Intramural Sport Rules

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A coin flip will determine first service, winner starts serve first game, the loser of the coin flip serves second game and if a third game is needed, teams will flip again (winner of first coin flip decides which side to start serve from).

A team is composed of 4 players (2 men and 2 women plus substitutes). At least 3 players are needed to avoid forfeit.

All games are rally scoring up to 15, win by 2, with a cap at 20. There is a 30 minute time limit on each game.

To play in the championship participants must have played in a game prior to the tournament reaching the semi-final round.

Server shall stand with both feet behind the end line when serving. A serve that hits the net and goes over is considered a live ball.

No restrictions on how the ball is served except that it must be clearly hit and not thrown or pushed.

Each team may take one timeout of one minute during each game.

If a player touches a ball or a ball touches a player they are considered as having played it, EXCEPT on a block.

Players may use any part of their body that is above and including their waist.

It is permissible to run out of bounds to play a ball only on your team’s side.

Players are not permitted to scoop or hold the ball. The ball must not visibly come to rest on the players’ hands, fingers or any other part of the body.

A ball, other than a serve, may be recovered from the net, provided the player avoids contact with the net and does not catch or hold the ball.

Regarding net play- a) a player may reach under the net as long as he/she does not interfere with an opponent’s attempt to play the ball, b) a player may reach over the net to complete a spike which had begun on the player’s own side of the net, c) a player may never touch the net or step on the opponent’s side of the court, d) A player may not reach over the net to block.

Substitutions- All substitutes will be made in the server’s position. After a substitution occurs, the substitute must play one complete rotation.

All matches will start at designated times, however 5 minutes forfeit time is allowed from the time it was set to start. After 5 minutes the team forfeits the first game and after 10 minutes the team will be eliminated from that round. A team may start with three players.

There will be no officials. Teams are required to keep score and the server should call the score before each serve.

All games will be played at the WRC sand court, or an alternate site to be determined.