Revised
2002 VOLLEYBALL RALLY SCORING EXPERIMENT
The IHSAA is experimenting with volleyball rally scoring
rules during the 2002-03 volleyball season. Each member school shall report data
collected during the season, which will assist the National Federation in
determining the effectiveness of this type of format. The philosophy behind the use of rally
scoring has several aspects. It is
designed to make the game of volleyball fan friendly by encouraging constant
action and increasing the number of critical plays.
Match Format
1. The rally scoring format will be in effect
throughout the 2002-03 IHSAA tournament series.
2. All regular season matches 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). A team which has scored 21 points
and has a least a two point advantage is the winner. If the leading team does not have a two point
advantage, play shall continue until one team has a two point advantage, or one
team scores the 25th point. 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). A team which has scored 21
points and has a least a two point advantage is the winner. If the leading team does not have a two point
advantage, play shall continue until one team has a two point advantage, or one
team scores the 25th point.
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). A team which has scored 21 points and has a
least a two point advantage is the winner.
If the leading team does not have a two point advantage, play shall
continue until one team has a two point advantage, or one team scores the 25th
point. The third and deciding game of a
freshmen or junior varsity match is also played to 21 points.
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, etc., 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 is unchanged from previous years. A team or student may participate in up to 25
matches plus two tournaments, with no more than 9 matches per calendar week and/or
four matches in any one day.
8. There will be no utilization of the libero player as part of this experiment.
9. During the fifth game of the match at the
varsity level, or the third game of the match at the JV or freshman level, a
coin toss between the captains of each team shall be conducted. The visiting captain shall call the
toss. The winner of the toss shall
choose either to serve/receive or the playing area. The loser of the toss shall be given the
remaining choice.
Scorekeeping
Because of the change to rally scoring, the process of
scorekeeping will be somewhat 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 game
2. The starting and ending times of each match
3. The score of each game
4. The number of substitutions per game
5. The total number of student-athletes
participating in each game
Instructions regarding
reporting procedures will be issued during the IHSAA rules interpretation
meetings.
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