1. Northeastern Intramural Sports
Badminton Managers Meeting

2. General Rules
 Each match consists of three games to 15 points
 The match will begin with a coin flip
 The winner may choose to serve first or choose a side
 Teams switch sides after the first and second game
 Teams also switch when the leading score reaches 8 points in the
third game
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 The first team to win two games wins the match

3. Service
 The server and receiver stand in diagonally opposite service courts
without touching the boundary lines of their service courts
 A service court error has been made when
 A player has served out of turn,
 A player has served from the wrong court, or
 A player receives service in the wrong service court
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 There are no overhand serves in badminton
 The server’s racquet hits the base of the shuttle while the entire
shuttle is below the server’s waist

4. Faults
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 Faults Occur:
 If a service is incorrect
 If a player contacts the shuttle on the opponent’s side of the net
 If while in play the shuttle lands outside the court boundaries,
touches the walls or ceiling, or passes through or under the net
 If a player deliberately distracts an opponent by shouting or making
unnecessary gestures
 If the shuttle is hit twice in succession by the same player or by a
player and the player’s partner successively
 For a complete list of faults please refer to
http://www.campusrec.neu.edu/intramurals/rules.php

5. Lets
 When a let occurs the play since the last service shall not count and the
player that served will serve again.
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 “Lets” are called to halt play in the following instances:
 Any unforeseen or accidental occurrence
 If a shuttle, after passing over the net, becomes caught in the net
(note: it will not be a let when this occurs during a service)
 If the server serves before the returner is ready

6. Quiz
 Now complete the quiz below.
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