Question

Explain any four duties of the service judge.

Mention any three duties of Service Judge in badminton.

List the duties of the line judge and the service judge.

State any five duties of a service judge.

Answer 1

The duties of the Service judge are:

1. The service judge is responsible for making a ‘service fault’ call and providing shuttles to the players.
2. To see that the server shall not serve before the receiver is ready.
3. To see that there is no undue delay in the service delivery.
4. In doubles, the partners are ready and have taken positions that do not give insight into the other players.
5. Making sure the position of the poles is correct.

Answer 2

To check the service fault of the serving player, such as a waist fault, a foot fault, a line cut, or a service court error. He changes the shuttle at the player’s request and cleans the surface when sweat falls onto the court. He observes the need for a break to clean the sweat from the racket. He assists the match umpire in making a decision.