MAV Rules and Regulations

MAV enforces the standard rules of play (side out scoring) as written in the USA Volleyball Rule Book. Below are relevant highlights and exceptions. Please direct questions to the tournament director.

Rules Comparison Table

	Antennas	Use posts/poles if no antennas.	Use posts/poles if no antennas.
	Entering another court to play ball	Illegal, even if no game in progress/scheduled.	Illegal, even if no game in progress/scheduled.
	Player crossing centerline	Only for interference (contact is not necessarily interference).	Only for interference (contact is not necessarily interference).
	Play ball that has crossed net plane outside poles	Legal	Legal
	Play ball that has crossed net plane under net	If ball not yet contacted by opponents. Opponents cannot intentionally prevent player from recovering ball; ball must cross back under the net.	If ball not yet contacted by opponents. Opponents cannot intentionally prevent player from recovering ball; ball must cross back under the net.
	Net contact	Illegal; hair/visor/sunglasses okay.	Illegal; hair/visor/sunglasses okay.
	Play ball with any part of the body	Yes; except serve must be completed by hand or arm.	Yes; except serve must be completed by hand or arm.
	Positional faults at time of service	N/A	N/A
	Screening	Upon request, players must move so opponent can see server.	Upon request, players must move so opponent can see server.
	Female must contact ball (Co-Ed)	N/A	N/A
	Time outs	2 30-second timeouts per game.	2 30-second timeouts per game.
	Let serve (serve may touch net as long as it lands in-bounds on opponent's court or is legally contacted by an opponent)	Illegal	Illegal
	Lose points for wrong server	No	Yes
	Lose serve for wrong server	No	Yes
	Change rotation if wrong server	No, players put back into correct order when error is discovered. Points by incorrect server remain.	No
	Replay if not ready and no attempt made to play ball	Yes	Yes
	Replay if screened and no attempt made to play ball	If whistles are used for service and referee deems screen occurred, side-out to receiving team. If no whistles used and no attempt by receiving team to play ball, then replay.	If whistles are used for service and referee deems screen occurred, side-out to receiving team. If no whistles used and no attempt by receiving team to play ball, then replay.
	Hand passing, first ball over, setting the serve	Legal. If fingers are used to direct the ball it is judged as any other set.	Legal. If fingers are used to direct the ball it is judged as any other set.
	Beach digs (momentary lift/push)	Hard-driven ball only (not on a serve).	Hard-driven ball only (not on a serve).
	Block counts as 1st team contact	No	No
	Back row blocker	N/A	N/A
	Hand sets over net on 1st or 2nd contact	Illegal	Legal
	Hand sets over net on 3rd contact	Legal, provided set travels directly forward or backward in relation to setter's body and is contacted above shoulders.	Legal, provided set travels directly forward or backward in relation to setter's body and is contacted above shoulders.
	Open-handed tips/dinks	Illegal	Illegal
	Poking (cobra-style), knuckling, rolling, closed fist	Legal	Legal
	Back row attacker	N/A	N/A