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Official’s Whistle Archive
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Official’s Whistle – To mop, or not to rest?
Posted on November 6, 2012 | 1 CommentThis edition of the Official’s Whistle comes in the form of a response to a comment on Badzine from a reader in China, on the topic of play stoppage for […] -
OFFICIAL’S WHISTLE – Clothing, clothing…
Posted on January 22, 2012 | 17 CommentsOne of the duties of umpires is to check the clothing of players. It has to comply with BWF clothing regulations. In all the years of my umpiring I found […] -
OFFICIAL’S WHISTLE – Meet Sven Serré, the running umpire
Posted on December 2, 2011 | No CommentsMichaela Bencova continues her tour of the umpires who will be participating in the 2012 London Olympics. This month, she meets with Sven Serré, a 40-year-old umpire from Belgium. Photos: […] -
OFFICIAL’S WHISTLE – Let’s meet David Turner
Posted on September 19, 2011 | No CommentsMichaela Bencova continues her tour of the famous figures who sit on the closest chair from the court – the umpires who will be participating in the London 2012 Olympics. […] -
OFFICIAL’S WHISTLE – Let’s meet Lars Rifve
Posted on August 13, 2011 | No CommentsLars Rifve is one of the lucky – and talented – umpires who will be selected for the upcoming London Olympic Games in 2012. Michaela Bencova, his colleague, asked the […] -
OFFICIAL’S WHISTLE – Wolfgang Lund – Multilingual survivor
Posted on April 28, 2011 | 1 CommentWolfgang Lund, Swedish-born French Umpire, is now amongst the very best umpires in the world. But his life has not been a smooth path – a cancer left him with […] -
OFFICIAL’S WHISTLE – Putting the ‘ire’ in ‘umpire’
Posted on February 22, 2011 | 10 CommentsLast time we had discussion about the services and later I will come back to that for sure. Now I would like to cover some things that happen on court […] -
OFFICIAL’S WHISTLE – At your service!
Posted on December 21, 2010 | 10 CommentsThis month, our special columnist Michaela Bencová responds to your questions about one of the most complicated, and consequently most often misunderstood, aspects of badminton officiating: the service. By Michaela […]