Volleyball Rules and Regulations 1

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VOLLEYBALL Rules an i Resulations 1 court PACA CS PS BATE Ih; BASIC RULES ¢ A team should have a uniform color for the jersey, except for the libero. « Ateam rotates after its serve in a clockwise direction. ¢ When the ball is on a team’s side, that team can hit the ball only three times, while a player can hit the ball just once. ¢ A player cannot carry or use his palm for passing the ball to the opposite team. ¢ After serving, the players of the opposing team can change their positions for attacking. In each set of the match, a maximum of 12 substitutions are allowed. SERVING * Aplayer should serve the ball by standing behind the end line of his side of the court, and while serving the ball, he should be visible to the opposing team. * The opposing team cannot block or attack the serve. The server should serve the ball in such a way (underhand or overhand) that it reaches the other side of the court without touching the net. ¢ There are a number of ways to serve the ball, which include top spin, jump float, hybrid service, sky ball serve, besides others. SCORING ¢ The method used for scoring in the game of volleyball is ‘rally scoring’. + Arally starts when the ball is served, and is a continuous passing of the ball from one player to another without the ball touching the ground. Thus, in rally scoring, a point is scored when the ball hits the ground. The team that wins the rally gets the chance to serve. ¢ The team that reaches 25 points first, with a difference of at least 2 points, wins the set. Usually, five sets are played during a volleyball match, and the ‘best of three’ rule applies. « First four sets are up to 25 points while the last set is only up to 15 points. @ ¢ Ifa player is injured, the game goes into an automatic 30-second timeout. ¢ If the injured player is unable to continue playing within this time frame, he needs to be replaced, or his team needs to take a technical timeout. ¢ Each team can take two technical timeouts per set, each being of 60 seconds duration. ¢ There is no timeout allowed in the fifth (deciding) set. VIOLATIONS « Unable to serve the ball successfully without it touching the net. © Stepping over or across the end line while serving. ¢ Illegal passing of the ball, like palming, throwing or carrying the ball. © Touching any part of the body to the net while passing the ball. * Taunting or teasing the players of the other team. * Crossing the center line of the court with any part of the body. If the line is crossed with just a part of the foot then it is not a violation (an entire hand or leg should cross the line). THANK You! &

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