Volley Ball Rules Guide

 

 Description of Volleyball Rules & Regulations

Two teams of 6 players each side on a court that is divided into two half by a net.

Object of the sport is to hit an inflated volleyball over the net, such that the opposing team player cannot return the ball because the ball has been grounded (i.e. the volleyball has touched the surface of the court within the boundary lines of the opposing team’s court), or the ball is returned back over the net but lands outside of the defined boundary lines of the opponent’s court.

Each team has a maximum no. of hits is 3 to get the ball over the net to the opponent’s side of the court within the boundary line .

The  Game begins with first team serving the ball to the opponent team, It has the three hits allowed to get the ball, back over the net to the serving team’s side.

Both team continuously try to attempt to ground the ball in the opponent team’s court. This process is known as Rally – once a team wins a rally, that team awarded a score .If the serving team wins the rally, it maintain the serve . If the  receiving team wins the rally, than receiving team awarded point, It gain the right to serve, and the team’s players change their position to left clockwise Direction 

     The above was a general description of Volleyball Rules & Regulations.

Playing Area

  

Free Zone Dimensions

The main goal of  free zone is to provide a safety for players to play the ball  No one come and any playing equipment in this area except for the volleyball net stands, the referee stand, etc. and all spectators are Standing outside . 

According to FIVB (Federation International de volleyball)

Minimum 3 meters, with a minimum of 5 m from the side lines and 6.5 m from the end lines for world and official tournaments.

Net Height

The official heights for the nets vary for men and women,

1. 1. • Men – 2.43 meters
      • Women – 2.24 meters

Number Of Players

In general, teams must have 6 players to start the match, and 6 eligible substitution players, or “subs” to play the match. There are 6 players on court for each team at the time of match. 

Serving Rules (The Actual Serve)

The server must toss the ball, and then must contact the ball behind the end line in the service block located  (usually a 3 meter wide area).If foot may touch the line during the contact of ball it is fault serve . In the case of a jump serve, the jump takeoff must be behind the line as well .

There are some minor volleyball rule regarding the toss before the serve. In university and high school matches, the server must hit the volley ball within 8 seconds after the referee whistles for service, and allowed only single toss .For players under 14 age category ,the server must hit the volley ball in 5 seconds from the whistle, but the server may have a second Chance if the first serve was not effective.

Player Service Rotation And Positioning Rules

Each team has 6 players on the court at any one time. At the start of the game, or “set”, each team’s coach arranges his / her players in the zones of the court.

This arrangement dictates the rotational order of the team when they are awarded the serve (either at the beginning of a set, or after a “side-out” in which the team who served the ball to start a rally loses the point).

The diagram below shows the order and flow of rotation:

It is important to note that when a team is serving a ball , the players of both team must be in his zones. After the serving a ball , the players move in rotational direction and occupy any position in his  court and the free zone.

If the serving team wins the rally and continue his serve, the players on both team must go back to their original zones for the service.

This order must be maintained throughout set.

If there is out-side, and the opponent team is awarded the serve, that team rotates left one position clockwise as shown  above diagram (i.e. the zone 2 player moves to zone 1 and serves, the zone 1 player moves to zone 6, so on).

Scoring Rules – Points, Sets, And Matches

single point is scored by any team when:

1. 1. 1. 1. That team hit the ball , and ball touch grounds on the opponent’s court, within the defined area and any part of the ball touches any side of ground or end lines (in other words, the ball lies “in”).
         2. When the opponent team commits a fault (i.e. team doing something against the rules).
         3. When the opponent team receives a penalty.

Sets & Matches

         A set is played by 25 points, and points being awarded from each rally. Those teams must win by continuous two points and win the set; in case the match tie at 24 points each, for example A team would have to win 26-24 points.

A match is a maximum of 5 sets, with a team being declared winner of the match if it wins 3 sets and the set is played to 15 points rather than 25

During the Rally

1. 1. 1. 1. The ball must cross over the net this is called the “crossing space”. In official matches and tournaments, there present antennae on top of the net directly above the sidelines to assist the sideline (see court diagram ). Otherwise, the ball is “out”.
         2. Players may not touch the net .

  3.If player cross the side line and touch the ball or hit the ball so he awarded point to opponent .

 4. A player’s foot or feet touch the opponent court during playing than same awarded the point to opponent .

The Block

1. 1. 1. 1.  Player 1,5 & 6 Back-row players may not block the ball.
         2. The serve may not be blocked.

Rotational / Positional Faults

    It is important to remember ,that volleyball is a very free flowing sports during rallies, with a players moving all around (some restrictions on who can play the ball from where on the court as above mention ), the rotation and position rules are very strict.some faults are declared 

1. 1. 1. 1. Rotational Fault – when the service is not done according to rotational order. point and service is awarded to the opponent 
         2. Positional Fault – At the time of the serve, the players are not in his exact zones on court according to their rotational order. If player is in court through illegal substitution. point and service awarded to the opponent.

Substitutions

1. 1. 1. 1. A player has been substituted and re-enter the game,but only  the position from which they were substituted.
         2. Inserting a Libero does not count as a substitution.
         3. Number of substitutions allowed:
         • As per FIVB  only 6 substitutions are allowed in per set. A player of the starting line-up may leave the game, but only single time in a set, and again enter the court is only one time in a set .

 An “exceptional substitution” may occur when a player cannot continue playing due to injury or illness. They should be substituted legally (except the Libero)

The Libero

If you recall the Libero position is a designated defensive specialist in the team. There is one Libero designated for every set as per FIVB allows 2 Liberos designated per set 

A Librero’s uniform must be different contrasting colour to that of his teammates 

The Play of the Libero

1. 1. 1. 1. The Libero is restricted to play as a back-row player, and is not allowed to complete an attack from anywhere the Libero may not block, or attempt to block.
         2. The Libero may serve in one rotation each set.

Libero Replacement

1. 1. 1. 1. The Libero replacements is not counted as substitutions. They are several time, but they must be complete a rally between two Libero replacements. Libero is allowed to replace any player in a back-row position.
         2. The player who is replaced by the Libero only it can replace the Libero. An incorrect Libero replacement is penalized and the opponent team is awarded a point, and the serve.
         3. A Libero, and the player replaced by the Librero, must enter or leave the court only by the sideline in front of their team bench between the attack line and the end line.

Conclusion

The above descriptions of the overall rules should be more than enough to get you started!