Rules and Regulations!

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Court Setup! Play Area• Indoor and outdoor courts both are 18m x 9mi. Indoor courts contain an

attack area formatted by a line 3m back from the center line.

Net Height• Height for men or co-ed is 7' 11 5/8“ and for women net height is 7' 4 1/8“.

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The Game!• There is a max of 3 hits per side.

• One player can’t hit the ball more than once in a session however, a block is not considered a hit therefore after a block fails you can dig it out of the net.

• Ball can be played off net.

• If a ball hits a boundary line it is considered in.

• If 2 or more players hit the ball together it is considered one play and the players can’t take part in the next play.

• Switching positions is allowed only if it is done by front line players.

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Scoring!

• Rally scoring is mostly used.

• A point is scored on every play

• Offense scores from a defense miss or an out of bound hit.

• Defense can score from an offense miss, serve into the net, or out an out of bound hit.

• The game goes to 25 points and you must win by 2.

Serving!• The server has to serve from behind the serve line which is the end line.

• The ball has to be clearly visible to the opponents before the serve.

• Ball can either be served underhand or overhand.

• A served ball can graze the top of the net and land on the other side.

• You cannot block a serve.

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Rotation!• Each time a team wins a serve there is a rotation.

• Rotation is done in a clockwise method.

• There is 4 to 6 players on each side.

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• Stepping on/over the line on a serve.

• Not serving the ball over the net.

• Carrying, palming, throwing the ball.

• Touching the net with any part of the body while the ball is in play.

• Reaching over the net unless it’s to execute a follow-through or blocking the ball when its being passed over.

• Reaching under the net.

• Not serving in the correct order.

• If a back row player (player behind the 10ft line) blocks or attacks the ball while being in front of the 10ft line.

Violations!

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Volleyball Lingo!

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ACE

• When the ball is served and the other team touches it no more than once.

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SIDEOUT

• When the team that served the ball makes a mistake making it the other teams ball.

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ROOF

• When a player jumps over the height of the net and successfully blocks the ball.

STUFF

• When a player blocks the ball and the ball goes back to the player that attacked the ball.

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DIG

• When a player saves the ball from a hard spike.

KILL

• When a player attacks the ball and makes a point from it.

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