Match Format

Our leagues are 10 - 16 weeks in length. The first half of the season will be tiered according to previous results plus self-rankings.  Matches will be the best two out of three for all teams.  We will make tier adjustments every 3 or 4 weeks with the purpose of getting teams into tiers that are as competitive as possible.  In the second half of the season and during playoffs the matches for the top tiers will be best 3 out of 5.  Playoffs will take place during the last 2 or 3 weeks of each league session.

There are 3 points awarded for each 3 game match.  Games before the time limit are to 25 - NO CAPS. If a team wins the first two games the score is recorded as 2-0 and the winning team gets 3 points. If both teams win one game then each team gets 1 point for the game win and 1/2 point for the last game tie. If the buzzer goes during the middle of a rally you finish the rally you are in. If the game is tied after that rally, then you must play 1 more point to determine the winner of that game. If there is a tie after 2 games the teams can start a third game, but if neither team has at least 5 points and a lead of 1 point when the buzzer goes in the third game then the match will be recorded as a draw and each team will get 1.5 point on the standings (i.e. a score of 4 to 1= tie, a score of 5 to 0 = win, a score of 8 to 7 = win).   If one team wins 2-0, but there is still time, then both teams can continue playing, but there will be no more points awarded for that match even if the losing team wins the 3rd game.

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For 5 game matches there will be 6 points awarded for each match.   1 point for each game win with the same buzzer rules as above.  1 extra point for the match win.  If one team has won 3 games already, but there is still time to play, then please keep playing until the buzzer and points will be awarded for any game in which one team gets more than 5 points.   If time runs out, then for each game that is not played or not enough points have been scored, half a point is awarded to each team.

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The scheduler makes every attempt to give an even distribution of early and late playing times.

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Captains are responsible for recording their wins on the white board. Please remember to record your results.** IF NOT RECORDED we will try to contact the 2 teams to get a result - if we don't hear back, IT WILL BE COUNTED AS A TIE **

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RULES: You can find the international rules of the game HERE.
 

All Volleydome leagues are run by the honor system. Please call your own lines, net faults, and ball touches.   If you think that another team consistently cheats on this stuff, then let us know and we will give them anonymous feedback at the end of a session and if there is enough negative feedback, we will also consider whether or not that team should be invited to continue in this league.

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Liberos can be used as they would be in a normal match, but teams cannot use a single middle player that flips to the front row every 3 rotations.  If a team has only 6 players then they must all rotate through all positions on the court.
 

Substitutions
Subs are welcome if you have missing players, but please do not bring in a bunch of subs (particularly if they are stronger than your normal players) for playoffs.  Your playoff team should be the same players as you have used all year.

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Defaults and Forfeits

Be aware that if you have signed up for the league, you are committed to being there every week with 6 players. It is extremely annoying to league organizers and to your opposition if they come to play and you don't show.
 

If you have less than 5 players five minutes after the scheduled match start time then you forfeit the first game. If your 5th player shows up within 20 minutes then play the 2nd game normally. If you still have less than 5 players 20 minutes after the scheduled start time, then it becomes a match forfeit (if you have 4) or a default (if you have less than 4).
 

If an injury occurs during the match or during an earlier match on the same evening and this causes a team to have insufficient players, the match will be completed as if the team with the injury still has their injured player. ie - no forfeits or defaults due to injury of someone who showed up to play.
 

Teams that default once with no notice (meaning at least one day so that we can try to reschedule or find a team to replace you) will not be included on the list of teams that get first chance to re-register for our next fall or winter league. Teams that default twice without notice will be removed from the league immediately with no refunds.

For new team captains please note that on our website there is a section called Find Players/Teams and there are always a number of players listed on there that are looking to play so generally you can find subs for any given night if you are willing to plan ahead and send out a few emails or make some phone calls.

Team reps are responsible for finding out game times and communicating with their players. We will try to keep all schedules and standings as current as possible on the website.

If you have any positive suggestions for improving schedules or rules, we would love to hear them!

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Playoffs

1. Please be there early and get through warm-ups on time.   We need teams to get started so you have time for 5th games if necessary.

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2. Game 3 or 5 - Play the full game to 15 if time allows.  Win by 2.  No caps.  If the buzzer goes when at least one team has 3 points or more in the final game, then whoever is leading wins the match. If it is tied play 1 more point to decide the winner. If the buzzer goes when you are in the middle of a rally, then finish that rally and if it is tied after that, then play 1 more point to determine the winner. If the buzzer goes before either team has 3 points in the 3rd then you must keep playing until the first team gets to 3 points in the last game.

Examples: 

buzzer goes at 17-16 in the 5th game means the team with 17 pts wins.

buzzer goes at 22-17 in the 4th game means that if it is now 2-2 in games you should start the 5th game immediately and first team to 3 (capped at 3) wins the match.​​​​​​​​