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Badminton Designdesign Guidanceguidance Note Note Creating Sporting Opportunities in Every Community Badminton DesignDesign GuidanceGuidance Note Note Creating sporting opportunities in every community Badminton December Revision 003 20 © Sport England 2011 December Revision 003 © Sport England 2011 Badminton Design Guidance Note Foreword Sport England believes that good facilities are Sport England’s Design fundamental to developing sporting opportunities Guidance Notes aim to: for everyone, from the youngest beginner to the international class athlete. The buildings, whether • Increase awareness of large or small, can encourage civic pride and assist the process of revitalising deprived good design in sports neighbourhoods. Facilities that are well designed, facilities. built to last and well maintained are a pleasure to use and give an ample return on the time and • Help key building money invested in their construction and day to day use. professions, clients, Good design needs to be based on a sound user representatives understanding of such issues as the current trends and other stakeholders and practices within individual sports, the wider leisure industry and the lessons to be learnt from to follow best practice. previously built schemes. • Encourage well Good design needs to be embraced within the designed sports earliest vision statement for a particular project and enshrined in the initial briefing stage through facilities that meet the to the final detailed specifications and operational needs of sports and are arrangements. a pleasure to use. Sport England Design Guidance Notes aim to promote a greater general understanding of overall design concepts, an appreciation of technical issues and the critical factors that need to be considered in reaching the appropriate solution for a particular project. They also advise where further information, advice and expertise may be found and point to benchmark examples. December Revision 003 1 © Sport England 2011 Badminton Design Guidance Note Contents 1.0 Introduction 3 2.0 Court dimensions 4 3.0 Space between courts 5 4.0 Layout of courts 6 5.0 Height requirements 6 6.0 Flooring 6 7.0 Walls 7 8.0 Acoustics 8 9.0 Ceilings 9 10.0 Lighting 9 11.0 Heating and ventilation 13 12.0 Disability badminton 13 13.0 Spectator seating 15 14.0 Equipment 16 15.0 Other accommodation and facilities16 Appendix 1 - Further information and references 18 December Revision 003 2 © Sport England 2011 Badminton Design Guidance Note 1.0 Introduction Badminton requires a “run-off” space around the court, similar to other sports, and particular height This Design Guidance has been written specifically requirements above and around the court. with Badminton as the primary consideration. The Badminton has the most exacting visual modern game demands special playing conditions requirements so that players are able to sight a fast that many halls could easily have provided at the moving shuttlecock: the lighting requirements are design stage, but which would now be more very specific; there should be no natural daylight, expensive to achieve through alterations. Although and the colour of the walls must create a suitable some technical terms are used throughout this background for sighting the shuttle. The hall document they have been kept to the minimum so should be warm with controlled ventilation and a that the professional designer and the club player resilient floor to prevent injuries. can both gain from this information. For this document the design criteria for Badminton Badminton is one of the most popular sports in the are divided into four level of play categories 1 - see U.K. and is frequently the most popular sport in Table 1 below. The criteria are aspirational in that multi-sport halls. Therefore, if operators create the an existing facility which does not meet them best possible conditions for Badminton this will might still be used for badminton coaching and have a significant positive impact on usage and development. However, new build projects should user satisfaction which, in turn, will boost business meet the appropriate specification, especially if and return on investment. they are seeking funding from BADMINTON Sports halls are often built using the badminton England or Sport England. court as a standard to describe the size of the The advice given in these notes will provide the building required e.g. a five court hall refers to a best conditions for playing the game. Professional hall the right size to accommodate five badminton designers may consider that there are other ways courts, but it may also accommodate other sports of achieving the same results, and alternatives such as netball, basketball, five-a-side football, would be considered, but these must be approved volleyball and cricket practice nets. by BADMINTON England and Sport England before commitment and construction. International (Equivalent to CIBSE Class 1) Suitable for competitive play The standard expected for accreditation and training up to National as a High Performance Centre (HPC). level. Premier (Equivalent to CIBSE Class 2) Suitable for competitive play The standard of facility that a Premier and training up to Junior Club should have access to as the lead National and Senior County club in a Performance Centre (PC). level. Club (Equivalent to CIBSE Class 2) Suitable for competitive play The minimum standard of facility for a and training up to Junior Premier Club and the standard of facility County level. that hub clubs / hub schools within a Community Badminton Network (CBN) should have access to. Community (Equivalent to CIBSE Class 3) Suitable for local league / The recommended minimum standard club and recreational play. of facility for a Badminton Club. Table 1 The four level of play categories 1 1 The four level of play categories have been developed by the National Governing Bodies for the various sports and Sport England to provide a consistent terminology for the levels of play of all sports. December Revision 003 3 © Sport England 2011 40 40 40 950 530 Badminton Design Guidance Note 2.0 Court dimensions 9100 min Dividing curtain Extent of minimum run off area See Table 2 for run-off distances from back line to dividing curtain Varies 2000 min Dividing curtain (1500 / 2000 40 420 40 2530 40 2530 40 420 40 mm) Back boundary line 40 and also long service line for singles Varies See Table 2 for 720 run-off distances from doubles 40 sideline to dividing curtain (1200 / 1300 / 1500 mm) Right service Left service court court 3880 Centre line Centre 40 Short service line 1980 Line of net (no marking on oor) min Post Post Net height 1550 above oor 17400 Sideline for singles Sideline for singles Sideline for doubles Sideline for doubles 1980 (to outside of line markings) Short service line 13400 40 Right Service Court 40 40 Left service Right service 40 court court 950 3880 Centre line Centre 530 40 Long service line for doubles See Table 2 for 720 Long service line for singles run-off distances from doubles 40 and also back boundary line sideline to 1500 min 6100 (to outside of line markings) 1500 min sideline or wall (1500 / 2000 mm) 2000 min Note: All dimensions are in millimetres Fig. 1 Badminton court dimensions showing the 6.1 x 13.4 m court and the minimum run-off areas December Revision 003 4 © Sport England 2011 9100 min Dividing curtain Extent of minimum run off area See Table 2 for run-off distances from back line to dividing curtain Varies 2000 min Dividing curtain (1500 / 2000 40 420 40 2530 40 2530 40 420 40 mm) Back boundary line 40 and also long service line for singles Varies See Table 2 for 720 run-off distances from doubles 40 sideline to dividing curtain (1200 / 1300 / 1500 mm) Right service Left service court court 3880 Centre line Centre 40 Short service line 1980 Line of net (no marking on oor) min Post Post Net height 1550 above oor 17400 Sideline for singles Sideline for singles Sideline for doubles Sideline for doubles 1980 (to outside of line markings) Short service line 13400 40 Right Service Court Left service Right service court court 3880 Centre line Centre 40 Long service line for doubles See Table 2 for 720 Long service line for singles run-off distances from doubles 40 and also back boundary line sideline to 1500 min 6100 (to outside of line markings) 1500 min sideline or wall (1500 / 2000 mm) 2000 min Badminton Design Guidance Note Fig. 2 Three dimensional representation of the playing area, consisting of the Badminton court and the required clear height zone above it. Also illustrated is the layout 7.6 m of chairs for match officials. 9.0 m - No obstructions within the critical volume 17.4 m indicated (extending 0.75 / 2.00 m clear 7.5 beyond court line markings) apart from the luminaires that can be located centrally above the run offs between courts (with their centre lines no closer than 750mm R/O from the side line of the court as shown in Fig 5). 2.00 m Service Judge’s chair 1.0 m back from post Line Judge’s chairs outside run off area Umpire’s chair 0.75 m 0.75 m 1.0 m back See Table 2 below for from post minimum dimensions for run off areas / court 2.00 m Adjacent court surround R/O Run off areas (R/O) 3.0 Space between courts Table 2 shows the minimum run off requirements Spaces larger than the minimum recommended around a court at different levels of play. The safety run-off dimensions are generally acceptable. same minimum space should still be maintained However, if the hall dimensions are less than between all courts whatever the size of the hall. standard, then the spaces between courts and The distances from court lines to division curtains between courts and walls will be less than the must be allowed on both sides of the curtain if minimum recommended to provide a safe run-off.
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