Rules &

Regulations
Rollyn Joyce O. Calambro
Riezel Rose S. Aral
Jhea Z. Mahasol
Volleyball

An engrossing and high-energy sport, volleyball has been an

ever-present discipline at the Olympic Games since its debut
at Tokyo 1964.

While the Soviet Union emerged as a force to be reckoned

with in volleyball in the early Olympic years, Brazil, Cuba
and China have grown in stature in recent times.
 INTRODUCTION
To begin, toss a coin to see which
team gets to serve the ball first. Teams
have 30-second timeouts per match,
and players must wear tennis shoes for
protection. Casts and jewelry are not
allowed, and loose volleyballs should
not be chased into other courts.
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RULES &
REGULATIONS
BASIC
RULES & REGULATIONS: BASIC
Each team is composed of six Three players in the front row and
01 players three players in the back row.

The serve comes from behind the end

02 The game begins with a serve line on the volleyball court.

Each team is allowed to touch the ball

three times before it must return to the
other side of the net. If contact is
03 Each team gets three touches made for a fourth time, the play is
dead and the other team will receive a
point. Teams CAN hit it less than
three times if they wish to do so.
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04 Hit the floor to score
05 The line is “in”
Points are also scored when
06 the opposing team hits the
ball “out”.
Points are scored when the volleyball
lands “in”, on the opposing team’s
side of the court (“in” means that the
ball traveled over the net and landed
within the court of play).
If the ball hits the court boundary, it is
considered to be “in”.
The ball is considered “out” if it lands
out of the court boundaries, hits the
antenna, or makes contact with the
ceiling.
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The ball is allowed to make contact
The ball CAN touch the net
07 on it’s way over
with the net regardless of if it is on a
serve, attack, block, etc.
If the ball is driven off of the net, you
You can play the ball off of
08 the net
can continue to play it as long as it is
within your team’s three contacts.
If the team that served wins If they lose the point, the opposing
09 the point, they will continue team will become the servers.
to serve.
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Teams rotate clockwise when
10 they become the servers
11 Game ends at 25 points
This means that one front row player
will become a back row player and
vice versa.
The game is over when one team
scores a designated amount of points
(most often 25).
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RULES &
REGULATIONS
COURT VIOLATION
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VIOLATION
01 02 03
Contact must be Double hit
Individual players
instantaneous hitting the ball twice during
cannot hit the ball two Players cannot catch the same action. You can
consecutive times. or hold the volleyball. only double hit if it occurs
during the team’s first
contact (during serve receive
or after an opponents attack).
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VIOLATION
04 05
Players cannot assist a
teammate with hitting the
ball
This means that you can’t help a
teammate by throwing them
into the air or allowing them to
jump off of your back in an
effort to hit the volleyball.
Under the net
violation
Players cannot cross the center line inside the
court of play. The rule states that your entire foot
needs to be under the net (meaning your whole
body can be over the line as long as your foot isn’t
and you aren’t effecting the play) but it is
ultimately up to the referees discretion.
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VIOLATION
06 07 08
Out of rotation Back row attack Libero cannot:
This is when a player - Attack the ball over the
This can occur if you net regardless of where
attacks the ball over
serve out of rotation as they are on the court.
the net while they are
well as if you are not - Overhand set a front
in the back row
in rotation during the row attack while they
(according to their
opposing team’s serve. are standing in front of
rotation).
the ten foot line.
- Block. Ever.
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RULES &
REGULATIONS
NET VIOLATION
RULES & REGULATION: NET
VIOLATION
You cannot block a serve
01 You must allow the opposing team’s serve to come over the net.
Blocking the serve is illegal and will result in a point for the serving
team.
Over the net violation
02 You cannot penetrate the net unless the opposing team is attacking.
This means that you are not allowed to block a set from the
opposing team.
The ball must be inside the antenna
03 If you hit the ball outside of the antenna (or if it hits the antenna) it
is considered to be out of play regardless of where it lands.
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VIOLATION
Net violation
04 You cannot make contact with the top of the net during an action
such as an attack or block. You CAN make contact with the net
if it does not effect the play (referee’s discretion).

Screening
05 You cannot create a wall of players to “screen” the opposing
team while you are serving.
 THE SERVE
The server has 5 seconds to begin the serve from
the time the official signals the serve with a
whistle.
The service zone, a 9-meter area behind end lines,
allows server movement. During service hits or
takeoffs, server must be in the zone, not touching
the court or playing service. After service, player
can skip or land outside the zone.
 THE SERVE
Net Service Is In Play. A served ball that hits the
net does not result in the service team losing its
serve.
The net serve is considered in-play, unless
1) it does not continue over the net or
2) lands outside the opposing team’s court-side
untouched by the opposing team.
 SPIKING &
BLOCKING
The receiving team is not allowed to block or spike
a serve ball.

A spiker must contact the ball on his/her own side

of the net, but may in the course of the follow
through reach over (but not touch) the net.

Spikers must contact the ball on their side of the

net, but can reach over it during a follow-through.
Backline players inside the attack zone cannot play
the ball directly into the opposite court. The
affected team has three more contacts.
 FORFEIT
AME TIME IS FORFEIT TIME! Teams are strongly
encouraged to arrive 15 minutes early for their games.
Any game whose outcome is declared a forfeit will
result in a loss being credited to the forfeiting team.