Boundary Lines In Badminton In Virginia
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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.
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. Its dimensions are 15.5 feet (5.03 m) long by 8.5 feet (2.59 m) wide.
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.
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.
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.
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.
As per standard rules, side lobby is allowed for service. Both side and back lobbies are allowed for rest of the rally until shuttle drops to the ground. At the beginning of the set and when the score is even, the server serves from the right service court.
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.