1) Players/Roster: A Roster of at least 6 players is required to begin the season. Subs must be listed on each team’s roster. New players/subs can be added at any time during the season. Please send your rosters with first and last names to: venusmars@isislight.ca

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     a. Players and subs may only be listed on ONE team’s roster. Rostered players may not sub for other teams within the division during the season or playoffs. Subs may only play for one team during the regular season and playoffs

 

 2) Ineligible Players: Players must be 18 years of age or older and may not play in Tier 1-2 of any Winnipeg League, college/university team. Priority will be given to teams with players residing in the South-East.

 

3) Attire: Appropriate gym-wear is required, including non-marking shoes. Please remove jewelry that may be a safety concern to yourself and others. Uniform jerseys/shirts are encouraged, but not required.

 

4) Equipment: The league will provide ONE game volleyball to each team. Teams are responsible to return the ball to the league at the end of the season, and notify in the event of any damage to the game ball so that it may be replaced prior to the next game. Teams are encouraged to bring their own warm-up balls.

 

5) Points/Scoring: The best of five games determine a win. Games will end on a hard cap of 90 minutes, no exceptions. Points are given for games won as well as match scores. In the event of time limitation, winning team may call the game after three winning games. Teams are encouraged to play all 5 games. Games 1 through 4 of each match are to 25 points, must win by 2 with a cap of 27pts. Game 5 is to 15 pts and must be won by 2 points, with a cap of 17. Signed game sheets with roster and scores must be sent in by the home team to venusmars@isislight.ca. Score sheets must be in within 48 hours of the game, otherwise the home team receives an automatic loss.

 

6) Calling the Play: We do not have officials, we operate on an honour system. All players are expected to understand the rules and call your mistakes. If there is a concern, team reps should take a time-out and discuss. Fair play is held to the highest standard. Our purpose is to have fun and play good volleyball. RESPECTFUL SPORTSMANSHIP is held to the highest expectation for all league players. Teams who do not call their own fouls will be considered to be conducting unsportsmanlike behavior, and will be subject to ejection from the league after three (3) complaints.

 

a. Contact with the net (except for hair) in any way constitutes loss of point. A player that goes under the net, but does not contact the net or interfere with the play or any other player attempting to play the ball is not a foul.

 

b.  Playing the ball in the opponent’s air space is not permitted except for following through a legal block or an attack. Under no circumstances can contact of the ball be initiated in the opponent's airspace. A Player may only cross the threshold above the net during legal follow through of a block or an attack where initial contact with the ball is made on the player's own court. 

 

c. Crossing the center floor line is not a fault as long as it does not interfere with another player, the net, or the ball in play.

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d. The serving team must call the serve into play to ensure the receiving team is prepared for the serve. Failure to do so may result in loss of serve and loss of points.

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e. No more than three touches may be made before the ball is returned; a block at the net is NOT considered a touch however a block of the serve is illegal. A served ball may not be blocked or spiked directly back over the net. 

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f. A ball is considered “IN” if it touches the court lines.

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g. Teams must have 6 players on the court to win a game. Not-negotiable. In the event of a forfeit due to not meeting minimum players, scrimmage games may still be played with 4 or more players. In the event of a forfeit, the forfeiting team will be charged a fee of $20.

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h. 15 minutes will be given per game for delay of game. At each 15 minute interval of delay, one game will b forgeit. Ie:  start time of 7:30, at 7:45 game 1 will be considered a loss, at 8pm game 2 is a loss, 8:15 game three and loss of match. Not negotiable.

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i. In the event of an injury, teams may continue to play with five (5) players, providing games were started with 6 in attendance in physical condition to play.

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j. Subs/additional players rotate into the serve position.

 

k. Starting rotation requires alternating men/women positions.

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l. All balls must be hit cleanly. No scooping, double hits, or carrying the ball. 

 

7) Co-Ed Variations: Co-Ed Indoor game variations as per 2016-2017 Volleyball Canada with some exceptions and additions. (https://www.volleyball.ca)

 

a. Team Composition: A maximum of three (3) men and a minimum of three (3) women will be on the court at all times. In the event that a team does not meet the minimum number of women on the court, the game will be automatically recorded as a loss and subject to penalty fees. Teams may still play their game upon mutual agreement of both teams, providing there are 6 people on the court. There are no penalties for less than 3 men on the court. (ie: All women teams are permitted).

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b. Male players may only jump from behind the attack line. This includes front and back row male players. Jumping is only permitted in front of the attack line when blocking an attack, or when the jump results in the controlling team keeping possession of the ball on the first or second hit.

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c. Two men may not block side-by-side in any blocking combination.

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d. Any attack play must include a woman in the play, with the exception of an attack on the first touch of the ball.

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e. Women’s net height is used (2.24m)

 

8) Home Team: The first team listed on the schedule will be considered the Home Team. They are responsible for set-up and take down (net height 2.24m), providing the game ball, filling out the game sheet, initiating game start, coin toss (first and third game), scorekeeping, obtaining captain’s signatures, ensuring proper equipment return/storage, tidyness of venue and sending in game sheets.

 

9) Venues: It is extremely important that gyms are left in clean order. Please observe the rules of each school. Please remove outdoor shoes at the door, and wear clean, non-marking gym shoes only in the gym. (Keep floors free of dirt/sand, spectators included!) Spectators/children should remain in the gym and not wander the halls or access equipment rooms etc. Please clean up all garbage, water bottles etc. Repeated complaints could result in ejection from the league.

 

10) Playoffs: All teams will make the playoffs. Playoff schedule to be announced. Subs must have played two full matches to be eligible to play in playoffs.

 

11) Sportsmanlike Conduct/Fair Play: Participants and spectators must behave respectfully in the spirit of FAIR PLAY toward the players, team-mates, spectators and school employees. Rude conduct will be described as action contrary to good manners or moral principles, or any action expressing contempt. Offensive conduct, the use of defamatory or insulting words or gestures, or destruction of property will result in immediate and permanent ejection from the league and possible criminal charges.

 

12) Complaints: If your team has a complaint regarding the conduct of another team, captains must observe a waiting period of 48 hours prior to submitting a letter of complaint to the league. Upon receipt of THREE (3) complaints, the offending team will be ejected for the remainder of the season and may result in permanent ejection from the league.

 

13) Cancellations: Cancellations will be listed on the website and Facebook page (due to weather emergencies only). If your team cannot make a game, it will be considered a forfeit and subject to penalty fees. Please contact the league by 4pm of the day of the game as well as the other team directly, a list of team captains will be provided.

 

14) Registration payment of $350 per team must be received by the posted deadline. Any late registrations will be subject to a $50 administration fee. Payment may be made by credit card, paypal, or email transfer. Cash or cheque payments may also be accepted on an individual basis.