Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region XII
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SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF COTABATO

BADMINTON GUIDELINES
(Adopted the Guidelines of the Region)
2023 SRAA MEET TECHNICAL GUIDELINES
BADMINTON (All Singles Match)

I. RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. The tournament shall be held in accordance with the current Laws and
Regulations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). However, in matters not
covered by these rules and regulations, the decision shall rest with the
Tournament Manager.
2. The Technical Committee/Tournament Manager shall be responsible for the
technical organization of the tournament. The decision of the committee in all
matters regarding the competition shall be final.
3. Only the official coach, co-coach listed on the gallery are allowed to approach the
Match control/Referee with regards to questions and inquiries during the match
and allowed to sit on the coaches' chair and approach the player during
intervals.
4. No coaching during rally or when the server and receiver are ready.
5. A Ten (10) minute grace period on the scheduled match shall be given otherwise
the player shall be declared loser via walk-over.
6. In case of injury or cramps the player shall only be given ten (10) minutes
recovery time and only awarded once in a match.

II. ELIGIBILITY
1. The Division Screening and Accreditation Committee (DSAC) shall evaluate and
verify the authenticity of the necessary documents of the athletes, coaches and co
– coaches or chaperons to qualify prior to the schedule of the Regional Meet.

* Athletes - as approved by the DSAC

* Coaches / Chaperons- DepEd employees with credentials that undergone
seminars/ trainings and accreditation for coaches

2. Only athletes and coaches in the approved gallery of delegates per category shall
be allowed to participate and compete

III. COMPOSITION OF THE CONTINGENT/DELEGATION

The competing teams for Provincial Meet 2023 are the Three (3) Congressional
District 3 as follows:
 1. Congressional District 1 (Alamada, Aleosan, Libungan, Midsayap, Pigcawayan
and Pikit)
2. Congressional District 2 (Antipas, Arakan, , Magpet, Makilala at Pres. Roxas)
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3. Congressional District 3 (Banisilan, Carmen, Kabacan, Matalam, M’lang and
Tulunan)
4. COPRISAA

Each division is allowed to have the following composition:

Category Player Coach Co-coach/ Chaperon
Elementary Boys 4 1 1
Elementary Girls 4 1 1
Secondary Boys 4 1 1
Secondary Girls 4 1 1
TOTAL 16 4 4

IV. DISQUALIFICATION:

Disqualification of athletes and coaches prior to the matches will solely depend
on the decision of the Congressional District Screening Committee (CDSAC) upon the
conduct of the screening process.
Disqualification of athletes and coaches during the matches will be based on
BWF Law 16.7.2 , p. 11

V. TOURNAMENT FORMAT:

The format of the competition shall run on a single elimination or knock-out system
for all events (Singles A, B, C, and D) in Elementary and Secondary level both boys
and girls.

VI. EVENTS:

Only Individual competition shall be played during the Provincial Meet 2023. A player
can only play in one event (Singles A, B, C, and D) in Elementary and Secondary level
both boys and girls.

●Boy’s Singles (BS) -(Four (4) entries/Delegation)

●Girl’s Singles (GS) -(Four (4) entries/Delegation)

VII. SEEDING/RANKING:
 Pairings for elementary and secondary levels for both boys and girls in all events
shall be done by draw lots. There will be no seeding of players since it has been two
years in row that no Provincial Meet competition was held.
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VIII. DRAWING OF LOTS:

1. It shall be done during the Virtual Solidarity meeting of the Provincial MEET on
March 30, 2023 a day before the actual competition. (Fish Bowl Pick Draw lots
shall be implemented).
2. Coaches or representatives shall be the one to make the draw to determine their
opponent.
3. Coach / representative’s right to question the tournament proceeding or technical
guidelines shall be waived if he /she fails to attend the solidarity or draw lots.

IX. ENTRY OF PLAYERS

1. Coaches shall submit their entries for singles A, singles B, singles C, and singles
D categories during the solidarity meeting before the start of drawing of lots on a
prescribed entry form to be provided by the management.
2. The entries shall be duly signed by the coach/team representative
3. Upon submission of the entries, no more substitution or alterations and changes
shall be allowed especially after the draw.

X. SCORING

The BWF scoring system of 1-21 points (rally point) best of three games shall
apply. In case the score becomes 20-all, the player/pair who gains an advantage of
two (2) points wins the game (20-22, 23-25). If the score becomes 29-all, the
player/pair who score the 30th point wins the game.
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A ten (10) minute grace period upon call of the match shall be given, otherwise the
team/player shall be declared loser via walk-over.

XII. ATTIRE:

1. All players are required to use their playing uniform (regional colors) on the
first day and during the championship or finals. In the succeeding matches,
players are allowed to wear a sponsored uniform however the delegation name
should be indicated.

2. Coaches and Chaperons are required to wear their regional uniform when
coaching during the match. Wearing sleeveless shirts, shorts/ tukong and
slippers when coaching is not allowed.
3. Technical Officials Court officials shall wear the prescribed regional/event
uniform: shirts with collar, black slacks, black belt, black leather shoes and
black socks when officiating.

XIII. DETERMINATION OF WINNERS

1. Individual Events (Singles A, B, C, and D)

1.1 Elimination Round

- A player who won the best of three games wins the match.
- The Champions of each category will proceed to the cross-over
matches to determine their ranking.

1.2 Cross-over Round

- Draw lots (Fishbowl Pick) will be conducted to all the Champions of
each category (Singles A, B, C, D) in order to determine their opponent
in the cross-over match.
- Single elimination tournament format will be applied.
- Players who had reached the semi-finals and finals is automatically
declared winners. (Gold, Silver, Bronze Medalists).

XIV. SELECTION OF RECOMMENDED ATHLETES, COACHES & CO-COACH

/CHAPERONS
 XIV.1 Selection of Recommended Athletes
The champion in each singles category (singles A, singles B, singles C, and
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XIV.2 Selection of Recommended Coach and Co-coach

XIV.2.1 The champion coach in the cross - over match Individual Event will
automatically the official coach to the SRAA MEET 2023.

XII.2.2. The Silver Medalist’s Coach in Individual Event’s Cross-over matches will be
the official Co-coach to the SRAA MEET 2023. In the event that the coach of the
Champion and the Silver Medalist in the Individual Event’s Cross-over matches is
the same person, the Bronze Medalist’s Coach will be the official Co-coach to the
SRAA MEET 2023.

- To break the Tie between the Two (2) Bronze Medalists

- Coaches, Quotient System Tie-breaking Rules will be applied.

Quotient System Tie-breaking Rule:

- The total scores in every set of the matches during the cross-over round will be divided by the
total number of sets played. The player with the higher quotient ranks higher.

XII.3 Selection of Recommended Chaperon

The Tournament Technical Committee shall select the chaperon for the
Girls Team if ever both of the Coach and Co-Coach are males.

XV. SELECTION COMMITTEE

XV.1 Composition: Tournament Manager, Technical Working Group (TWG)
XV.2 Qualifications: Regional List of Qualified Technical Officials
XV.3 Terms of Reference: Definition of work perspective of positions

XVI. TECHNICAL OFFICIALS

XVI.1 Qualifications
DepEd employees with credentials that have undergone Regional Accreditation for
Technical Officials.

XVI.2 Organizational Structure

TOURNAMENT MANAGER DSO/Asst. DSO

TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT

ADMINSTRATOR/ ADMINISTRATOR/ SECRETARY ENCODER/ICT
REFEREE REFEREE
( Secondary) Elementary

COURT OFFICIALS

COACHES/CHAPERONS

ATHLETES
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XVI.3 Terms of Reference (based on organizational structure)

1. Tournament Manager
a. Conduct and manage the tournament
b. Identifies the playing venue, prepares the equipment and materials
needed for the tournament.
c. Oversee the conduct of the tournament and supervise the Technical
Working Group with regards to their roles, duties and functions.
d. Serves as chief executive officer of the tournament
e. Make decisions about basic format and structure of the tournament
2. Consultant/Division Sports Officer/Asst. DSO
a. Provides recommendations on tournament improvement and
innovation.
b. Assist in the development and implementation of policies and
procedure and ensure high standards including health and safety, risk
assessments equal opportunities and safeguarding.

3. Tournament Administrators/Referees (Elementary and Secondary)

a. Assist the Tournament Manager in running the competition
b. Responsible for assuring that the competition is fair and played under
the BWF laws.
c. Perform all other related duties as assigned by the Tournament
Manager.
d. Assess and evaluate the performance of the court officials during the
tournament.
e. Provide constructive and encouraging feedback to the court officials
f. Supervise all aspects of play, including but not limited to the conduct
and actions of players, coaches, officials and spectators
g. The over all in- charge of the tournament proper

4. Tournament Secretary
a. Allowed to give information on game result upon approval of the
tournament manager
b. Post the schedule of matches and results.
c. Keeps all the record of the tournament.

5. Tournament Encoder/ICT
a. A computer literate and in-charge of making pairing and drawing of
lots and provide computer print-out and submit it to the Tournament
Secretary for verification and approval.
b. In-charge of the preparation and submission of on-line reports.
c. Works hand in hand with the Tournament Secretary.

6. Court Officials
a. The Umpire
He/She shall be the in-charge of the match, the court and its
immediate surrounds. He shall report to the Tournament Referee.

b. The Service Judge

 He/She shall call service faults made by the server should they occur.

c. Line Judges
They shall indicate whether a shuttle landed “in” or “out” on Certification
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XVII. MEDALS AT STAKE

XVII.1 Medals to be Awarded

A. Individual Event
No. Level Gold Silver Bronze
1 Boys Singles A Elementary 1 1 2
2 Boys Singles B Elementary 1 1 2
3 Boys Singles C Elementary 1 1 2
4 Boys Singles D 1 1 2
Elementary
5 Girls Singles A Elementary 1 1 2
6 Girls Singles B Elementary 1 1 2
7 Girls Singles C Elementary 1 1 2
8 Girls Singles D 1 1 2
Elementary
9 Boys Singles A Secondary 1 1 2
10 Boys Singles B Secondary 1 1 2
11 Boys Singles C Secondary 1 1 2
12 Boys Singles D Secondary 1 1 2
13 Girls Singles A Secondary 1 1 2
14 Girls Singles B Secondary 1 1 2
15 Girls Singles C Secondary 1 1 2
16 Girls Singles D Secondary 1 1 2
Total 16 16 32

C. Summary of Medals to be Awarded:

No. Level Gold Silver Bronze TOTA
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1 Individual Events 16 16 32 64
OVER-ALL TOTAL 16 16 32 64

XIII.2 Medals to be Counted (Over-all Ranking)

A. Elementary
No. Event Gold Silver Bronze
1 Boys Singles A 1 1 2
Elementary
2 Boys Singles B 1 1 2
Elementary
3 Boys Singles C 1 1 2
Elementary
4 Boys Singles D 1 1 2
Elementary
5 Girls Singles A 1 1 2
Elementary
6 Girls Singles B 1 1 2
Elementary
7 Girls Singles C 1 1 2
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8 Girls Singles D 1 1 2
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B. Secondary

No. Event Gold Silver Bronze

1 Boys Singles A 1 1 2
Secondary
2 Boys Singles B 1 1 2
Secondary
3 Boys Singles C 1 1 2
Secondary
4 Boys Singles D 1 1 2
Secondary
5 Girls Singles A 1 1 2
Secondary
6 Girls Singles B 1 1 2
Secondary
7 Girls Singles C 1 1 2
Secondary
8 Girls Singles D 1 1 2
Secondary
TOTAL 8 8 16

C. Summary of Medals to be Counted:

No. Level Gold Silver Bronze Grand
1 Elementary 8 8 16 Total of
2 Secondary 8 8 16 Medals
OVER-ALL TOTAL 16 16 32 64

XVIII. SPECIAL AWARDS (Certificate of Recognition)

XVIII.1 Athlete
Most Valuable Player - Boys and Girls (Elementary & Secondary)

XVIII.2 Technical Official

Best Umpire
Best Service Judge
Best Line Judge

XIX. PLAYING AREA AND EQUIPMENT

XIX.1 Playing Area

XIX 1.1 Standard requirement:

 As much as possible the venue should be closed, have at least 4
standard courts, with appropriate lighting and ventilation, comfort facilities,
and benches for athletes and spectators
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XIX.1.2 Layout:

Playing courts should be located side by side, with areas provided for the
competing delegations, VIP’s, match control, technical officials, and players’
holding area

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XIX.2 Equipment

XIX.2.1 Materials and Supplies

Item No. Quantity Unit Description
1. 8 Pcs. Badminton Post
2. 4 Pcs. Badminton Net
3. 3 Pcs. Long Table for Match Control
4. 2 Pcs. Table for Referee and Medics
5. 40 Pcs. Mono block Chairs
6. 1 Set Sound System/ Microphone
7. 16 Tubes Shuttle cock
8. 8 Pcs. Clipboard
9. 30 Rolls Masking Tape (2 inches)
10. 2 Pcs. Pentel Pen Broad (Black)
11. 2 Pcs. Badminton Tarpaulin
12. 1 Pc. Stapler 35 mm
13. 1 Box Staple Wire 35 mm
14. 1 Pc. Scissors Big
15. 3 Pcs. Highlighter( Orange, Yellow, Pink)
16. 10 Pcs. Black Ballpen (Friction)
17. 2 Pcs. Correction Tape
18. 12 Pcs. Paper Holder Clip
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XIX.2.2.a. 1 pc. Standard Badminton Net

XIX.2.2.b. 2 tubes Badminton Shuttle Cock (XP2) (1 for elem. & 1 for sec.)

XX. SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES AND MATCHES

DAY 0: March 18, 2023 (Carmen National High School)

8:00-12:00 Solidarity Meeting /Break Away Session per event/Draw
Lots/Submission of Entry Form/Draw Lot/Discussion of Ground Rules
12:00-1:00 Lunch Break
1:00-4:00 Visit to playing Venue/Refresher Course/Layout of Badminton
Court

DAY 1: March 31, 2023 (Elai Resort & Hotel, Paco, Kidapawan City)
7:00-8:00 Arrival & Registration of Officiating Officials/Coaches/Participants
8:00-8:30 Opening Program, Carmen National High School
8:00-12:00 Opening Program, Carmen National High School
12:00-1:00 Lunch Break
1:00-1:30 Short Opening Program Carmen Municipal Gym

1:30-4:00 Start of the Games

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DAY 3. April 1, 2023 (Elai Resort & Hotel, Paco, Kidapawan City)
8:00-12:00 Games Resume
12:00-1:00 Lunch Break
1:00-3:00 Games Resume
3:00-4:00 Awarding/Announcement of Qualified Athletes for Provincial
Meet/Closing Program

Note: Please see Daily Order of Play to be posted during the conduct of the games) 2
Days Competition

XXI.PROTEST:

1. All entries are presumed to have been decided with finality by the Division
Screening Committee, therefore any protest on eligibility shall not be entertained
by the Badminton Tournament/ Competition Management Team.
2. All matters arising from the actual conduct of the match that will push teams to
file a protest shall require its filing addressed to the Regional Director, attention
to the Jury of Appeals, duly signed by the coach, approved by the head of the
delegation. It must be handed over to the Tournament Manager within two (2)
hours after the match.
3. No protest will be entertained regarding the decision of the referee. Only
technicalities of the game may be protested.
4. Only the official coach can file a protest.

XXII. PROTEST:

1. Protest Fee of Ten Thousand Pesos (P 10,000.00 non – refundable) shall charge
in favor of the administration.
2. A protest letter shall be properly subscribed and notarized by a lawyer and be
submitted to the Jury of Appeal.
3. A protest letter shall be filled within the period of the tournament.

XXIII. SANCTIONS:
Athlete : Banned from playing any DepEd tournament for 1 year
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one(1) year
Technical Official : Banned from performing a function in any DepEd
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XXIV. MODIFICATIONS ON GAME PROCEEDINGS RELATED TO COVID 19:

Due to the concurrent pandemic, certain proceedings during the game shall be
implemented:

1. There shall be a players assembly area. This is where the players will be
checked and assembled before proceeding with their game
2. No borrowing of rackets, shoes, uniforms, and other personal items during the
match.
3. Before the toss, the players will no longer shake hands, instead a hand
gesture on the chest followed by a bow shall be implemented.
4. At the end of the match the same gesture will also be used.
5. Sanitation of the player boxes, umpire and coaches’ chairs shall be done every
time a match is concluded.

XXV. RESTRICTIONS FOR COURT OFFICIALS AND COACHES:

1. Court officials will not be allowed to officiate in a match if he/she is under the
influence of liquor (alcoholic beverage).
2. Smoking is prohibited within the playing area—let us make badminton a
smoke-free competition.
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1. The decisions of the Referee on any disputes during the competition shall be
final.
2. The ongoing ties/matches will be impossible to continue; such ties/matches
will be continued later from the point where it was disrupted.

XXVII. SECURITY & SAFETY STANDARDS PROTOCOLS:

In case of the outside interference that may cause the delay of the games,
the following actions should be done;
a. The Tournament Manager prior to the start of the games should orient safety
measures when there will be untoward natural occurrences. Ensure the
presence of the medical team and the PNP Personnel and LGU local force
multipliers in the playing venue.

b. The presence of Utility/ Maintenance Unit to safeguard of the playing venue

and ensure the safety and maintenance of sports equipment, comfort rooms,
ventilation, electricity, sound system, tables and chairs and assigned area for
spectators, parents and trainers.

XVIII. Narrative Report

Shall be prepared and submitted to the SDO-Cotabato Division
Secretariat after the conduct of the tournament.

XIX: EFFECTIVITY ------- March 18, 2023

Submitted by:

NOEL C. EDOMBINGO
Tournament Manager

Recommending Approval: APPROVED:

LITO S. FERNANDEZ ISAGANI S. DELA CRUZ, CESO V

Division Sports Officer Schools Division Superintendent