Volleyball Tournament
Rules and Regulations:
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6 players on the floor at any one
time - 3 in the front row and 3 in the back row
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Maximum of 3 hits per side
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Points are made on every serve for
wining team of rally (rally-point scoring).
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Player may not hit the ball twice in succession.
(A block is not considered a hit.)
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Ball may be played off the net during
a volley and on a serve.
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A ball hitting a boundary line is in.
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A ball is out if it hits an antennae,
the floor completely outside the court, any of the net or cables outside the
antennae, the referee stand or pole, the ceiling above a non-playable area.
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It is legal to contact the ball with
any part of a player’s body.
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It is illegal to catch, hold or throw
the ball.
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A player cannot block or attack a
serve from on or inside the 10-foot line.
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After the serve, front-line players
may switch positions at the net.
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Matches are made up of sets; the
number depends on level of play. 3-set matches are 2 sets to 25 points and a
third set to 15. Each set must be won by two points. The winner is the first
team to win 2 sets. 5-set matches are 4 sets to 25 points and fifth set to 15.
The team must win by 2 unless tournament rules dictate otherwise. The winner is
the first team to win three sets.
Rule violations that result in a point for the opponent:
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When serving, the player steps on or
across the service line as while making contact with the ball.
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Failure to serve the ball over the
net successfully.
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Ball-handling errors. Contacting the
ball illegally (double touching, lifting, carrying, throwing, etc.)
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Touching the net with any part of the
body while the ball is in play.
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When blocking a ball coming from the
opponent’s court, it’s illegal to contact the ball when reaching over the net
if both your opponent has not used 3 contacts AND they have a player there to
make a play on the ball.
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When attacking a ball coming from the
opponent’s court, contacting the ball when reaching over the net is a violation
if the ball has not yet broken the vertical plane of the net.
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Crossing the court centre line with
any part of your body is a violation. Exception: if it is the hand or foot. In
this case, the entire hand or entire foot must cross for it to be a violation.
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Serving out of rotation/order.
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Back-row player blocking (deflecting
a ball coming from the opponent) when, at the moment of contact, the back-row
player is near the net and has part of his/her body above the top of the net.
This is an illegal block.
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Back-row player attacking a ball
inside the front zone (the area inside the 3M/10-foot line) when, at the moment
of contact, the ball is completely above the net. This is an illegal attack.
