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.
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.
