How to Know the Rules of Badminton

Badminton is a game where you volley a shuttlecock back and forth over a net. A shuttlecock is either made with a feather tail and cork tip or plastic tail with a rubber tip. You play on a court, either 44 feet long by 17 feet wide for singles or 44 feet long by 20 feet wide for doubles and with a net that is 5 feet high. Read on to know the rules of badminton.

Instructions

  1. General Rules

    • 1

      Realize that touching the net with your racket in badminton gets your serve or volley disqualified, as stated in the rules.

    • 2

      Know that resting the birdie on or carrying it on the racket is not allowed in the rules of badminton.

    • 3

      Hit the net on the way across during play. This is permitted and play may continue.

    • 4

      Recognize that reaching over the net to hit the shuttlecock is not allowed in badminton.

    Serving Rules

    • 5

      Toss a coin or spin the racket to determine who serves first in badminton.

    • 6

      Serve diagonally across the court for it to be a legal serve.

    • 7

      Contact the birdie with the racket below the waist on a serve.

    • 8

      Stay on your side of the court in your serving area until the serve is made.