Volleyball Game

Volleyball - The Game

Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.

It exhibits the best of ability, spirit, creativity and aesthetics. The rules are structured to allow all of these qualities. William Morgan is the game’s creator.

Basic Rules of VolleyBall -- The Score

A team scores a point:

By successfully grounding the ball on the opponent’s court.
when the opponent team commits a fault.
when the opponent team receives a penalty.

TO WIN THE GAME

To Win a Set : A set (except the deciding, 5th set) is won by the team which first scores 25 points with a minimum lead of two points. In the case of a 24-24 tie, play is continued until a two-point lead is achieved (26-24; 27-25; …).

To Win The Match : The match is won by the team that wins three sets.In the case of a 2-2 tie, the deciding set (the 5th) is played to 15 points with a minimum lead of 2 points.

TEAM STARTING LINE-UP

There must always be six players per team in play.
The team’s starting line-up indicates the rotational order of the players on the court. This order must be maintained throughout the set.
Before the start of each set, the coach has to present the starting lineup of his/her team on a line-up sheet. The sheet is submitted, duly filled in and signed, to the second referee or the scorer.
The players who are not in the starting line-up of a set are the substitutes for that set (except for the Libero).
Once the line-up sheet has been delivered to the second referee or scorer, no change in line-up may be authorized without a regular substitution.

POSITIONS

At the moment the ball is hit by the server, each team must be positioned within its own court in the rotational order (except the server). The positions of the players are numbered as follows:

The three players along the net are front-row players and occupy positions 4 (front-left), 3 (front-centre) and 2 (front-right);1 the other three are back-row players occupying positions 5 (back-left), 6 (back-centre) and 1 (back-right).
After the service hit, the players may move around and occupy any position on their court, and the free zone.

PLAYING THE BALL

Each team must play within its own playing area and space. The ball may, however, be retrieved from beyond the free zone.
Team Hits
A hit is any contact with the ball by a player in play.

The team is entitled to a maximum of three hits (in addition to blocking,Rule), for returning the ball. If more are used, the team commits the fault of: “FOUR HITS”.
A player may not hit the ball two times consecutively
When two (three) team-mates touch the ball simultaneously, it is counted as two (three) hits (with the exception of blocking). If they reach for the ball, but only one of them touches it, one hit is counted. A collision of players does not constitute a fault.
When two opponents touch the ball simultaneously over the net and the ball remains in play, the team receiving the ball is entitled to another three hits. If such a ball goes “out”, it is the fault of the team on the opposite side.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HIT

The ball may touch any part of the body.
The ball must not be caught and/or thrown. It can rebound in any direction.
The ball may touch various parts of the body, provided that the contacts take place simultaneously.
Exceptions:
At blocking, consecutive contacts may be made by one or more blocker(s) provided that the contacts occur during one action.
At the first hit of the team, the ball may contact various parts of the body consecutively provided that the contacts occur during one action.

FAULTS IN PLAYING THE BALL

FOUR HITS: a team hits the ball four times before returning it.
ASSISTED HIT: a player takes support from a team-mate or any structure/object in order to hit the ball within the playing area.
CATCH: the ball is caught and/or thrown; it does not rebound from the hit
DOUBLE CONTACT: a player hits the ball twice in succession or the ball contacts various parts of his/her body in succession.
At the first hit of the team, the ball may contact various parts of the body consecutively provided that the contacts occur during one action.

BALL TOUCHING THE NET

While crossing the net, the ball may touch it.
Ball In The Net

A ball driven into the net may be recovered within the limits of the three team hits.
If the ball rips the mesh of the net or tears it down, the rally is cancelled and replayed.

Player At The Net

In blocking, a blocker may touch the ball beyond the net, provided that he/she does not interfere with the opponent’s play before or during the latter’s attack hit.
After an attack hit, a player is permitted to pass his/her hand beyond the net, provided that the contact has been made within his/her own playing space.
It is permitted to penetrate into the opponent’s space under the net, provided that this does not interfere with the opponent’s play.
Contact with the net by a player is not a fault, unless it interferes with the play.

PLAYER’S FAULTS AT THE NET

A player touches the ball or an opponent in the opponent’s space before or during the opponent’s attack hit.
A player interferes with the opponent’s play while penetrating into the opponent’s space under the net.
A player’s foot (feet) penetrates completely into the opponent’s court.
A player interferes with the opponent’s play by (amongst others):
- touching the top band of the net or the top 80 cm of the antenna during his/her action of playing the ball,
- taking support from the net simultaneously with playing the ball, or creating an advantage over the opponent, or making actions which hinder an opponent’s legitimate attempt to play the ball.

The Toss

Before the match, the first referee carries out a toss to decide upon the first service and the sides of the court in the first set.If a deciding set is to be played, a new toss will be carried out.
The winner of the toss chooses, either the right to serve or to receive the service, OR the side of the court.
The loser takes the remaining choice.

BLOCKING THE SERVICE

To block an opponent’s service is forbidden in Volleyball.