Intramural Captain's Meeting Indoor Volleyball

Basics of Intramurals IM Handbook Eligibility Forfeit Fee Requesting does not guarantee a reschedule, it will be handled on a case by case basis Must be UTTyler Student, Faculty, or Staff Forfeit Fee Sportsmanship $20 for team sport/$10 for dual or individual Team must maintain a 4.0 to be eligible for playoffs Availability Protests Must be filled out on imleagues prior to schedule release Must be submitted at game time Patriot Cup – Details listed on imleagues Scheduling and Conflicts Awards – T-Shirts awarded to Champions Request for game reschedule must be emailed to rmcgill@uttyler.edu 12 hours before game

Indoor Volleyball Basics Games Best of three sets (If same team wins first two games, we will not play the 3rd set) Each set played to 21 points (Rally Scoring) Must win by 2 or first team to 30 Players 6v6, Must have 4 to start

Competition Setup Preseason (2-3 games) Postseason Single Elimination Men’s, Women’s, and Co-Rec Divisions

Rules NFHS rules with Intramural Adaptations Maximum of 3 contacts Exception: a block is not considered one of the contacts Contact is where a player intentionally or accidentally touches ball Illegal Hit: ball comes visibly to rest or prolonged contact w/ player Holding, catching, throwing, rolling, lifting, & pushing Penalty = point and side out for opposition

Rules cont. Double Hit: player illegally contacts ball twice in succession or ball rebounds from one body part to another on a single attempt to play ball Penalty: Point and side out for opposition Simultaneous contact by opponents The team side that the ball falls, the players have 3 hits to get ball over (simultaneous contact treat as a block) Held ball will direct a replay by the officials Net Play: ball contacting and crossing net shall remain in play provided contact is in playing area Side out for balls that do not go over the net

Rules Cont. Net Foul (Penalty is point and side out for opposing team) Player contact any part of nets (including cables) Not a foul if hair touches net, or force of ball hit by opponent’s hit pushes net into a player Interference by player who makes contact w/ opponent who is making legitimate effort to play ball Center Line Foul: Play that has crossed their foot or body part completely over center-line For a Foul…the whole foot or whole body part must be over the line Can touch line with foot If player falls, any part of body that goes over the line is a fault Penalty is point and side out for opposition

Rules Cont. Blocking the Ball A ball which is entirely on the opponent’s side of the net is permitted to be blocked when the opposing team has had an opportunity to complete its attack Includes when the team has used 3 contacts Team had opportunity to spike ball or in official’s judgment directs the ball w/ intent to return to opponent’s court Ball is falling near the net on attacking team side, and the officials feels no member of attacking team could make play on ball.

Rules Cont. Server must wait for official’s beckon/whistle (use preventative officiating & tell players to wait for whistle) Re-serve if they do not wait for beckon/whistle Side-out on 2nd consecutive serve w/ not beckon/whistle Any part of foot touches back row line on serve: Fault and pt. for opposition Serves may hit the net and go over (ball is in play) Balls that hit net and does not fall in non-serving teams’ court: illegal and point for non-serving team Server may not touch end line Server’s body may be in the air over lines, having left the floor from serving area Cannot hit ball with both hands Cannot step back into court until ball is hit Server has five seconds to make a legal serve May toss and catch bad toss, as long as no swinging motion has been made to attempt serve Only 1 re-serve for bad toss

Rules Cont. Substitution OR Unlimited number of substitutions Player for Player at any position Can only sub for the same player at the same position OR ROTATION

Co-Rec Modifications 6v6, Must have 4 to start 3 Men and 3 Women on court Acceptable ratios: 2:2, 3:2, 3:3 Must be Girl/Guy alternating on court positions

Rulebook and Info Can be found on imleagues Homepage Handbooks

Questions Contact: Rick McGill rmcgill@uttyler.edu 903-566-7142