Rules

Rules:

• You must be at least 18 years of age to play in the adult club

• No outdoor footwear in the gymnasiums and no marking soles permitted.  

• Street shoes must be left at the entrance of the school.

• Do not enter the gym until the designated start time and the previous community-use group has finished up.

• We strongly promote a fun, social and stress-free environment.  Any poor attitudes or offensive behavior will not be tolerated.

• Only players within a game will judge their own game (unless requested).

• Ensure a fair rotation of players where everyone has an equal turn.  This will give all an opportunity to play frequently and with different skill sets.

• When possible, please help others setup and tear-down the badminton equipment upon arrival and before you leave.

• Players are requested to allow sufficient time to ensure the facility is vacated by the designated end-time

• Photography and videography in the school gyms is not permitted by non board members due to privacy concerns.   

• Any concerns can be discussed with any of the board members.

Guidelines:  

• Generally individuals wear shorts and T-shirts to play.  

• The school gym has washrooms and changing facilities, but no showers

• A lot of players bring a water bottle, but there is a public fountain in the school

• Badminton rackets are not provided by the club and players need to bring their own 

• Matches are generally doubles because single matches can be exhausting and the school gym only has three courts.

• Each game is composed of random mixed doubles, but we try to balance the player skill sets across both doubles pairs.  

• The Airdrie Badminton Club has our own Badminton nets and we supply birdies for our players

• The first 5-10 minutes each night is spent doing warm-up by rallying the birdie until players are ready.   If a player starts late it is courteous to ask if they want to warm-up before their first game. 

• Olympic Rules Badminton rules are used where every serve results in a point.  A match goes up to 21 points and after completion of the game the players yield the court.   

• Badminton Canada rules:  https://www.badminton.ca/page/27820/Rules-of-the-Game