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Friday 29th August |
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NVA Volleyball Rules |
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Organisation
1. The Northants Online Volleyball Leagues shall be administered by a League Secretary appointed by the Northamptonshire Volleyball Association.
2. The duties of the league secretary are:
to administer the league according to the league rules and Committee decisions
to publish a fixture schedule
to receive scoresheets, keep a record of match results, and maintain up to date league tables
to circulate match results and league tables
3. The final decision on league matters rests with the Committee.
Registration
4. The timetable for league registrations and fixture arrangements is:
by end of August: Entry forms circulated by the league secretary
by September 20th: Team registration and payment of entry fee.
End September: Fixture template circulated by the league secretary
October Onwards: Team secretaries arrange fixtures
October to April : League season
5. A player may only play for one league team per division.
Matches, Dates and Confirmation
6. Matches should be arranged to comply, as far as possible, with the fixture template published by the league secretary.
7. Cancellation of an agreed fixture should only occur in exceptional circumstances and with the agreement of both teams. An alternative date must be agreed upon. If no agreement is reached then the team wishing to cancel will forfeit the match.
Comment: The spirit of the league is that reasonable requests for match rearrangements, which are received within 7 days of a fixture, are accepted and that team secretaries strive to agree a new match date. Nevertheless, a team must not expect its request for rearrangement to be granted, no matter how much notice has been given. There are a variety of reasons why a team may reasonably refuse such a request: eg fixture congestion, player commitments, sports hall availability. In such circumstances either the original fixture is honoured, or the match is cancelled and the cancelling team forfeits the match.
8. Although it may be assumed that a match date, time and venue is as arranged, both home and away secretaries have a responsibility to contact each other 1 week prior to a match to verify the details.
Matches
9. Matches shall be the best of 5 sets.
10. Matches shall be played to EVA rules, and volleyball etiquette should be observed.
11. The team list on match scoresheets must have the player names.
12. The home team must arrange an official to referee the match. A 2nd official & scorer should also be provided. The referee may not participate in any other part of the match.
13. The home team shall be responsible for sending the scoresheet to the league secretary after the match has been played.
Disputes and Defaults
14. A home team may claim a match by default if the away team fails to turn up or cancels the match at late notice.
15. The away team may claim a match by default if:
the home team fails to turn up
The match exceeds the available court time, if the hall is booked for less than 2 hours
16. If a team is ready to play a match at the agreed start time but the other team is not (e.g lateness, or incomplete team) then the non-offending team may claim the first set by the score of 25-0. The match official should ratify this claim with an appropriate comment on the scoresheet. Similarly the second and third sets may be claimed at 15 minute intervals if the offending team is still not ready to start the match. If the match does get underway the teams must be informed of the current match score. If a home team fails, or waives its right, to claim sets then rule 15 (bullet 2) still applies.
17. A team in dispute or wishing to claim points must make a note on the scoresheet. If the opponent team wishes to challenge the claim then it must respond within 7 days to the league secretary. The league secretary shall make a decision based on the facts of the case and the spirit of the league rules. The teams shall be informed of the decision.
18. In circumstances that lead to a match being abandoned or postponed where neither team is at fault (e.g. extreme weather conditions) the match should be replayed if possible, otherwise it becomes void.
19. If a team withdraws from the league then all of that team's fixtures, played and unplayed , shall be discounted.
20. The league secretary will make a decision on each dispute whenever possible. The league secretary will inform the Committee of all the disputes and decisions. The Committee may reconsider the league secretary's decisions.
Results
21. A winning team shall be awarded 4 league points, the losing team 1 point per set won. In a forfeited match, the team awarded the match shall be deemed to have won by three sets to nil with a score of 25-0, 25-0, 25-0, the claiming team scoring 3 league points and the forfeiting team shall score 0 league points.
22. At the end of the season, any unplayed matches shall be declared void. No league points shall be awarded for void matches. The number of league points gained shall decide league positions. Teams with equal league points will be ranked on sets for, followed by sets against, followed by match points difference.
Mixed League Rules
23. If a mixed team is unable to find enough females to play, they will be allowed to play junior men (Under 16s) instead of females to make a team of 6. This should not be used as the norm and the mixed team should be made up of 3 males and 3 females wherever possible.
24. It will not be acceptable to substitute a female player for a junior male. There should not be 4 males on court and a female on the bench.
25. Any complaints about the use of junior men instead of females should be directed to the NVA Committee and each case will be considered individually.
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