1. 6-on-6 Volleyball
Spring 2008

2. Court
Green lines on floor

3. Players
Players rotate clockwise

4. Officials Referee = “Up Ref” Second Referee = “Down Ref”
Line judges on opposite corners

5. Referee Head Official Responsible for ball play
Has power to overrule other officials

6. Second Referee Responsible for net play
Should move to get best view of play
Should not “ball-watch”

7. Line Judge
Responsible for out of bounds, ball contact, and foot faults

8. General Rules POINT SIGNAL Rally Point Scoring will be used
Games will be played up to 25 points
You must win by 2 points
If the lead is less than 2, the game will continue until there is a 2 point advantage
The first team to win 2 out of 3 games wins the match
A coin toss will decide first service
POINT SIGNAL

9. General Rules 4 vs. 4 requires 3 players to begin
6 vs. 6 requires 4 players to start
Co-Ed requires a female player on the court at all times
END OF MATCH SIGNAL

10. Time Outs and Subs Teams get one time out per game
Give about 30 seconds
Substitutions may enter at any dead ball once they are waved on by an official
SUBS SIGNAL

11. Captain’s Meeting Should be administered by Referee
Before every game, the officials will have a pre- game conference with the captains
Remind the captains of the basic rules and go over any problem areas, such as foot faults
Administer the coin toss and report the results to the scorers table
Ask if there are any questions and wish both teams good luck

12. Out of Bounds The Ball is out of bounds and becomes dead when it:
Touches the wall or ceiling
Touches the floor
Touches the net antennas, the net outside the antennas, or does not pass between the antennas when going over the net
Touches a non-player or one of the referees

13. Serve OK TO SERVE SIGNAL
Server is the player in the back, right position
Ball will be hit with one hand, fist, or arm while the ball is held or thrown by the server
Change from last year
Must be completely behind the serving area.
Server is allowed one reserve during their term of service
The ball may hit the net provided it continues onto the opponents court
OK TO SERVE SIGNAL

14. Screening ILLEGAL SCREEN SIGNAL
Players on the serving team can not intentionally screen the opposing team from seeing the serve
Waiving arms
Jumping
Standing to Close to the Server
Penalty — Point and Side Out
ILLEGAL SCREEN SIGNAL

15. Illegal Service Signal
A serve is illegal when the server:
Hits the ball illegally
Is touching the end line
Is out of serving order
Does not serve within 5 seconds of whistle
Attempts to use more than one reserve
Penalty — Point and Side Out
Illegal Service Signal

16. Delay of Service Signal
Service Faults
A served ball becomes a service fault when it:
Touches the server’s teammates or passes under the net
Touches the ceiling, does not pass through antennas, or lands out of bounds
When receiving team is out of position and the ball is served illegally, the serving team is penalized
When the receiving team is out of position and a service fault occurs, the receiving team is penalized
Delay of Service Signal

17. Live and Dead Balls Out of Bounds Signal
The ball becomes live the moment it is legally served
The ball is dead when:
It is grounded
It lands or becomes out of bounds
Ball or PLAYER breaks the plane of a non-playing area
Player commits a foul
Out of Bounds Signal

18. Contacting The Ball Contact is any touch of the ball by a player
A hit is a contact that is counted as one of the teams 3 allowable plays before the ball is returned to the other side
The ball has crossed the net when it is: completely over the net, is partially over the net and is contacted by an opponent, or no part of the ball is over the net and it is legally blocked

19. Contacting The Ball
Legal contact is a touch of the ball by a player’s body that does not allow the ball to visibly come to rest or involve prolonged contact
Joust — When two opposing players make contact with the ball simultaneously causing the ball to stop

20. Contacting The Ball Multiple Contact:
More than one contact by a player during ONE ATTEMPT at the ball.
Simultaneous Contact: Contact by teammates simultaneously. Any player may make the next hit.
More than 3 Hits Signal

21. Contacting The Ball
Successive Contacts: Two or more attempts at the ball by the same player without the ball being contacted by another player
Illegal
Penalty for Illegal Contact — Point and Side Out

22. Net Play The ball may contact the net and play will continue
Players may not contact a ball that is completely on the opponents side, except for a legal block
To call a foot fault, the guilty player must have foot or hand COMPLETELY over the line
Net Foul — Any time a player contacts the net, or another player, while the ball is live, it is a penalty
Exception — When the ball moves the net into a player

23. Blocking
Blocking a ball that is entirely on the opponent’s side of the net is legal as long as the:
Team has completed their attack
Team directs the ball toward the opponents side (referee’s judgment)
Ball is falling near the net and no member of the attacking team could play the ball (referee’s judgment)
A serve cannot be blocked
The ball may be attacked as soon as it is partially over the net (except on a serve)

24. Fouls DOUBLE FOUL SIGNAL
Double Fouls — Occur when opposing players commit violations at the same time
Double Hit — Successive or multiple hits by one player
Foot Fault — Player crosses completely over the service or center line
Penalties:
Single Foul: Point and Side Out
Live Ball, Double Foul: Replay
Dead Ball, Double Foul: Both penalties accessed Teams receive points and rotate
DOUBLE FOUL SIGNAL

25. Replays Replay is awarded when:
An inadvertent official’s whistle interrupts play
Player unintentionally serves before signaled to
Live Ball, Double Foul occurs
Conflicting calls that cannot be resolved
Ball becomes dead in the net inside the antennas or an overhead obstruction over playable area
When a player is interfered with by any non-player in a playable area
Foreign object enters the court (another ball or player from a different court)
Ball hits a backboard or supports in a vertical position AND the official believes the ball would have been good