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The Badminton Umpires Association of England.
South West Region.
Covering Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset, Avon, Devon and Cornwall, our Umpires are available for any Badminton England authorised
Matches and Tournaments.
Unfortunately we are very short of Umpires in the region and are looking to recruit and train new Umpires.
If you would like to enquire about the availability of Umpires for an event, or may be interested in becoming
an Umpire yourself, please complete the relevent form at the bottom of this page.
Badminton Umpires
What is an Umpire?
An Umpire is in control of a particular match, usually called a rubber, and has to know the rules of Badminton and ensure
the game is played fairly within the rules.
The most obvious job is to keep the score, calling it out between points so that the players and spectators know the
score.
The Umpire is also required to call any faults and sort any problems during the games.
Umpires also act as Service Judges and work as a team with the Umpire when both are on court.
The Umpire reports any problems to the Referee who has the final say at the event.
The Referee.
The Referee is in total charge of the event and will be involved with the organisation prior to the day, eg collating
entries and doing the draw. On the day the Referee has the final say on any matter and may be called onto court by an Umpire
to resolve a major issue. However the Referee cannot change a decision already made by the Umpire, Service Judge or Line
Judge.
Many Referees are also Umpires as they also require a full knowledge of the Rules of Badminton in order to be able to
do their job on the day, and becoming a Referee can often be seen as the next step from Umpiring. If you like a green jacket
that is, although at international events they have a nice bright red jumper.
Line Judges
As the title suggests, a line judge is there to watch a particular line during a match and indicate whether the shuttle
landed IN or Out at the end of a rally.
In order to cover all the lines on a badminton court there will be ten line judges. However you will only really see
all ten at International or top National events, such as the English Nationals and the Yonex All England Championships.
Line Judging is an excellent way of being at these events and having a great time with your colleagues.
Not as easy as it sounds though, with players hitting the shuttle at over 150 mph regularly these days good eyesight
and a feel for the game is a must.
There is a National Assosciation of Line Judges with a fairly strong membership, however as with Umpires, we could always
do with more people getting into these roles.
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If you would like to become an Umpire, would like further information on Umpiring or would like
to request Umpires for an event,
please use the link on the Link page to the BUAofE Website.
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