Setting and resetting the service position

**Hoops** · 04-14-2009, 01:15 PM

If a server comes set and does not move his or her racquet forward to initiate a serve, may the server reset his or her service position as long as the other team has been given sufficient time to also reset? (like a pitcher coming to a set position and then stepping off the mound)

**krisss** · 04-14-2009, 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by Hoops

If a server comes set and does not move his or her racquet forward to initiate a serve, may the server reset his or her service position as long as the other team has been given sufficient time to also reset? (like a pitcher coming to a set position and then stepping off the mound)

Yep , this is in compliance within the rules

**Hoops** · 04-14-2009, 01:34 PM

kriss, may I ask of your credentials so that I might quote you to other coaches that have questions about this issue?

**hellopanda3** · 04-14-2009, 01:47 PM

Originally Posted by krisss

Yep , this is in compliance within the rules

I agree.
Hoops, just watch badminton videos. It's been done and is legal.

**krisss** · 04-14-2009, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by Hoops

kriss, may I ask of your credentials so that I might quote you to other coaches that have questions about this issue?

Well I represent my county.

Being coached by a former international doubles player , and a international singles players.

I havn't got any official credentials - but I am going to start my coaching courses soon

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As HelloPanda3 said - if you international games you can see players doing this , and the umpire is warning them - because they are in compliance with the rules.

**hellopanda3** · 04-14-2009, 02:05 PM

Originally Posted by krisss

As HelloPanda3 said - if you watch international games you can see players doing this , and the umpire is warning them - because they are in compliance with the rules.

Do you mean "... and the umpire is NOT warning them"
I was just confused.
But I'm pretty sure that's what you meant.

**krisss** · 04-14-2009, 02:19 PM

Originally Posted by hellopanda3

Do you mean "... and the umpire is NOT warning them"
I was just confused.
But I'm pretty sure that's what you meant.

Lol yeah

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I think I may look crazy saying that lol.

I can't edit it now its been 15 minutes

**TheBear** · 04-14-2009, 03:44 PM

9.2 Once the players are ready for the service, the first forward movement of the server’s racket

head shall be the start of the service.
From The Laws of Badminton downloadable from Badminton England website.
Hope that helps

(If it helps with your coaching friends, I'm a Junior County coach, BE Level 2, working alongside a national coach and ex-international players)

**krisss** · 04-14-2009, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by TheBear

9.2 Once the players are ready for the service, the first forward movement of the server’s racket

head shall be the start of the service.
From The Laws of Badminton downloadable from Badminton England website.
Hope that helps

(If it helps with your coaching friends, I'm a Junior County coach, BE Level 2, working alongside a national coach and ex-international players)

mmm The Bear , could you ask the national coach what they write down in international games please?

**TheBear** · 04-14-2009, 04:01 PM

LOL....I saw that thread also !

I asked him and the players that I am lucky enough to chat to, and they are all remarkably coy about telling me ! I'm told that the advice depends on the player receiving it, what they want etc..
I struggle to know what to say to my folk at the break - any suggestions?

**Hoops** · 04-14-2009, 04:12 PM

I just wanted to thank TeBear and Kriss for your advice. Is there a badminton official that has run across this situation during a match. Is a reset OK?

**Hoops** · 04-14-2009, 04:22 PM

I've now heard from players, and I am very thankful for their advice, but I'd now like an official or a coach to answer this question:

If a server comes set and does not move his or her racquet forward to initiate a serve, may the server reset his or her service position as long as the other team has been given sufficient time to also reset? (like a pitcher coming to a set position and then stepping off the mound)

**hhwoot** · 04-14-2009, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by Hoops

I just wanted to thank TeBear and Kriss for your advice. Is there a badminton official that has run across this situation during a match. Is a reset OK?

In your opening post, you said "If a server comes set and does not move his or her racquet forward to initiate a serve". Moving the racket forward is the definition given in 9.2 from TheBear's post for "start of the service".

But if we look at 9.1.1:

9.1.1 neither side shall cause undue delay to the delivery of the service once the server and the receiver are ready for the service. On completion of the backward movement of server’s racket head, any delay in the start of the service (Law 9.2), shall be considered to be an undue delay;

The rules mean that moving the racket back and then forward to hit the shuttle must be in one complete motion. Any delay in between moving the racket back and then forward counts as undue delay.

What we see in international competition are players reset when they have not started the back swing.

**TheBear** · 04-14-2009, 04:34 PM

Absolutely right hhwoot.(not that you need me to tell you!)

**Hoops** · 04-14-2009, 07:24 PM

So if a player is in a service set position and has neither moved his/her racquet forward or back, the player may reset his/her service position?

**TheBear** · 04-15-2009, 02:49 AM

If you wish to stop the serve, you can do so without fault if you have not initiated the serve by moving your racquet in a manner that may be so construed.
Or put it another way, yes.
Personally if I did this I'd apologise immediately.

**Hoops** · 04-15-2009, 11:00 AM

hhwoot and TheBear, are either of you officials or coaches? I appreciate your comments and would like to quote them. It would help a lot if I knew your qualifications. Thanks again.