Volleyball II

Day: Tuesday

Time: 7pm-10.00pm

1. Participants are expected to be in the gym by 6.55 PM  to properly set up the nets and warm up before the start of the play. Play will start no later than 7.05 PM every Tuesday night. Each team will designate a person to stay at the end of night to bring the score sheets and other equipment to central place in Gymnasium # 2 (Old Gym). If ANY equipment is left behind at any net at the end of the night, each team that played on that court/net will be assigned one additional loss for the night. Nets will be put up and taken down by the school staff.
2. Indoor men’s USVBA (six player) rules will apply (with some exceptions) even when less than six players are present on a court. Minimum 4 players are required to play a game. One female player must be on court at all times to play an official game. If a team that is scheduled to play doesn’t have required number of players, they have three options.

    

   1. To referee (end to end) scheduled games between other two teams (,  until they have required players or until the other two teams have played 6 official games as per schedule, whichever comes first.  In this case the team with not enough players will be assigned a maximum of 4 losses (or less if they are able to put up a team after say 2 or three forfiets)  from forfeits for the night. In this case the other two teams will promptly start playing at 7.05 pm and continue until they have played 6 games. The teams with required players will be assigned a maximum of 2 wins against the forfieting team. At the end of 6 official games, unofficial games can be played between three teams as per schedule. If a team is unable or refuses to provide referees , the other two teams will play their scheduled games (min 6 official games) using honor refereeing. After 6 official games without a referee both teams can continue to play official games if both captains agree to do so. Either of the two captains has a right to refuse to play an official game after the minimum required number of games have been played. The team that fails to provide referees will forfeit each scheduled game to the maximum of 6 games in a night. Opposing teams will be assigned a win (3 wins max) for every forfeited game. 
   2. Second option is  to play the scheduled games with team with less than required play. In this case, there is no maximum # of games that can be lost. Even if the team with less players win they will be assigned a loss. Total # of losses for that team will be equal to total number of games played with less than required players during the night
   3. If a team doesn't have a female present on court, they can still play an official game as long as they keep only 4 male players on the court. They can have other players rotate in but no more than 4  players should be playing in the absence of a female player.   (This option should be used sparingly. Deliberate and frequent use of this option may be considered an abuse of league rules).

   In the unlikely event that all games scheduled on the scoring sheet have been played more than 10 minutes before 10 PM, the teams scheduled to play at the top of scoring sheet automatically become next officially scheduled (write in the results) to play. The non playing team must stay to referee and other teams must play unless the two playing captains decide otherwise. If one of the teams on the net fails to put up a team or referees in such a case, two losses will be assigned to that team’s record while giving other teams on net one win each. No official game will be played in such case.

3. Working team will provide an up and a down referee and line judges. Only captains can confer with referee about a controversial call and main referee’s decision is final. If there is any dispute concerning rules, the three captains on the net should try to resolve first before taking it further. No arguments between the players Please.
4. Normally, three teams will be assigned per net and they will play according to the schedule provided until 10 PM. All games started 8 mins before 10 PM will be completed even if it gets past 10 PM. No game will start after 9.52. All teams on a net that starts a game after 9.52 will be assigned  a loss for the night,  All games are to 21 points. A team must hold 2 point advantage to win with 23 point cap.

   When two teams are assigned on a net, the teams will play scheduled games (minimum 8) using honor refereeing. All the games on the net with 2 teams will be 21 points games with no shortened games.

    

5. There will be no more than a 3 minute warm up before the start of new game.
6. Only one attempt to serve is allowed. Dropping the ball, unless instructed to, after the whistle will result in a side out. All players except server must be fully on the court and not touching any boundary lines when ball is served. If the ball being served comes in contact with ceilings, beams, or any other Fixed off court object, except rings in the old gymnasium, it will result in a side out. Since there is not lot of room behind the court, stepping on the court at the time of contact with the ball would not be considered a foot fault as long as the server initiates clearly off the court .In case a serve is executed before referee’s whistle, the referee must allow another chance to serve.
7. The serve may not be blocked or aggressively attacked above the net. If any part of the ball is below the top of the net, any contact, however aggressive it may seem, is not an attack.
8. The play ball is considered dead if it touches the surrounding walls. Play ball off the ceiling or beams is fair as long as it has not crossed the plane of net. This applies to the middle Beam in old gym also except in case where the direction of the ball is changed due to the presence of beam. For example, if the ball hits on the inside of the beam and is redirected back into the court without crossing the plane, the ball will be considered dead. However if the ball hits the bottom of the beam or touches inside of the beam while going straight up, and still stays on the court without breaking the plane, its a fair ball and can be played. Ball contact with the following off or on court intruding objects during a rally may require (except in case of a serve unless specifically noted otherwise below) a replay at the discretion of the referee:

1. Rubber Rings (almost always replay including serve) or their extensions in Gym # 2
2. Back and side basketball Boards/hoops
3. Raised Basketball Boards in Gym # 1 (New Gym)

Basiacally, if the ball is playable without touching the sidewalls etc. , the referee may allow replay.

9. The ball may be played with any part of the body. Deliberate kicking of the ball (dead ball or in play) is not allowed at any time inside the gym and may result in a side out. If the referee feels that the ball was hit with a sole intent of kicking it, including in case of out of frustration, desperation etc., whether during a rally or after, he/she may order a side out. Criteria for such decision is based on intent and not whether a person lifted their foot off the ground to help the ball up or not. The referee must order a side out in case of a repeated kicking behavior of a particular individual.

10. A player may not :

• Touch the net with any part of the body. (Incidental contact with hair, clothing etc. is OK)

• Cross over to the other court under the net. ( Stepping on centerline is not crossing over)
• Interfere with opposing player under the net.

• Hit (offensive move) the ball before it has crossed the plane of the net.

• Reach over the net to block unless three contacts, on opponents side, have been completed or the referee finds that no obstruction in play was caused by penetration. Under no circumstances the ball will be hit before it has broken the plane of the net.
• make deliberate noise or gestures with a sole objective to interfere in the play on the opponents side.
• receive the ball with open hands unevenly at anytime (except when receiving  a serve or a hard driven ball, almost anything except a redirect or throw is allowed in such cases)

• allow the ball to come to complete rest while setting or reacting to rebound off the net.

11. When two team mates touch a ball simultaneously, it is considered one contact. Either of the two players involved may make the next contact.

12. A joust over the net between two players of opposing team is legal and point will be decided depending on where the ball drops.

13. Two handed spikes are double hits and declared a fault.

14.  Let or Net serve is permitted.

15. Players on court should not have any jewelry on their person while playing.

16. Captains are responsible for recording scores. All protests or rule clarifications have to be brought to our attention before v'ball is over for the night or immediately thereafter.  No next day or email protests will be entertained.

17. New Balls (if provided) must not be used for warm ups. Anyone who doesn’t like to warm up with other balls provided, may bring their own as long as they bear their names. School will not be responsible for lost or misplaced personal balls. NO ONE IS PERMITTED TO ENTER THE STORAGE AREA AND TOUCH OR USE ANY EQUIPMENT.

18. The teams will play according to the team assignments provided . There are no play offs. The cumulative total of wins and losses over the whole session will determine winners.

General rules:

1. Please don’t walk around other courts or open gym doors, while a rally is in progress.
2. Please don’t walk through the door between old and the new gym once official games have started. Use the outer doors if you must.
3. Please park in the main parking lot and not in the parking provided next to the building.
4. After the play, please don’t hang around in the school building too long. If you are meeting in the parking lot, please keep the noise down. NO HORSING AROUND IN THE BUILDING OR THE PARKING LOT PLEASE.

UPCOMING SESSIONS:

1.  If you are not a captain of a currently participating team and would like to be informed about upcoming sessions, please e mail with your contact information.

Volleyball II

Day: Thursday

Time: 6.30pm-10.30pm

Rules for 6s (Adv. Competitive):

All general rules as described above for Tuesday 6s will apply except:

1. The games will be rally point games to 25 points. A team must hold 2 point advantage to win with 27 point cap.
2. Let or Net serve is permitted.
3. 6.30-8.30PM teams must vacate the courts at 8.30PM sharp. Any game continuing past 8.30 PM  will not be counted.
4. No games should be started after 10.20 PM. All games must either be finished or designated incomplete at 10.30 PM.
5. If a team doesn't have a female present on court, they can still play an official game as long as they keep only 4 male players on the court. They can have other players rotate in but no more than 4  players should be playing in the absence of a female player.   Only one blocker is permitted at the net. Hitters must hit from behind 10 foot line (This option should be used sparingly. Deliberate and frequent use of this option may be considered an abuse of league rules).
6. Uneven Open hand reception of a serve and a hard driven ball is OK as long as the ball is not redirected or thrown.
7. If a ball close to the middle curtain is played without touching the curtain,  it is legal. The player can touch the curtain after the ball has been played as long as  he/she doesn't completely (same as middle line rule) cross over the line separating the two courts. Similar rule applies to the back and side walls. The player has to play the ball before he/she comes in contact with the wall. He/she can't take assistance of the wall to play the ball.
8. A team that is unable to field a team will be assigned a maximum of 5 forfiets for the night. If a team is able to field a team by 7PM and 9 PM (as the case maybe) it will be assigned only 2 forfeits and the official games can be played as scheduled after that. THERE IS NO MAXIMUM NUMBER OF OFFICIAL GAMES THAT MAY BE PLAYED DURING ALLOTTED TIME.
9. Team captains of the teams playing later session (8.30PM-10.30PM) are responsible for returning the balls and score boards to the designated area in small gym promptly at the end of the last game (10.30PM). The rule is immediately after the end of the game not after the teams are ready to leave. Two losses for the night will be assigned to each team at the net not following the rule and repeated violation may be held against the team in future.

    

Rules for 6s (Competitive):

1. Once a serving sequence is established, it can't be changed for the duration of the game.

2. The games are to 21 point with 23 points max. Let serve is permitted. All games will be played as per the schedule starting at no later than 6.45 PM. All scheduled teams must play until at least 8 games are played on a  net or 10 PM , whichever comes first.    If a game is in progress at 10 pm and both team captains verbally agree to complete the game, they may do so. However No game should start at or after 9.50 PM.

3. Minimum 4 players are required for an official play. There must be a female player present on court at all times for official play. If there is no female , still an official game can be played with only 4 male players on the court even if they have 5th male player present. When only 4 players are playing, the middle back player will be designated back player and can not block or hit in front of the 10' line. Other 3 players will be designated front row players.

4. Dinking (open one hand)  is not permitted.

5. Ball in play can be played with any part of the body.  However players should try to do it in a safe manner. Once the ball is dead, it must not be kicked or thrown in an unsafe manner. If a player or a team is engaged in kicking dead ball or throwing in unsafe manner, a penalty at referee's discretion may be assigned . This penalty may be a point for other team or more . 

6. Ball rebounding from middle beam between two nets is a dead ball

7.  Players must not cross the middle blue line between two nets to play the ball or otherwise. A player can step on the middle line however to attempt to bring the ball. Any repeated wild attempts endangering he safety of other players is not acceptable. Please understand that the safety of players come before any points or a game.

8. The sequence of the plays will be as per schedule. The first two teams will start the play and third will sit out. Third team has to provide two line persons. For example, teams 1, 5 and 4 are scheduled to play on net 1. First game will be played between teams 1 & 5 and team 4 provides line persons. second match will be between 5 & 4 and 1 will sit out ..so on and so forth.

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