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2:14 pm
April 4, 2010
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Hello everyone,
Hope you all have had a lot of success in Badminton recently.
Yesterday got my second tournament of the year and one question came to my mind. The hall where we were wasn't that high and had very bad lighting. For the lighting, it's kinda normal in poor structures so I don't give much importance to that while playing.
On the contrary, the height of the hall was really a great concern for me. My clears were touching the roof, I mean my big high “defensive” clears.
I have ask the referee about that and he told me it was a fault which I know for a long time but I didn't really agree with his statement that the hall is high enough to play.
To summarize, I had to adapt my clears which became quite easy to intercept by a tall player at the back. I was putting more effort to control my clear shots and tried to smash more to avoid to touch the roof. My opponents weren't that good but they managed to come back because of my errors. Got quite frustrated during my match.
I would like to know if there were specific rules about the high of a
court because I can't find anything in Belgian ones. I will read them
again to remind me all of this but if anyone knows something, please
give me some help.
Jonathan
2:42 pm
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August 12, 2010
Offline There are no rules that I know of that state the required height of the hall. The trick with these awkward halls is to try not to dwell on it. Do not worry about your clears, just see if you can find a nice sensible height, and focus on a good length. Its understandable when playing against a taller opponent that you may become a little more frustrated, but, as you pointed out, a change in tactics focussing on a faster, flatter game, is the only solution! Good luck in your upcoming matches and tournaments.
3:20 pm
April 15, 2010
Offline I don't know about tournaments, but in my leagues there are no rules governing height. If you play in a church hall you have to avoid the beams too. 🙂
Hitting the roof has to be a fault otherwise you could just hit straight up to get a let when you are caught out of position.
Just remember that it's the same for your opposition, if the hall is stopping you from doing something, then it's stopping your opponent too. Focus on what you can do rather than what you can't to keep that positive frame of mind.
7:17 pm
February 15, 2011
Offline I have this problem in the halls i play away matches in.
My home venue is quite a small church hall and everything is a fault as it's part of the ceiling, but at a new club I've started playing for anything that hangs from the ceiling is a let.
At home we let people know before we play what we “consider” our rules and if we aren't told we always ask when we play away.
“Adapt and Overcome” is our principle but I guess it's down to interpretation and pedantry.
8:35 pm
February 15, 2011
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There are no rules regards badminton halls.
The good news is that you realy need to play in places like this because this is where you gain valuable experience regards to adjusting your playing style.
A low ceiling forces you to play flat and therefore you can’t afford to be defensive. You have to speed your whole game including moving and hitting and this will certainly help in tournaments to change style when your opponent plays your natural game better.
The ability to play different styles competently shows how much you have progressed as a player. So, I encourage you to get as much experience in these halls as you can.
Paul
10:59 pm
April 4, 2010
Offline Thank you all for your answers and your support. Always appreciated your comments and still do.
That encourages me more and more to find a new dimension to my game by adding some variety in my shots. I will see that experience as a first step to my objective.
Next tournament will be next saturday (on my birthday hahaha). Hope I can bring good results back this time.
See you later.
Jonathan.
2:23 pm
January 24, 2011
Offline I'm surprised there aren't any rules concerning the height of the hall in other countries, because here in Luxembourg the halls must actually have a certain height, 7 metres if I remember correctly.
<3 Badminton!
4:20 pm
February 15, 2011
Offline Yves
Grass roots badminton is played in so many types of venue, from sports centres to one court church halls. There is no way a rule could come into force without major disruption to the league system as we know it and most likely highly detrimental impact on league badminton with clubs folding. Ultimately this could lead to a massive loss of membership to Badminton England.
Paul
1:44 am
September 12, 2011
Offline Its a lot more of a problem in singles than in doubles, I would agree that for any reasonable level of singles a high hall is required. Playing in a very low hall for league doubles the game becomes very compressed, everyone moves the base forward and you never have to move your feet onto or beyond the backline because the lifts or clears are too flat and can be intercepted.
I know people say it teaches you to play flat but the problem is if you play low halls a lot you will have big gaps in your game: you won't be used to moving behind the shuttle on baseline, you can't lift high off a tight or spinning net shot, you don't have chance to develop a jump smash. Your general movement will suffer because the game is so flat and compressed. In the worst case players can develop only a short hitting technique overhead because all they hit from are punch clears/flat lifts in the midcourt. You can always choose to play flat in a high hall.
Having said that I have more of a problem with playing in all white halls or slippy halls than low halls and would rather see those outlawed. If teams weren't allowed to play in white venues surely it would put pressure on new venues to get it right?
11:45 pm
March 2, 2010
Offline Don't want to change the subject, just a tip for those slippery floors. My son recently had a jouth tournament on a plastic floor, shining like a mirror. Slippery like hell. 2 things you can do: if you have a spare towel with you, wetten it and lay it next to your court and from time to time wetten your shoes with it. If you don't have a spare towel, wipe off your sweat with your hands and wipe it on the sole of your shoes. Works very well. Result: my son won 6 matches in a row, but lost the final 20-22, so turned home with silver.
Low halls, yeah, little you can do. Bad lighting, frustrating, but also little you can do. Sometimes I use the bad lighting, by clearing to the lights. Then my opponent has difficulty seeing the shuttle comming, and this might mess up his timing. Maybe not so fair of me, but then he can do the same thing.
Cheers, ED
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