The document summarizes the rules for an intramural badminton tournament at Northeastern University. It states that each match consists of three games to 15 points, with teams switching sides after the first two games and when the leading score reaches 8 in the third game. It provides details on serving regulations, faults, lets, and announces a quiz for managers to test their understanding of the rules.
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
MANAGER'S MEETING
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
MANAGER'S MEETING
There are no overhand serves in badminton
The servers racquet hits the base of the shuttle while the entire
shuttle is below the servers waist
4. Faults
MANAGER'S MEETING
Faults Occur:
If a service is incorrect
If a player contacts the shuttle on the opponents 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 players 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.
MANAGER'S MEETING
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