Can your partner stand "anywhere" during serve in DOUBLE ?

**crashandburn** · 08-09-2007, 07:19 AM

Can your partner stand "anywhere" during serve in DOUBLE play?
Or he/she must stand behind the serve line as well ?

Cheers

**j_e_thompson** · 08-09-2007, 07:40 AM

Rule 9.5:
In doubles, during the delivery of service (Law 9.2, 9.3), the partners may take up any positions within their respective courts, which do not unsight the opposing server or receiver.

**crashandburn** · 08-09-2007, 07:44 AM

what does it mean respective courts ?
does this means that partner can stand literally in front of the net ?

BTW, where can i get the full rules ?

thanks

**Alaric** · 08-09-2007, 08:03 AM

Yes I beleive this is the case, but to not unsight the receiver if you wanted to stand next to the net you would have to be quite near the side of the court, which would put you badly out of position for the rest of the rally.

For the fully rules try:

http://www.badmintonengland.co.uk/co...609&log_stat=0

Hope this helps.

**LazyBuddy** · 08-09-2007, 12:24 PM

Originally Posted by Alaric

Yes I beleive this is the case, but to not unsight the receiver if you wanted to stand next to the net you would have to be quite near the side of the court, which would put you badly out of position for the rest of the rally.

I agree.

Unless you have a super strong partner, and the opponents kept picking on you, and your partner keep yelling at you to stay out of the way.

Of course, such is an extreme case.

**xXazn_romeoXx** · 08-09-2007, 03:32 PM

what about when you recieve

**stumblingfeet** · 08-09-2007, 04:55 PM

Isn't that what people usually do in mixed doubles?

**xXazn_romeoXx** · 08-09-2007, 05:07 PM

ya, but the usual position, if you're right handed, the lady stands in front of you if you serve on the left side, that is based on preferrence...for me, my partner stands on her side, rather than the traditional...it's all preference..lol

**Erik L.** · 08-12-2007, 12:13 PM

The partners of both server and receiver may stand where they wish provided they do not unsight the server from the receiver and the visa versa,
are on their side of the net and within the boudaries of the court. This means that they can indeed take up a position right in front of the net.

***kwun*** · 08-12-2007, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by xXazn_romeoXx

ya, but the usual position, if you're right handed, the lady stands in front of you if you serve on the left side, that is based on preferrence...for me, my partner stands on her side, rather than the traditional...it's all preference..lol

i think the key point is that the partner "can" stand anywhere inside her own court. where she actually stand is her own choice, she can stand in the back corner if she so wish. the laws of badminton just say what is allowed, not what make sense.