Badminton rules | up to date 2019
ADAM SCOTT NOVEMBER 17, 2018
BADMINTON TIPS
BADMINTON RULES
The badminton rules are pretty simple. Enough to understand the basic aspects of the rules of badminton
on
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and you will be ready to start playing!
Along
badminton history
, official badminton organization (BWF) put rules to regulate Badminton game, as the size of
badminton court, badminton net height, badminton racket measurements, badminton score, badminton rules for
singles, badminton rules for doubles and fouls in badminton.
Notbadminton will try to simplify all badminton rules and make it clear to badminton lovers.
size of badminton court
According to the rules, the size of a badminton court is
13.40 x 6.10 m
for a doubles game and
13.40 x 5.18
m for a
single.
Size of badminton court in feet is
44 ft x 20 ft
for doubles and
44 ft x 17 ft
for single games.
-The court should be marked with 40 mm wide lines.
-The lines marking the court should be easily distinguishable, preferably white or yellow.
-All lines are part of the areas of the field that they limit
BADMINTON COURT
Badminton net height
The net is the barrier that separates the field of badminton between a player and his opponent, which is composed of
longitudinal and transverse cords made from nylon, cotton or plastic.
The upper edge of the net should be at a height of
1.55 m (5 ft 1 inch)
from the court surface at the edges
and
1.524 m (5 ft)
in the center.
According to the badminton rules by
BWF
, the net should be made of a thin cord of dark color and the same
thickness, with cells from 15 x 15 mm to 20 x 20 mm.
See also:
How to set badminton court at your backyard?
Shuttlecock
Badminton shuttlecock
or birdie is the ball of the badminton game, which is made of 16 goose feathers, arranged to
form an open cup, and a half-spherical base made of a rubber foam material.
According to the rules, the shuttle can be made from natural and (or) synthetic materials.
Regardless of the material, the flight characteristics of the shuttlecock should be close to those obtained from a
natural feather shuttlecock with a cork stopper head coated with a thin skin.
a. Feather shuttlecock:
1.
The shuttle shall be composed of 16 feathers, fixed in the head.
2.
The feathers should be the same length: from 62 mm to 72 mm, which is measured from the tip of the pen to
the top of the head.
3.
The ends of the feathers should form a circle with a diameter of 58 – 68 mm.
4.
Feathers should be firmly fastened with thread or other suitable material.
5.
The head should be 25 – 28 mm in diameter, rounded down.
6.
A shuttle should have a weight of 4.74 – 5.50 grams.
b. synthetic shuttlecock:
1.
Natural feathers are replaced with a simulator made of synthetic material.
2.
The head must meet the requirements for feather shuttlecocks.
3.
The size and weight of the shuttle should comply with the requirements for feather shuttlecocks.
