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IBA Regulations

ELIGIBILITY

Currently enrolled students (full-time and/or part time, undergraduate and/or graduate) are eligible to participate. 

MEMBERSHIP FEES

IBA membership fees are $50.00 per team (i.e. $50.00 for a men's team, $50.00 for a women's team, $50.00 for a co-ed team).  Membership fees are waived for each team's first year in the IBA.
 

FORMAT for MEN'S MATCHES
FORMAT for WOMEN'S MATCHES

IBA men's match format and women's match format will include three doubles matches and six singles matches (best of three games, rally scoring, first to 21).  Each match is worth one point in a team's total score, with a total of nine points at stake.

Teams should have at least six players, but may compete with four or five players.  Here are some examples of how matches will be played if one or both teams have less than six players:

  • Example 1: Team A has six or more players and Team B has five players.  Team B will forfeit #3 doubles and #6 singles.  This will be a best of 9 point match.
  • Example 2: Team A has six or more players and Team B has four players. Team B will forfeit #3 doubles, #5 singles and #6 singles.  This will be a best of 9 point match.
  • Example 3: Team A has five players and Team B has five players.  Neither team will play #6 singles or #3 doubles.  This will be a best of 7 point match.
  • Example 4: Team A has five players and Team B has four players.  Team B will forfeit #5 singles.  Team A will not receive a forfeit point for #3 doubles.  This will be a best of 7 point match
  • Example 5: Team A has four players and Team B has four players.  In this case, only #1 doubles will be played, followed by the four singles matches (#2 doubles may play, but this will be an exhibition match and will not count in the team score).  This will be a best of 5 point match.
  • In order for teams to receive forfeited points, those players must be on court during team introductions.

Team line-ups must be exchanged before the match begins and must be ordered appropriately (no stacking).   Teams will use official IBA match score sheets for all matches.

At least three courts are required for a match.  Doubles is usually played first.  Singles matches can be put on in any order, depending on player availability (i.e. if #3 doubles finishes first, those players can start their singles matches). Singles matches may be played before doubles matches only if both teams agree to do so.


FORMAT for CO-ED MATCHES

IBA co-ed match format will be:

  • One women's doubles match
  • One men's doubles match
  • One women's singles match
  • One men's singles match
  • One mixed doubles match

All matches are the best of three games, with rally scoring, (first to 21).  Each match is worth one point in a team's total score, with a total of five points at stake.

Teams should have at least two men and two women.  A team may compete with at least one man and one woman, but must forfeit any vacated positions.  In order for teams to receive forfeited points, those players must be on court during team introductions.

There is no limit to the number of matches a team member may play in.  A male team member may play men's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles.  A female team member may play women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles.  The team line-up will be determined by the team coach or team captain.

Team line-ups must be exchanged before the match begins.  Teams will use official IBA match score sheets for all matches.

Large teams may play additional matches (singles, doubles or mixed), but these will not count in the IBA team score.  In these instances, captain/coach of each team must designate beforehand which matches will toward the IBA team score.

Matches may be played in any order.  An IBA Co-ed match may be played on as few as one court.

 

SEASONS

The traditional IBA Co-ed season is the fall semester of each school year.  The IBA Co-ed Championships will be held in December of each year.  Co-ed matches may also be played in the spring semester (after the IBA Championships in December) and will be included in the IBA region rankings for that particular school year.

The IBA Men's season and IBA Women's season is year-round (fall and spring semesters).  The IBA Men's Championships and IBA Women's Championships will be held in April or May each year.

COACHING

Coaching is permitted during matches (between points and on change of sides) as long as it does not interfere with play.  Each team is allowed a maximum of two coaches: the team's head coach, and an assistant coach.. The assistant coach may be a player who is designated by the head coach.  If the head coach designates a player to assist with coaching, this must be announced during the team introductions.  If a team does not have a head coach, a faculty member or student (full-time or part-time) may serve as the head coach.  A currently enrolled student who is serving as the head coach may also compete in a match.

REPORTING RESULTS

For all dual matches, both the winning and losing team will submit results to the IBA via email.  Only matches played according to the IBA formats will count towards the two-match minimum requirement, be posted on the Results page, and be used for rankings.

SHUTTLES

Home teams must provide IBF approved feather shuttles for home matches.  Visiting teams must bring their own shuttles for warm-ups.

SCHEDULING

Teams will schedule their own home and away matches, and may choose to play as many or as few matches as they want.  Teams are encouraged to play matches across regions.

RANKINGS

All IBA member teams that play at least one dual match against other IBA member teams will be ranked during the school year.

TOURNAMENTS

Any IBA member team may host a men's, women's and /or co-ed team tournament anytime of the year.  Results from matches played at these tournaments will be included in the IBA rankings.
 

FINAL RANKINGS

At the end of each season, final rankings will only include those teams that have played at least two matches against other IBA-member teams during that school year.  Teams that have not played the minimum number of matches will be listed under "Insufficient Data."
 

IBA CHAMPIONSHIPS

The top-ranked teams in each region (those that have played at least two matches against IBA member schools) will automatically qualify for each year's IBA National Championships.  Tournament director may award wild-cared entries to other teams in order to fill out the draw.

Entry fees for IBA Men's Championships, IBA Women's Championships and IBA Co-ed Championships will be determined each year.

IBA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION

IBA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION