VOLLEYBALL RULES

• For Coed Leagues, each team needs to have a minimum of 1 male and 1 female player in order to be eligible to play an official game for the night. You may bring down a sub to fill in but only for regular season weeks. You should have at least 2 of each gender on your roster each season.

• Players may serve overhand or underhand, players do not have to serve the first toss, but should let the ball bounce on the ground before starting again.

• All matches are rally points, please consult your particular league’s welcome email for the number of sets and scoring, specific to the length of your league.

• Most of our leagues are self-refereed by the teams, with the support of an on-site staff member who will keep score, provide the vibes with music and keep time to ensure teams can complete their sets during the allotted time for the league.

• HUB Sports Volleyball follows most of the USAV rules, but the level and format could determine the rigidity of making a call on a violation. 
  • Teams should be consistently calling:
    • Net contact
    • Under the net
    • Foot-fault when serving (unless staff has provided an allowance because of the venue)
    • Attacking a serve 
  • For our Competitive and Advanced Leagues
    • Lifts, carries and doubles
    • Illegal sets over the net on 1st and 3rd touch
    • Backrow attacks
    • Out of rotation side out

• In order to be considered an official game, teams should have at least 50% of the expected number of players for the format, have at least 1 of each gender (for coed) and have at least half of the players on the court be officially rostered players. 
  • For 4v4, have at least 2 
  • For 6v6, have at least 3

• Teams will be allotted no more than 15 minutes of a grace period to arrive for their game before it is considered a forfeit of the match, this is up to the discretion of the on-site staff 

• Teams may play with a libero, who may sub for 2 players, but only serve for 1. Please alert your opponent team of which players will be impacted by this. 

• Teams are not required to play positions or a 5-1, 6-2, 4-2 format, but should self correct their rotation if out of order before the incorrect player serves. 

• Teams may use 1 time out each set, for the time of 1 minute. 

• Depending on the league, teams might be asked to “work” when they are off from their match during a league or tournament. 
  • Lines person
  • Score Keeper
  • Referee (whistle, net, under, replay)

• Net Height:
  • Women’s
  • Men’s
  • Coed
  • RCO