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General
Volleyball Rules
Explore general volleyball rules. Volleyball regulations explained in
easy to understand format.
Don’t forget to check the section in which rules are explained in real
game situations. They help to use the rules to your advantage on the
court. To see the volleyball rules cases, go to the Home Page and Cases section.
The
Most Wanted Basic Volleyball Rules
Rotation
Team will rotate, switch positions clockwise every time they
“side-out”, win the rally after opponents serve.
When the receiving
team has won the rally and got the right to serve, the team rotates
clockwise: a player from position 2 moves to serve to position 1, the
player from the position 1 moves to position 6, etc. etc.
How to Count the hits
- Three hits per team is allowed to deliver the
ball to the other side
- Player is not allowed to hit the ball twice in
a row. (Expection: a block is not a hit, which means after the block,
the player is allowed to play the ball second time)
- Two (or even more) players can touch the ball
simultaneously. Simultaneous touch between two player counts as a two
hits. Simultaneous touch between three players count is three hits,
etc. (EXCEPTION: block)
General Volleyball Rules about Double Hit on
Setting and Defense
Double Hit (or various contacts) - on
volleyball defense
- A
double hit (or various contacts) is allowed
on the first hit when 1) receiving the serve, or 2)
playing defense AS
LONG AS CONTACTS HAPPEN DURING ONE ACTION
- On the defensive play when the ball contacts
for example arm, following with a contact to the shoulder (remember you
cannot carry, throw or catch the ball)
Double Hit II - Overhead serve receive
- On overhead serve receive, player is allowed to
double hit the ball. (In other words when player “finger sets” the
serve, it doesn’t have to be clean.)
- In the past double hit when receiving the
ball with fingers was not allowed and it was called a double hit.
Double Hit III - Double hit on volleyball setting
- Sets have to be clean. However, a double hit
can be allowed, only if the player is trying to finger set the ball
from extreme position (for example while diving the ball)
More General
Volleyball Rules
Ball crossing the net outside the antennas
A ball which crosses the net outside the antennas to the free zone is
allowed to play back to the team’s playing area – if the ball is
returned back the same route (outside the antennas).
In other words if defensive play or pass flies outside the antenna past
referee, team is
allowed to run after the ball and play it back. Notice that ball have
to be returned back outside the antennas.
Opposing team is NOT ALLOWED to prevent opposing team getting that
ball.
General volleyball rules about back row attack
Back row player cannot step on the attack line (10-feet line or 3 meter
line) when attacking the ball from the back row.
It is a false if libero performs a back row attack when the ball is
COMPLETELY ABOVE the net level. (In other words, if the ball is not
compeletely over the net, libero player is allowed to attack the ball)
Kicking the ball
It is allowed to play the ball with any part of the body. (In the past
players were not allowed to play with the foot or leg.)
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