A/E VOLLEYBALL INDOOR LEAGUE RULES – Roosevelt
HS                      Revised
17 March 2008

Rules shall be the latest version of the US Volleyball Official Rules
including the Special Rules Section for

CO-ED 6’s play except where specifically stated
below:

Each
team must have a minimum of 3 players.  A minimum of one of the fielded
players must be female.  There
is no service or position requirement for the women.  There shall be a maximum of 4
fielded men on a team. There is no women hit or contact rule in this
league.

All
individual games shall be to 25 points, win by 2, except first team to
reach 27 wins, using the rally scoring system (i.e.: a point is scored by
one of the teams on every play.
You do not have to
serve to score the point).
Captains shall keep track of their team’s win/loss record and
circle their wins on the posted chart in the lobby.  If you miss marking a game, please
email result to [email-masked]

If a score
is not posted within 2 weeks of the match, the point will not be awarded.

In
line with recent USA
Volleyball rule changes, the server is now allowed only one toss on a
serve.  You no longer are
allowed to let a bad toss drop to the floor untouched and re-toss.  The ball touching the net during a
serve is legal.  Missing your
serve is a loss of point and loss of serve (side out).

The
first game of the night shall begin at the official start time for the
division.  Five minute grace
period is allowed prior to forfeiture.  You must have a legal team (see
rule 1) by end of the 5 min. grace period.

Last
serve shall be at the stated end time.  Win by 2 not required.  One more serve allowed to break a tie.

A
ball spin, coin toss or rock/scissors/paper (rsp) shall be used to determine
serve or side.  Winner may
choose to serve or receive, or may choose the side to start on.  The loser has the choice on the
item not selected.  Teams shall
change sides in a game when the first team reaches 13.  Each team shall be prepared to provide
the game ball.  If captains can
not agree on ball, use ball spin, coin toss or rsp.

Substitutions
using current USA
Volleyball rules or “rotating in” during a dead ball may be
used at a team’s option.
Position used for rotating in (i.e. middle back, server, etc.) is
at team’s option but must constant during the game.   A team may use a libero
player as described in USA
Volleyball rules.

Court
boundaries shall be the green lines on the sides and end lines.  Do not step on or across the
adjacent court lines or touch the other court with any part of the
body.  If you do, the play is
dead and your team loses the point.   This is a critical safety
issue.  Please call out
“ball on” if a foreign ball enters the wrong court.  Immediately stop play when you hear
“ball on” and replay the point.  You can play a ball that is behind
the end lines of the adjacent court as long as you do not touch that court
during any part of the play.  Unless
you have a foot on the floor, you can not use a wall, chair, table, another
person, etc. to support you when playing a ball.

There
are no referees in this league.
Please call all your own fouls including carries, double hits (miss
sets) and net fouls.  Touching
of the net when away from the playing or blocking of the ball is no longer
a net foul.  Any hard driven
ball including serves can be received overhead with open hands as long as
the ball is not literally “caught.”  If the captain feels the other team
is not calling fouls, he/she shall call for a non-charged time-out to
discuss it with the other captain.
The two captains and the two captains alone shall resolve any
disputes on their court.  If
the two captains can not come to an agreement, there shall be a replay.

Each
team is allowed a maximum of two 30 second time-outs per game.  No time out in last minute of last
game.

The
server shall call out the score prior to each serve. When serving, both
feet must behind the back line until the ball is contacted.  At Roosevelt
HS taking steps prior to serving and jump serves are legal.

You
can play off the ceiling and ropes, backboards or other items attached to
the ceiling on your side.
However, if it touches one of these items and then crosses the net
it is a loss of point & serve.
The bleachers, side and back walls are dead balls.  The items projecting down to less
than 10 feet above the floor (i.e. the basketball backboards in the down
position just behind the end line of the court are a discretionary
replay.  If the ball would have
been playable if the item was not there, it shall be a replay.  If the ball is clearly sailing out
of bounds when it hits the projecting item, it is a dead ball.  If the two captains do not agree on
any interpretation, it shall be replayed.  Hitting the backboards on a serve
however is a loss of point and side-out.

All
players must have signed the League Waiver Form prior to playing in any
game.  Failure to do so may
result in forfeiture of the match.
Players can be added to the team roster anytime up to 2 weeks
before the tournament by submitting a signed hardcopy of the on-line
waiver form to the League Director or his designated representative (keep
copy for your records).  One
new emergency roster addition is allowed after 2 week cutoff.  ID is required at tournament for
roster verification.

Each team
is encouraged to get a copy of the Official USA Volleyball Rules.  See www.usavolleyball.org