Our indoor volleyball league follows USA Volleyball standard rules of play, unless noted below.

Teams & Players

• A team consists of six players, but may start with a minimum of four. 
• To receive a forfeit win, a team must have six (or the minimum of four) players on the court..
  • If neither team can field enough players, it is a double forfeit.
• All players must fill out a league waiver to be eligible to play.
• Players must wear athletic shoes.

Roster Changes

• Roster changes will be accepted via email at info@elevate-vb.com.
• All roster changes must be approved by the coordinator.
• Team captains must submit roster changes and include:
  • Team name
  • New player name
• Teams must have a final roster submitted prior to the 6th week of league play.
• Teams may not use substitute players after the 5th week of league play.

Pre-Game

• If a team doesn’t have enough players five minutes after the scheduled start time, they forfeit the first game.
• After 15 minutes, if they still don’t have enough players, they forfeit the match.
• Before each match, teams may play rock, paper, scissors. The winning team may choose to either: 

1. Serve or receive first, or
2. Starting side.

Games & Matches

• Matches are played as a best two-out-of-three format.
  • Games one and two are played to 25 points (cap at 30).
  • Game three is played to 15 points (cap at 20).
  • Teams must win by two points.
• If a team wins the first two games, a third game may be played for fun if time allows.
• Rally scoring is used for all games.
• Each team is allowed one 30-second time out per game.
• Intermissions between games are to be a maximum of three minutes.

Faults

• Four hits: When a team contacts the ball four times before returning it.
• Double contact: When a player hits the ball twice in succession or the ball touches two parts of their body in one attempt.
  • Double contacts will not be called on the second touch (e.g., a set) as long as the ball does not cross over the net.
• Back-row violation: back row players may not spike or block in front of the attack line.

 
Other Playing Rules

• A block does NOT count as a team contact. After a block, the team still has three contacts available. 
• Players (including their clothing) cannot touch the net during play.
  • Exception: It is NOT a fault if the ball is driven into the net causes the net to touch the player.
• Players may not completely cross the centerline underneath the net, even if there is no interference with the opposing team.
• Players may not block or attack-hit a serve.
• Players may use their feet to keep the ball in play.
• If a foreign object enters the court during play, the ball is declared dead and the point should be replayed.
• A player may go outside the court to play the ball but may not enter another court to do so.
• Balls that contact the rafters are still in play if they remain over a team’s own court and fall back into that same court, provided the team still has hits remaining. Balls may NOT played off the side walls.

 
Rotations

• Rotation order must stay the same throughout each game but may be adjusted between games of the same match.
• Players must begin in their rotational positions but may switch after the serve is tossed.
• Players must rotate completely around the court.
• Typewriting is NOT allowed.
  • This refers to a rotation pattern where one player only plays front row and another (typically the libero) only plays back row, without completing full rotations.

 
Miscellaneous

• Profanity and unsportsmanlike conduct may result in ejection and/or disqualification from future matches.
• Refunds will NOT be issued for ejections or suspensions for unsportsmanlike conduct.