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Spring Volleyball Tournament

Tournament Schedule: Men's-A • Men's-B • Men's-C • Women's-A• Women's-B-C• CoREC-A

 

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Registration Information

Registration forms are available in the Intramural Office, Room 146 Haussler Hall.

Intramural Champion T-shirts will be awarded to the winner of each division.

Volleyball Rules

National Federation Rules will govern play unless otherwise specified in these rules.

A. PLAYERS AND POSITIONS

  1. A team consists of six (6) players (3 front row/3 back row). A team may begin or end with a minimum of four (4) players.
  2. At the time the ball is contacted on the serve, all players must be positioned in serving order and within the boundaries of the court.
  3. After the serve, players may exchange positions, however back line players may not block or spike while in front of the 10 foot line.
  4. Teams are allowed only one ex-collegiate player per team. Ex-collegiate players must play in the "A" league. No collegiate player from the current school year is allowed to play.
  5. Players must be currently registered Bradley students, faculty, or staff. All players must have a valid ID to play. No family members are allowed to play. All players must put their name and ID number on the score sheet every game they play in. Players are only allowed to play on one (1) men’s or one (1) women’s team. The only way players can play on two teams is if they also play on a corec team. The first team that the player plays on is the team the player is locked to for the season. There is no moving "up" from a lower level league to a higher level or moving "down" from a higher level to a lower level league.

B. SUBSTITUTE

  1. After checking in with the officials, substitutes may enter the game at the right back position on any dead ball. Substitute must play a complete rotation and then may go out after returning to the serving position.
  2. Substitution may also be done by one player replacing another player throughout the game.
  3. Unlimited substitution.

C. TIME PERIODS AND SCORE

  1. A match consists of the best two out of three games. The first two games will be played to 15 and if a third game is played, it will be to 11. In all games a team must win by two points.
  2. Game time is forfeit time. If a team does not have four (4) players present at game time then a forfeit of the first game will be declared. A team will have ten (10) minutes to gather players before forfeiting the second game and the match.
  3. Each team is allowed two 30 second time outs per game.
  4. Only the serving team may score.

D. PLAYING THE GAME

  1. A toss of the coin determines choice of serve or court for the first and third games.
  2. The team that did not serve first in the first game, will serve first in the second game. Team will change sides after first game.
  3. Ball hitting the ceiling, framework or backboard and staying on your side of the net are playable.
  4. Ball hitting the ceiling, framework or backboard which go to your opponents side are dead.
  5. Ball hitting the walls are dead.
  6. A player may not play (hit) the ball twice in succession.
  7. A team may not play the ball more than 3 times. A block is not counted as a hit.
  8. A player may go outside the court when the ball is in play if he/she does not cross the center of the court.
  9. A ball is in bounds if it lands on the sideline or end line. A ball is out of bounds if lands completely outside the lines or touches any object outside the playing court.
  10. The ball may be played with off of any part of the body, however the ball may not be kicked.
  11. Simultaneously hit by two teammates counts as one hit and either player may make the next hit.
  12. Players may touch their opponent's court with a foot or feet as long as some part of the encroaching foot or feet remains on the center line.

E. SPIKES

  1. Players are not allowed to attack the ball on the opposite side of the net.
  2. Spikes must be clearly contacted, not palmed or thrown.

F. SERVING

  1. Servers must wait for the official's signal before serving and must serve from within the service area.
  2. After the official's signal, the server has 5 seconds to serve the ball. A player may toss the ball and let it drop for a replay of the serve.
  3. Blocking the serve is illegal.
  4. The serve may be received and set by the receiving team.

G. REPLAY

  1. If an object enters the court or there is interference with play.
  2. Warning for serving before the official's signal.
  3. Player is injured and time-out is called while the ball is in play.
  4. Simultaneous hit by opponents that is suspended/held.
  5. Inadvertent whistle

H. EQUIPMENT

  1. Shoes must be worn at all times. Only tennis or gym shoes are allowed.
  2. Teams must provide their own balls for practice. Balls may be checked out at the equipment room with a valid student ID.

I. SPORTSMANSHIP

  1. It is the responsibility of the team captain to inform players and spectators of policies regarding Intramural activities.
  2. Only team captains may communicate with the officials.
  3. Team captains are responsible for the conduct of the players and spectators associated with the team.
  4. Persistent displays of unsportsmanlike conduct (abusive language) of opponents or officials shall be considered a violation. Side out or point will be awarded to the opposing team if this violation occurs. Individuals may be disqualified and if a team persists, a forfeit shall be declared.
  5. Any player ejected must sit out the next scheduled contest and will not be able to compete in any Intramural event until he/she meets with the Director of Intramural and Recreational Sports.

J. PLAYOFFS

  1. All teams will make the playoffs unless they forfeit a match.
  2. Players must play in at least 1 regular season contest to be eligible to play in the playoffs.
  3. If a team forfeits during the regular season, they will be required to pay a $10.00 fee to play in the playoffs. If a team forfeits twice during the season, they will be dropped from the league schedule, unless they pay a $10.00 re-entry fee.

K. COREC RULES

  1. Number of players--3 men and 3 women make up a team. Teams can never play with more than 3 players of the same sex.
  2. When the ball is hit by more than one player on one side of the net, it must be hit once by each sex before the ball crosses the net. Any combination of players may be used to play the ball when three hits are used on one side as long as each sex hits the ball once before it is returned.
  3. Serving order rotation must alternate sexes.

L. PROTESTS

  1. Judgment calls can not be protested. If a team captain wishes to protest an official’s rule application or interpretation, they must do so before the next signal to serve. The protesting team captain shall notify the officials to suspend play and request that the supervisor be brought to the court to make a ruling prior to continuation of play.
  2. If the team captain disagrees with the supervisor’s ruling, then the team captain shall immediately inform the supervisor the contest is being played under protest. The supervisor must then document the contest facts (player name, team played for, score, ruling, date, time, site number, etc.) And file a report with the Director or program assistant. It is the team captain’s responsibility to file a written formal protest for rule application, interpretation, or eligibility by 4:30 p.m. the next business day along with a $10.00 protest fee. If the protest is overturned, then the $10.00 will be returned.

M. SCHEDULES

  1. Team schedules will be available for pick up at the Intramural and Recreational Sports office, 146 Haussler Hall. A copy of each league will be posted on the IM bulletin board. This board should be checked the next morning after your game to ensure that the results are correct.

N. DEFAULTS

  1. If a team cannot play at their schedule time, the captain must notify the Intramural Office by 4:00 p.m. on game day for games played Monday through Friday and 4:00 p.m. on Friday for games on Saturday and Sunday. The game will go as a loss, but the team will not be counted as a forfeit.

For further information concerning corec, men’s, and women’s volleyball, contact Mike Keup, Director of Intramural and Recreational Sports, 146 Haussler Hall or phone 677-2677.