Volleyball Rules & Regulations

and Governing Body

Reported By: GROUP 3

Hachi Mae Luba
Kissem Pagobo
Rheiza James Sagayno
Ronel Canas
 Volleyball
Rules &
Regulations
 Gameplay Rules
1.1. The height of the net measured from the center of the
court is 7 feet 4 inches (Girls High School), 7 feet (Girls
Middle School), 7 feet 11 5/8 inches(Boys High School).
1.2. Serve line must be 30 feet from net on each side.
1.3. Attack line must be 10 feet from net on each side.
1.4. During the match and while on the court, the team
captain is the game captain and is the only player
authorized to speak to the referees. If the team captain is
not on the court, the coach must assign another player on
the court to assume the role of game captain.
1.5. Each team is allowed two time
outsper set.
1.6. There are no line judges during any
match.
1.7. Refer to the NFHS Girls Volleyball
Rules, for other rules, violations, &
techniques.
 Coin Toss
2.1. Before the match, the referee will
carry out a coin toss to decide upon the
first service and the sides of the court in
the first set.
2.2. If a deciding set is to be played, a
new coin toss will be carried out.
2.3. The coin toss is taken place with the
referee and two team captains.
2.4. The winner of the coin toss chooses the
right to serve or to receive the service or the
side of the court. The loser takes the
remaining choice.
2.5. The warm up for all games will consist of
the following layout:
• Each team shares the court for 3 minutes.
• One team gets the full court for 3 minutes.
• Opposing team gets the full court for 3
minutes.
 Serving
3.1. Server must contact from behind the
end line.
3.2. Server must contact the ball within 8
seconds after the referee whistles for
service.
3.3. The ball may be served overhand
with ball in motion, underhand with ball
in motion, or underhand with ball in a
non-motion position.
3.4. The ball must be clearly visible to
opponents before serve.
3.5. Served ball may graze the net and drop
to the other side for point.
3.6. Serve must be returned by a bump or a
set only. No attacking, spiking, or blocking
a serve.
3.7. The serve cannot hit the ceiling or any
other hanging object.
 Scoring
4.1. Rally scoring will be used.
4.2. A team scores a point:
a. by successfully landing the ball on
the opponents court.
b. when the opponent team commits
a fault.
c. when the opponent team receives a penalty.
4.3. Game will be played to 25 pts.
4.4. The team must win by 2 points.
4.5. The winner of the match is determined
by the best 2 out of 3 sets.
4.6. All Championship matches will be
determined by the best 3 out of 5 sets.
4.7. All third and fifth sets will be played
to 15 points (MUST WIN BY 2 POINTS)
 Rotation
5.1. When the receiving team wins a volley, that
team will rotate.
5.2. Players shall rotate in a clockwise manner.
5.3. After the service hit, the players may Ive
around and occupy any position on their court.
5.4. After each set, the teams switch sides.
5.5. In the deciding set, once the leading team
reaches 8 points, the teams switch sides.
 Volley
6.1. Maximum of three contacts per side.
6.2. Players may not contact the ball twice in succession (A
block is not considered a contact).
l6.3. Ball may be played off the net during a volley and on
a serve.
6.4. A ball touching a boundary line is in bounds.
6.5. A legal contact is contact with the ball by any part of
the player’s body.
6.6. If two or more players contact the ball simultaneously,
it is considered one contact and the players involved may
not participate in the next touch.
6.pp player must not block or attack on a serve.
6.7. A player must not block or attack on a serve.
6.8. Only front row players are allowed to block at the
net.
6.9. A ball is considered out when all parts of the ball,
which contact the floor, are completely outside the
boundary lines.
6.10. A ball is considered out when it touches an object
outside the court based on the referee’s discretion.
6.11. A ball is out of play if it contacts the ceiling or
overhead objects, regardless of height, above the
opponent’s area.
6.12. A ball that hits the ceiling or overhead object on the
side of possession is a playable ball, if it is not the third
contact.
 Substitution
7.1. Players can be substituted during any dead
ball and time out.
7.2. Teams cannot substitute more than 18 times
in one set.
7.3. A player in the starting lineup may leave the
game, and may re enter, but only to their
previous position in the lineup.
7.4. Multiple substitutes may enter the game at
the same time.
7.5. Substitution only takes place in between
volleys or during time outs.
 Violations
8.1. Stepping on or over the line on a serve.
8.2. Failure to serve the ball over the net successfully.
8.3. Contacting the ball illegally (Carrying, Palming,
Throwing, Double Touch, etc.).
8.4. Touches of the net with any part of the body while
the ball is in play. 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.
8.5. Back row players blocking or hitting in front of the
attack line.
8.6. Players cannot switch positions before the serve.
8.7. Players cannot go under the net and over the center
line.
8.8. A team commits a positional fault, if any player is
not in their correct position at the moment the ball is hit
by the server.
8.9. A rotational fault is committed when the service is
not made in the correct order.
8.10. All coaches and players on the bench must stay
behind the 10 foot line, unless a specific player is in the
process of a substitution.
 Equipment
9.1. All posts supporting the net must have
proper padding.
9.2. Each team should provide their own
volleyballs for warm-up purposes.
9.3. All home teams must supply two game
balls.
9.4. Players are not allowed to wear any
jewelry, anything around their neck, or
anything around their wrists.
Governing Body
The “Federation International de
Volleyball” (FIVB) is the International
governing body of Volleyball. The
headquarter of Federation International
de Volleyball is in Lausanne,
Switzerland. The President of FIVB is
‘Ary Graca’ from ‘Brazil’.
Thank You!