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OSSO Tulsa Indoor Volleyball Intermediate 6s Rules

General League Rules and Information:

  • In case of severe weather, official word about cancellation will be emailed between 4:00 pm & 5:00 pm
    • An Email (and Text if you receive Text Alerts) will go out to everyone…PLEASE wait on the email/text
  • Teams must use the designated balls provided by OSSO

Pregame:

  • At least 6 players must be present to begin a match (with a minimum of 2 male and 2 female),
    • If a team is short players during the regular season, a substitute is allowed as long as the team has the required minimum of 8 registered players and there are 3 rostered players present.
      1. Substitutes must be registered in the current session.
    • If a team is more than 10 minutes late, that team will forfeit the first set of the match.
    • Captains or designated players of each team will rock/paper/scissors to decide which team serves first.
    • All players must be wearing their designated OSSO team shirt.

Scoring and Match rules:

  • Each set will be best 2 of 3 (25/25/15).
    • The third match will only be played if each team wins 1 match.
  • All games are self-reffed, and scores will be kept by the competing teams.
  • Teams will report their scores to the League Manager onsite.
  • Rally scoring will be used.
    • A point is earned each time the ball touches the ground.
  • All games must be won by 2
    • The score is capped at 29.

Game Play Rules:

  • HAVE FUN!!!
  • Each team must have a minimum of 2 males and 2 females on the court at all times.
    • If a team only has 1 female present during a regular season game, they may not play with more than 4 males on the court.
  • No more than 3 hits before returning.
  • When it’s 2 hits or less and over, any combination of players may hit the ball
    • In any 3 hit combination, at least 2 genders are required to be one of those touches or a point is awarded to the other team.
  • Blocking or attacking the serve is not allowed.
    • Attacking the serve is when on the first contact from a serve a player’s feet leave the ground and they use one or two hands above their shoulders to hit the ball at a downward driven angle back over the net.
  • Breaking the plane of the net is not allowed unless blocking.
    • Breaking the plane of the net is interfering with the opponents second or third contact of the ball before the player has had a chance to touch/return the ball.
  • Lifts are NOT
    • A list is when the ball sits in your hands for too long, almost as if you caught it.
  • Excessive doubles are NOTallowed on the second or third contact in a play.
    • An excessive double is when there is a double contact on the ball and it over rotates after the player has set it.
    • Any longer than one and a half seconds during a single rotation of the ball will be called.
  • A player may not torch the ball 2 consecutive times unless directly after an opposing team member blocked their original touch.
    • A block does not count as a touch.
  • If the ball touched the out of bounds line, it is considered IN.
  • When the ball is returned, it must stay between the ends of the net (antennas)
  • Touching the net is NOT
  • Interfering with players under the net is NOT
    • No more than half of your foot may cross the center line at any time.
  • Teams must rotate through each position.
    • Teams will change servers after they have scored on an opponent’s serve
    • Teams will rotate their players in & out of the game in a ser order.
    • Playing only front or only back row is not allowed unless using a libero.
      1. There can only be one libero per team per set.
      2. A maximum of 2 front row players can rotate in & out for the libero per set.

Throughout the course of the match should any disagreements regarding a play arise, teams will agree to replay the point.

Playoffs

  • Each Match will be the best 2 of 3 sets.
    • The first two sets will go to 25.
    • The third set will go to 15.
    • ALL GAMES MUST BE WON BY 2.
  • ONLY rostered players will be allowed to play.
  • Teams must have a minimum of 6 players on the court at all times
    • A minimum of 2 females.
    • Also a minimum of 2 males.

 

Any other league specific rules that were not addressed in the rules will be subject to League Managers “Spirit of the League” ruling and will be determined with fairness, player safety & fun in mind.

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