Volleyball rules

RULES OF VOLLEYBALLWilliam Morgan of Holyoke, Massachusetts invented volleyball, in 1895 as an alternative to thepopular game of basketball.COURT LINES AND BOUNDARIESBall is considered out when it touches the ground, wall, ceiling or any object outside the playingarea. A ball landing on the line is considered in bounds. The court is 9 m x 18 m.PLAYERS AND POSITIONS Number of Players- A team shall consist of 6 players on the court and a maximum of 6substitute players. Position of Players- At the time of the serve, the players of both teams must be within theircourts (except server), in 2 lines of 3 players. After the ball is served, each player can moveanywhere on or off the court, they may not enter the opponent’s court. Rotation- occurs in a clockwise direction before service begins this order must bemaintained.SCORING Set/Game -played to 25 points must win by 2 points (27 point cap) rally point (can get points even if your team isn’t serving) Match- best 2 out of 3 or best 3 out of 5, deciding set goes to 15 points (no cap)THE SERVE The serve is the act of putting the ball in play by hitting it over the net with the part of thehand or arms, into the opponent’s court. The ball must be clearly hit after release from the other hand. Player may stand anywhere on the backline to serve The server may enter the court immediately after contact, the server’s foot may not cross theline on the serve The ball must pass over the net. (If the ball touches the net, but still goes over, it is still inplay) The ball may not touch any player of the serving team (or any objects) entering theopponent’s court. Service is to be made within 8 seconds of the referee’s whistle.HITTING THE BALL DURING PLAY Each team is allowed a maximum of 3 hits on their side. The ball may be hit with any part of the body. Held Ball- when the ball comes to rest momentarily in the arms or hands of a player, it isconsidered as being held; the ball must be cleanly hit; scooping, lifting, pushing, directing orcarrying the ball, are considered holding; a ball clearly hit with both hands below the waist isconsidered as a good play. Eg. bump Double Hit – A player contacting the ball more than once with whatever part of the bodywithout another player contacting it in between, is considered as a double hit (exception isblocking).

Double Fault – when 2 opponents commit a fault simultaneously, the referee will direct aplay-over.Ball Hitting the Net – when the ball touches the net anytime during the game, it is consideredto be still in play.Player Hitting the Net – A player may not contact the net while the ball is in play.Dead Ball – The whistle of the referee stops all play. The ball is then dead.BLOCKING Blocking is an action of attempting to stop the ball at the net. Two hands may reach over thenet but may not contact the ball in the opponent’s court until the opponent has completed theattack. Any player participating in a block in which the ball is contacted shall have the right to makea second contact. If 2 players block the ball, it shall be counted as only one hit for the team. The 3 back row players may not block at the net, but may play the ball in any other courtpositionBACK ROW PLAYERSRestriction in the Attack Area– back line players may not direct a ball from within the attack areainto the opponent’s court, unless the ball is below the height of the net. A back line playerspiking from the back line may land on or in front of the attack line, providing his take off for thespike is clearly behind the attack line.SUBSTITUTIONSubstitution is only made when the ball is dead on request of the coach to the referee. A teamis allowed 12 substitutions per set/game. A substitution may only take place between the samepair of players. ie. Player A is on the court. Player B is substituted for Player A. Player A mayonly return back on the court for Player B.ERROR IN A POSITION OF A PLAYERWhen a team is out of position, play must be stopped. If a team at fault was serving, side out willbe called as well. All points scored by the opponents shall stand; if it is not possible to determinewhen the error occurred, the team shall resume correct position and be penalized by loss ofserve or point awarded to the opponents.TIME OUT REQUESTThe coach or captain may request time out for rest or substitution; if for rest, the coach mayspeak to the players. These are granted only when the ball is dead. Players may not leave thecourt and the coach may not enter the court. Two (2) time outs are allowed per game; 30seconds in duration.CHOICE OF COURTSChoice of courts is by a toss of a coin, called by the captains; before the beginning of thedeciding game, a new toss shall decide court and first serve. Teams change courts after eachgame. In the deciding game, when one team reaches 8 points, the teams will change courts.

COURT BOUNDARIESPOSITIONS OF PLAYERSThere are 6 positions assigned on the court. The number makes it easy for the coach or playerto refer to a specific area of the court. The positions are as follows5463NET12Player in position #1 is in the serving position. Players will rotate in clockwise direction whenthey receive the serve.