rules in badminton? The service must be hit diagonally to the opponents half court and over their front service line, which is the first horizontal line on each side of the court, closest to the net.
The lines surrounding the court is called the BOUNDARY LINE. When the shuttlecock hits out of the line, the point is given to the receiver. There are 2 types of boundary line; the serving line,and the boundary line. The point is given to the hitter if the shuttlecock lands right at the line.
Common service faults include: failing to hit the shuttlecock below the waist of the server. Stepping on or over the service line before making contact with the shuttlecock. Serving from an incorrect position or outside the service court boundaries.
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.
Singles service in badminton The player who serves first in any game shall do so from the right side of the service court on which they begin the match. If the server has won an even number of points during a game, then they shall serve from the right side of the service court for the subsequent point.
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.
If the shuttle hits or goes over the top of the basketball backboard (when they are in their put away position), it will be considered out of bounds. Shuttles that land on the boundary lines are considered in. Faults: If the service is not correct.
The length of a badminton court is 13.40 metres, as mentioned above. There are two sets of sidelines, one for singles and one for doubles. The singles' sidelines are 5.18 metres apart, while the doubles sidelines run wide until 6.10 metres.
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 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.