Centerline

•  You may have any portion of your foot, or hand only, on the centerline under the net. At no time may any portion of your body cross the center plane under the net or it is called a point or side out.

Dead Ball

• If the ball hits any part of a sidewall, basketball unit net rim, or backboard, the ball is a “dead ball”.
• Balls that hit the ceiling or basketball center unit on the same side of the court that they were hit from are considered “live” and must be played.
• Balls that are hit from one court to the ceiling on the opposite side are dead.

Reaching Over Net

• Reaching over the net to spike a ball shall be called a fault.
• A portion of the ball must cross the plane of the net before it may be contacted.

Rules

United States Volleyball Association rules apply to all leagues, except where the Carol Stream Park District has made adaptations.

Serves

• Serves hitting the net and going over are to be played.
• Serves may not be blocked.
• Persons receiving the service can set serves or use the bump.
• Serves may not be spiked.

Substitutions

• Team captains must inform the official of any substitutions being made.
• Substitutions may be made only after a ball has been declared “dead” by the official and before the next service.
• Rotation (substituting) can be done by one of two ways:
  • If using the rotation method, a position must be declared for that entire game – this is used as the rotation spot. All players must rotate out when they move into that spot. All substitutions must also rotate in at that same position.
  • Substituting one player for another. If a team uses this method, it must also be declared before the game. If player A substitutes in for player B, then player B can only come back in for player A. This process can also be used for any other sets of players.