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    The document discusses the roles and levels of officials in badminton matches. It explains that there are four main types of officials: the referee, umpire, service judge, and line judge. For each role, it outlines the official's responsibilities and describes the levels of certification from the national to international level. It also provides the retirement ages for referees and umpires, noting they are generally between 55-65 years old depending on the level and governing organization.

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    The document discusses the roles and levels of officials in badminton matches. It explains that there are four main types of officials: the referee, umpire, service judge, and line judge. For each role, it outlines the official's responsibilities and describes the levels of certification from the national to international level. It also provides the retirement ages for referees and umpires, noting they are generally between 55-65 years old depending on the level and governing organization.

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    BADMINTON FACILITATOR’S

    Badminton officials play a very important role in the badminton matches. Even though they are not as crucial as they
    can be in other sports such as football or basketball due to the lack of physical contact between players, they still are
    required in order to ensure a smooth and fair match. The badminton officials are divided into different roles or
    positions.

    Referee

    Umpire

    Service judge

    Line judge

    REFEREE

    The referee is the most important official of the whole tournament. He or she is in charge of the competition and
    needs to ensure that the tournament is conducted following the Laws of Badminton (including court, rackets and
    shuttlecock measurements), the regulations of the Badminton World Federation and/or any other regulations that
    might be relevant in that specific competition.

    Referee Levels

    The first levels will depend on which country the official is from. Once you get to the Badminton World Federation
    tournaments, the level is unified. Within Europe, there are the following levels:

    National Level Referee

    European Continental Referee

    Once you are a European Continental Referee, it takes usually 24 months before you can be proposed towards the
    Badminton World Federation. In there, there are two additional levels:

    National Level Referee

    European Continental Referee

    Once you are a European Continental Referee, it takes usually 24 months before you can be proposed towards the
    Badminton World Federation. In there, there are two additional levels:

    BWF Accredited

    BWF Certificated – the highest level

    The details towards the highest level will vary depending on the specific country the referee is in. However, the
    general path is fairly similar. First, the referee will need to undertake some training in his/her country in order to
    become a National Level Referee. The length and difficulty of this training will depend on the country the referee
    comes from.

    REFEREE RETIREMENT AGE.

    The retirement age for referees is 65 years old, and no assessment to become a Badminton Europe Referee is done
    to referees over 60 years old.

    UMPIRE

    The umpire is the maximum authority in a particular match and it is in charge of the court. The duty of the umpire is
    to make sure that the specific match is conducted following the Laws of Badminton, the regulations of the
    Badminton World Federation and/or any other regulations that might be relevant in that specific competition.
    UMPIRE LEVELS:

    The first levels will depend on which country the umpire comes from. Once the umpire gets to the Badminton World
    Federation tournaments, the levels are unified. Within Europe, there are the following levels:

    National Level Umpire

    BEC (Badminton Europe) Accredited Umpire

    BEC (Badminton Europe) Certificated Umpire

    Once the umpire is a BEC (Badminton Europe) Accredited Umpire, you need at least 24 months before he/she can be
    assessed towards becoming a BEC (Badminton Europe) Certificated Umpire. After that, another 24 months are
    needed before he/she can be proposed for an Assessment towards the BWF Accredited Umpire. In the Badminton
    World Federation, there are two additional levels: BWF Accredited BWF Certificated – the highest level.3 The details
    towards the highest level will vary depending on the specific country the umpire comes from. However, the general
    path is fairly similar. First, the umpire will need to undertake some training in his/her country in order to become a
    National Level Umpire. The length and difficulty of this training will depend on the country the official is at.

    Umpire Retirement Age

    The retirement age for umpires is 60 years old for Europe Umpires, and 55 years old for BWD Umpires. For
    Badminton Europe umpires, no assessment is done to umpires over 55 years old.

    SERVICE JUDGE

    The service judge is responsible for making a ‘service fault’ call and to provide shuttles to the players. Due to
    the way badminton is played, the serve is one of the most important and perfected shots of the player and,
    especially when playing doubles, players will bring the serve to the limit of the legality in order to gain as much
    advantage as possible

    Service Judge Levels

    You need the same training to become a Service Judge as to become an umpire. Therefore, the same levels are
    present as the roles are interchanged.

    Service Judge Training and Assessment

    As with the levels, the training is also the same than that of the Umpire.

    Service Judge Retirement Age

    As with the levels and the training, the retirement age is also the same than that of the Umpire.

    LINE JUDGES

    The line judges are responsible for indicating whether a shuttlecock landed “in” or “out” if the shuttle lands near the
    lines he/she is assigned to control. Due to the fast speed of the game and the skill of the players, this is a very
    challenging job and, as a result, the line judges are the officials that usually get more pressure from the players.

    LINE JUDGE LEVELS

    In this case, it will largely depend on the country the line judge comes from, but most of them only have one level in
    the country. Once the line judge has become a national line judge and has some experience at a national or
    continental level, he or she can be nominated by the respective confederation to become a BWF line judge. The BWF
    will choose based on the nominations to ensure appropriate regional representation.

    All the training is done in the country or continent of origin and there is no BWF course or certification. This means
    that the path for the line judges will vary a lot depending on the country of origin. In England, for example, only a
    course is required to become a Line Judge.

    LINE JUDGE RETIREMENT AGE

    There is no retirement age available for line judges. In general, BWF line judges serve four-year terms with an
    opportunity to renew for a second term. In the countries, this will vary a lot and it will not be as demanding as with
    the umpires or referees.

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