The badminton referee and things you may not know

17 Nov, 2022 - Tournaments, badminton


Badminton is a sport that is very popular with many fans and was included as a competition in tournaments quite early. Not only athletes, but badminton referees also have to know the rules and regulations to serve observation and control the match. The following invites you to join us to find out, how many badminton referees are in a match. The regulations in the badminton arbitration law, some hand signs to note, the standard form of minutes, and how to be a badminton referee.
How many badminton referees are there in a match?
There will be a total of 4 badminton referees in a match, namely the general referee, the main referee, the line referee, and the service referee. Each badminton referee has a specific role and is responsible for controlling the rhythm of the competition.
What are the rules of badminton arbitration?
General Referee
The Badminton General Referee will be the person responsible for the overall performance of a tournament or only one event within that total.
Referee
The umpire will be responsible for the game, the area of ​​the field, and observing the surrounding areas. After observing or having any problems, the referee will report to the referee.
The serve referee
The service referee will be in charge of focusing on the athletes and observing and catching the player's serve errors if there are violations.
Linesman
The line umpire will be responsible for observing the situation in or out of the shuttle within the boundary line he or she is in charge of.
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Badminton referee's hand sign
In competition, badminton referees will memorize hand signals as a tool and means to communicate with athletes. Here are 8 hand signals that badminton referees need to keep in mind.
The service referee's hand sign
Delay in serve
BWF Rule 9.1.1, states that once the server and receiver are ready, either party will cause an undue delay in service. After the player has completed raising the racquet head backward, any delay will be considered a service delay.
In addition, rules 9.1.7 and 9.2 tell us that once a player begins swinging the racket forward, the service is considered to have started and the racket must continue to move forward for one round. and keep moving until the service is fouled.
When an unreasonable delay occurs, the serving referee swings his right arm to the left, indicating that the player has been penalized for the undue delay.