Intramural Multi-Sport Volleyball Rules

Multi-Sport Volleyball Rules

Part A: Conestoga Recreation Governing Rules

1. Every participant, player, captain, referee, and staff will all have an active part in ensuring that the guidelines list here as well as the code of conduct are upheld.

2. Volleyball is governed by the policies and rules set forth by Volleyball Canada with changes indicated here and in the General Handbook.

3. All official’s decisions are final for all decisions regarding gameplay. Any verbal or physical abuse will result in an automatic suspension from the tournament.

Part B: Team Captain

1. The team captain must be familiar with all rules and guidelines, and inform players of all rules and conduct expectations.
   

2. Each team must identify their team captain at the beginning of each game. If the captain is not present, the team will nominate a player to be acting captain for that game. This person will take on all duties and responsibilities as the actual captain. This person will be identified as the acting captains on the score sheet.
   

3. It is the team captain's duty to know his/her duties and responsibilities before the game begins.
   

4. Only the captain should be speaking with the referees during the game time. Players who wish to discuss any issue with a referee must ask the captain to speak on their behalf.
   

5. Any concerns that a captain may have regarding officiating should contact the sports convener in a timely and respectful manner.

Part C: The Teams

1. All players must be full-time Doon/Cambridge campus students with valid student cards. Participants must be on a team roster and only play for one team. If a player plays on an additional team the team will be awarded a default. All participants require student cards to gain entry into the gym. Only players on the game sheet will be eligible to play.
   

2. A team will play with 6 members and must have a minimum number of 4 total players.

3. Volleyball is a Co-ed sport, though it is not mandatory.
   

Part D: Equipment

1. All Players must wear indoor, gym shoes and proper gym attire. No jeans or pants/shorts with zippers. No outdoor shoes, boots, dress shoes, bare feet, sandals or anything similar.
   

2. No jewelry (unless properly taped down), non-elastic headbands, or hard support braces are allowed during game time. Captains will be warned at the beginning of the game to have all their players remove such items. During the game, players found to still be wearing such items will be asked to leave play until it is removed. A constant violation during the game will result in a technical foul.
   

3. Gym bags, shoes, and other clothing or items must be kept out of the playing area for the safety of all participants.
   

Part E: General Game Rules

1. Time: Games will be 20 minutes in length. At the end of the game, the Convener will blow the whistle and the captain from the winning team will report the score to the Convener.
   

2. Teams will be responsible for keeping their own score. A clipboard will be provided to assist with this.
   

3. Rock, Paper Scissors will decide who starts with the first serve.
   

4. There is no substitution limit and no substitution order. All substitutions are to be made in good faith. If a team has an issue with the opposing team’s use of substitutions, the Convener will intervene and have final say.

5. Points are scored using “Rally Point” (a point is scored every rally). There is a 5 serve limit for a player after which the team will rotate.