KB II  Volleyball Competition Regulations

League & Facility Rules

 

 

Section One: Facilities and Equipment

Section Two: Participants

·        Teams

·        Point Scoring

Section Three: Playing Format

·        Structure of Play

Section Four: Playing Actions

Section Five: Interruptions, Delays, Forfeits, Replays

Section Six: Participant Conduct

Section Seven: League Specific Rules

 

Section One

Facilities and Equipment

 

1.       Under no circumstances should anyone other than a Kelly’s employee touch the thermostats, breaker switches or fan in the volley dome.  Please ask assistance from a Kelly’s II employee for assistance in this matter.  During cold months, we ask that persons do not open windows for obvious reasons leading to heating problems.

 

2.       THERE IS UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, TO BE ANY SMOKING IN THE VOLLEY DOME, OR ANY GLASSWARE ON THE OUTSIDE DECK OR VOLLEYDOME AT ANYTIME.

 

3.       Children are allowed and welcomed at Kelly’s II, but must be supervised at ALL TIMES.  If they are disruptive or unsupervised and it is brought to the attention of a Kelly’s II employee, a warning will be issued to the team affiliated.  If it continues, the team will be forced to forfeit their match.  This is safety precaution and we do not want any accidents to happen.  Please be advised some facilities do not allow children at all.  Persons under the age of 21 are not allowed after 9pm.

 

4.       Kelly’s Bleachers II appreciates and enjoys all of our customers’ business, and we ask that the customer help us keep our facilities in order by not littering in the dome or outside deck area.  Please clean up after yourself to help keep volleyball fees at a minimum.  We expect good sportsmanship at all times on the courts and off and reserve the right to penalize any persons or teams for poor behavior toward the facilities, staff or any other persons in Kelly’s II.  Let’s have fun and try to make this an enjoyable and competitive league for all who participate.

 

5.       *Children are not allowed in the sand area at anytime.  Children must be seated at all times.  Please understand that safety is our concern.  Several area leagues have a no children policy, we would like to continue to accommodate as long as the rules are followed.

 

6.       When playing inside, if a ball contacts the suspended heaters during a play it shall be considered a dead ball and a point will be awarded to the opposing team. The heaters are considered out of play.

 

7.       When playing inside, if a ball contacts the suspended lights hanging from the ceiling the play will continue. This is in effect only if the team has contacted the ball fewer than three times and the ball comes down on the side of the team that directed the ball into the lights.

 

 

Section Two

Participants

 

 

  1. Rosters:  Each team will have its roster with up to 12 people before the first game of the season.  A player may not participate in two different levels of play in the same night, or on two different teams in the same league.  All players must sign a waiver form prior to playing any matches.  Players may be added anytime during the first half of the scheduled season.  ALL PLAYERS MUST BE 21 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER!! 

ROSTERS MUST BE TURNED IN ASAP!!!

 

2.       Teams:  A team must consist of at least 2 players (at least one female player with the exception of men’s quads).  In a coed league, when six players are present, there can only be a maximum of 3 male players.  If a team consists of less than 6 players in a coed league, one more male than female is allowed.  There may always be more females than males.

 

3.       Substitutions:  Substitutions are allowed only in the middle back position when the team has won the serve.  A player arriving late must wait to rotate into his/her correct position in male female order.  Only one player may rotate in per serving opportunity. 

 

4.       Coed Players must line up alternating male-female.

 

 

Section Three

Playing Format – Structure of Play

 

1.       Match play will consist of 3 games played to 25 (RALLY SCORE). Each game will be to 25pts (no cap) using “rally scoring”.  1 point is rewarded on each play (side out serve). “Let Serve” will be in effect.  The ball on a serve may touch the net and must be played out if it goes to the other team side of the court.

 

 

2.      Service for the first game will be determined by a coin flip or other suitable method.  The winner will decide their choice of serve or side.  Serve and side will be reversed in second game.

 

3.       If the first two games take longer than 45 minutes from the scheduled start of the match, the third game will be rally point scoring to 15.  Game point for rally scoring may result in a side out and/or win.

 

4.       During outside games, after one team reaches 8 points, sides will be changed during the third game only.

 

5.       Substitutions:  Substitutions are allowed only in the middle back position when the team has won the serve.  A player arriving late must wait to rotate into his/her correct position in male female order.  Only one player may rotate in per serving opportunity.

 

6.       In men’s quads there is no rule regarding overlap (rotating out of turn)

 

7.       In all leagues, when four players are present on any team, the server is considered a back row player and may not attack/spike the ball past the 10-foot line.

 

8.       When 3 or fewer players are present, the server may hit in the front row, as the team will gain no advantage.

 

 

Section Four

Playing Actions

 

1.       A team is allowed 3 contacts to return the ball to the opposite side of the net.  The ball may be contacted with any part of the body. A block does not count as one of the three hits.

 

2.       If more than one contact is made on one side (other than a block), a female must contact the ball.       (Coed only)

 

3.       A player may cross underneath the net, but if he/she makes bodily contact with a player on the opposing team and/or interferes with the opportunity of the opposing to play the ball, play will be dead for a side out or point.

 

4.       Anytime a player contacts the net (clothing and hair included) prior to the end of play, it will result in a side out or point for the opposing team.  Anytime the ball hits the net, forcing it to touch a player, it will be ruled incidental contact and will not be called.

 

5.       Players may serve from anywhere behind the serving line, as long as the ball is served within the side boundary extensions. If the servers foot moves or crosses over the back boundary line during the serve, it will be considered a foot fault and will result in a loss of serve.  Once a server attempts to serve he/she must contact the ball for his/her serve.  There is no 2nd chance.

 

6.       Players must announce the score of the game before each serve so that both teams can hear it.

 

7.       Jump serving is allowed only in B/B+/A leagues. A jump serve is any attempt at service that includes the player serving leaving their feet.

 

8.       All serves must be a clean hit to the ball between the forearm and hand and must be an obvious clean hit to the ball. The ball must be released from the tossing hand before contact is made.

 

9.       In each league, if a front row player leaves their feet on the serve to attempt to spike or block the serve, it will be ruled as attacking the serve and will result in a point for the serving team.

 

10.   All serves must be bumped (serves may be contacted above the shoulders as long as you do not set it, you may put your hands together to strike the ball forward), with the exception of the rec leagues when serves may be set.

 

11.   Open one-handed setting is illegal. Underhanded setting is also illegal.  Jump setting and direct setting is allowed.

 

12.   Roofing/roof topping, which consists of a one or two-handed block before the ball crosses over the plane of the net, is not allowed on a first or second hit, unless that hit is an obvious attack. 

 

13.   A player may cross the plane of the net only to retrieve a ball that was previously contacted by his/her team.

 

14.   Directional tipping is allowed as long as the player does not change the direction of the ball more than once.

 

15.   Back row attacks are allowed as long as the back row player leaves his/her feet from behind the ten foot line, unless on a serve.

 

16.   Once the ball has broken the plane of the net, any player on that team may contact the ball.

 

17.   In any league, once the ball has come to a visible rest on any part of the persons body, it will be considered a lift/carry.

 

18.   In all leagues, double hits will be called with the exception of blocks or driven attacks.

 

19.   In all leagues, sets below the chin will be considered lifts and are illegal.

 

20.   In rec level leagues ruling will be less strict, but all obvious lifts, carries, double hits and throws are illegal.

 

21.   In men’s quads there is no rule regarding overlap (rotating out of turn).

 

22.   “LET SERVE” will be in play this season.  If the ball contacts the net on a serve and goes over the net to the receiving team, the ball must be played out.  (Does not constitute a miss serve).

 

23.   A team may bring a male player up from the back row for blocking purposes when only one male player is in the front row for that team.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 5

Interruptions, Delays, Forfeits, Replays

 

  1. Matches:  League play will start at the scheduled time for that league.  Teams will be given a five-minute grace period for their match.  All games must start on time.  If a team knows that it is going to be forfeiting any match play, that team should contact Kelly’s Bleachers II (895-3353) and the opposing team captain as far in advance as possible.  Two (2) uncalled forfeits will result in suspension from that league without a refund.

 

  1. Each team will be allowed 3 time outs per match.  These time outs can be used at any time during the match, each lasting a maximum of 60 seconds. 

 

3.       Anytime a ball comes into the court, play will be dead and replayed.

 

4.       Any questionable play will result in a replay.  We are playing on the honor system.

 

5.       Children are allowed and welcomed at Kelly’s II, but they must be supervised at ALL TIMES.  If they are disruptive or unsupervised and it is brought to the attention of a Kelly’s II employee, a warning will be issued to the team affiliated.  If it continues, the team will be forced to forfeit their match.  This is safety precaution and we do not want any accidents to happen.  Please be advised some facilities do not allow children at all.  Persons under the age of 21 are not allowed after 9pm.

 

Section 6

Participant Conduct

 

1.       Only team captains may discuss a call or illegal hit.  All discussions will be civil and regard only the ruling in question.  Please refrain from using profanities.

 

2.      Kelly’s Bleachers II appreciates and enjoys all of our customers’ business, and we ask that the customer help us keep our facilities in order by not littering in the dome or outside deck area.  Please clean up after yourself to help keep volleyball fees at a minimum.  We expect good sportsmanship at all times on the courts and off and reserve the right to penalize any persons or teams for poor behavior toward the facilities, staff or any other persons in Kelly’s II.  Let’s have fun and try to make this an enjoyable and competitive league for all who participate.

 

Section 7

League Specific Rules

 

1.       Quad A: There is no open hand tipping

 

2.       In the Monday Quad Leagues, all players are considered front row players

 

3.       Children are not allowed in the sand area at anytime.  Children must be seated at all times.  Please understand that safety is our concern.  Several area leagues have a no children policy, we would like to continue to accommodate as long as the rules are followed.