PLAYER
ELIGIBILITY
1. Player eligibility must be submitted no later than
24 hours prior to league play. Further additions to
the player list during the season must also be submitted
24 hours prior to participation in league play.
RULES
1. Current International Badminton Rules will be followed
with the following exceptions and SHSAA modifications:
- All games will be played to fifteen points.
- Any athlete who deliberately alters the flight of
a bird (doctoring) will be disqualified from the competition.
- All competitors must dress in a predominately white
uniform or in a school uniform that reflects the school
colours. Doubles teams must be uniform in their dress.
2. Protective eye wear is mandatory during interschool
badminton contests, for all doubles badminton.
3. Play is conducted on the honor system with no official
umpire or scorekeeper.
LEAGUE STRUCTURE
1.
Play will be conducted in five categories: boys &
girls singles, boys and girls doubles and mixed doubles.
Participants may each enter only one category on a
given league night, in tournaments, and in district
finals. However, a player may play in one category
one league night and in another category the next
league night.
2. Each school may enter a maximum of two teams in
each category for the District Tournament. The format
shall be a straight double knock-out tournament. A
match winner shall be the player or team winning the
best of three games against an opponent.
3. To be eligible for District play-offs a player
must participate in 50% of the non-developmental league
nights. Ex. - Presently there are 4 league nights
& 2 developmental nights. To be eligible for District
Play-offs a player just participate in at least 2
of the 4 league nights. They do not have to participate
in the developmental nights. A Player who is unable
to participate in 50% of non- developmental league
nights because of an injury, verified by a doctor,
will be allowed to play in District play-offs.
4. Players unable to compete in Regional play will
not be allowed to play in the District Tournament
without prior consent of all head coaches on or prior
to the last league night.
5. A player who wins a District Tournament and chooses
not to compete at the Regional tournament shall have
their title and medal taken away unless the player
receives MJHSAD approval.
6. The MJHSAD shall enter two teams in each category
into the Regional Tournament.
7. The Yonex, Mavis 350, Blue Band shuttle is the
approved competition shuttle. Each school will take
turns providing two dozen birds for league nights.
The commissioner will decide on the rotation at the
beginning of the year. The MJHSAD will provide birds
for tournaments and the SHSAA will provide birds for
the District Tournament.
8. Players must be prepared to play at an appointed
time. Players late by more than fifteen minutes will
be defaulted.
AWARDS
The
MJHSAD Shield for badminton will be awarded to the
school accumulating the most points for all matches
won in league play on the basis of one point per match
won. The Shield will be awarded at the
District Tournament.
LEAGUE DISCIPLINE
1. The penalty for violation of the Sports Activity
Rules may result in forfeit of game or games in which
violation occurred.
