League Rules and Policies
FIVB rules apply to all matches. However, some specific rules
are introduced to support administration and competition in the South London Volleyball League.
Please read carefully because you will need to enforce them when your team has Court Manager duties or officiates matches.
• COMPETITION. The league is a mixed competition with at least one female player required on court at all times.
However, we encourage
teams
especially in Division 2 to have 2-3 women.
• ELIGIBLE PLAYERS. Players can join local league teams at any time during the season provided their registration details
are added to the initial registration list for this team. Team Coordinators are responsible for keeping the list updated. Court Managers
must check if new players are joining on the day and request their registration. Teams are not allowed to share players with the teams
in the same Division to make up numbers on a match day.
• MATCHES. All matches consist of 3 sets. 2 sets are played to 25 and the third is to 15. You do not require 2 clear points to win (ie the final result
can be 25:24 or 15:14). Matches are limited to 1 hour including 10 minutes warmup. If 3 sets are not completed in 1 hour, the match stops
and the final score of the last set played is recorded on the score sheet. A team with the highest score in this set wins.
• INCOMPLETE TEAMS. The teams that have less than 6 players at the start of the match are considered incomplete.Teams
cannot start playing if they have less than 5 players. If a team still has less than 5 players after 30 minutes
past the official start
of a match, this team defaults the match and has one point deducted for not fulfilling the fixture.
The teams can start playing with 5 players but the "phantom player" rule will apply - a team has to maintain rotational order and will lose a point
when a missing player is due to serve. If the team finishes the match with 5 players, it should be recorded on the score sheet and
the team does not get a bonus point for starting the match on time.
If you have any questions about the League rules please send your enquiry to
League Secretary
Richmond Volleyball is a Clubmark 2 Accredited Club under Volleyball England's Volley 1-2-3 programme.
To ensure that National accreditation guidelines are met all clubs playing in the South London Volleyball League need to adhere
to Richmond Volleyball policies to support good structure and practice.
To view Richmond Volleyball procedures and policies that are currently in force click
here.
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