TOURNAMENT RULES & PARK POLICIES

City & County Park Rules:

• No Alcohol
• No Dogs
• No Smoking
• No Open Fires
• No Parking on the grass. Parking in Marked Stalls only.
• No Staking of Tents, Sand bags and weights are permitted

*Failure to adhere to Park Rules will be cause for team disqualification

Tournament Rules:

Scoring: All games will be played using rally scoring

Tips: No open hand tips.

Double Contact: Players may double contact any first ball over (including serves) provided the ball is not held.

Let Serves: Let Serves are legal.

Blocking: A block is not counted as a team hit.

Foot Digs: Foot Digs are legal.

Setting Over: When the ball is set into the opponents court, the setters shoulders must be “Squared Up” or Perpendicular to the line of flight of the ball.

Time Outs: Each team is allowed two 30 second timeouts per game. Time out may be called prior to server receiving ball on either side of court between plays.

Side Changes: Teams should switch sides of the court after every 7 points in games to 21 or more, and every 5 points for games to 15.

Substitutions: Substitutions are permitted only during side changes or in between sets.

Service Order & Positioning: The serving order established at the beginning of each set must be maintained throughout the set. Players are free to play any position on the court and are not required to rotate positions, provided the correct player serves in the proper order.

Footwear: Players may not wear cleats or spikes of any kind. Players may play barefoot.

Forfeit Rule: A 10 minute forfeit rule is in effect.

Playoffs – Best of 3 , the first two games will be to 21 (no cap) and the third to 15 (no cap).

Center Line: No Full foot Crossing of the center line.

Coed Rule: In Coed Divisions, a team must have a minimum of 2 women on the court, but there is no rule stating that one of them must touch the ball on each possession. Coed Net Height: The coed divisions are played on a men’s height net; therefore, men can hit from anywhere on the court