Knowledge
Badminton court etiquette
Badminton court etiquette
1. | Attire: clean and tidy sports clothes must be worn. |
2. | Don’t make noises that will disturb your opponent during a match. |
3. | When sides of the court are exchanged, don’t go under the net. |
4. | Picking up the shuttlecock:Initiatively pick up the shuttlecock when it lands in your half of the court and pass it back to your opponent in a friendly way |
5. | When returning a shuttlecock that has landed on court back to your opponent don’t hit it under the net. |
6. | The referee’s decisions should be respected;if you have an objection, follow procedure and request the assistance of your coach and the head referee. |
7. | In a formal match, don’t play a return shot or tease if your opponent’s shot is clearly out of bounds. |
8. | If you opponent is unhappy with the shuttlecock and asks to change it there is no need to refuse; if the opponent asks for repeated changes for no reason the referee will intervene. |
9. | Do not receive instruction from the sidelines when a match is in progress. |
10. | When a match ends, whether you win or lose you should shake hands with your opponent, as well as with the referee to show gratitude. |
11. | When serving, make sure your opponent is ready. |
12. | When a smash hits your opponent or a point is gained in a lucky way (by hitting the net and still going over for example,) make a respectful gesture towards your opponent. |
13. | Take at least a tube of shuttlecocks: When some players go to a badminton hall or club to play they habitually don’t take their own shuttlecocks and depend on others to provide them. This is a little impolite and takes advantage of others unless the venue supplies shuttlecock. |
14. | If a shuttlecock is hit onto another court, make a respectful gesture to the other players and wait until they have stopped playing to retrieve it. |
15. | When passing by any court, a distance from it of at least one step should be maintained. This will not only keep you safe it also shows respect for the players on court. |