Rules

 

 

WAISAL Statement of Integrity and Fair Play

 

The purpose of the WAISAL is to provide a venue for students from member schools to compete or gather in an environment that is safe, challenging, professional and educational. Each student is given the opportunity to demonstrate her/his best ability while maintaining a spirit of respect and cooperation with fellow students from various international backgrounds.

 

Each event involves students and adults in their different roles: these include student athletes or participants, chaperones, coaches and spectators. All those involved in the event are expected to uphold the same spirit of respect and cooperation. This spirit is demonstrated by fair play among athletes, positive encouragement from coaches, impartial judgments from officials and respectful enthusiasm from spectators. 

 

Profanity, deliberately making noises that interfere with the performance of a competing student, the condemnation of coaches or officials, or any behavior that is disrespectful or degrading to the WAISAL standard of sportsmanship, jeopardizes the purposes of the WAISAL organization and, most of all, jeopardizes the quality of the experience for the students involved.

 

As this event ensues, we ask that all of our participants, coaches, students, parents, & spectators, keep this vision of our purpose in mind.  

 

We also wish Good Luck to everyone.  Play Hard and Play Fair!

 

 

Chapter 11
Volleyball

RULES

1. Rule Book:  F.I.V.B. (latest edition).

2. For the championship games it should be alternated between years in which gender plays first/last:

Odd years the girls championship will be played last.

Even years the boys championship will be played last.

3. WAISAL Athletic Tournament participants are not allowed to play while wearing a hard cast of any kind.

 

RULE EXCEPTIONS

1. Net Heights

HS Girls – 2.24 meters

HS Boys – 2.43 meters

2. WAISAL tournaments will employ the libero player but it is not mandatory.

3. White or two-tone colored balls can be used for competition.

4. Scoring 

1. All matches are best of 3 sets ( in case of 4 teams only, best of 5 sets can be used)

2. In best of three sets – the first 2 sets go to 25 points (Max. score 30). If tied at 1-1, the 3rd set will go to 15.  Must win by two points – no cap. Score could be 50-48. 

 

SUBSTITUTIONS

1. A team shall be allowed a maximum of 12 substitutions in any one set.  A player may leave the game and re-enter the game, but only for the same player. Players are “tied together” e.g., 7 for 12 – these two players are attached for that game, and must re-enter for the same player.     

2. Libero sub according to Federation rules (F.I.V.B.) with the exception they may register as a libero for only one match.  It is not required to register for the entire tournament.   

   

UNIFORMS

1. Uniform numbers: Any number from 1 to 99 on the front and back of the uniform. 

2. Libero has a distinct jersey of a different color from their teammates.

 

OFFICIALS

The number and source of officials is to be determined by the host school but must include at minimum one referee and one scorekeeper/assistant referee. All games will also have line judges (2).  A paper record of substitutions and rotations should be utilized.  Whenever possible, the host school should utilize host country international sporting organizations to officiate tournaments.  

 

TOURNAMENT SCORING/TIE BREAKERS

In round robin or group stages of a tournament, 2 points shall be awarded for a win and no points shall be awarded for a loss. 

In a round robin or group stage, ties will be broken in the following way:

• Head to Head:

• Set Difference (for three or more tied teams):

• Point Difference: total number of points scored minus total number points conceded

• Coin Toss