Welcome to the first ever Sutton Partnership Girls Volleyball Competition! This tournament will be an introduction into playing Volleyball in short games.

TEAM DETAILS:

Minimum of 4 boys per team, maximum of 6. Year 10 and Under. (You may be able to submit 2 teams depending on entries)

MATCH FORMAT:

Matches will be ina  round robin format and timed games. Timings will again depend on number of entries.

WINNERS:

The winning team will get to take part in the brand new School Games Secondary Finals (33 London Borough's taking part) on the 20th March 2012 at Londons Sports Dock, E16 2RD. Please be aware this date when entering.

PHOTOGRAPH CONSENT:

By entering online you are giving photograph consent for your pupils. Please make Keri aware of anyone who does not have permission.

 

Volleyball Rules:

2. Teams consist of a maximum 4 players on the court at any one time.

3. Nets will be 2.15m high.

a. Players must not make a "double contact" with the ball - a double contact is when the ball is played in two different motions &/or the ball’s direction is changed by doing this.

b. Players must not "catch" the ball - a catch is classed as any ball that is caught and thrown, as opposed to a clean ‘hit’ off the body contact point.

4. Contact with the ball is allowed with any part of the body, however kicking is forbidden. If the ball strikes the foot when planted on the floor play will continue, a kick will result in loss of the point.

5. No player is allowed to make contact over the centre line of the court.

6. The Ball is ‘in’ when it contacts the floor in the court area including the lines

7. The Ball is ‘out’ when it contacts an object/floor outside the court markings, hits the post or antennae (if applicable).

8. Serving:

a. The ball hitting the net during a serve or rally is allowed

b. If the ball hits the net and goes over, the serve is legal.

c. If the ball hits the net and does not cross the net, illegal serve

d. If a team wins 3 consecutive points on their serve the attacking team shall rotate the Server, while the defending remains in their rotation order.

e. A service cannot be returned directly by the opposition by a block, spike or volley when played from above the height of the net in front of the 2m line

9. Rotation:

a. All players must be involved in each game, under the following guidelines:

b. Players rotate onto the court with the service, thus the player returning to position one leaves the court to be replaced by another player each time the team rotates.

c. In the case of an injury, the next player in line to enter the court following the rotation will replace the injured player, and the number of rotating players will reduce from 6 to 5 etc.

d. If a squad has only 4 fit players they will just continue to rotate naturally