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club sport BEACH/SAND
VOLLEYBALL RULES Revised
11/07 -
NEW SCORING RULE: Games will be
played RALLY SCORING. First 2 games to 21 points, winning by a 2-point advantage, and
a cap of 25. If necessary a third game will be to 15, winning by 2, with a cap
of 19. Best 2 of 3 games wins the match. Rally scoring is where a point is
won on every serve, regardless of which team served.
- MEN'S 4's: Teams must have a minimum of 2 players on the court for
the entire game to avoid a forfeit. 2 of the players on the court must be
from their roster. Any players picked up must be registered Club Sport
volleyball participants for that season.
- COED 4'S: Teams must have a minimum of 2 players on the court for
the entire game to avoid a forfeit. If two players are on the court, 1 must
be female. If three players are on the court, 1 must be female, but you may
play with more. If four players are on the court, there must be at least 2
females. 1/2 of the players must be on the roster. Any players picked up
must be registered Club Sport volleyball participants for that season.
- COED 6'S: Teams must have 4 players on the court for the entire
game to avoid a forfeit. To qualify their team, 1/2 of the players on the
court must be from their roster. Teams may then pick up additional players
(male or female) to field a team of 4,5, or 6, as long as the additional
player(s) are registered Club Sport volleyball participants for that season.
A minimum of 2 females are needed on the court to play. No more than 3 males
may play at a time for a team.
- All players, including players added during
the season, must sign the roster waiver BEFORE the final game of the season
in order to be eligible to
play in the tournament. If a player is not signed in on the roster by then,
they are not eligible for the tournament. Playing with ineligible players in
the tournament may result in a forfeit. This call will be made by TBCS staff.
Pickup players are NOT allowed in the tournament. ID may be required for tournament play if roster questions arise. If
your team is making a team payment, after the first week members may only
add to the team for no charge by contacting the Club Sport office
prior to game day. Any additions made at the field to rosters with
team payments will be $10 a player, regardless of membership status.
- Any team that picks up players forfeits 4 points to the opposing team, per
game for each player picked up (i.e. 2 players added=8 points awarded per
game).
- Forfeit times are: 1st game --10 minutes after start time.
2nd
game --10 minutes after 1st game.
- The referee will call forfeit times accordingly. Your team should be at
the court by game time to avoid a forfeit. Refs will not look for teams.
NOTE: If your team forfeits without prior notice twice within the season they may not be
eligible to play in the playoffs!
- If a player arrives late and is necessary to
complete a full team, said player may rotate in by requesting a
substitution. If the team is full, said player may rotate in on the serve.
- Teams will be penalized points or serve for bad mouthing the ref or other unsportsmanlike
conduct. Referees will explain in greater detail if the occasion occurs.
- Match play will be best 2 out of 3 games.
NEW SCORING RULE: Games will be
played RALLY SCORING. First 2 games to 21 points, winning by a 2-point advantage, and
a cap of 25. If necessary a third game will be to 15, winning by 2, with a cap
of 19. Rally scoring is where a point is
won on every serve, regardless of which team served. On a third game teams will
switch sides every 8 points.
- Characteristics of Contact with the Ball:
a) A player may touch the ball with any part of the body.
b) A player may have successive contacts with the ball during a single
attempt to make the team's first contact provided the fingers are not used to direct the ball.
c) It is legal to receive a served ball using the fingers in a
setting action, provided that there is not a double contact or a held
ball. A double contact or held ball with the fingers in a setting
action receiving the ball is illegal.
d) The ball must be contacted cleanly and not held, lifted, pushed, caught,
carried or thrown. The ball cannot roll or come to rest in any part of the
body. It can rebound in any direction.
e) An exception shall be allowed
during the defensive play of a hard-driven ball (an attack-hit or blocked
ball traveling at a high rate of speed), as judged by the referee. In that case, the ball may be
momentarily lifted or pushed.
f) A contact of the ball using the fingers (setting action) of one or two
hands to direct the ball toward a teammate is a set. A player may set the
ball in any direction toward his/her court.
g) Rotation of a set ball may indicate a held ball or multiple contacts
during he set, but in itself is not a fault.
h) When contacting the ball with one hand, other than for setting the
ball to a teammate, the ball must be cleanly hit with the heel or palm of
the hand (a roll shot), with straight, locked fingertips (a cobra), knurled
fingers (a camel toe) or with the back of the hand from the wrist to the
knuckles. One-handed placement or redirection of the ball with the fingers
(a dink or open-hand tip) is a fault.
- LET SERVES ARE LEGAL. Any served ball
that contacts the net and continues over is considered a live and legal
serve.
- Under the Net Violations will not be called as
long as you do not interfere with anyone on the opposite side of the net.
- Rec 6's ONLY - if the ball is hit 2 or 3 times a
female must have one of those hits.
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Service Foot Faults will be called in all levels. The server must contact the
ball within five seconds after the referee authorizes service.
- Two (2) 30-second time outs per game are allowed.
Weeknight Leagues- One (1) 30-second timeout will be
allowed. A
time out must be called before the service has been authorized.
- When
in doubt, outdoor USAV/AVA rules will be enforced. If there are any questions
or concerns please have your team captain or team representative speak with
the official directly. Your referees will be happy to answer any questions or
explain any rules to your team.
- Serve will be determined for the first game based on a
"odd-even" call by a team. During playoffs the team with the higher seed will
get choice in first game of serve or side. If seedings are not known, then
"odd-even" will be used.
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Tournament
Seedings. If a team plays 8 games, their 8th game will not count toward
the standings.
Seeding for the tournament will be based on the following criteria:
1) winning percentage, 2)
head-to-head play (if any), 3) most total games won, 4) fewest total games lost, 5) record vs. common opponents, 6) coin toss.
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