Shuttlecock Sport

Basic Explanation of Shuttlecock Sport Rules

R U L E 2 3 : RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE OFFICIALS 
Section 1: Referee

The referee is in charge of official work during the match and his judgement is the final decision. He has the right to solve any problem which might occur during play including those stated in the rules. He also has the right to change a decision made by other officials if he considers it to be wrong.

The referee has the right to interrupt or resume the game.

The referee should give a definite hand signal to show the reason for him to whistle an out of play and the team to serve.

The referee should warn or disqualify the player who commits the following faults:

A. Warning:

1. Misconducting towards the referee;
2. Misconducting towards the opponents or the teammates;
3. Kicking, beating or hitting the opponent, or trying to do so;
4. Leaving the court during interruptions of the game without the permission of the referee.

B. Disqualification

The referee should disqualify the player who repeats the fault or commits any of the above faults after a warning is given.

The referee checks the court, equipment, facilities, the shuttlecock and players' sports suits before the match.

The referee calls the captains of both sides to toss the coin and choose the playing area or service.

The referee arranges the time for warming up for both teams.

Section 2: Umpire

The umpire should assist the referee initiatively and take over his place when the referee is unable to continue his work. The umpire should check the players' positions in the court and those in the decisive game after changing sides. When the match is out of play, the umpire should take the coach's or the captain's request for a time out or a substitution, and he/she has the command of the rules of the time out and the substitution.

The umpire should decide whether the player crosses the middle line and violate the rule of the restricting line. The umpire should decide whether the ball touches the net or the antenna by the umpire side, or flies over the net by the outside of antenna and its extension.

Section 3: Scorekeeper

The scorekeeper should register the players' names and numbers on the scorecard, and ask the captain and the coach to sign it before the match. The scorekeeper should register the numbers and the rotation order of the players in court before each game. The team on the left side of the scorekeeper should be registered on the left of the scorecard and vice versa. The scorekeeper should register the score, the number of the time outs, the substitutions and faults in the rotation order during the play and inform the umpire in time.

The scorekeeper should report the number of the time outs of the team when the team requests a time out. The scorekeeper should announce changing sides when a game ends and when one team has scored 11 points in the decisive game. The scorekeeper should report to the referee if a team requests for a time out or a substitution when the game is out of play. The scorekeeper should ask the referee, the umpire and the captain of each team to sign the scorecard after the match.

Section 4: Scorer

The scorer is responsible for displaying the scores of both teams during play.

Section 5: Linesmen

The linesmen should decide whether the ball is out of bounds.

The linesmen should decide whether the ball is out of bounds after touching a player.

The linesmen should decide whether the ball crosses the net by the outside of antenna and its extension line.

The linesmen should decide whether the server steps on the endline, the serving line and its extended line.