LBP Badminton Club

General

Gym Use
Our badminton club has been notified by the Board of Education that during inclement weather, we may not enter the Gym with street shoes on. This means any shoe that has been worn outside. The issue did not arise specifically from any incident with our members or guests, but rather as a result of general deterioration and damage to the Gym floors by all user groups, when grit is tracked in on street shoes. You must remove your street shoes in the hall outside the main Gym doors and put on a court style shoe. The janitorial staff has advised that anyone caught wearing street shoes will not be allowed to play and subsequent incidents may result in our permits being revoked. LBP Badminton Club requests that each of us share in the responsibility for ensuring compliance of this rule.

Insurance
Our club is membership driven. Pay-as-you-play guests are welcome. This club is a member of the Ontario Badminton Association (OBA) and club members only are insured for certain injuries.

Guests are not insured and play at their own risk.

Operating Times and General Rules

Tuesdays: Adults only may play
Fridays: Adults only may play
Sundays: Adults only and juniors who are qualified
Singles play is available on Fridays and Sundays
All players shall assist in the set-up and removal of nets
All members should be out of the gym by 10:00 (Tuesdays and Fridays) or 3:30 (Sundays)
Guests must sign in and pay before playing

Etiquette
Please exhibit good sportsmanship to others. Show respect when crossing the end of a court by yielding to play. Introduce yourself to start play and shake hands upon completion. Please make note of our Code of Conduct in the LBP brochure.

Attire
A designated pair of court shoes with a gum or non-marking sole must be worn (no black soles). During inclement weather, please change into your designated court shoes before entering the gym.

Eye protection is highly recommended (a well hit bird can reach 250 km/h)
Appropriate attire is required (no jeans, ball caps)

FEE
Fees will be posted at the start of each season. There are 3 categories:

Adult (age 18 and older as of Sept. 1st)
Juniors (age 14 to 17) Juniors may pay a fee at the beginning of the season to play on Sunday afternoons if they are a paid member of the LBP Junior Badminton club and accompanied by a parent who is an LBP member
Guests are welcome for a $10.00 fee per visit

Playing

Toss
Before play begins, the shuttle is tossed up and the side winning the toss selects to serve first or to receive first. If the winner decides to serve, the opposing team may choose which end of the court to play on.

Basic Aim
You win a rally if you hit the shuttle over the net and onto the floor of the opposing side's court. You lose the rally if you hit the shuttle into the net or outside of the court. If the shuttle touches you or your clothing or if you hit it before it crosses the net, you also lose the rally.

Serving
The service court is slightly different for singles and doubles. For both doubles and singles however the serving is always done diagonally (ie, from the right service court to the left service court or vice versa). The first serve at the start of the game is always taken from the right service court. The shuttle can fall anywhere in the opposing service court. For the serve, the shuttle must land between the front service line and the back service line. In both games, the server must obey certain serving "laws". For example, the highest part of the racquet must always remain below the server's hand and waistline, thus forcing an underhand serve. Both server and receiver must not allow either of their feet to leave the court surface until the shuttle has left the server's racquet.

Badminton IBF Scoring
Matches comprise of the best of 3 games. Each rally ends with one side winning a point and the next serve will be made from that side. 21 points wins a game however you must win by 2 points. If the score becomes 20-20 the side that first scores 2 consecutive points shall win that game, if the score should become 29-29 the side that scores the 30^th point shall win that game.

LBP Badminton Club has adopted the IBF standard "rally-point" scoring as our official scoring system.

The chart below explains the 3x21 rally point scoring system for doubles matches.

Course of action / Explanation	Score			Service from Service Court	Server & Receiver	Winner of the rally
	Love All	C	D	Right Service Court. Being the score of the serving side is even.	A serves to C. A and C are the initial server and receiver.	A & B
	Love All	B	A		A serves to C. A and C are the initial server and receiver.	A & B
A & B win a point. A & B will change service courts. A serves again from Left service court. C & D will stay in the same service courts.	1-0	C	D	Left Service Court. Being the score of the serving side is odd.	A serves to D	C & D
	1-0	A	B		A serves to D	C & D
C & D win a point and also right to serve. Nobody will change their respective service courts.	1-1	C	D	Left Service Court. Being the score of the serving side is odd.	D serves to A	A & B
	1-1	A	B		D serves to A	A & B
A & B win a point and also right to serve. Nobody will change their respective service courts.	2-1	C	D	Right Service Court. Being the score of the serving side is even.	B serves to C	C & D
	2-1	A	B		B serves to C	C & D
C & D win a point and also right to serve. Nobody will change their respective service courts.	2-2	C	D	Right Service Court. Being the score of the serving side is even.	C serves to B	C & D
	2-2	A	B		C serves to B	C & D
C & D win a point. C & D will change service courts. C serves from Left service court. A & B will stay in the same service courts.	3-2	D	C	Left Service Court. Being the score of the serving side is odd.	C serves to A	A & B
	3-2	A	B		C serves to A	A & B
A & B win a point and also right to serve. Nobody will change their respective service courts.	3-3	D	C	Left Service Court. Being the score of the serving side is odd.	A serves to C	A & B
	3-3	A	B		A serves to C	A & B
A & B win a point. A & B will change service courts. A serves again from Right service court. C & D will stay in the same service courts.	4-3	D	C	Right Service Court. Being the score of the serving side is even.	A serves to D	C & D
	4-3	B	A		A serves to D	C & D

Peg board

Peg board rules
When you arrive, are ready to play and there is free court space, you may place your name on any court. When all courts are in use, place your peg on the "to be picked" row to the right of any pegs already there (ie. the end of the line).

When your scheduled time is up come off the court and move your name from the "on court now" row up to the "to be picked" row to the right of all pegs already there.

It is the responsibility of all players to leave the court on time to allow for fair rotation. Incoming players, please call "time" or "game bird" to let those on court know time is up.

Choosing matches
The person on the far left of the "to be picked" row will be choosing the next match and selects 3 others within their colour coded range (their own colour, plus or minus 1 level).

Put these 4 pegs in the next available court space and move the existing pegs down to the "on court now" (bottom) row.

Change the time on the board using the old off time as the new start time, plus 20 minutes as end time. Tell the person whose peg is now at the front of the line, that it's his/her pick for the next match.

Please note
Games can only be picked from pegs on Row 1 (Top row). You cannot pick players who are still on court. You must wait for those players to come off court and put their own tags back on the "to be picked" line.

It is the responsibility of each player to move their peg back up to the picking line each time they come off court if they are ready to play again. This also gives them the option of taking a break.

During the last hour of play, players may choose any 3 players from Row 1.

Court 6 has been set aside for SINGLES on Fridays and Sundays. If you wish to play, place your peg after the 'singles' marker to wait your turn. A 15 minute time limit applies.