FDU INTRAMURAL BADMINTON RULES (MODIFIED)

Court and Equipment

* Court size is 44 feet long x 17 feet wide 

* Net height is 5 feet

Object of the Game

The object of the game is to hit the shuttlecock back and forth over a net without permitting it to hit the floor in bounds on your side of the net.

General Rules and Terms

   1. A player may not touch the net with a racket or history body during play.

   2. A birdie may not come to rest or be carried on the racket.

   3. A birdie may hit the net on its way across during play and the rally can continue.

   4. A term of service is called an inning.

   5. A player may not reach over the net to hit the shuttlecock.

   6. A loss of serve is called a side out.

   7. Scoring:

           First Round - Divisonal Round Robin.  One match to 15 points (rally scoring-win by 2 points or first to 21)     
           Playoffs - One game to 21 points (rally scoring-win by 2 points or first to 25)     

   8. Some types of shots are the lob, drop shot, smash and drive. 

Serving

   1. A coin toss will determine who will serve first.

   2. A serve that touches the net and lands in the proper court is called a let serve and is reserved, otherwise, only one serve is permitted to each court until a side out occurs. A serve that is totally missed may be tried again.

   3. The racket must make contact with the birdie below the waist on a serve.

   4. The server and receiver shall stand within their respective service courts until the serve is made.

   5. Points are scored on a rally scoring system.

   6. All lines are considered in bounds.