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Volleyball Rules

ORANGE LINE SPORTS

QUINCY PARK BEACH VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE RULES

RULE 1 USE OF FACILITIES

SECTION 1 There is to be no smoking/tobacco products or unbecoming conduct within any building or upon the grounds.

SECTION 2 No intoxicating beverages are allowed in any building or upon the grounds surrounding any building.

PLEASE NOTE: Sections 1 – 2 are set by the Arlington Parks and Recreation.  Any abuse of these rules can void the Recreation Division’s future use of park and rec facilities.  The continued use of Arlington Parks and Recreation property is based largely upon the proper use of their facilities.  We can not continue our programs without your help and theirs. We are using a “drop in facility.” It is first come, first serve, the court is not reserved. Please arrive on time to play so we can allow other community members to play when we are done.

RULE 2 FORFEITS AND GRACE

SECTION 1 Any team that forfeits two matches may be dropped from the league; all games scheduled for that team will be forfeited to their opponents.

SECTION 2 Ten minutes after the scheduled game time is forfeit time. NO EXCEPTIONS.  If the first game of a match is forfeited, the second (and third) game may be played if both teams are ready to begin no later than 15 minutes after the regular scheduled match time.  Score of a forfeited game is 25-0.  Game scores for a forfeited match are 25-0, 25-0, 15-0.

SECTION 3 A team that forfeits two matches in one season will NOT be allowed to renew its franchise for the following season.

 

RULE 3 APPLICATION & ROSTER FORM / TEAM RELEASE FORM

SECTION 1 Application & Roster forms are the Final Roster Forms. Applications are to be brought to the Quincy Park and given to the director at the first game.  Team rosters are also due the first game, however changes will be allowed up to the Friday before the 3rd regular season game.  If a team is scheduled and a game played without the a player on their roster, the game is subject to protest and eventual forfeiture if opposing team protests the game within 24 hours.  Additions and deletions to roster forms can be made only in writing.  Changes will be accepted through e-mail, and will be dated according to the postmark or time of receipt. None will be accepted verbally over the phone.

SECTION 2 For a player to be eligible his/her full name must be on the final roster form AND his/her signature on the TEAM RELEASE FORM prior to participating in any league play.

SECTION 3 Roster forms are not to include more than 12 players unless cleared by the director.  Should any roster contain players not previously listed, players who did not appear or were not added prior to the game shall be subject to protest by opposing team.

SECTION 4 A legal eligibility form must contain the name and email of the following persons:

1.  The manager or person to whom correspondence is to be directed and who is responsible for an independent team.

2.  All players.

SECTION 5 An email confirming the official roster form by a manager is regarded by Orange Line Sports as an acknowledgment by the manager that the players, whose full names are on the form, meet the qualifications set up for that league and the regulations set up by the Orange Line Sports.  Once a full name is placed on the official roster form and is not deleted prior to the Friday before the third game, this player is only eligible to participate for this team in the corresponding league.

 

RULE 4 INDIVIDUAL ELIGIBILITY

SECTION 1 A player can be a member of only one team in the league. Unless cleared beforehand by the director.

SECTION 2 A player can transfer from one team to another if agreed upon by both managers.

SECTION 3 A player must be 21 years of age the day the league starts.

 

RULE 5 SERVICE AND DISABILITY

SECTION 1 A person who has participated in 30% of the games played since their name was placed on the eligibility form, may be replaced if they sustain injury which will prevent their playing for the rest of the season.

SECTION 2 Such replacement must be made within two weeks of the injury.  The replacement will assume the accrued number of games played by the injured player to qualify them for playoffs.  A doctor’s statement is required in such cases.

SECTION 3 In no case will the replaced player be allowed to resume playing during the current season with any other team though the disability is no longer there.

 

RULE 6 PLAYOFF ELIGIBILITY

SECTION 1 To be eligible for league playoffs, a player must have played in 30% of the regularly scheduled drop in group matches during the current season.  Note: week by week attendance will be noted.

SECTION 2  Playoffs will consist of all teams at the conclusion of the season.  In the event of a tie, playoff positions will be determined by Head to Head Competition between the teams tied during the season.

1. games won minus games lost (head to head)

2. points scored for minus points scored against (head to head)

3. points scored for minus points scored against (total for the season)

4. fewer matches forfeited

5. fewer games forfeited

 

RULE 7 GENERAL PLAYING RULES

SECTION 1 A full team consists of 6 players on the court, at least TWO females or at least ONE male on the court at all times. To be eliigible to play in a match, a team may start and finish with at least 4 players (two females and two males or three females and one male).
Note: Exceptions can be made if cleared with opposing manager and league director/referee prior to the start of the game. For example: A team may have 4 males and 1 female player, with a female player in route to the game. However, if a team has 5 males and 1 female player, with a female player in route, that team shall play a player down until female player arrives (4 males, 1 female on the court) 

Exception: A player is injured during a game and no eligible substitute is available, a team may then continue to play 5 players. There must be at least ONE female on the court at all times. 

SECTION 2 Unlimited substitution (male for male, female for female, male to female, female to male) however, players must report substitutes to the official before entering the game.

SECTION 3 Serving rotation order must stay the same. If one player subs in for another player, the new player takes the old player’s serving spot in order. All players must serve at least once in the during the match. 

SECTION 4 A game uses rally scoring and is played to 25 points, win by two, 30 point cap (ie: if a game is tied 29-29, next point wins).  A match consists of three games (even if a team is ahead 2-0).  Win – loss record in games will determine the standings.  Third game of every match will be played to 15 points unless it is running late then it is the officials call to have the game end at the hour time limit.

PLAYOFF NOTE:  First team to win 2 games wins Playoff matches.  No point cap scoring in playoff matches. Must Win by Two Points

SECTION 6 Standard Corec Rules:

1. Back row players are allowed to attack

2. Male or female players may not jump serve, underhand or overhand only!

3. NO players can block or attack the serve.

 

  1. 1. Jewelry must be secured “body piercing” (friendship bracelets, necklaces, chains, chokers, rings, studs or earrings) may not be worn.

 

SECTION 7.      Playing the Ball

  • Maximum of three team contacts: Each team is allowed a maximum of three successive contacts of the ball in order to return the ball to the opponent’s area.  The only exception to this rule is that a block is not considered to be a hit.
  • Contacted Ball: A player who contacts the ball shall be considered as playing the ball.
  • Contact of the ball with the body: The ball may be hit with any part of the body but cannot come to rest visibly on the body (judgement of official).
  • Illegal Hit: An illegal hit occurs when the ball visibly comes to rest or has prolonged contact with a player during contact.  This call is made upon the judgment of the official and cannot be questioned by a captain or team members.  Holding, catching, throwing, lifting, and pushing are illegal hits because of prolonged contact with the ball.  Rolling is considered an illegal hit because there is continued and steady contact between he ball and the player’s body.
  • A Double Hit: Occurs when a player illegally contacts the ball twice in succession or the ball rebounds from one part of the body to another part of the body on a single attempt to play the ball.  Exception:  On a hard driven spike.
  • Simultaneous contacts by opponents: If the ball is simultaneously contacted by two opponents, then the team on whose side the ball falls shall have the right to play the ball three times.  If the ball is held simultaneously by two opposing players, it is a double fault and the referee will direct a replay.
  • Net Play: A ball contacting and crossing the net shall remain in play provided contact is entirely within the net antennas (poles).
  • Service
  1. The server must wait for the official to beckon (blow the whistle or motion with his/her hand) before a serve can be attempted.  If the serve hits the net and continues onto the opponents side the ball is deemed in play.  If the ball is served before the officials beckon, a re-serve shall be directed.  If the ball is served a second time during a teams term of service before the official’s beckon, then it is considered a side-out.  The server must always serve behind the baseline.  If at any point the foot/feet are touching or past the baseline extended, then a fault shall be called and a side-out awarded.
  2. A good serve must land on the line or inside the court.  If any part of the ball touches the line, then the ball in considered to be “good”.  If the ball lands out and is not touched by any player on the receiving team before it hits the ground, then a side-out shall be awarded.
  3. The server has 5 seconds to make a legal serve.  The server may toss and catch a bad toss as long as no swinging motion has been made to attempt to serve.  The server is allowed only on re-serve per term of service.
  4. Positions of players at service: The positions of the players at the moment of service must be in proper alignment.  This means that no player on the court may be closer to the sideline, end-line, or centerline, than the adjacent player on the court.  Once the ball has been contacted, players may go anywhere on the court.
  • Live ball/Dead ball
    • The ball becomes alive when it is legally contacted for the service.
    • The ball becomes dead when:
  1. The ball touches the antenna or the net outside an antenna
  2. The ball does not cross the net completely between the antennas.
  3. The ball strikes the ground.
  4. A player(s) commits a fault.
  5. A served ball contacts on object or the net.
  6. The referee blows the whistle for any reason.
  7. The ball lands out of bounds.
  • The point shall be replayed if an object enters the court during a rally.

RULE 8 PROTESTS

SECTION 1 Protests (based on the misinterpretation of a playing rule) must be registered by the manager with the referee and opposing coach before the next play.  The word “Protest” must be stated so proper notes by the official are taken.

SECTION 2 Formal protest must be made in writing, accompanied by a $20.00 protest fee (returned if protest is allowed), and must be turned in to the Orange Line Sports within twenty four hours from the date of the contest in question. 

SECTION 3 Protests shall be ruled on by Orange Line Sports.  When a protest is sustained, the game shall be replayed from the point of the protest with the decision corrected.

SECTION 4 Protests involving the eligibility of a player must be made before the start of the first game or at the time the player enters a game.  All protests will be resolved by Orange Line Sports on the basis of the records on file.  The formal protest procedure set forth in Rule 8, Section 2 must be followed, except no protest fee is required. Any manager has the right to protest the use of an ineligible player.  The player(s) in question must present positive identification to the referee or sign the scorecard and list their address and telephone number.  All games in which an ineligible player has participated will be forfeited to the opponents.

 

RULE 9 UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT

SECTION 1 Unsportsmanlike conduct will not be tolerated and may result in ejection from the contest  (ejection from a game is for the match) and/or indefinite suspension from the activities conducted by Orange Line Sports.

SECTION 2 Officials shall eject from the game/match any player or manager guilty of foul or obscene language, profane language or abusive language.  The official shall report Orange Line Sports such players or managers.  Such language may not be “aimed” at an official to draw the suspension.  Such actions are not to be used and are not part of a recreational event.

SECTION 3 Suspension for a “written up” ejection shall be a minimum of one match for the first offense.

SECTION 4 The officials have jurisdiction until they have left the game site.  A player or manager does not have the right to abuse an official because official match has ended.

 

RULE 10 WAIVER OF RULES

Experience has proven that it is impossible to anticipate all problems which may arise when the rules are formulated and adopted.  Therefore, Orange Line Sports reserves the right to waive any rule governing play in any drop in group under the jurisdiction of Orange Line Sports, when in its judgement, the application of said rule will result in gross unfairness or unreasonable hardship.

RULE 11 INCLEMENT WEATHER

SECTION 1 In case of bad weather a decision will be made at 4:45 pm the day of the game/match.  Only the team manager should contact Orange Line Sports.  Should bad weather occur at game time, the decision will be left up to the officials.  Be prepared to play!

SECTION 2 In case of bad weather, during the course of the game, the game will be suspended from the point of interruption.  The score will be marked down and the game will be finished at a later time.

EXCEPTION 1 Unless play is in the 3rd game and team is leading at the 8 point mark. (I.E. one team is ahead by the score of 8 to 6, or 10 to 9, etc.  Team does not have to win by two. This will then be considered a complete match.

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