Tournament Details

LAWS OF THE GAME

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LAW 01 – THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS

Number of players

- Each team will play with no more than six (6) players on the court at once

- Teams must start and end the game with at least four (4) players

- The maximum number of players any team roster may have is 12 & the minimum one female player

Number of Substitutions

- Each team is entitled to 10 substitutions per set. Each player is allowed unlimited entries within the team limit.

- Any substitution requests after 10 team substitutions will be denied and the team will be assessed for an improper request

- Any number of players may enter the set in each position of the service order

LAW 02 – THE PLAYERS’ EQUIPMENT

Safety

- A player must not use equipment or wear anything that is dangerous to himself or another player (including any kind of jewelry).

Basic Equipment

- Players must wear athletic-type shorts/pants.

- Jerseys/Shirts: In order to play teams must wear shirts of identical color

- Player Numbers: All shirts/jerseys must have legible numbers on at least one side (back or front of shirt) Numbers must be permanent on the shirt in a non-fading medium

- Teammates will not share the same shirt/jersey number

- Players may wear a knit or stocking cap (with or without ball/knot at top), headband, and hair bands. Hats with bills are prohibited.

LAW 03 – TIMING

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- Designated match or game timing will not be used

- There will be a maximum of three (3) minutes between sets during a match

- There will be no time outs, other than those initiated by the game officials

LAW 03 – SCORING

- The sets of a match will be played to 25 points

- The first team to win the first two sets will be the winner

- The winning team must win by two points in all two games.

LAW 04 – THE GAME

Start and Restart Play

- A coin toss or Odd/Even choice will occur during the Captain’s Meeting before the first and third set of the game

- The winning team will then decide on the first service

The Serve

- The ball may be served anywhere behind the end line but between the sidelines

- The serve shall not be attacked, whether spiked or blocked, while the ball is above the top of the net

- A served ball that contacts the net will not be ruled a dead ball if during the ball’s flight it crosses the net to the receiving team

- Once a team gains service possession, the new server must come from the front-row position immediately in front of the previous server

- A served ball is dead if before it contacts an opponent or the floor of the opponent’s area it:

 Touches the floor of the server’s area or a teammate of the server

 Passes under the net

 Crosses the net entirely outside the antenna or is otherwise out of bounds

 Touches the ceiling

Playing the Ball

- The ball may be played by any part of the body

- Only the front row can block

Net Ball

- It is a fault to touch any part of the net or the antennas, except for insignificant contact by a player not involved in the action of playing the ball

- Players directly playing the ball, attempting to fake an attack-hit, or attempting to block such a play, are considered involved in the action of playing the ball

- If the ball is driven into the net with such force that it causes the net or antennas to contact a player, such contact is not a fault

- A player is not allowed to initiate an attack-hit while the ball is completely on the opponent’s side of the net

LAW 05 – FAULTS & MISCONDUCTS

Faults

- A fault shall be declared when

 The ball touches the floor

 The ball is held, thrown, or pushed

 A team has played the ball more than three times consecutively

 A player touches the ball twice consecutively

 A player touches the net

 A player crosses the centerline

 A player attacks the ball above the opponent’s playing area

 a back line player while in the attack area hits the ball into the opponent’s court from above the height of the net

Misconduct

- A player is cautioned and shown a yellow card if he commits any of the following offenses

 Unsporting behavior

 Dissent by word or action

 Persistent infringement of the Laws of the Game

- A player, substitute or substituted player is sent off if he/she commits any of the following offenses:

 Serious foul play

 Violent conduct

 Using offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures

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