Court

Games use the outer badminton lines

Scoring

• Games are played to 11 points, win by 2
• Only the team serving
• Score must be called aloud before each serve: Aloud: “Serving team’s score – Receiving team’s score – Serving Number”
• Both players on a doubles team serve each turn (Except to start the game)
• At the start of the game, only one player on the first serving team serves (Score starts 0-0-2)
• After a first fault by the serving team, the serve switches to the second partner
• After both players fault, the serve goes to the other team

Double Bounce Rule

• The receiving team must let the serve bounce once before returning
• The serving team must then let the return bounce once
• After this, the ball may be hit in the air (volley) only outside the No-Volley Zone

Serving

• Must be underhand, contacting the ball below the hips
• The server must stand behind the baseline.
• Serve diagonally into the adjacent service box.
• One serve attempt only: If out, into net, or into the No-Volley Zone (kitchen) → side out.
• Lines are in on the serve, except: If the ball lands on the No-Volley line, it is out/side out
• If the serve hits the net but lands in the correct service box → let, replay the serve.
• In doubles, serving always begins on the right side.

No-Volley Zone (Kitchen / NVZ)

• The NVZ extends 7 feet from the net on both sides
• Players cannot volley (hit out of the air) while inside the NVZ
• A player may hit inside the NVZ only after the ball bounces
• If a player is hit by the ball while standing in the NVZ before it bounces, they lose the point
• If a player volleys outside the NVZ but their momentum carries them into the zone, they lose the point
• Touching the NVZ line = considered inside the zone.
• You may reach over the line as long as your feet do not touch it.
• If a serve lands on the NVZ line, the server loses the point.