General Information •There should be 2 courts playing matches concurrently.
General Rules •6 players on court. Teams can have a maximum of 12 players in the squad. •A match is the based on the best of 1 sets. (if finished 1-1 then it will count as a draw). •The first to 25 using rally point scoring (on any teams serve). •Finish at 25 – no two clear points. • Only in finals, one school wins the first two sets, a third set is not required. •If in final or semi-final, go to third set. •If playing for lower positions, then it will go on the cumulative amount for the matches. •Time-Out: One time-out per set per team. •Net Heights: Intermediate 2m 30cm. •Matches will start every 20 minutes. •Semi-finals and finals go to 3 sets, if tied at 1-1 and lower play offs are decided by cumulative score.
Key Rules •Team roster: each School should provide a team roster to the scorekeeper along with each player’s number. •Serving: oThere must be a gap between the ball and the hand when serving. oServes will be limited to 5 consecutive points from the same individual. •Substitution: All substitute players must remain on the team’s bench during the game. •A substitute can only be replaced by the same player from the starting line-up. •Teams should be on court at the correct time. Warm Ups should be completed prior to the official start time.
Execution of the Service
The ball shall be hit with one hand or any part of the arm after being tossed or released from the hand(s).
Only one toss or release of the ball is allowed. Dribbling or moving the ball in the hands is permitted.
At the moment of the service hit or take-off for a jump service, the server must not touch the court (the end line included) or the floor outside the service zone. After the hit, he/she may step or land outside the service zone, or inside the court.
The server must hit the ball within 8 seconds after the 1st referee whistles for service.
A service executed before the referee's whistle is cancelled and repeated.
Pool Matches Point Scoring •3 points for WIN 1 point for LOSS. •Each team will play all other teams in their pool as part of a league round robin. On the completion of these matches the teams will be seeded according to their league standing. •For the semi-finals the team seeded 1st in pool A will play against the team seeded 2nd in Pool B. The 2nd seeded team in Pool A will play against the team seeded 1st in Pool B in the other semi-final. The losers of these games will play the 3rd vs. 4th place match. The winners will contest the final. •Additional play off matches will also be played. Teams finishing 3rd in their Pool will play to contest places 5 – 6. The teams finishing 4th in their Pool will play off for positions 7 – 8 and so on. •Should 2 teams finish level on points then the score of their match will determine the highest placed team. Should it have been a draw or should there be more than 2 teams level on points then the following tie breakers will apply in order -Head to Head: The winning team will proceed through to the higher position ranking. -Points conceded: The team with the least amount of points conceded throughout the pool qualifiers will proceed through to the higher position ranking.
Referee Assistance •Once a school has played their game, a staff representative from that school must stay and be a line judge where possible. •All semi-finals and finals must have line judges.