Wednesday Night League Rules

• Please arrive 10 minutes before your game starts

• There is a 10 minute grace period. If a team is not present after 10 minutes from start time the game is a forfeit

• You may play with 3 players but one player must be a female

• There must be at least 2 people from your team roster unless approved by opponent

• Matches are played best of 3 sets

• Rock, paper, scissors for serve or side

• Games are played to 21 points and the set must win by at least 2 points

• The third game is first team to 15 points; win by at least 2 points

• On the third game, switch sides at 8 points

• A player must never block a serve

• You can never open hand to receive a serve. Closed hands….Unless it’s a hard driven hit

• A hard hit is a ball with a full swing and very little arc

• A block is not counted as a hit

• You may push the ball over the net only if your shoulders are square to the net

• No open hand tipping or directing the ball. You must clearly knuckle or clearly use the palm of hand or it is a fault

• You do not need to rotate players around the court

• A player cannot touch the net or it is a fault

• Incidental contact with hair in the net is not a fault

• Each team is allowed a 30 second time out during each set which must be called before the serve

• Serve – After contact with the ball, the server may step into the court

• Jump serves are allowed

• The ball may touch any body part

• Games are played through windy, cloudy, light rain conditions. If the courts are too wet to play on or it’s severely raining games maybe cancelled. I will send out an email 2 hours prior to 7PM for any game cancellations.

• Each team is required to referee 2-3 games per season however, please call your own violations if it is not seen by the ref.

• You must wear shoes/ sandals and a shirt to go into the bar or use the restroom

 

If there are multiple opposing opinions about a play, we highly encourage to replay the serve

 

Remember the most important part is that we all have fun!

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