Men, Women, and Co-Rec.
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B. Dependants or guests are not eligible to participate.
C. Varsity/JV athletes and red shirts may not participate in the same intramural sport that they play.
D. Former varsity players may play the year following their last season of play. Limit of two former varsity players on a roster.
E. A player must be on the roster to play and cannot be on 2 rosters in the same division. (May play men’s or women’s, and Co-ed.)
F. All players must present their TLU ID or activity card (spouses) to play in a game.
Playoffs: To be eligible for playoffs:
Have a representative at the managers’ meeting.
Each player must play in one or two games with their team (depending on the number of regular season matches).
No forfeited games: If you know your team cannot make a game call the Intramural Director by 3:00 p.m. the day before your game. It will be recorded as a loss. You may do this only once.
Team Schedules: Schedules, scores and information pertaining to Intramural events
may be found on the Intramural Bulletin Boards located in the
ASC and in the
Schedules will be mailed campus mail to the team manager. Team schedule information will not be given out over the phone.
NO ID NO PLAY: All players must present their student ID before every game in order
to be eligible to play. NO ID NO PLAY!
Protests: A protest concerning the eligibility of a player and a rule
interpretation are the only protests allowed. Judgment calls by the
officials cannot be protested.
Important Numbers: Intramural Office: 372-8130
Players and Equipment
NUMBER OF PLAYERS - Teams shall be composed of 6 players. A team may begin with a minimum of three (3) players.
ALL PLAYERS MUST WEAR SHOES - Boots, sandals, and flip-flops are prohibited. Athletic shoes are encouraged. NO RUNNING AND/OR BLACK SOLES SHOES THAT MARK THE GYM FLOOR WILL BE ALLOWED.
JEWERLY - Players shall not wear jewelry of any kind and will be asked to remove it prior to the start of the match.
Scoring
All Three Games - A team that has scored 25 points and has at least a 2-point advantage is the winner. Rally scoring will be used. (Play best 2 of 3 games)
TEAM TIME-OUTS (30 SECONDS) - Each team is allowed 1 time-out per game.
INJURY - The referee may interrupt play and call an official time-out for injury to a player (s).
Choice and change of playing area
COIN TOSS - For the first and third games of a match, one of the captains of the two teams shall call the toss of a coin. The winner takes the serve or choice of playing area.
FOR SECOND GAME - Teams shall change playing areas at the end of the first game during the match. The team not serving first in the first game shall start the second game by serving.
THIRD GAME- Teams will switch sides when a team reaches 13 points.
Position of Players and Service
POSITIONS - Teams set their own serving order; however, based on how many players a team has at the start of the game, the officials will inform team captains which positions are considered front row and back row. Players may switch positions after the service provided they return to their original position after each point. Penalty: side out or point awarded.
SERVER - The server shall serve from behind the back end line and shall not touch the line or the floor inside this area at the instant the ball is contacted when hit for the serve. Part of the server's body may be in the air over or beyond these lines. The referee sounds the whistle and signals for service before each serve. Service may be overhand or underhand. Do not rotate on the first service of each game.
BACK ROW PLAYER - A back row player forward of the 10 foot line, returning the ball across the net, must contact the ball from below the level of the top of the net. A player from the back row may not spike the ball or block a spike within 10 feet of the net.
NO SPIKING OR BLOCKING A SERVE. A clean set of a served ball is acceptable.
DEAD BALL - A served ball is dead if it: (a) touches the floor of the serving area, a teammate of the server or (b) passes under the net, or (c) touches the ceiling or any obstructions or objects before contacting an opponent or the floor of opponent's area, or (d) lands out of bounds. A net serve is good.
ALTERNATING SERVE - When the serving team commits a foul, the ball shall be given to their opponents who shall rotate one position clockwise - EXCEPT FIRST SERVICE.
SERVING OUT OF TURN - A player shall not serve out of turn. An out of turn service may be called by scorer or by opponent's captain or coach. If the scorer verifies this the points made on the service shall be canceled and side-out declared. If opponents serve before the out of turn service is called and verified, there shall be no loss of points. In either case, player of the team in error shall regain their proper positions before another service by either team.
Illegal Hits – An illegal hit is bumping the ball with two separated hands (hands must be together), carrying the ball, palming the ball, and directing the ball. In order to be a legal hit the ball must leave players had immediately upon contact with the ball.
Net Play
CONTACTING NET - A player shall not contact any part of the net or its supports while the ball is in play. It is a net foul if a player gains an advantage by touching the official's platform or net supports. It is not a foul when a player's hair touches the net, or the force of the ball hit by an opponent pushes the net or its supports into the player.
REACHING OVER NET – A player is not allowed to attack the ball on the opposite side of the net. If the ball is hit above the spiker’s side of the net and the follow through causes the spiker's had and arm to cross the net without touching an opponent or the net, it is not a fault. When returning the ball a player may follow through over the net, providing he/she first contacts the ball on his own side of the net. Players in the act of blocking may reach across the net but may not contact the ball until opponent has hit the ball to return it.
CROSSING CENTERLINE - Contacting the opponent's playing area with any part of the body except the feet and/or hands is a fault. Touching the opponent's area with a foot/feet or hand/hands is not a fault providing that some part of the encroaching foot/feet or hand/hands remains on or above the centerline.
RECOVERING BALL FROM NET - A ball may be played from the net except on a serve.
BALL CONSIDERED CROSSING THE NET - When any part of a ball crosses the net and is then contacted by an opponent, it is considered as having crossed the net. Any ball blocked across the net may be considered to have legally crossed the net. Either team may play a ball that has penetrated the vertical plane above the net.
SUCCESSIVE CONTACTS BY A PLAYER - When a player participates in blocking and makes only one attempt to play the ball during the block, he/she may make successive contacts of the ball during such play. A player participating in this play may participate in the next play; this second hit shall count as the first of three hits the team is allowed.
SIMULTANEOUS CONTACTS BY OPPONENTS - If two opponents simultaneously hit the ball above the net, the player behind the direction of the ball is considered as having touched it last: the team upon whose side of the net the ball falls is allowed three plays of the ball. If, after the simultaneous touch by two opponents, the ball falls and touches within the limits of the court, the team on the court is at fault. If the ball falls outside the court, the other team is at fault. If two opposing players simultaneously hold the ball, it is a double fault and a replay.
BLOCKING - Blocking is permitted by any or all the players of the front line only. Any player is considered as having the intention of affecting a block if he/she places one or both hands above his/her head in a position close to the net in an effort to intercept the ball.
Other Play
SIMULTANEOUS CONTACTS BY A PLAYER - When one player contacts the ball with two or more parts of the body at the same instant, it is permitted and considered one hit.
SIMULTANEOUS CONTACTS BY TEAMMATES - When teammates contact the ball at the same instant, it is permitted and considered one hit. Any player can make the next hit.
PLAYING THE BALL - The ball may be hit by any part of the body above and including the waist.
THREE PLAYS BY TEAM - A team shall not play the ball more than three times before it crosses the net to enter opponent's playing area. The plays that are exempt from this rule are:
1. Simultaneous contacts by opponents. Such play is not considered as one of the three plays allowed to the team which next plays the ball and
2. Successive plays of the ball by a player whose first play was an attempt to block. The next play shall count as the first of three hits.
DEAD BALL - The ball is dead if the ball touches the floor of the court. When the referee blows his/her whistle to stop play the ball is dead. A live ball becomes dead when it:
1. Crosses the net entirely outside the markers on the sides of the net.
2. Contacts the ceiling or any overhead obstructions and is not legally played next by the offended team.
3. It touches the floor.
4. Becomes motionless in the net or on an overhead obstruction.
5. Contacts a non-player in a playable area.
SUBSTITUTION BY ROTATION
Players may enter the volleyball game by rotating into the CENTER-BACK position ONLY. For example, after the server serve he/she plays that position until the next side-out.
Conduct
UNSPORTSMANLIKE PLAY (WHEN OPPONENT PLAYS BALL) - When an opponent is about to play or in the act of playing the ball, players shall not stomp their feet or shout at him/her.
MISCONDUCT \EJECTION: Players ejected from a game due to unsporting conduct must immediately leave the facility. A team will not be allowed to substitute for an ejected player for the remainder of the game.
DEROGATORY REMARKS OR ACTS - The referee shall have the power to warn, declare side-out or point, or disqualify for the game or match, any players, substitutes, coach, manager, or spectator who commits, in the referee's opinion, any of the following gross violations of sportsmanship:
(1) Persistently addresses the officials in regard to decisions
(2) Makes derogatory remarks about or to the officials
(3) Commits acts derogatory to the officials tending to influence their decisions or to deceive them
(4) Makes personal and derogatory remarks about or to opponents
(5) Using offensive language
CO-REC VOLLEYBALL
NUMBER OF PLAYERS
In all games, teams shall be composed of 6 players: 3 men and 3 women. Ratio of men - women does not have to remain constant. A team may begin with a minimum of 2-men and 1-woman OR 2-women and 1-man. If the ratio of men and women is not even, a team may have a maximum of one additional team member of the opposite gender on the court.
POSITION OF PLAYERS
At the beginning of a game, the players shall start their respective positions according to the serving order given to the official. The team shall consist of 3 men and 3 women who shall be placed in alternate position on the floor.