BOYS AND GIRLS BADMINTON 

1.   Play will be governed by USA Badminton Rules. Regulation courts must be adequately marked.  Rally scoring will not be used.

2.   Yonex Mavis 300 shuttles are to be used for all matches.

3.   Boys and Girls Badminton teams will be scheduled at the same site.  Separate scoring for boys badminton and girls badminton will take place.

4.   Format of Play
        Boys Badminton:  5 singles and 4 doubles games.
        Girls Badminton:  5 singles and 4 doubles games.

5.   An individual my only compete in singles or doubles on the same day.

6.   Singles and doubles must be in honest descending order of strength.

7.   Student scorers and linespeople will be used at the request of the players.

8.   If a player is injured to the extent that he/she cannot continue the match, he/she must forfeit the match.

9.   Disagreements between players during the match will be settled immediately by the coaches.

10.   Protest Procedure:  A protest regarding facilities or equipment must be made before the first match.

11.   Visible scoreboards must be at each court.

12.   It is the prerogative of the home team to declare the schedule of matches.

13.   In the event of a three-way tie for first or second place in the league, a round robin will be held with the three tied teams.  If there is still a tie, the team with the greatest number of individual matches won will be declared the winner.


                                        Section XI Team Championship
Qualifying

The top two teams qualify.  The winners will compete for the Section XI Championship.


                                        Section XI Individual Championship
Qualifying

Each Section XI team may enter three singles and two doubles for girls; three singles and two doubles for boys.

A player must have played 51% of his/her league matches at the singles or doubles position in order to enter the tournament in that event.  If the athlete cannot play in the position 51% of the matches due to someone else not being able to make the match, he/she should not be excluded from qualifying for the individual championships.  This must be put in writing by the coach by the seeding meeting with the statement of "why" and proof in writing as to the specific dates that compromised the athlete's failure to compete in 51% position.
 

Revised March 2008