Volleyball Rules

Rec Sports volleyball will be governed by the NCAA rules with the following exceptions:

Guidelines

1. A team may have no more than three men on the court at one time. There can not be more men on the floor than women.
2. A team must have four players on the court to start a game.
3. A match will consist of two 30-point games. If a third games is required it will be to 15. All games will use ralley scoring.
4. Teams will alternate courts after each game and after one team reaches 8 points in the third game.
5. No time outs are allowed except for injury.
6. Only three varsity or ex-varsity players may be on an "A" league roster. Only two of those may play at one time.
7. There can be no varsity or ex-varsity players in "B" league.
8. Teams not ready to play five minutes after the scheduled starting time will receive a warning. At ten minutes the game will be forfeited.
9. Three forfeits and your team will be removed from the league
10. The officials and Rec Sports Staff will evaluate each team at the end of the game for sportsmanship. If a team receives two poor evaluations during the season it will be removed from the league. Two unsatisfactories will count as one poor.

Special Rules

1. Both leagues will play at the women's net height.
2. A block is not considered one of the team's hits. A block is considered going up with two hands.
3. Coming in contact with the net is illegal, but a player may go under the net following his/her hit as long as there is no risk of injury or he/she in no way interferes with the other team
4. The ball may be played with the legs from the knee and above. The ball may not be kept in play with any part of the leg below the knee.

Reverse Co-ed Volleyball Rules
A League

1. Men must attack from behind the red ten foot line

2. Men may cross the red line while in the air as long as their last step was behind the line

3. Blocking must be attempted with two hands

4. Directing the ball on the block is allowed, however it must be done with two hands

5. When a man strikes the ball and his last step was in front of the red line, the ball must leave his hand in an upward direction. This is for all contact with the ball except in blocking.