Badminton referee
In badminton, referees are primarily used in league games in the higher divisions, tournaments and international matches. Like the referee and linesman, they are among the technical officials. The lower divisions play without a referee. A distinction is made between the referee, who directs the game, and the service judge, whose responsibility primarily extends to assessing the proper service.
General
As is also known from tennis, the referee is to the side during the game, in the middle of the playing field. There should be a referee's chair next to the net, the seat of which is at the height of the upper edge of the net. The game is managed from here. Opposite the referee the service judge sits on a normal chair so that he can observe and judge the serves of the players from eye level.
Education and license levels
The training of the referees takes place in the form of courses at all license levels and is concluded with written, oral and practical exams. The state associations train certified referees in the first license level. These are mainly used in tournaments at the respective state level and in the regional league (sometimes even in the 2nd Bundesliga). Another licensing as referee for national tasks is granted by the German Badminton Association (DBV) . This license level is a prerequisite for leading games at German senior championships and Bundesliga championship games. In the next stage, training to become an international referee is carried out by the DBV. Referees acquire the qualification to be active in international match operations. Further licensing is granted by Badminton Europe (BE) and Badminton World Federation (BWF) in order to train referees for top-class tournaments such as European and World Championships as well as the Olympic Games.
Typical areas of application
In the DBV area, the championship games of the top three divisions (1st and 2nd Bundesliga, regional leagues) are directed by referees. At tournaments from the level of the national / group championships, referees are used in all age groups. In addition, a match is conducted by referees for international matches.
Equipment and clothing
Referees mostly wear uniform clothing. Are mostly prescribed
- a black polo or sweatshirt
- black pants
- black socks
- black shoes
The equipment of a referee includes colored cards (see sanctioning options ), stopwatch (game interruptions and breaks), writing board and pen (written game report) and a coin (side selection) and, if necessary, a folding rule to check the height of the net.
Protests
On the basis of their observations , the referees make factual decisions against which no objection is permitted. A typical example of such a factual decision in badminton is the question of whether or not a player touched the net with the racket when he hit the net in the immediate vicinity. Many players do not notice such contact themselves and doubt the referee's decision. A protest is not permitted in such a case. Protests are possible, however, on questions of rule interpretation. If a player believes that the referee has not applied the Laws of the Game correctly, he can request the referee's decision. This then makes a final decision.
Overrules
The referee makes a special kind of factual decision in the event of overruling. The referee corrects the decision of a line judge if he finds that the line judge has undoubtedly made a mistake in his decision. The referee has only had this option since the current change in the rules of the game in the summer of 2006. Before that, the decision of a linesman was a factual decision within the scope of his competence and was irrevocably established. The change in the rules of the game on this point was preceded by a long discussion and initially a test phase at international tournaments.
Options for sanctioning
In badminton, the referees use a system of colored cards. A yellow card is used to punish various types of unsportsmanlike conduct (e.g. delaying the game) in the form of a warning. Repeated or grossly unsporting behavior is punished with a red card. In such cases an error warning is issued. For this, the opposing party receives one point and the right to serve for the next rally. A disqualification is pronounced with a black card. Such a decision will be made with the Referee after gross unsportsmanlike conduct.