There are three types of fouls in Badminton:
1. Service fouls
- The racquet head (the round part with the strings) must be below your waist when serving
- The path of the racquet must swing upwards
- The path of the birdie must be going upwards until it reaches the net
2. Contact fouls
- If the birdie is coming your direction and it hits you on your head, arm, leg, shirt
- You can only touch the birdie when you are serving, but when the birdie is in play, only your racquet can touch it
- When the birdie is in play, you only have once chance to get the birdie over the net, if you hit it two times, it is a foul
3. Net fouls
- You and your racquet are not allowed to go over the net when the birdie is in play
- You and your racquet are not allowed to touch the net when the birdie is in play
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Badminton is very unlike most sports when regarding fouls. Usually, the ball would go to the other team if a foul occurred, such as a false start, touching the net, false serves, and so on.