In 1895 William G. Morgan decides to blend elements of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball to create a game that would demand less physical contact than basketball. He creates the game of Volleyball. When it was first made the game was called mintonette. Morgan borrows the net from tennis, and raises it 6 feet 6 inches above the floor, just above the average man’s head. The sport first played in Santa Monica, California where the first Volleyball courts are put up on the beach at the Playground. In the 1950’s in Brazil, the first tournament sponsored by a newspaper publishing company takes place.
Players may play on one team in each league. A team competes with 6 players. All players must be signed up before the game begins. One person from each team will play rock/paper/scissors before the game to see which team decides to either serve or the court. The best of three games will win matches Rest periods between games of a match shall be no longer than 2 minutes. Each team gets 2, 30-second team time-outs per game. Time-outs may be requested to an official only when the ball is dead and are not in effect until the official recognizes the time-out with a whistle or hand signal and vocal command. Players have to wear tennis shoes for their own protection. Players are not a loud to play with hard-soled shoes or sandals. You are not a loud to have any jewelry or anything of that sort on while playing the game. You are not a loud to inter fear with the other team while they are playing.
The server only has 5 seconds to begin the serve from the time the official signals the serve with a whistle. The zones width is 9-meters behind the end lines. The server may move anywhere behind the server zone. When the server is about to hit they have to be completely in the service zone for it to be an alive ball. After the serve, the player can skip or land outside the zone including the court. When the player serves the ball and it hits the net it does not count as one of their serves. If the ball hits the net but makes it over then it is considered and alive ball or if the ball lands outside the opposing team’s court untouched by any of the opposite players.
Teams are not a loud to spike or block a ball while it’s being served. The spiker must contact the ball on their own side of the net, but they can reach over the net without touching the net.Back line players cannot play the ball directly into the opposite court if the ball is touched when any part of the ball is above the top of the net. The team that has blocked the ball will still have three more contacts. A ball that hit the net can still be in play as long as the player did not or doesn’t hit the net. If any of the players touch the net then the ball is considered dead and gets reserved. A ball that hits the ceiling, lights, rafters, etc. is still considered playable as long as the ball stays in the side of the court that the player hit the ball into the ceiling, lights, rafters, etc.
You are only aloud to hit the ball three times before it goes over the net to the other side. If you hit the ball more than three times then it is considered a dead ball. The same person cannot hit the ball twice in a row. You are a loud to contact the ball with any part of the body as long as the ball rebounds immediately. You cannot kick the ball or it cannot be laid against your body. If a player touches the ball or the ball touches a player it is considered as a hit. Besides when the ball is spiked hard or blocked and played again by the blocker. When the ball touches the boundary lines it is still considered an alive ball. Players are not a loud to scoop, hold, lift, or push the ball. If they do then it is considered a dead ball and the other team gets the points automatically. You are also not a loud to hit the ball with an open under hand. The official can penalize a team point or loss of serve for intentionally delaying the game.
Each team is a loud to choose to rotate extra players into the server’s position on a basis. But you have to let the official know and wait till the official to initiate the substitution. All substitutions must be only 15 seconds. If I substitution is longer than 15 seconds then they will considered it a time-out. If a team has no more time-outs then points or side out will be given to the other team. If the player is injured then it does not count as a time-out. If a player comes after the first game has started, and their name is on the roster, that player will be allowed to play in the game as a substitute.
Anyone physically or verbally abusing a player or the official will be suspended automatically. The suspension will be in place throughout the time necessary to verify the facts surrounding the action. The player may receive a permanent suspension if the case is bad enough. The players have a responsibility to prevent their fans from physically or verbally abusing the officials or other players and to help the officials control the spectator(s) so the game is not disrupted. The team or player hat is identified with the spectators will be suspended along with the spectator(s). The player that is suspended for any reason will be suspended from the team’s next game or until the incident can be recognized.
You may not bring any drugs or alcoholic beverages into the recreational place that they are playing at or anywhere near it. You should help making sure that the players and the spectators do not bring alcohol or drugs to the recreational building. If you do bring drugs or alcohol then you will not be a loud to play and you possibly could receive jail time. The game is supposed to be a fun time without any crime being in the building. So please keep your drugs and alcohol at home if you come to a game because you will receive either jail time or a ticket. And possibly a restraining order from the building and from children because they shouldn’t be put around that stuff. The players are responsible for any injuries that may occur during the game. You are NOT allowed to have any jewelry on while you’re playing the game so please leave all jewelry at home.
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