Question

Mention the rules of the correct service in badminton. 

Answer 1

The rules to be followed for performing a correct service are as follow:

1. Neither side shall cause undue delay to the delivery of the service once the server and the receiver are ready for the service.
2. On competition of the backward movement of the server’s racket head, any delay in the start of the service shall be considered an undue delay.
3. The server and the receiver shall stand within diagonally opposite service court without touching the boundary lines of these service courts.
4. Some part of the feet of the server and the receiver shall remain in contact with the surface of the court in a stationary position from the start of the service until the service is delivered.
5. The server’s racquet shall initially hit the base of the shuttle.
6. The whole shuttle shall be below the server’s waist at the instant of being hit by the server’s racket. The waist shall be considered an imaginary line round the body, level with the lowest part of the server’s bottom rib.
7. The shaft and the racket head of the server’s racket at the instant of hitting the shuttle shall be pointing in a downward direction.
8. The movement of the server’s racket shall continue forwards from the start of the service until the service is delivered.
9. The flight of the shuttle shall be upwards from the server’s racket to pass over the net so that if not intercepted, it shall land in the receiver’s service court.
10. In attempting to serve, the server shall not miss the shuttle.