FIVB Official Volleyball Rules
FIVB Official Volleyball Rules FIVB Official Volleyball Rules
CONTENTS cv a v v v G GAME CHARACTERISTICS 7 PART 1: PHILOSOPHY OF RULES AND REFEREEING 8 PART 2 - SECTION 1: GAME 11 CHAPTER 1: FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 12 1 PLAYING AREA. ...................................................................................................................12 1.1 DIMENSIONS..............................................................................................................12 1.2 PLAYING SURFACE.....................................................................................................12 1.3 LINES ON THE COURT ................................................................................................13 1.4 ZONES AND AREAS....................................................................................................13 1.5 TEMPERATURE ...........................................................................................................14 1.6 LIGHTING...................................................................................................................14 2 NET AND POSTS ..................................................................................................................14 2.1 HEIGHT OF THE NET...................................................................................................14 2.2 STRUCTURE ...............................................................................................................15 2.3 SIDE BANDS...............................................................................................................15 2.4 ANTENNAE ................................................................................................................15 2.5 POSTS........................................................................................................................15 2.6 ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT ..........................................................................................15 3 BALLS..................................................................................................................................16 3.1 STANDARDS ..............................................................................................................16 3.2 UNIFORMITY OF BALLS ..............................................................................................16 3.3 THREE-BALL SYSTEM .................................................................................................16 CHAPTER 2: PARTICIPANTS 17 4 TEAMS ................................................................................................................................17 4.1 TEAM COMPOSITION.................................................................................................17 4.2 LOCATION OF THE TEAM...........................................................................................17 4.3 EQUIPMENT ...............................................................................................................18 4.4 CHANGE OF EQUIPMENT...........................................................................................18 4.5 FORBIDDEN OBJECTS .................................................................................................18 5 TEAM LEADERS ...................................................................................................................19 5.1 CAPTAIN....................................................................................................................19 5.2 COACH .....................................................................................................................20 5.3 ASSISTANT COACH....................................................................................................20 7 8 11 12 v v v G v v v cGa GaG :aG G v vG :aG A v v G - dFG G GaGa GvcvK v v G :aG v G 12 ...................................................................................................................................................................................... v vG v vF 12 ...................................................................................................................................................................................... vvG 1 . 1 12 .......................................................................................................................................................................... vG vv 1 . 2 13 ......................................................................................................................................................... vG bv avG 1 . 3 13 .............................................................................................................................................................. 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CHAPTER 3: PLAYING FORMAT 21 6 TO SCORE A POINT, TO WIN A SET AND THE MATCH..........................................................21 6.1 TO SCORE A POINT....................................................................................................21 6.2 TO WIN A SET............................................................................................................21 6.3 TO WIN THE MATCH..................................................................................................22 6.4 DEFAULT AND INCOMPLETE TEAM.............................................................................22 7 STRUCTURE OF PLAY...........................................................................................................22 7.1 THE TOSS...................................................................................................................22 7.2 OFFICIAL WARM-UP SESSION.....................................................................................22 7.3 TEAM STARTING LINE-UP ...........................................................................................23 7.4 POSITIONS .................................................................................................................24 7.5 POSITIONAL FAULT.....................................................................................................24 7.6 ROTATION..................................................................................................................25 7.7 ROTATIONAL FAULT ...................................................................................................25 CHAPTER 4: PLAYING ACTIONS 26 8 STATES OF PLAY ..................................................................................................................26 8.1 BALL IN PLAY .............................................................................................................26 8.2 BALL OUT OF PLAY ....................................................................................................26 8.3 BALL “IN”..................................................................................................................26 8.4 BALL “OUT” ..............................................................................................................26 9 PLAYING THE BALL ............................................................................................................. 27 9.1 TEAM HITS.................................................................................................................27 9.2 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HIT ..................................................................................27 9.3 FAULTS IN PLAYING THE BALL ....................................................................................28 10 BALL AT THE NET.................................................................................................................28 10.1 BALL CROSSING THE NET...........................................................................................28 10.2 BALL TOUCHING THE NET..........................................................................................29 10.3 BALL IN THE NET........................................................................................................29 11 PLAYER AT THE NET.............................................................................................................29 11.1 REACHING BEYOND THE NET ....................................................................................29 11.2 PENETRATION UNDER THE NET ..................................................................................29 11.3 CONTACT WITH THE NET...........................................................................................30 11.4 PLAYER’S FAULTS AT THE NET ....................................................................................30 12 SERVICE ..............................................................................................................................30 12.1 FIRST SERVICE IN A SET..............................................................................................30 12.2 SERVICE ORDER .........................................................................................................30 12.3 AUTHORIZATION OF THE SERVICE..............................................................................31 12.4 EXECUTION OF THE SERVICE .....................................................................................31 21 21 ................................................................................................................... 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CHAPTER 3: PLAYING FORMAT 21<br />
6 TO SCORE A POINT, TO WIN A SET AND THE MATCH..........................................................21<br />
6.1 TO SCORE A POINT....................................................................................................21<br />
6.2 TO WIN A SET............................................................................................................21<br />
6.3 TO WIN THE MATCH..................................................................................................22<br />
6.4 DEFAULT AND INCOMPLETE TEAM.............................................................................22<br />
7 STRUCTURE OF PLAY...........................................................................................................22<br />
7.1 THE TOSS...................................................................................................................22<br />
7.2 OFFICIAL WARM-UP SESSION.....................................................................................22<br />
7.3 TEAM STARTING LINE-UP ...........................................................................................23<br />
7.4 POSITIONS .................................................................................................................24<br />
7.5 POSITIONAL FAULT.....................................................................................................24<br />
7.6 ROTATION..................................................................................................................25<br />
7.7 ROTATIONAL FAULT ...................................................................................................25<br />
CHAPTER 4: PLAYING ACTIONS 26<br />
8 STATES OF PLAY ..................................................................................................................26<br />
8.1 BALL IN PLAY .............................................................................................................26<br />
8.2 BALL OUT OF PLAY ....................................................................................................26<br />
8.3 BALL “IN”..................................................................................................................26<br />
8.4 BALL “OUT” ..............................................................................................................26<br />
9 PLAYING THE BALL ............................................................................................................. 27<br />
9.1 TEAM HITS.................................................................................................................27<br />
9.2 CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HIT ..................................................................................27<br />
9.3 FAULTS IN PLAYING THE BALL ....................................................................................28<br />
10 BALL AT THE NET.................................................................................................................28<br />
10.1 BALL CROSSING THE NET...........................................................................................28<br />
10.2 BALL TOUCHING THE NET..........................................................................................29<br />
10.3 BALL IN THE NET........................................................................................................29<br />
11 PLAYER AT THE NET.............................................................................................................29<br />
11.1 REACHING BEYOND THE NET ....................................................................................29<br />
11.2 PENETRATION UNDER THE NET ..................................................................................29<br />
11.3 CONTACT WITH THE NET...........................................................................................30<br />
11.4 PLAYER’S FAULTS AT THE NET ....................................................................................30<br />
12 SERVICE ..............................................................................................................................30<br />
12.1 FIRST SERVICE IN A SET..............................................................................................30<br />
12.2 SERVICE ORDER .........................................................................................................30<br />
12.3 AUTHORIZATION OF THE SERVICE..............................................................................31<br />
12.4 EXECUTION OF THE SERVICE .....................................................................................31<br />
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