2013

Volleyball League Rules

Here at Boston Pizza SportsWorld we are committed to offering and providing a wonderful guest experience. In the case of our Beach Volleyball courts, this core value does not change. We are here to make you happy, and all of the rules and regulations in this document are in place to ensure all players have to opportunity to share a fun, fair and safe experience. Boston Pizza SportsWorld reserves the right to change, modify or add any rule or policy at anytime with or without warning or explanation, that is intended to promote safe and fair play.

Playing Rules Playing Field

The playing court is 34m long by 20m wide. Boston Pizza SportsWorld will supply each league with balls. Balls that become old and not useable will be replaced by the Boston Pizza. Each night teams will receive the appropriate amount of balls needed and they will be replaced accordingly throughout the season. Each ball costs $60.00, so please do not remove them from our facility. If your team looses or destroys Boston Pizza property they will be charged for the expense. Boston Pizza SportsWorld will be written on each ball, so there should be no mistake as to which balls belong to the facility.

Scoring System
Rally Point Scoring: A format of scoring where points can be won by the team who won the rally regardless of which team that served the ball. Score is kept until a call is given after 30 minutes. Once the call is givens, if the ball is still in play, teams will continue until the point is made. There will be no cap of scoring to determine the winning team. Tie games after the buzzer are final. There will be a five minute relocation period where teams can change courts.

Net Play
If you need to make a play to step underneath the net which does not interfere with the opposing team, you may step 1 foot over the imaginary line underneath the net. If you make contact with an opposing team member while making an attempt for the ball, the play is dead and the point will be awarded to the opposing team. The ball can contact any part of the net between the antennas provided. Any part of the net outside the antennas the ball makes contact with is dead. If a ball has been shanked into another court and if a player is still able to make an attempt to play the ball without interfering with another team, they are able to do so to bring the ball back onto their court. If a ball has landed in the court beside yours, please call Ball in Court to ensure everyones safety and that the play is dead. The court that the ball has landed in will be re-served. Any person that touches the net regardless of the play will be dead. The team that has touched the net will lose that rally point. A serve hitting the net and clearing the net is considered in play.

Playing the Ball

6vs6: Open hand tips are allowed Spiking the ball is allowed 2013 Volleyball League Rules You may NOT spike or block the ball on a serve Overhand, underhand and jump serves are all allowed A touch on the block does not count as one of the three contacts allowed per team. If you touch the net after the ball has landed on the opponents side, the net call will be dismissed and the team that scored will be awarded that point.

Playing the Game

All Boston Pizza SportsWorld Volleyball leagues are Co-Ed 6vs6 or 4vs4 (Wednesdays). Teams playing on Wednesday must play three males and three females on the court. If only two females are present for your team, then you may only play three males (5 players total) *Only if the opposing team agrees to this*. If only one female is present for your team, the game will go down as a forfeit. The two teams may still play a game for fun, but it will not be inputted as a sanctioned game. A forfeit loss will result in a 15-0 win for the opposing team. Teams must have at least four team members (including at least two female) to start the game. If only three members are present, the game is considered a forfeit. Co-ed Wednesday night 6vs6 will be played in a four males - two females format. Two females must be on the court at all given times. If there is only one female present for your team, then you may play only 3 males given at a time for a total of 4 players on the court until your team has 2 females present. All games will be 30 minutes in duration. Once the the call is given to end the game, the buzzer will automatically reset, and the next set of games will begin. Score sheets will be provided by the Boston Pizza SportsWorld prior to your game and will be posted outside. It is a team members responsibility to record the score on the sheets provided at the end of each game.

Beverages on the Court

At this time drinking is not permitted on the courts.

Rainouts
All games will be played rain or shine. If the court conditions are unplayable and/or if there is lightning, then games will be called. If a team does not have the appropriate number of players at game time, they will also be given a forfeit. If a game is cancelled for any reason prior to game time, a Boston Pizza SportsWorld representative will call the captain and inform them that the game has been cancelled. Please inform all players 2013 Volleyball League Rules that they are to call the CAPTAINS to inquire about rainouts. Notifications of cancelled games will also appear on our website (www.bpsportsworld.com) before 4:00pm unless there are unexpected weather conditions closer to game times then a Boston Pizza SportsWorld representative will try and get a hold of the teams as soon as possible.

Game Cancellations
Teams will NOT be able to re-schedule their games to a later date. If your team can not field a team, please notify Boston Pizza SportsWorld as soon as possible so we can contact your opposing teams.

Playoff Eligibility
Only players that are registered with the team online will be eligible to play in the playoffs. No spares will be allowed for the playoffs.

Playoffs
Teams will play three weeks of round robin, followed by a FINALS tournament the following week. All forfeits in the playoffs will also be recorded as 15-0.

Tie Breakers
(For League and Playoff Format) a) Head-to-head b) Most wins c) Plus / Minus d) Most Points for e) Least Points against