MATCH PLAY

• 4’s & 6’s Leagues: Matches will consist of 3 games to 21--rally scoring.  Rally Scoring means that a point will be scored by the serving or the receiving team.  We do not play Side Out.

For games going to completion, you must win by 2 points.

FORFEITS: If your team forfeits a match during the season, the following rules apply:

• First Offense: Loss of three games and warning issued.

• Second Offense: Removal from the league with no refund for games not played.

If you know in advance that your team is going to forfeit a game, we encourage you to call our office (203.977.5214) to help us notify your opponent.  This does not mean that your team will not receive the loss as a forfeit. 

REFS: ALL GAMES WILL BE SELF-REFFED. THAT'S RIGHT.  YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST.  YOU WILL BE OFFICIATING YOUR OWN MATCHES.  YOU WILL BE HELD TO THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARD AND MORALITY WHEN OFFICIATING YOUR MATCHES.  IN THE RARE CHANCE TWO TEAMS DISAGREE WITH A CALL A "DO-OVER" WILL TAKE PLACE. 

SCORING:  Team Captains are responsible for reporting the results of their matches to the League Director 

In cases where teams fail to record their results, both teams may receive losses for the match.

LET SERVES:  Serves that hit the net will not be faults. Serves that hit the net and continue over the net to the opponent's side of the net will be live. 

COURT DIMENSIONS: We will play on standard 60' x 30' beach volleyball court dimension. 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR CO-ED GAMES:

·         Four player teams must have at least two players (minimum one female) on the court at all times.

·         Six player teams must have at least four players (minimum two females) on the court at all times.

·         In the 4's league you can never play with more than 2 men and in the 6's league you can never play with more than 3 men.

SERVICE POSSESSION: A team can choose serve possession or serve receive for the start of the first game by winning a coin toss or a Rock/Paper/Scissors. The loser of the game will then serve in the following game.

ROTATION: During fours team members do not need to rotate position on the court. They do have to rotate service. During sixes team members must rotate on the court and must remain in that position until the serve has been contacted. The player in the back right hand corner of the rotation will be designated to serve and continue to rotate clockwise.

ATTACKING THE NET: In four's every player is eligible to attack the net. In six's only the three players that are in the front row of the rotation are allowed to attack the net. Violation of this rule would include any hitting or blocking that occurs above the plane of the net.  

SIMULTANEOUS CONTACTS: When two non-blocking teammates touch the ball simultaneously, it is considered one contact, and any player may make the next contact. When two blocking teammates touch the ball simultaneously, it is not counted as a contact, and any player may make the next contact.

HELD BALL: The ball must be contacted cleanly and not held, lifted, pushed, caught, carried or thrown. The ball cannot roll or come to rest on any part of a player's body. It can rebound in any direction.

HAND SETS: A contact of the ball using the fingers of one or two hands to direct the ball toward a teammate is a set. The ball must come into contact with both hands simultaneously and leave both hands simultaneously to avoid a double hit call. A player may set the ball over the net in front or behind them only in the direction in which their shoulders are squarely facing. Rotation of the ball after the set may indicate a held ball or multiple contacts during the set but in itself IS NOT A FAULT.

HAND SETTING A SERVE:

·         4’s Leagues: Open hand setting of a serve will NOT be allowed

·         6’s Leagues: Open hand setting of a serve will be allowed

TIPS:

·        4’s Leagues: Open hand tips are NOT allowed

·         6’s Leagues: Open hand tips are allowed

ATTACKING THE BALL OVER THE OPPONENTS COURT: A player is not allowed to attack the ball on the opposite side of the net. If the ball is hit above the spiker's side of the net and then the follow-through causes the spiker's hand and arm to cross the net without contacting an opponent or the net, the action does not constitute a fault.

BLOCKING: Blocking is the action close to the net which intercepts the ball coming from the opponents' side by making contact with the ball before, during or after it crosses the net.

BLOCKING A SERVE: Blocking or attacking a serve is prohibited

PLAYER CONTACT WITH THE NET: No part of the body may touch the net at anytime unless a ball or person driven into the net causes the contact. Player contact with the net in a manner not directly relating to or affecting the course of play is not a violation. Contact with hair or part of the uniform will not be considered a fault.