The Badminton Court
In a badminton court there are so many lines! And each of the lines serves a purpose, so what purpose do they serve? And are there any regulations to limit the size of the court?
To answer to both questions, i took a picture from http://www.worldbadminton.com/rules/ (credits to them), modified it so that it becomes easier for me to show you the boundaries of the court.
To answer to both questions, i took a picture from http://www.worldbadminton.com/rules/ (credits to them), modified it so that it becomes easier for me to show you the boundaries of the court.
These are the various things i will be covering.
- Singles Service lines
- Doubles Service lines
- Court Size regulations
- Flooring Recommendations
Before i start specifically on singles and doubles service boundaries, there are a couple of general rules that apply to both.
- Service always have to be diagonal across the court (Your Right to your opponent's right court, see pic below)
- For every even number, you serve from your right facing the net ( e.g. 0, 2, 4 … 28)
- For every odd number, you serve from your left ( e.g. 1, 3, 5... 29)
- The winner of the rally will serve ( Means you keep serving if you win consecutively)
- Singles Service lines
- Doubles Service lines
- Court Size regulations
- Flooring Recommendations
Before i start specifically on singles and doubles service boundaries, there are a couple of general rules that apply to both.
- Service always have to be diagonal across the court (Your Right to your opponent's right court, see pic below)
- For every even number, you serve from your right facing the net ( e.g. 0, 2, 4 … 28)
- For every odd number, you serve from your left ( e.g. 1, 3, 5... 29)
- The winner of the rally will serve ( Means you keep serving if you win consecutively)
Court Boundaries for Singles
The Yellow Areas mark the areas you can stand as well as the boundaries of where you can serve to during even numbers (0, 2, 4, 6, … 28)
The Red Areas mark the areas you can stand as well as the boundaries of where you can serve to to during odd numbers ( 1, 3, 5, 7… 29)
Similarly if your opponent serves they also have to follow the same rules.
After the serve, only the sides (White in color) are "Out" of the playing boundaries (Meaning Yellow+Red are "in")
The Red Areas mark the areas you can stand as well as the boundaries of where you can serve to to during odd numbers ( 1, 3, 5, 7… 29)
Similarly if your opponent serves they also have to follow the same rules.
After the serve, only the sides (White in color) are "Out" of the playing boundaries (Meaning Yellow+Red are "in")
Court Boundaries for Doubles
It is the same as singles where yellow marks the boundaries for even numbers, and red marks the area for odd numbers.
However notice the change in boundaries (The side is now marked and not the back boundary line)
After the serve, everywhere inside the lines are within the playing field (Meaning Red+Yellow + White are all "in")
However notice the change in boundaries (The side is now marked and not the back boundary line)
After the serve, everywhere inside the lines are within the playing field (Meaning Red+Yellow + White are all "in")
And so that's simply it for the court boundaries! Be sure to read both the scoring system and the court boundary rules and you're set for all the rules there is for the sport.
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