Volleyball Court Dimensions The volleyball court is 60' long by 30' wide.

The distance from the attack line to the center line is only 10'. The serving area must be at least 6' deep. The serving area is bounded on the sides by 6" lines (extensions of the sidelines) recessed 8" from the end line. Net system What is the height of the net? Please refer to the general rules of HKSSF Time-out How many different people can call a time out? The head coach may call a time out as well as the playing captain. How many time-out can call per game? Teams are allowed 2 time outs per game. How many time (in full) can be used when a time-out is called? When time outs are called, either team (or both) may use the entire 60 seconds. The rules for playing volleyball cover the dead ball situations that occur before, after, and between live ball situations. Volleyball Pre-Match Conference The volleyball pre-match conference determines logistics such as ground rules, Who will serve first, and which side of the court each team will begin its play. Who should attend the venue for pre-match conference? The head coach and captain must both attend the pre-match conference. In the pre-match conference, the visiting team calls the coin toss to decide who serves and which side of the court each team begins play on. Volleyball Rotation. Serving Order Though very simple, the volleyball rotation frequently gets "lost in the shuffle." Players are frequently lose track of who was serving, who is supposed to

serve, and whether or not the team is supposed to rotate. The serve is always struck by the player in the RB position. Teams rotate after they win the right to serve not after they lose the rally while serving. The receiving team always rotates upon receiving the serve even on the team's very first serve of the game. Volleyball Positions The different volleyball positions starting with the server and proceeding in order are as follows: right back (RB), right front (RF), center front (CF), left front (LF), left back (LB), and center back (CB). These names allow us to refer to them and learn their relationship to each other. This relationship to each other is called alignment. When positioning on the court, a player on the front row must be closer to the center line than the player directly behind her (see diagram) when the serve is struck. Likewise, a player on the back row must be closer to the end line than the player directly in front of her. Additionally, positions are required to be aligned left to right. A player must be closer to the right side line than the player directly to her left. And, a player must be closer to the left side line than the player directly in the position to her right. NET --------LF CF RF LB CB RB Example, The CF must be closer to the center line than the CB. In this case, the CF must be closer to the center line than the CB because the CB is directly behind her. If the LB or RB are lined up closer to the center line than the CF, it is legal. But the LB cannot be closer to the center line than the LF, and the RB cannot be closer to the center line than the RF position. The RF must be in front/back alignment with the player directly behind her (RB) and in right/left alignment with the player directly to her left (CF) and to her right (none). All other players do not affect RF's alignment since their positions are not directly next to her.

Normally, this would be false. In the situation above, the key phrase is "when their team serves the volleyball." Where is the RB "when their team is serving"? Serving, of course. So, if she is off of the court, as all servers are when they're serving, then the CB has NO player directly to her right and may be as close to the right side line as she wishes, even if she physically locates TO THE RIGHT of the RB volleyball position. The LF only aligns with the CF and the LB. Volleyball Substitutions Volleyball substitutions allow coaches to enter players into the game for strategic purposes. There is a limit to the number of substitutions (18), and a player can only re-enter a game at the position she was in when she was substituted for in the first place. A time out will be counted if your substitutions delay to come back. Substitutions take place along the side line between the attack line and the center line. The coach is allowed to stand briefly to signal a substitution request. Substitutions may be made during a time out. A team attempting a 19th substitution during a game is charged with a time out for delay of game. If both time outs have been used by the offending team, then point or loss of rally/point is awarded to the opposing team. Volleyball Terminology Volleyball terminology includes the following terms usually associated with the sport of volleyball. Captain: the only player who can talk to the officials. Serve: a hit with one arm or one fist is allowed to be used on the server that begins a rally by directing the ball over the net. Lineup: This is the definition of a roster. A lineup only includes the names and numbers of the starting 6 players. Attack - hitting the ball towards the opponent's court (not counting a block or serve). Block - raising 1 or 2 arms above the net to prevent (or deflect) an opponent's attack from crossing the net. Forearm Pass - a hit directed to any teammate usually by means of the forearms.Term of service: A term of service is the *turn* of service by one of the 6 *positions* on the team. The term of service applies to the player

in that position who is serving and any substitutes for that player who enter the game and serve in her place during that same turn. Dump: The dump is an attack of the ball over the net by the setter's finger tips normally on the second team hit. Dig: The dig is a defensive save (normally of a spike, down ball, or other over hand hit) that is executed with the lower arm, hand, or fist. Live ball and dead ball The served ball becomes dead at the moment it travels over but not completely inside of the antenna. After Team A legally hits the volleyball and it strikes the ceiling over Team A's court of play, the ball still a live-ball, if the ball returns downward to Team A's court, it is still live and may be played if any of the team's 3 hits remain. Time outs and substitutions cannot be taken or made once the referee has signalled for the serve. This is because they can only be called or made during dead ball situations. The ball is dead whenever and where ever it strikes the floor. A block may include wrist action as long as the volleyball isn't carried. A back-row player may hit a ball while she is touching or in front of the attack line and the ball is above the height of the net providing she directs the ball to a teammate and not across the net. A back-row player may not block or even *attempt* to block. A player's hand or foot may touch the floor across the center line providing part of the same hand or foot is on or above the center line. Reaching across the net and blocking a ball depriving the opponent of an opportunity to complete its attack on the ball is a violation. Blocking or attacking a serve while the volleyball is above the height of the net is a violation. It is not a violation if a player hits volleyball into the net causing the net to swing out and hit an opponent.