Coed 6 Volleyball - Wednesday- Winter 2025 Rules

Coed 6’s RULES AND GUIDELINES

Match Format

  1. A  full lineup consists of 6 players including a minimum of 2 women and 1 man.  If a team has less than 6 players, the following apply:
  • If a team has 3 or more players including at least 1 woman and 1 man, they team can play shorthanded
  • If a team has 3 or more players but does not have at least 1 woman and 1 man, it is a forfeit.
  • If a team has less than 3 players,  it defaults the match.

Teams have 10 minutes to have the minimuim 3 on the court or they default the match. If a team doesn’t start play within 10 minutes but does have players they automatically lose the first game of the match.

NOTE: if a team consistently attends with less than 6 players their status in the league will be reviewed and they could be asked to leave the league and/or forfeit all games. We are a coed 6 league which means we expect all teams to do their best to arrive with 6 eligible players.
 

  1. If there is a dispute on a call, re-serve the play. Ask the Game Supervisor for clarification of rules after the match is completed.
  2. Regular play:
    • 1 hour time slot will consist of 55 minutes to play 1 match of 4 games per week. (21/21/21/15) Games are all rally point, win by 2 points, cap at 23/23/23/17. Win percentage will be what the standings are based on.
    • If time expires while teams are playing the 4th game, at least one of the teams must have reached 5 points for the game to count. Otherwise only 3 games will be reported . Combined points will not be used during the regular season matches to determine a winner.
  1. Playoff Format:
  • Each matches will be 3 games (25/25/25).
  • If time expires during the 3rd game, whichever team is winning at that point will win the match (no 5-point minimum required)

Equipment

  1. URO balls must be used unless approval is given by both the GS and opposing team captain.
  2. A second set of clean court shoes must be worn on the court

Game Rules

  1. All balls must be hit cleanly. No scooping or carrying the ball. Only off of a driven ball may a ball may be double hit (i.e. off arm and head in one continuous motion).
  2. Contact with the net in any way constitutes loss of point.

  3. No player may reach over the net to contact the ball, unless it is blocking or hitting, until any portion of the ball has crossed the plain of the net.

  4. No player may step completely over the centre line within the court. A player’s foot may land on the other side of the net (as long as it is not completely over the centre line), however, it is the responsibility of the attacking team to not make contact with an opposing team player. If this occurs, it would be a foul, and the opposing team would receive the point. If a defending team player crosses over the centre line (and is not completely over the line) and lands an attacking player’s foot, this would be a reserve of the point.

  5. A served ball may not be blocked or attacked directly back over the net.
  6. When a player blocks a driven ball and comes onto their own team’s side the block does not count as a hit towards the three hit limit.
  7. The ball can hit any part of the body.
  8. Players may not chase balls into other courts. Yell “BALL” so that players are aware of the danger.
  9. BASKETBALL HOOP: If the ball hits the hoop on a serve or a ball set for a hit, it is a reserve. If the ball hits the hoop for any other reason ie. Bump, volley, shoulder, block, etc then it is a loss of point.
  10. No Libero position is allowed in Urban Rec volleyball regardless of skill level.
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