What could be better than having fun outdoors on a warm summer day? For many, such outings are associated with badminton - a terrific outdoor game. However, like any other sports game, badminton has a number of rules that apply to professional matches. In them, athletes alone or in pairs compete for victory in specially equipped venues. What you need to know in order for a game familiar from childhood to be presented to its participants as a real sport? We’ll talk about this today.
Site Parameters
There are special requirements for the place where the game takes place. Traditionally, sports in badminton are held indoors, where environmental interference can be minimized. The badminton court should be thirteen meters forty centimeters long and six meters ten centimeters wide. The correct size of the site will provide comfort during the game. The badminton net is installed at a height of one meter fifty five centimeters.
These requirements are mandatory, regardless of the circumstances. Badminton courts, the sizes of which differ from the above, cannot be used for professional sports games.
Game technique
Two teams participate in sports badminton, each of which includes one or more players (professionals do not allow the formation of teams with more than two players). However, if a company of friends is playing on the beach, then the number of participants can not be limited by anything but the number of people who want to participate. The main thing is that there should be an even number of participants, because you have to split into two teams. The essence of the game is to transfer the shuttlecock through the net to the side of the enemy. The team receives a point if the shuttlecock has landed on the side on which the opponent is playing, but most importantly - within the area.
According to the rules established by the Badminton Federation, service must be carried out by hitting the shuttlecock from below, excluding any fraudulent movements and hitting the feathers of the shuttlecock.
Violation of the rules
Violation of the rules is called a foul. In the game, badminton is forbidden to touch the net with your body, hands or racket. It is also not allowed to carry out blows on the shuttlecock over the opponent’s court.
Also a foul is considered a situation when the shuttlecock flies through or under the net, touches the body or even the clothes of one of the players, as well as the walls or ceiling of the room in which the game is played.
The reason for warning or even punishment may be incorrect player behavior on the court, the fact that the player is not on the court during the game, as well as conversations with outsiders and the adoption of any advice from others.
Judges
The Chief Judge bears the greatest responsibility for the correct account management and compliance with the rules. The serving judge monitors the correctness of the process in order to rule out a violation of the rules when introducing a shuttlecock into the game. Another responsible person is the umpire, who oversee the course of the match as a whole. The fall of the shuttlecock within the area is controlled by a separate line judge. Its role is extremely important, because it is because of the point of the shuttlecock falling that the hottest debate flares up.
Children's badminton
For children's games, badminton courts are suitable, the dimensions of which are much smaller than those required in the original rules. There is no net on such courts. The main requirement for the site is a flat surface.
When playing children's badminton, the rules should be simplified as much as possible. A point is awarded to the one on whose side the shuttle fell. Children are better off playing badminton for two; more players can discourage young athletes.
Game Regulations
The game, or set, is divided into three games, each of which continues until one of the teams scores twenty-one points. In the event that the score becomes equal and is twenty points for each of the teams, the game continues until the gap in the score is two points. With a score of twenty-nine - twenty-nine, this rule ends and the game ends as soon as one of the teams scores thirty points.
To win a match, a team must win two of the three games. In fact, the game continues until two victories.
Racket Selection
There are several basic parameters, based on which you can choose high-quality equipment for playing badminton. In particular, now let's talk about choosing a racket.
It is important that the racket is stiff. This means that its core should be minimally malleable to impact on the shuttlecock, its reaction to the impact should be practically not traced.
The racket must be with a high level of control (this term means the level of rigidity of the racket rod at the time of twisting). A high level of control provides an accurate racket strike on the shuttlecock.
Her weight should also be optimal for a particular player. The energy of a particular racket depends on it, which will determine the strength of a player’s blow on a shuttlecock. The mass of the racket is usually in the range of eighty one to one hundred and fifty grams. Rackets are selected depending on the strength and abilities of a particular player. It is important to remember that amateur racquets are usually heavier than professional ones.
Wooden rackets today are used less and less. What is characteristic, modern materials embody all the necessary physical properties that provide good quality games. Today badminton rackets are made from a variety of aluminum alloys, as well as various kinds of composite materials, which include titanium, carbon fiber or steel. These rackets will be the perfect tool for a great match.
Shuttlecock Selection
Some neglect the shuttlecock, believing that this quality of this element of the inventory does not play a special role. However, it is not. The effectiveness of the players during the game directly depends on the quality of the shuttlecock.
It is important to remember that professional shuttlecocks, which it is customary to recognize as standard, are made from corks that are skin-tight. Another important component is sixteen real feathers, which are neatly fastened with a strong thread into a circle (its diameter should remain in the range from fifty eight to sixty eight millimeters).
The maximum mass of a shuttlecock should range from four grams of seven hundred milligrams to five and a half grams. This guarantees the manifestation of the best physical properties of the inventory.
The only significant drawback of feather shuttlecocks is their fragility. That is why, for the most part, amateurs prefer to purchase shuttlecocks made of synthetic materials, which, although they correspond to feather shuttlecocks in most respects, still have worse handling. The result of the impact becomes less accurate and it becomes more difficult to predict it.
The benefits of the game
The game of badminton is not only professional, but also amateur, brings tremendous benefits to its participants. So, during the game various muscle groups are effectively strengthened, including the muscles of the back and shoulder girdle, as well as the ligaments and tendons of the legs, which are used by the body when jumping and moving quickly around the site. Also, regular badminton training will inevitably have a positive effect on the development of the reaction and excellent coordination of the players' movements, as well as endurance, which in various situations thrown up by life will sooner or later be useful to everyone.
Badminton is an amazing outdoor game that will certainly interest everyone, both children and adults. Badminton courts, the sizes of which allow players to sit freely, will become a place that brings the most positive emotions. At the amateur level, badminton does not require special physical training and special skills. You can play a game of badminton for two or four. This game is available to absolutely everyone. And at the same time, it will help everyone to develop useful physical qualities, namely: coordination, endurance and a good reaction.
It is important to know what the badminton courts should be, the size of the courts, the height of the net and which equipment to choose. The correct organization of the match helps not only maximize the use of the players ’powers, but also prevents the participants from exhausting themselves during the game.
When playing badminton, the rules should be strictly observed. This will help to avoid unpleasant situations on the court, make the process more interesting and really have a good time. Then the badminton court will truly become a place of true sports pleasure.