Co-ed Volleyball Rules
* All final decisions will be made on the discretion of the On-Site Manager *
Players and Substitutions
Teams will consist of six players. A minimum of four players two being of the opposite sex is required to start play. A team with less than four players or less than the minimum amount of the opposite gender will automatically forfeit the game.
Team captains are responsible for reporting players’ names to the scorekeeper a minimum of five minutes prior to the start of each game.
Extra players or substitutions may rotate in during the game. This must occur prior to a team’s serve.
Equipment
Shirts must be worn by all participants.
Players must wear appropriate court shoes.
All game balls will be provided by the Recreation and Wellness program and will be used for all games.
Jewelry may be worn at player’s own risk however, any intramural official may ask a player to remove a piece of jewelry that may cause harm to other participants.
Start of Game and Game Time
Game time is starting time; there will be no grace period. The official’s watch will be the official time.
Service and sides will be determined prior to the start of the match by a coin toss. Service and side will then alternate for the second game. Service and side of a the match will be decided by another coin toss.
Games will be played to 15 points; a team must win by two points to be credited with the win.
There is no scoring cap.
Rules of the Game
Players must rotate clockwise prior to their team’s serve.
A player may not hit the ball more than once in succession.
The ball must be hit legally. No holding, carrying, lifting or throwing is permitted. Carries will be called at the official’s discretion whenever a player’s palm contacts the ball.
The ball is considered “in” if it strikes one of the court lines.
A player cannot touch or reach over or under the net to hit the ball. Only when returning the ball may a player follow through over the net. Players cannot touch the net while the ball is in play. Hanging on the net at any time is not allowed.
A player may step on the centerline, but may not step across it.
No more than three touches may be made per team before the ball is returned over the net. A block at the net is not considered a touch.
If a ball hits the net on a serve and continues over it is a live ball.
A serve may be overhand or underhand as long as it is not punched, shoved or thrown.
Breaking the plane over the top of the net to block a serve is illegal.
Back row hitting is allowed as long as the hitter leaves the ground behind the ten-foot line or does not leave the ground at all.
The penalty for breaking a rule is a point or side out, depending upon which team commits the violation.
Rosters
All rosters and team fees must be turned in to the Student Activities Center located on the first floor of the University Student Union. Spaces are limited and are available based on a first-come-first-served basis. No rosters will be accepted after the deadline. Rosters must include the entire amount of money for registration, captain’s name and number, co-captain’s name and number and names of minimum number of players (do not need student ID #s or signatures).
No more than eight players are allowed per team. A team must have a minimum of three players or a maximum of four players on the field at the start of the game. A team with less than three players will automatically forfeit the game, unless the opposing team captain gives consent. Teams are not required to have a specific number of males or females on the field at any given time during play.
Teams may not remove players from their roster after the first two games of the season. Players may not, at any point, change teams once they have participated in a game. Teams may add players throughout the season if an open roster spot is available. Rosters may not exceed the maximum number allowed.
In order to participate in any intramural contest, all students, faculty and staff must preset a valid California State University Stanislaus ID. All alumni participants must present a photo ID.
If a team forfeits in advance, the opposing team gets treated as if all their players had arrived and played.
NO ID, NO PLAY, NO EXCEPTIONS
Both captain and co-captain must attend one of the two meetings. If the captain and co-captain do not attend, the team will not be eligible to compete and will be replaced by a wait listed team.
Intramural Eligibility
All students registered at California State University, Stanislaus (CSUS) are eligible to participate in intramural and recreational sports activities administered by the Associated Students, Inc. Recreation & Wellness program. Extension courses do not qualify an individual for intramural competition.
CSUS faculty, staff and alumni are eligible to compete in intramural sports.
Intercollegiate student-athletes are ineligible for participation in that sport or its related sport if they remain on such a team during or after the first contest in that sport season. In addition, persons who have previously competed in intercollegiate athletics at the NCAA Division I, II or III levels are ineligible to participate in that sport or its related sport until two complete semesters (fall and spring) have passed since their last season of competition.
Examples:
Intercollegiate Volleyball cannot participate in Intramural Volleyball
Intercollegiate Soccer cannot participate in Intramural Soccer
Intercollegiate Basketball cannot participate in Intramural Basketball
Intercollegiate Softball/Baseball cannot participate in Intramural Softball
If a player arrives after their game has already started they may not enter the game until the start of the next period. Players arriving in the final period may enter immediately after checking in. Permission may be granted by the opposing team for late arriving players to enter the game at any time.
A person may only be on one roster for each intramural league.
A team will forfeit any contest in which an ineligible player has competed.
Individual & Team Conduct
The Recreation and Wellness program promotes good sporting behavior; i.e., behavioral tendencies of a person who can take loss or defeat without complaint, or victory without gloating, and who treats all opponents with fairness, generosity, courtesy and respect.
If and individual participant is ejected from a game for unsportsmanlike conduct, the individual will be ineligible for further competition in that sport until further review of the incident is made by the Intramural Sports Committee. Each incident will be reviewed individually and the resulting penalties will be appropriate to the seriousness of the incident.
Unsportsmanlike conduct may include, but is not limited to the following: the obstruction or disruption of normal intramural functioning; profanity, abusive or insulting language provoking ill will, baiting an opponent; physically threatening, pushing, or taunting an opponent, spectator, or Recreation and Wellness employee.
Any participant involved in a fight will automatically receive a one game suspension from that sport and will be referred to the Intramural Sports Committee for further disciplinary action. In addition, the team involved will be put on probation for the remainder of the season. While on probation, should the team or an individual on the team be involved in another fight, the team will be dropped from further play in that sport.
When a player is ejected from a contest for unsportsmanlike conduct, the team captain is responsible for insuring the ejected player leaves the gym or field within two minutes. If this does not occur, the game will be forfeited.
*All rules not listed may be found in the NFHS rulebook located in the Warrior Activities Center.
Alcohol and other controlled Substances are not allowed at any Recreation and Wellness event. Any player found to be under the influence of alcohol, or other controlled substance, will be automatically ejected from the league.
Judgment calls by an official may not be protested. Protests are restricted to matters of rule interpretations and player eligibility. Protests must be made in writing and submitted to the Warrior Activities Center by 5pm the following working day after the contest. The Intramural Sports Committee will review protests. Decisions made by the committee are final.