NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE
Recreational SPORTS
CO-REC VOLLEYBALL RULES
I.
RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PLAYERS AND TEAM PERSONNEL:
A.
Court shoes only are allowed. No black-soled shoes are
allowed. It is advised that jewelry such as rings, earrings,
necklaces, and bracelets not be worn. Hats are prohibited
indoors; however, bandannas and headbands are acceptable.
Officials of each match will determine legality of any such items.
B.
The ball becomes dead if at any time it contacts the sidewalls,
back walls, bleachers, or if it crosses the vertical plane of an
adjacent court or team bench area. Teams may play the ball off
the ceiling on their side, but it is out on the opposite side.
C.
Time-out requests: Each team is allowed two (2) time-outs in
each game. The length of a time-out is limited to thirty (30)
seconds.
D.
If a player starts questioning or arguing with the official, give the
player a warning. For rude behavior, a second minor offense, or
other serious offenses a penalty is issued by the official and
recorded on the score sheet. A penalty automatically entails the
loss of service by the offending team if serving, or if not serving,
the award of a point to the opponents.
E.
A second act warranting the issuance of a penalty to the same
individual during the same match results in the expulsion of that
player.
F.
Extremely offensive conduct (such as obscene or insulting
words or gestures) towards officials, spectators, or other players
will result in the expulsion of the team member from the match
in which the offense occurred. Expelled individuals must leave
the court area and possibly the facility.
G.
A second expulsion during the match or actual physical
aggression towards an official, spectator, or another player
results in the disqualification of the individual team member as
well as forfeiture for the entire team.
H.
Warnings (yellow cards) carry over from game to game.
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II.
THE TEAMS
A.
Co-Rec 6 on 6 Volleyball League (Fall Semester)
1. A team consists of six (6) players: A team may start and
continue a game with five (5) players. If an additional
player shows up to play, the player must be immediately
put into the game. If the game is started with fewer than
six players, when the other players arrive, they must be
inserted to the left of the server.
2. There must be two (2) men and two (2) women on the
court at all times. No exceptions.
B.
Co-Rec 4 on 4 Volleyball League (Spring Semester)
1. A team consists of four (4) players: A team may start and
continue a game with three (3) players. If an additional
player shows up to play, the player must be immediately
put into the game. If the game is started with fewer than
four players, when the other players arrive, they must be
inserted to the left of the server.
2. There must be at least two (2) men and one (1) woman or
two (2) women and one (1) man on the court the court at
all times. No exceptions.
III.
RULES OF PLAY:
A.
Games are to begin promptly: Forfeit time is ten (10) minutes.
If a team is not prepared to begin the first game of a match, they
shall have five (5) additional minutes before forfeiting the
second game and the match.
B.
Time between games of a match will be a maximum of three
minutes. If a team is not ready to play at this time, a team
warning will be issued. A second warning will result in a
penalty.
C.
League standings shall be determined by match winners, not
individual game winners.
D.
Matches will consist of the best two out of three games. All
games will be Rally Scored to twenty-one (21) points win by
two (2) or first to twenty-five (25) points.
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E.
If hands are not together when making a two-handed hit, a
double hit will be called. However, a single-handed hit will be
allowed as long as the ball is not carried.
F.
In case of a block, the blocker may return the ball. The block is
not considered a hit by the blocker nor is it counted as one of
three hits allowed on each side.
G.
Maximum of three (3) team hits: Each team is allowed a
maximum of three successive hits of the ball in order to return
the ball to the opponents playing area.
H.
A spike is legal only if it is hit downward with one hand.
I.
A blocker may block the ball over the net ONLY if the ball is
traveling towards the net and not parallel to or away from the
net.
J.
Free substitution will be allowed; however, when substituting a
player they must be inserted to the immediate left of the server.
The only exception is when substituting for an injured player.
K.
Contact of ball with body: The ball may contact any part of the
body above the waist.
L.
Play and the service: The serving of the ball must be hit with
one hand (open or closed) or any part of the arm while the ball
is directly in the hand, dropped or tossed.
1. The server has five seconds after the official's whistle to
serve.
2. If the server elects not to hit the ball after releasing it for
service, he/she may catch the ball or allow it to drop to the
ground and will be allowed a re-serve.
3. If the ball is served before the official's whistle for service,
a re-serve will be directed. A second occasion during the
same match by the same team will result in a side out.
M.
Serving faults: A side out will be awarded if any of the following
serving faults occur:
1. Ball passes under the net
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2. Ball touches an antenna or does not pass over the net
completely between the antennas or their indefinite
extensions.
N.
Serving: The ball may touch the net and go over as long as it is
between the vertical extensions.
O.
Screening the players of the serving team must not prevent the
receiving player from watching the server or trajectory of the
ball. Screening is illegal and a fault.
P.
Positions of players at service: At the time the ball is
contacted for the serve, the placement of players must conform
to the service order.
1. In front or back row, the center player may not be as near
the right sideline as the right player nor as near the left
sideline as the left player. No back row player may be as
near the net as the corresponding front row player. After
the ball is contacted, players may move from their
respective positions.
2. Before the start of a new game, the serving order may be
changed.
Q.
All serves must be returned with a two-handed, one-handed
bump, or a set. A served ball cannot be spiked. Serves cannot
be blocked.
R.
Play at the net: Ball crossing the net - to be legal, the ball must
cross the net entirely between the antennas or their assumed
indefinite vertical extension.
S.
Player contact with the net: If a player contacts the net during
play with any part of their body or uniform, other than hair,
including that portion outside the antennas, it is a fault. If the
ball is driven into the net with such force that it causes the net to
contact a player, such contact is not a fault.
T.
Simultaneous contact by opponents: If opponents contact
the net simultaneously, it shall constitute a double fault resulting
in a play over.
U.
Crossing the centerline: Contacting the opponent's play area
with any part of the body except the feet is a fault. Touching the
opponent's play area with a foot or feet is not a fault providing
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that some part of the encroaching foot or feet remains on or
above the centerline.
V.
General play: A frontline player may play the ball anywhere on
the court. A back line player may not attempt to spike the ball or
block when he/she is in front of the ten-foot spiking line. Also,
he/she may not play a ball that is completely above the net. If a
back row player attempts the above, it is called a foot fault and a
side-out or a point is to be awarded. A back row player may
attempt to spike a ball as long as he/she takes off behind the
ten foot spiking line. Back row players may never participate in
a block!
W.
The net height will be seven feet nine inches (7'9").
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