VOLLY BALL

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THE SERVE

Server must serve from behind the restraining line ( end line ) until after contact.
Ball may be served underhand or overhand.
Ball must be clearly visible to opponents before serve.
Served ball may graze the net and drop to the other side.
First game serve is determined by a coin toss. Game 2 will be served by the receiving team in game 1. If match goes to a 3rd game, new coin toss will determine serving team.
If best of 5 game match: Game 2, 3, an 4 will trade off between teams. If teams go to game 5, serve will go to winner of a new coin toss.
Serve must be returned by a pass or set only. Serve can not be blocked or attacked.

SCORING

Rally scoring- which means there will be a point awarded on every won rally.
Offense will score on a defensive miss, out of bounds hit, or blocker touches the top of the net.
Defense will score on an offensive miss, out of bounds hit, serve into the net or hitter touches top of the net.
Game will be played to 25 pts. Game 3 is played to 15.
Must win by 2 points, unless a point cap has been placed.

ROTATION

Team will rotate after each sideout. A sideout is when the team on serve receive wins the point to earn the right to serve.
Players shall rotate in a clockwise manner.
There shall be 6 players on each side.

PLAYING THE GAME (VOLLEY)

Maximum of three hits per side.
Player may not hit the ball twice in succession ( A block is not considered a hit ).
Ball may be played off the net during a volley and on serve.
A ball touching any part of the boundary line is considered in.
A legal hit is contact with the ball by any part of the players body which does not allow the ball to visibly come to a rest.
A player must not block or attack a serve.

BASIC VIOLATIONS

Stepping on or over the line on a serve.
Failure to serve the ball over the net successfully.
Hitting the ball illegally ( Carrying, Palming, Throwing, etc. ).
Touches of the top of the net only with any part of the body while the ball is in play. Players may contact the net below the top of the net (the tape) at any time. If the ball is driven into the net with such force that it causes the net to contact an opposing player, no foul will be called, and the ball shall continue to be in play.
Reaching over the net, except under these conditions:

1 - When executing a follow-through.
2 - When blocking a ball which is in the opponents court but is being returned ( the blocker must not contact the ball until after the opponent who is attempting to return the ball makes contact). Except to block the third play.

Reaches under the net ( if it interferes with the ball or opposing player ).
Failure to serve in the correct order.
Blocks or spikes from a position which is clearly not behind the 10-foot line while in a back row position.
A players foot may not completely cross the midline at any time. However, if the rest of the body crosses it is legal unless interferes with a player on the other side of the net.

SUBSTITUTIONS

Coaches only have 12 substitutions per game in club.
Once a player subs in for a rotational position, they can only sub in for that rotational position.

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