Shuttlecock Sport

Basic Explanation of Shuttlecock Sport Rules

R U L E 1 2 : SERVICE 
Serving:

The serving player should stand in his/her own serving area, hold the ball in his/her palm, toss it up and begin the play by kicking the ball into the opponent's area. He/she should not enter the court until the ball is served. When serving, players no. 2 and no. 3 should not do any screen work, otherwise the opponent team takes the right of service and is credited one point.

Service fault:

Any of the following situations is considered as a service fault:

The serving player steps on the endline, the serving arealine or its extension.

1. The ball fails to cross over the net or touches the net or the antennae.
2. The ball passes under the net.
3. The ball crosses the net along the path outside the antenna, and its extension.
4. The ball touches any foreign object or player of the serving team before it enters the opponents court.
5. The ball flies out of bounds.
6. The serving is delayed more than 5 seconds.
7. The ball drops on the ground after the referee blows the whistle.

When the serving team makes a fault, it loses the right of service and the opponent serves.

Service let:

If any of the following situations occurs, it will be a service let:

1. The ball is hung on the net during play except if it happens at the last hit.
2. The feather and the rubber base part from each other or the shuttlecock breaks otherwise during flight in play.
3. Service is made before the referee's whistle.
4. A foreign object or other person enters the court during play.

Service out of turn:

If the referee discovers a service out of turn after the ball is served, he/she should judge the serving team losing the right of service and to resume the correct positions and a point to the opponent team. If the team has scored, he/she should cancel the score because of the service out of turn.