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WCSA 2009 Volleyball Ground Rules

Posted: Monday November 16, 2009 01:25 PM

GENERAL RULES FOR VOLLEYBALL

The Official Volleyball Rules of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) will be adopted for the Competition.  The English text shall be the officially accepted one to be used in settling any dispute on the interpretation of rules.

Cases of general nature shall be resolved according to the Constitution and By-Laws of the WCSA.

Technical problems shall be resolved according to the current rules of the FIVB.

GROUND RULES
TEAM COMPOSITION

1.  A team shall be composed of fifteen (15) players.  All are allowed to play.  A team may also
     have a maximum of five (5) officials that can sit on the bench.  These include the coach,
     assistant coach, trainer, scorer/statistician, team manager or school representative.

2.  LIBERO - the libero shall be counted as one of the fifteen (15) players and can be changed
     every game.

3.  Only those players and officials listed in the official line-up will be allowed to sit on the
     team bench during their game.

4.  In the absence of the coach and assistant coach, the trainer can coach the team.

5.  In the absence of all officials, an authorization letter from the School Representative
     stating the substitute must be presented to the Commissioner prior to the game.

6.  In the absence of any officials, the team will not be allowed to play, and shall forfeit the
     game.

TEAM UNIFORM

1.  Shirts shall be of the same dominant color on both front and back, with numbers on front
     and back, with the family name at the back. The team shall use numbers 1 to 18 only.

2.  The libero must wear a different color uniform in contrast to the other members of the
     team.  The uniform may have a different design but must be numbered like the rest of the
     team members.

3.  Officials sitting on the team bench must wear shirt with collar, long pants and shoes.

GAME FORMAT

1.  Senior Division - best of five (5) Sets

2.  Each set shall be up to twenty five (25) points,  deciding fifth (5th) set will be up to fifteen
    (15th) points only. In all sets the 'must lead by two' shall be followed.

CLASSIFICATION OF TEAMS

1.  The following shall be taken into account to decide the ranking of teams: Win - 2 points;
     Loss - 1 point; Default / Forfeiture - 0 point

2.  If two or more teams obtain the same points, the ranking shall be decided by the quotient of
     the points won and lost for all matches.
     Formula : Total Sets Won / Total Sets Lost = Quotient
     Team with the higher quotient ranks higher

3.  If the quotient is equal, the ranking shall be decided by the quotient of the points won and
     lost.
     Formula : Total points Won / points Lost = Quotient
     Team with higher quotient ranks higher

4.  If two teams are still equal, priority shall be given to teams according to the result of the
     match played between the two teams concerned.

FORCE MAJEURE

Any game that is stopped or delayed by force majeure shall be reset following FIVB Rules.

TOURNAMENT FORMAT

Single Round
- Top 4 Cross-over
- R1 vs R4; R2 vs R3
- If rank 1 has no loss, they gain the twice to beat advantage.
- With a loss, they play a knock-out game
- Winners play for the best of 3 championship.
- 3rd place to be determined by their rank

OFFICIAL BALL

The Official ball to be used will be Mikasa MVA 310

SANCTIONS

1.  Team Offenses - Delaying the game - Yellow Card - Loss of rally

2.  Individual Offenses

TYPHOON SIGNALS

There will be no games when typhoon signal # 2 is declared.  All games will be rescheduled.

DELIBERATE LOSS

Coaching Staff who deliberately allows his/her team to lose the game, as reported by the Commissioner, will be fined with an amount and/or suspended or banned from the tournament, to be determined by the WCSA Management Team.

UNFORSEEN ITEMS

The Commissioner and the Technical Committee shall decide any technical matter not mentioned in the Ground Rules. Other matters by force majeure shall be decided in consultation with the WCSA Management Team.