2011/2012
1. Team Badminton shall be a CIF sanctioned sport in the spring 2011 and shall follow the dates and all rules set forth in the Blue Book.
2. The Sports Preview shall go out of CIF SS Office with all other spring sports previews.
3. Teams must still pay $25.00 sports participation fee to CIF SS.
4. The HL Condor shall be the official shuttle for CIF Team Badminton.
5.
CIF Badminton Committee shall be responsible for all record keeping and information to be disseminated via the CIF SS Office as well as direct correspondence with the leagues and teams/schools.
6. Teams may participate in a total of 20 contests per season. (Voted on and approved by Counsel Oct. 2009). The CIF Team Championship
Tournament counts as 2 of these contest points. League Finals count as one point. That leaves 17 contests remaining. Any CIF SS sanctioned tournament counts as two contests (points).
7. The number of tournaments your team can enter is limited by the 17 remaining contests and your schedule in league and non-league.
8. League Finals COUNTS as ONE Point against your total number of 20 points.
9. Team members can play in outside events during the season so long as they enter, travel and participate as individuals and have no school affiliation what so ever. This would include the use of school uniforms, transportation or entry fees.
10. There will be a Team Play-Off Championship Tournament with Consolation with all CIF Teams competing. The CIF Committee will conduct this event during the last week of the regular season. (Sat. April 30 to Sat. May 7, 2011).
11. League Finals shall be conducted.
12. Any and All CIF Badminton tournaments must be sanctioned by the CIF SS Office.
13. Junior Varsity rules are those set forth by the various leagues and the CIF SS Blue Book.
14. A Dual Contest shall consist of a total of 21 total matches of head to head play.
15. Twenty of these shall be played using the (1v1 1v2 2v2 2v1 format) 2 BS, 2 GS, 2GD, 2 BD and 2 MXD with the 21st match being MXD #3 in a one match head to head.
16. Any one player may only play in two of the three events available to either gender in any one contest or tournament.
17. All games shall be played to 11 points using traditional scoring and the service rules used in that scoring method. Setting is at 10 all as per the setting rules used in games to 11 points.
18.
Any team competing as Freelance can play in tournaments (2 pts each) towards their total of 20 points.
19. The CIF SS Blue Book Rules pertaining to eligibility for all teams and team members apply.