Rules Comparison Table
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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. |
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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 |
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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). |
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Block counts as 1st team contact |
No |
No |
| Back row blocker |
N/A |
N/A |
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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. |
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Open-handed tips/dinks |
Illegal |
Illegal |
| Poking (cobra-style), knuckling, rolling, closed fist |
Legal |
Legal |
| Back row attacker |
N/A |
N/A |
MAV enforces the standard rules of play (side out scoring) as written in the USA Volleyball Rule Book. Above are relevant highlights and exceptions. Please direct questions to the tournament director.
