There are two teams comprising 12 players each.
The referee does the toss to decide upon who chooses to serve first or select the side. If a deciding set is to be played, a new toss will be carried out. After the toss only six players from each team including the Libero start playing the game.
Free Zone is five metres from the side lines and eight metres from the end lines.
All lines are five cm wide, light in colour and different from the colour of the floor.
Attack line is three metres away from the centre line, marks the front zone. Attack line is extended by the addition of broken lines from sidelines.
Front Zone is limited by the axis of the centre line and the rear edge of the attack line. The front zone is considered to extend beyond the sidelines to the end of the free zone.
Service zone is a nine metre wide area behind each end line. It is laterally limited by two short lines, each 15 cm long, drawn 20 cm behind the end line as an extension of the sidelines.
Net top is set at the height of 2.43 m for men and 2.24 m for women. Height is measured at the centre of the court.
To Score a Point, To Win a Set and the Match Point – A team scores a point by successfully grounding the ball on the opponent’s court.
Fault – A team also scores a point if their opponent touches the ball more than three times or any opponent touches the ball twice continuously. Block will not be counted as a touch. A point will also be awarded if fault is committed.
Consequences of winning a rally – A rally is the sequence of playing actions from the moment of the service hit by the server until the ball is out of play. If the serving team wins a rally, it scores a point and continues to serve; if the receiving team wins a rally, it scores a point and gets right to serve.
To win a set – A set (except the deciding fifth set) is won by the team which first scores 25 points with a minimum lead of two points. In the case of a tie, i.e. 24 each, play is continued until a two-point lead is achieved (e.g., 26–24; 27–25).
To win the match – The team that wins three sets wins match. In the case of a 2-2 tie, the deciding set (the 5th) is played to 15 points with a minimum lead of 2 points.
Default and Incomplete Team – If a team refuses to play after being instructed to do so, it will be declared as a default and match shall be forfeited in favour of the opponent with a result of 0–3 for the match and 0–25 for each set.
Rotation – Rotation order is determined by the team’s starting line-up and controlled with the service order, and players’ positions, throughout the set. When the receiving team has gained the right to serve, its players rotate one position clock-wise: the player in position 2 rotates to position 1 to serve, the player in position 1 rotates to position 6, etc.
Rotational Fault – A rotational fault is committed when the service is not made according to the rotation order. As a result the team loses rally and a point.
Volleyball Court
