Volleyball
Rules
& Regulations
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Volleyball
Rules & Regulations
1. Gameplay
2.2. If a deciding set is to be played, a new
coin toss will be carried out.
Rules 2.3. The coin toss is taken place with the
referee and two team captains.
1.1. The height of the net measured from 2.4. The winner of the coin toss chooses
the center of the court is 7 feet 4 the right to serve or to receive the
inches (Girls High School), 7 feet (Girls service or the side of the court. The
Middle School), 8 feet (Boys High loser takes the remaining choice.
School).
2.5. During the coin toss, captains will
1.2. Serve line must be 30 feet from net on decide the structure of the warm up.
each side.
a. Each team gets the full court for 3
1.3. Attack line must be 10 feet from net on minutes (the team with the first
each side. serve, warms up first).
b. Each team gets half the court for 6
1.4. During the match and while on the minutes.
court, the team captain is the game
captain and is the only player
authorized to speak to the referees. If
the team captain is not on the court,
3. Serving
the coach must assign another player
on the court to assume the role of 3.1. Server must contact from behind the
game captain. end line.
1.5. Each team is allowed two time outs per 3.2. Server must contact the ball within 8
set. seconds after the referee whistles for
service.
1.6. There are no line judges during any
match. 3.3. The ball may be served overhand with
ball in motion, underhand with ball in
1.7. Refer to the NFHS Girls Volleyball motion, or underhand with ball in a
Rules, for other rules, violations, & non-motion position.
techniques.
3.4. The ball must be clearly visible to
opponents before serve.
2. Coin Toss
3.5. Served ball may graze the net and
drop to the other side for point.
2.1. Before the match, the referee will carry
out a coin toss to decide upon the first 3.6. Serve must be returned by a bump or a
service and the sides of the court in the set only. No attacking, spiking, or
first set. blocking a serve.
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3.7. The serve cannot hit the ceiling or any
other hanging object. 5.5. In the deciding set, once the leading
team reaches 8 points, the teams
switch sides.
4. Scoring
6. Volley
4.1. Rally scoring will be used.
4.2. A team scores a point: 6.1. Maximum of three contacts per side.
a. by successfully landing the ball on 6.2. Players may not contact the ball twice
the opponents court. in succession (A block is not
b. when the opponent team commits considered a contact).
a fault.
c. when the opponent team receives 6.3. Ball may be played off the net during a
a penalty. volley and on a serve.
4.3. Game will be played to 25 pts. 6.4. A ball touching a boundary line is in
bounds.
4.4. The team must win by 2 points.
6.5. A legal contact is contact with the ball
4.5. The winner of the match is determined by any part of the player’s body.
by the best 2 out of 3 sets.
6.6. If two or more players contact the ball
4.6. All Championship matches will be simultaneously, it is considered one
determined by the best 3 out of 5 sets. contact and the players involved may
not participate in the next touch.
4.7. All third and fifth sets will be played to
15 points (MUST WIN BY 2 POINTS). 6.7. A player must not block or attack on a
serve.
5. Rotation 6.8. Only front row players are allowed to
block at the net.
5.1. When the receiving team wins a volley, 6.9. A ball is considered out when all parts
that team will rotate. of the ball, which contact the floor, are
completely outside the boundary lines.
5.2. Players shall rotate in a clockwise
manner. 6.10. A ball is considered out when it
touches an object outside the court
5.3. After the service hit, the players may based on the referee’s discretion.
move around and occupy any position
on their court. 6.11. A ball is out of play if it contacts the
ceiling or overhead objects, regardless
5.4. After each set, the teams switch sides. of height, above the opponent’s area.
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opposing player, no foul will be called,
6.12. A ball that hits the ceiling or overhead and the ball shall continue to be in
object on the side of possession is a play.
playable ball, if it is not the third
contact. 8.5. Back row players blocking or hitting in
front of the attack line.
7. Substitution 8.6. Players cannot switch positions before
the serve.
7.1. Players can be substituted during any 8.7. Players cannot go under the net and
dead ball and time out. over the center line.
7.2. Teams cannot substitute more than 18 8.8. A team commits a positional fault, if
times in one set. any player is not in their correct
position at the moment the ball is hit by
7.3. A player in the starting lineup may the server.
leave the game, and may re enter, but
only to their previous position in the 8.9. A rotational fault is committed when the
lineup. service is not made in the correct
order.
7.4. Multiple substitutes may enter the
game at the same time.
9. Equipment
7.5. Substitution only takes place in
between volleys or during time outs.
9.1. All posts supporting the net must have
proper padding.
8. Violations 9.2. Each team should provide their own
volleyballs for warm-up purposes.
8.1. Stepping on or over the line on a 9.3. All home teams must supply two game
serve. balls.
8.2. Failure to serve the ball over the net 9.4. Players are not allowed to wear any
successfully. jewelry, anything around their neck, or
anything around their wrists.
8.3. Contacting the ball illegally (Carrying,
Palming, Throwing, Double Touch, * - Dictates a rule that does not apply to
etc.). District 8 sports.
** - Dictates a rule that only applies to District
8.4. Touches of the net with any part of the 8 sports.
body while the ball is in play. If the ball
is driven into the net with such force
that it causes the net to contact an
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