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Recreational, Intermediate and Competitive 6's - Rules

• Play 3 games (each game is worth one point) and each game is to 25 and win by 2 with a maximum score of 30
  

• Should time limit the third game, the leading team wins when time expires; alternatively captains may choose to only play a final game to 15, either way if times expires the leading team wins
  

• Rally point play
  

• Two players of each gender required on court at all times, if you only have one male or female player playing then you default 1 game, if you are short two male or two female players (ie. You have no male or no female players playing) then your team defaults 2 games
  

• If team has less than 4 players then one game is defaulted for not fielding a full team and one game is defaulted for being short the minimum males or females
  

• If a team is late 10 minutes or more for the 1^st game then one game is defaulted, late 20 minutes then two games are defaulted, late 30 minutes then 3 games are defaulted
  

• You are allowed to play a ball off the ceiling so long as the ball after hitting the ceiling stays on your side of the court i.e. the ball cannot hit the ceiling and then go over the net. Rule Applies at D-Roy Kennedy, Ottawa Tech, and First Avenue only.
  

• For the recreational skill level only you are required to rotate severs every 5 serves
  

• International volleyball rules apply - see the attached link for international volleyball rules: http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Rules/Rules.htm

Competitive 4's Rules

• Teams are comprised of four (4) players with a minimum of one (1) woman and one (1) man on the court. A team can play with a minimum of 2 people, as long as one (1) player is a woman and one (1) player is a man. If 10 minutes have elapsed after the official start of the game and the minimum number of players are not present to field a team, the first game of the match is defaulted. At 20 minutes after the start of the official start time, the second game is defaulted, and at 30 minutes after the official start time, the third game is defaulted.

• Play 3 games (each game is worth one point):

•  3 games to 25, win by 2, max score of 30  

• if time runs out, the leading team wins when time expires

•  Please be aware that ALL THREE games count towards the overall league standings and must be played. (i.e. DO NOT simply play a best 2 out of 3 game match).

•  A player may not block or spike a serve.

•  Rally point scoring will be used during league play.

•  Players can open-hand volley a serve.

•  A server may serve the ball from anywhere along the baseline. The serve will rotate from one team to the next at the start of each game. Screening is not allowed on a serve.

•  A player may play the ball off any part of his/her body, including feet.

•  All 4 players may spike the ball from anywhere on the court.  

•  Rotate new players in before your team starts a new server.

•  A player may pass under the net as long as it does not interfere with the play. In other words, a blocker or hitter may land under the net/cross the line, as long as it happens without stopping the play or hindering the opposition. Please avoid doing this where possible to eliminate the possibility of injury.

•  Servers DO NOT rotate after five consecutive points. The same server continues to serve as long as his/her team successfully wins the point.

•  Net serves ARE allowed. This means that if a serve hits the net but the motion of the ball carries it over the net, it is a live ball - it is not a service fault

•  For players to be eligible for playoffs, they must have attended a min. of 2 regular season nights.

• Discrepancies: All games are self-refereed. Any disputes will be discussed amongst the two team captains. Please play honestly and call your own infractions (lift, net, etc). If a dispute cannot be settled the point should be re-served.