2002
IHSAA VOLLEYBALL RULES CHANGES
RALLY SCORING
A proposal to participate in a National Federation rally
scoring experiment was approved by the IHSAA Exe
Rationale
During the
fall of 2001 a survey of IHSAA volleyball coaches was conducted to determine
prevailing opinions on pertinent issues.
The results showed that a majority of the volleyball coaches were in
favor of incorporating rally scoring.
Since that survey, the National Federation of State High School
Associations has requested that
Match Format
1. The rally scoring format will be in effect
throughout the 2002-03 IHSAA tournament series.
2. All regular season and tournament matches
and tournaments shall use the rally scoring format.
3. Regular Season Varsity Matches
All varsity matches shall be best three
out of five games. Games shall be played
to 21 points, and the winning team must win by two points (play to a 25 point
cap). The fifth and deciding game shall
be played to 15 points, and the winning team must win by two points.
4. Regular Season Varsity Tournaments
Tournaments that provide teams the
opportunity to participate in more than two matches per day shall be played in
the following manner:
a. Schools
will play the best two out of three games
b. The
games shall be played to 21 points
c. The
winner must win by 2 points (play to a 25 point cap each game)
5. Junior Varsity and Freshman Matches and
Tournaments
All junior varsity and freshman matches and
tournaments shall be best two out of three games. Games shall be played to 21 points, and the
winning team must win by two points (play to a 25 point cap).
The Game
1. The home team
selects home court. The winner of the
toss may elect to serve or receive.
2. In rally scoring, a point is awarded upon
the completion of every play.
3. The net serve shall be incorporated. If the ball is served, makes contact with the
net and lands on the
serving team’s side, the receiving team receives a point and the
serve. If the ball is served, makes
contact with the net and lands on the receiving team’s side, the ball is in
play.
4. Substitutions shall be limited to 18 per
game.
5. Each team is limited to two time-outs per
game. An additional time-out shall be
permitted when each team has scored 20 points during a 21-point game, or 14 points during a 15-point game.
6. During the regular season, players may not
participate in more than five games,
Varsity, JV, ect, against
the same school in any one day. Players
may not participate at more than one level of play, Varsity, JV, etc., in a
given tournament.
7. The maximum number of season matches for a
team or student shall be 25 plus two tournaments, with no more than 9 matches
per calendar week and/or four matches in any one day.
Scorekeeping
Because of the change to rally scoring, the process of
scorekeeping will be drastically different than in past years. The IHSAA will provide training to coaches,
officials, and scorekeepers during the 2002 Volleyball Rules Interpretation
meetings that will take place in August.
In addition to this training, a new volleyball score sheet will be posted
on the IHSAA web site (www.ihsaa.org). Coaches will be able download the format for
use throughout the season.
NFHS Statistics
A condition of participating in the NFHS experiment is that
member schools must gather and submit statistics for regular season varsity
matches. The items that our state will
report are listed below:
1. The number of net
serves per match
2. The starting and ending times of each match,
as well as the score
3. The number of substitutions per match
4. The total number of student-athletes
participating in each match
Instructions regarding
reporting procedures will be relayed to our member schools at a later date.
WARM-UP TIME ALLOTMENT
A proposal to change the warm-up times for regular season
and tournament series volleyball matches was approved by the IHSAA Exe
1. Junior Varsity and Freshmen
(no change)
Each team shall be limited to 7 ½ minutes
on full court, with the use of the net.
The visiting team shall use the court for the first 7 ½ minutes with the
home team warming up outside the court. This
procedure is then reversed for the second 7 ½ minutes.
2. Varsity
Each team shall be limited to 7 ½ minutes
on full court, with the use of the net.
The visiting team shall use the court for the first 7 ½ minutes with the
home team warming up outside the court.
This procedure is then reversed for the second 7 ½ minutes. Upon the completion of the 15 minutes warm-up
period, both teams will have an additional simultaneous 2 minute warm-up
period, sharing the net, which is to be used exclusively for serving and serve
reception.
VOLLEYBALL SCRIMMAGE
A proposal
to incorporate a volleyball scrimmage was approved by the IHSAA Board of
Directors during the
A
controlled scrimmage may be permitted between two IHSAA member schools. A player must have participated in 5 days of
organized practice under the direct supervision of the high school coaching
staff in order to be eligible for a scrimmage.
The scrimmage may not be held after the second calendar day prior to the
first scheduled contest.
A scrimmage
format will be proposed during the IHSAA Exe