Friday 13 July 2012

Volleyball Basic Rules

Hello All, 

Here are some basic rules:

  • 6 players on court.
  • 1st team to 25 points wins.

Positions


Of the 6 players 3 are to the front and 3 to the back, with the back player at the left being the server.

Serving


  • Serve from behind the back line.
  • The volleyball must be served with the hand.
  • The serve is allowed to clip the net on the way over, but must not touch the antenna nor pass over or outside the antenna.
  • Once the ball has been served, any player can move anywhere on court and even chase the ball out of court if needed.
  • If the serve is going out leave it to hit the floor - if you touch it before it lands then you must play the ball back.



  Hitting the ball
  • The ball may be hit with any part of the body (hand, head, chest, even the foot! . . .) with the exception of the serve which must to be hit with the hand.
  • The hit has to be clean - no scoops, catch-and-rethrows, dunks etc.
  • Your team have up to 3 touches to return the ball over the net - although it can be returned by the 1st or 2nd touch.
  • A player mustn't have 2 consecutive hits - but having the 1st and 3rd hit is OK.

Rally


  • Players must not touch the top of the net.
  • The only part of a player's body that is allowed to land on the opponent's court is the foot, and then only if part of it is above the centre line.
  • The ball mustn't touch the roof, walls or posts.
  • The ball CAN touch the net on the way over providing it does not touch the antenna.
  • The ball is allowed to go into the net and bounce out - the rally continues and this does not count as one of the 3 touches.
  • If the ball touches the court floor on the opposite side your team wins the point.
  • If the ball touches one of the opposition players and then the floor/wall your team wins a point.
  • If one of your players hits the ball out of court, the others can chase the ball and hit it back into court or over the net.
  • If the other team hits the ball more than 3 times, your team wins a point.
Blocking
  • Blocking = jumping at the net with the arms outstretched to stop the ball coming over the net.
  • Remember, players mustn't touch the net.
  • Blocking a serve isn't allowed.
  • A back court player mustn't take part in a block - even if they don't touch the ball.
  • A block does not count as a regular hit - so your team still have 3 more hits, also if you block then you ARE also allowed to make the 1st hit.

Attacking


  • Attack = whilst in the attack zone, hitting the ball from above the height of the net towards the other side
  • A back court player is not allowed to attack.
  • A back court player IS allowed to hit the ball from BELOW the height of the net whilst in the attack zone.
  • A back court player IS allowed to hit the ball from above the height of the net whilst in the DEFENCE zone.
  • If PART of the ball is over the net then it's OK to attack the ball (even if it's mostly on the other side).
  • If ALL of the ball is on the other side of the net then the only shot that can be played is a block (ie not a hit).

Rotation - everybody gets to play in every position


  • Every time your team wins the serve from the other team all your players rotate their position on court - clockwise.
  • If you loose the serve your team doesn't rotate.
  • If you keep the serve your team doesn't rotate.

Substitution


  • Up to 6 substitutions per set
  • Substitutions take place before the serve
  • Once player A has replaced player B then player B can only be substituted by player A

Time-Outs


  • Up to 2 time-outs per set of 30 seconds each
  • Time-outs take place before the serve

Winning


  • The winner is the 1st team to reach 25 points (by 2 clear points)
  • If you serve and get the point you keep the serve, if you don't get the point, the other team gets the serve AND also a point. (ie the score changes EVERY time there is a serve)
  • Note: if the opposition only need one point to win and you mess up a serve, they win without even touching the ball.

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