Sit-Down Volleyball Fact Sheet

Dimensions = 10x6m w/ a free zone = 3m on all sides and 7m in height
Playing surface = flat horizontal and uniform
Line on the court = Center line divides the court into two 6x5m equal courts each
Attack line – drawn 2 m back from center line

Front zone – center time to the attack line, extending out beyond side boundaries
Service zone – 6m wide area behind each end line extends past the lateral sidelines
Sub zone – scorer’s table
Libero replacement zone – side of team benches
Penalty area – 1x1 m; equipped with two chairs

Point – a team scores a point by successfully grounding a ball on the opponens playing court, when opposing team commits a fault, when the opposing team commits a penalty
Fault – action contrary to the rules, double faults result in replay of the previous rally
Rally – a sequence of events; Service, hit, hit, attack, point
Completed rally – when a point is scored; including the award of a penalty, loss of service hit after the service clock
If the service team win a rally, they receive a point and get the serve
If the receiving team wins a rally, they receive a point and serve the next service
Win a set – reach 25 points, win by 2 points
Win the match – best of 5 sets; in a 2set to 2set match, the last set is played to 15 points

3 players in front of the net (4,3,2)
Must be positioned laterally in order – 4 (front left), 3 (middle), 2 (front right)
3 players in the back row (5,6,1)
Must be positioned further back than the center line
Position is determined by the placement of the persons buttocks on the floor
Position fault – when a person is not at his/ her position by the time a serve is committed, illegal substitution. Is outweighed by a service fault. Team become sanctioned with a point and service to the opponent, player positions are rectified
Rotation – Move 1 position clockwise: position 2 à position 1 à position 6 à 5 à 4 à 3
Rotational fault – grants the opposing team a point and next service

Hit – any contact with the ball and a player in play
3 hits max for returning the ball
Consecutive contacts by one player are not allowed
Simultaneous contacts are allowed - # of players = # of hits counted
Blocking & consecutive contacts- After a block the player can bump the ball back up only counting one hit
Lifting – hitting fault where the player buttocks is lifted off the ground

A player may block the ball beyond the net, a player may not touch the net when blocking
Faults at the Net – When touching the net, posts, antennae, our going under the net results in an interruption a play

Must follow service order
Screening – blocking opposing team from seeing the server, is not allowed
Faults – violation of service order, improper service execution, lifts butt, failure to cross vertical plane without touching a teammate, goes out of bounds, passes over a screen

All hits where the direction of the ball is towards the opposing team
Service attacks are permitted
Front row players must complete attack hits at any height
Back row players must complete an attack hit at any height from behind the front zone
Buttocks must stay grounded
Faults of an attack hit – ball goes out, back row player completes and attack hit from the front zone, buttock lifted

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