SAS 8-11 (badminton) Flashcards
They play a very important role in the badminton matches. They are required in order to ensure a smooth and fair match.
Badminton officials
Badminton officials are divided into different roles or positions:
• Referee
• Umpire
• Service judge
• Line judge
- The most important official of the whole tournament.
- In charge of the competition and needs to ensure that the tournament is conducted following the game rules.
- Makes sure that the facilities and the conditions to play are up to the standards required for that specific tournament.
- In charge of the approval of the schedule of matches and practice.
REFEREE
- The maximum authority in a particular match and it is in charge of the court.
- Keeps a record of any misbehavior or incident and reports it to the referee
- responsible to judge service and other players faults
- keeping the match score
- control over the specific match
UMPIRE
- is responsible for making a service fault call and to provide shuttles to the players.
- takes care of the shuttles, providing the players with the new shuttles whenever required.
SERVICE JUDGE
responsible for indicating whether a shuttlecock landed in or out if the shuttle lands near the lines he/she is assigned to control
LINE JUDGE
A match consists of the best of __________
3 games of 21 points
when the server wins the game, a ____ is scored and serve is retained
point
at __ all, the side which gains a 2 point lead first, wins that game
20
at __ all, the side scoring the 30th point, wins that game
29
a ___ second break can be taken when the leading score reaches 11 points.
60
In official BWF play, the ____ scores points
receiver