OSSO Social Sand Volleyball Intermediate 4s Rules
1. General League Rules and Information
- A team must have a minimum of 6 people on the roster
- In case of severe weather, official word about cancellation will be emailed/texted to everyone between 4:00 pm & 5:00 pm & posted on the Pearl Beach Brew Pub facebook page (like the page if you haven't already)
- Teams must use the designated balls provided by OSSO
2. Pregame
- At least 4 players must be present to begin a match including 1 girl, unless agreed upon by both captains.
- If a team is short players, substitutes are allowed as long as there are 2 rostered players on the court and the substitute(s) are registered in a current league session.
- If a team is more than 8 minutes late that team will forfeit the first game in the match. If a team is more than 15 minutes late, that team will forfeit the entire match. (and may have to buy beers for the other team)
- Captains or designated players of each team will either toss a coin, chug a beer, or rock/paper/scissors to decide which team serves first
- All players must be wearing their designated OSSO team shirts/tank tops. If you do not want to wear it, make sure it is with you and draped over the net.
3. Scoring and Match rules
- Each match will be the best of 3 sets
- Rally Scoring system. (each time the ball hits the ground, someone scored)
- The first 2 set will go to 21 and the 3rd set will go to 15, all must be won by 2
4. Game Play Rules
- HAVE FUN!!!
- Each team must have 1 girl on the court at all times, otherwise the team without the girl forfeits.
- No more than 3 hits before returning
- When it’s 2 hits or less and over, any combination of players my hit the ball
- In any 3 hit combination, a female is required to be at least one of those touches or a point is awarded to the other team
- Blocking or attacking the serve is not allowed.
- Attacking the serve is when, on the first contact from a serve, a players feet leave the ground and they use one or two hands above their shoulders to hit the ball at a downward driven angle back over the net.
- Breaking the plane of the net is not allowed unless blocking.
- Breaking the plane of the net is interfering with the opponents second or third contact of the ball before the player has had the chance to touch/return the ball.
- Open handed tips and swipes are not allowed.
- You can dink the ball with your knuckles or poke it using your fingertips with your hand extended.
- Lifts are NOT allowed!
- A lift is when the ball sits in your hands for too long, almost as if you caught it
- Excessive doubles are not allowed on the second or third contact in a play.
An excessive double is when there is a double contact on the ball and it over rotates after a player hand sets it. Any longer than one and a half seconds during a single rotation of the ball will be called. - If the ball is intentionally set into the opponents side of the court, the player must contact the ball above his/her shoulders and must direct the ball perpendicular to the direction his/her shoulders are facing.
- A player may not touch the ball 2 consecutive times unless directly after an opposing team member blocked their original touch
- A block does not count as a hit
- If the ball touches the out of bounds line it is considered in
- When the ball is returned, it must stay between the ends of the net
- NO Net Touches Allowed
- Teams must rotate after changing servers
- Teams will change servers after they have scored on an opponent’s serve
- Interfering with players under the net is not allowed. If you land under the net without interfering with another player it is okay.
- Teams will rotate thier players in & out of the game in a set order.
- Each player must serve & get equal playing time.
5. Playoffs
- ONLY players on the current roster may play in the playoffs.
- Penalty is a forfeit
- Teams may play for fun, but the non-forfieting team will move on in the playoffs
- Teams must have at least 4 players on the court at all times in the playoffs, including 1 female
We are aware that EVERYONE thinks their team's roster situation deserves an exception just this one time. Don't do it. You will get caught, you'll forfiet, you'll be mad & it just makes what would have been a great night for everyone really awkward. Play your match for fun & may the best team of legally rostered players win the Championship.
