The South Yorkshire School Games – Level 3 Badminton Finals
Congratulations on securing a place at the Level 3 School Games Badminton Finals. This is a
great achievement and something the whole school should be very proud of.
The Level 3 Final:
Date:
Venue:
Time:
Thursday 16th February 2017
Concord Sports Centre, Shiregreen Lane, Sheffield S5 6AE
KS3 Registration – 9am (competition 9am-12pm)
KS4 Registration – 12pm (competition 12pm-3pm)
(Please arrive promptly to allow for registration and to receive your
timetable as well as further event information.
Please familiarise yourself with the rules and routine formats of the Level 3 finals which can
be accessed at www.yorkshiresport.org/what-we-do/in-education/school-games/informationand-resources/ along with supplementary event documents and risk assessments.
There may be members of the media present, please make the organisers aware on arrival if
any member of your team does not have photo/video permission and they will be provided
with an ID wristband.
On Arrival:
There are a limited number of free parking spaces available at the venue for cars and minibuses.
Upon arrival, please head to the event registration which is situated in the sports hall; please
inform a member of the event team that you have arrived. Once registered you will collect
your event t-shirts and congregate with the other teams prior to the competition starting.
Spirit of the Games
It is a fantastic achievement for the young people to reach
the Level 3 School Games and we want to encourage fair
play throughout all aspects of the finals. The event will be
supported by young leaders & volunteers who without
their help and dedication the Games wouldn’t be possible!
Please respect all decisions of the officials.
By registering to attend, your school, staff and participants
agree to abide by the values of the School Games.
Welfare & Safeguarding:
Each team competing at the finals are required to have a nominated Team Manager.
Team Managers and additional school staff are responsible for their team
members at all times during School Games events – including supervision,
health & safety, welfare, behaviour and conduct.
Team Manager selection is at the discretion of the school. This will usually be a member of
the teaching staff and they will have FULL responsibility for the young people in attendance
at the Games. Yorkshire Sport Foundation will hold details of each of the team managers in
attendance for emergency situations. Therefore, please ensure you have provided your
mobile phone contacts prior to the event and during registration.
Team Managers are required to collect all relevant personal information for all their
participants, including additional staff members.
It is a requirement that Team Managers have the following information
available to them on the day of the event:
 Individual emergency contact details for parents – including mobile phone contacts
 Information about the specific care needs of any participants with a disability.
Consent will be obtained from the participants’ parent of any required intimate care
needs to be met by staff/volunteers acting in ‘loco parentis’ at the Games.
 Information about any medical condition/allergies the children may have – where
relevant they must supply sufficient medication for the duration of the event that is
to be met by the staff acting in ‘loco parentis’. Consent has also been requested for
any treatment to be administered to the participant in the event of any
illness/accident.
 Photographic and video consent for their team members.
 Information about transport arrangements for the event.
 Information about any specific religious/cultural needs e.g. time/space to pray.
Please share this information with the school’s Senior Leadership Team.
Please note that only the winning team from each event (Key Stage 3 Boys, Key
Stage 3 Girls, Key Stage 4 Boys and Key Stage 4 Girls) will progress to the
Yorkshire Regional Round, to be held at York Railway Institute on 8th March 2017.
Get in Touch
In the event of any further questions please contact the School Games team.
Simon Pugh: [email protected]
Lucy Wall: [email protected]
We look forward to welcoming your school and participants to the South Yorkshire School
Games and we wish you all an enjoyable and successful experience.
Please inform us as soon as possible if you are no longer able to attend the day.
Simon Pugh
Yorkshire Sport Foundation
0330 20 20 280
Badminton Rules
Format:
Age group(s):
Team & squad numbers:
Level 3 qualification:
Sport organiser:
National Schools Championships
Key Stage 3 (Y7,8 & 9) - Boys
Key Stage 3 (Y7,8 & 9) – Girls
Key Stage 4 (Y10 & 11) - Boys
Key Stage 4 (Y10 & 11) - Girls
Teams of 5 players with any 4 in each match
KS3 9am-12pm
KS4 12pm-3pm
Top two teams per district
Richard Morris
RULES & REGULATIONS
By participating in the School Games finals, schools accept the Rules and Regulations and
agree to abide by them, and understand that the decisions made by BADMINTON England
are final.
School & Player Eligibility
Players within the Key Stage 3 competition must be in school years 7, 8 or 9.
Players within the Key Stage 4 competition must be in school years 10 or 11
(Years 7, 8 or 9 are not eligible to play in the Key Stage 4 event. If an
ineligible player(s) is/are fielded their scores will be awarded to the
opposition game love).
Team & Match Format
If a school has entered two or more teams then the ‘1st’ or ‘A’ Team shall be
considered the strongest. A player may only play for one team per round
A player may play up into a stronger team provided that they have not already
played for another team in that same round
A player may not play down into a weaker team if they have already represented a
stronger team in a match or have been nominated for a stronger team
Players participating in the final must have represented their school in at least one
previous round.
Teams will consist of 5 players with any 4 taking part in each match. The 5th player
can be used in any match and not just as a reserve in case of injury. If a player is
injured during a game then that game is conceded, but the 5th player may be
substituted for further games in that match. Each match will consist of 5 games: 2 x
singles and 3 x doubles, with each player playing 2 games. This is shown in the playing
format for a match below:
1st Game:
2nd Game:
3rd Game:
4th Game:
5th Game:
Singles (No.1 ranked player in the team)
Doubles (the 2 players not selected for a singles game)
Singles (No. 2 or 3 ranked player chosen for singles)
Doubles (first singles player + either one of non-singles players)
Doubles (second singles player + the other non-singles player)
For each match a Score Sheet (provided) must be completed and signed by both
Team Managers. Team Managers are responsible for ensuring that the results on the
sheets are correct.
Group winners will be decided as follows:
Most matches won
- If 2 teams are tied, the winner of the match between them
- If 3 or more teams are tied, the team with greater games difference
- If 2 teams are then tied, the winner of the match between them
- If 3 or more teams are still tied, then the team with greater points difference
- If 2 teams are then tied, the winner of the match between them
Each game will be 1 set to 21 points, using Rally Points scoring, with no extended
scoring or setting. Games may be played to fewer points (minimum of 11 points) if
time is restricted
If a team cannot play all of the games within a match, then those un-played games
will be awarded to the opposition game love
If a team cannot play all of the matches within a round, then all of their results will
be discounted and the team scratched. Any appeals may be made in writing
The winner of each event in each round will progress to the next round.
If a team drops out of the Championships at any point then the next best placed
team from the last round will progress
Regional Finals
The winners of the South Yorkshire Finals will qualify for the regional finals.