Season Overview

• Each league season runs for 10–16 weeks.​

• Teams are placed in an initial tier based on previous season or general self-assessment.

• Each team plays 2 matches over the course of 95-minutes time-slot every week - a 15-minute warm-up followed by two matches.

• Teams play in round-robin format and get re-tiered every few weeks based on rankings.

• Final 2 weeks of each season are playoffs. Winning Tier 1 team receives a prize.

• Play-times are distributed between early and late matches among all teams as evenly as possible.

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Team Requirements

• 6 Player Commitment
  Be aware that if you have signed up for the league, you are committing to being there every week with 6 players.

  • [COED ONLY] At least 2 non-libero women must be on court at all times.

  • Showing up to a match with less than 5 players is a default (immediate loss)

    • Teams that default twice will be removed from the league immediately with no refunds.

  • Need players? Refer to the Find Players/Teams section above the Co-Ed League Rules on the Volleydome Website.

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• Team Reps
  Team reps are responsible for checking schedules and communicating game times to players, as well as recording scores at the end of each match.

  • ​Schedules and Standings will be updated regularly and can be found at the top of this page.

  • Potential players and subs can be found in the Find Players/Teams section on this page.

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Match Format

• Matches & Scoring [UPDATED MAY 27 2026]

  • During Round Robin, matches are Best-of-2-Sets that go to 25 points.

    • Sets are win-by-2 up to a maximum of 27 points per set. In other words if the score is 26-26, the next point will win.

    • If teams are tied after 2 sets, they must start a 3rd game up to 15 (win-by-2 up to a maximum of 17). If the buzzer goes off before the Set ends, it only counts if the winning team has at least 5 points.
  • During Playoffs, matches are Best-of-3-Sets that go the 21 points.​
    • Sets are win-by-2 up to a maximum of 23
    • Game 3 must go until one team has 5 points (keep playing after the buzzer if necessary)

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• Buzzer:
  A Buzzer sounds at the end of each match period (40-45 minutes).

  • If a rally is in progress when the buzzer sounds, complete the rally.

  • If the game is tied after that rally, play 1 final point to determine the winner of that set.

  • If the game ends during the 3rd set, the winning team may only record it with their scores if they had at least 5 points. Otherwise it is not counted.

  • Certain buzzer sounds might only apply to certain courts. Check with the front desk for more details.​

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• Recording Scores:

  • Captains must record match results on the whiteboard by the front desk​

    • Recorded results indicate the number of games won by each team (2-0, 2-1, 0-2, 1-1,​ etc)​

  • If no score is recorded, organizers will contact teams. If there is no response, the match will be recorded as a draw (1-1)
     

• Playoffs:

  • First match Start times begin when the Warm-up begins.

    • Please take no longer than 10 minutes to warm-up before starting the match

  • [CO-ED ONLY] Matches are Best-of-3-Sets, with all sets going to 15 points (win by 2 with no maximum)

  • [WOMEN'S ONLY] Matches are Best-of -5-Sets, with all sets going to 15 points (win by 2 with no maximum)

    • Alternatively, Top 8 teams may agree to do Best-of-3-Sets to 25 points (3rd game to 15, win by 2 with no maximum)

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Gameplay Rules

All leagues are run on the honour system. Please call your own net violations and ball touches.

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• Short-Player Scenarios
  Teams must have at least 5 players to start a match.

  • [COED ONLY] If a team has only 1 woman (regardless of the number of men), the team must play with an empty 6th 'phantom' player.

    •  'Phantom' players occupy a spot in the rotation, meaning your team will alternate between 2 and 3 front-row players.

    • Whenever it would be the phantom player's turn to serve, your team instead forfeits 1 point and gives the serve to the other team.

  • [COED ONLY] If a team has 2 women but only 5 players, play as normal with a team of 5.

  • If a team has 4 or fewer players 5 minutes after the match start time, they lose the first game. If they still have fewer than 4 players after 20 minutes, they default (immediate 2-0 loss of the match).

  • If an injury occurs during play, the team may continue with 5 players without consequences - no forfeit, default or phantom player rules apply.

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• Substitutions
  Subs must be present at the start of the match or the opposing team must be made aware of their arrival.

  • If a Sub has not arrived before the start of Game 2, they cannot play.

  • A player may not play/sub for more than one team during a single time slot.​​

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• Disagreements

  • In general, please do not try to call the lines or ball handling calls on other teams.

  • If there are disagreements over a call, or over something not covered here, a re-serve is often the best way to handle things.

  • If you and another team really cannot find a resolution to something, please contact us at bensax@volleydome.net or ask the front desk for assistance rather than fighting over it on the court.

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Suggestions?

We welcome positive feedback or suggestions for improving rules or schedules. Let us know what you think!
bensax@volleydome.net