Bumpy's 4v4 Volleyball Summer Leagues

• Sport: Sand Volleyball
• Format: 4v4
• Locations: Bumpy Pickle
• Days of the week: Wednesday
• Starts on : Starts on Wednesday, May 29
• Dates: 5.29, 6.5, 6.12, 6.19, 6.26, 7.3, 7.10, 7.17
• Times: 7:00 PM, 7:45 PM, 8:15 PM, 9:30 PM

Signup Deadline: Wednesday, May 8

- Teams will play 2 games per night
- Games will be to 21, best 2 out of 3 sets, the third set being to 15
- League players get 15% off food, make sure to pick up your black band at the front desk in order to use that discount
- All teams go to playoffs
- Win/Loss record will determine playoff seeding
- Depending on the size of each division we may move one to a different night or combine one into another depending on season sign up.
RULES:
- Teams will be allowed 3 subs per season, NO subs are allowed in playoffs unless management is made aware.
- All players must be at least 18 years of age
- Rally scoring means a team will be awarded a point regardless of who served. Teams will be playing 2 games to 21, win by 2 (cap at 25 points). If a third game is necessary the game will be played to 15, win by two (cap at 17). If the third/deciding set does not reach at least 10 points by the end of the set match runtime, then the game will not count towards the win/loss record of either team.
- For this season captains may place their teams into divisions. Bumpy Pickle reserves the right to modify a division assignment based on prior team performance. Your team may have to move up or down based on your placement from the season before. Your team is considered the same team if you have 3 or more of the same players from the previous season.
-Teams must have a minimum of 3 rostered players on the court. Less than 3 will be considered a forfiet (see manager if there is a special circumstance)
-A team can have a maximum of 6 players on their rosters.
Service:
-The server may not step on or over the end line until the ball has been contacted. The width of the service area is sideline to sideline. The depth of the service area is limited by the sand.
-The serve may not be blocked or spiked.
-Serves that hit the net and go over the net to the opponent's side will be "live" and are good serves provided the opposing team plays them or they land in bounds.
- A ball which lands on the boundary line shall be considered in.
- Serve Receive Rule: The side who is receiving the ball after the first serve may NOT receive with open hands. This means you must have your hands together (one hand over another - no open sets) or the receive is not valid and the point is awarded to the other team. (If further explanation is needed please see the manager)

Playing the ball:
-Ball may be played off the net during a volley and on a serve.
·THREE CONTACTS - Each team is allowed a maximum of 3 successive contacts of the ball to return the ball to the opponent's area.
-One player may not hit the ball twice in succession.
Exception: In the action of blocking an attacking ball, the touch, or contact resulting from the block attempt does not constitute one of the three successive contacts. The first contact by any team member can send the ball back over the net to the opponents by any legal means.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CONTACT - The ball can contact any number of body parts down to, and including the foot, providing such contacts are simultaneous and the ball rebounds immediately and cleanly after such contact.

HELD BALL - The ball must be contacted cleanly and not held, lifted, pushed, caught, carried, or thrown. The ball cannot roll or come to rest on any part of a player’s body. It can rebound in any direction.

HAND SETS - A contact of the ball using the fingers of one or two hands to direct the ball toward a teammate is a set. The ball must come into contact with both hands simultaneously and leave both hands simultaneously to avoid a double hit call. A player may set the ball over the net in front or behind them only in the direction in which their shoulders are squarely facing either forward or back set.
Note: Rotation of the ball after the set may indicate a held ball or multiple contacts during the set but in itself is not a fault. The General Rule is less than 2.5 rotations OR being able to read the name brand on the ball.
Please call your “bad hands”, double hits, and holds! A “deep dish” set is not a held or thrown ball.

ATTACKING THE BALL OVER THE OPPONENTS COURT - A player is not allowed to attack the ball on the opposite side of the net if the ball has not yet broken the vertical plane of the net. If the ball is hit above the spiker’s side of the net and then the follow-through causes the spiker's hand and arm to cross the net without contacting an opponent or the net, the action does not constitute a fault.
MULTIPLE CONTACTS - Multiple contacts of the ball by a player(s) participating in a block shall be legal provided it is during one attempt to intercept the ball. Multiple contacts of the ball during a block shall be counted as a single contact, even though the ball may make multiple contacts with one or more players of the block.

PARTICIPATION AFTER A BLOCK - Any player participating in a block shall have the right to make the next contact, such contact counting as the first of three hits allowed the team.

BLOCKING A SERVE - Blocking or attacking a serve is prohibited and does not count as on of the 3 contacts. PLAY AT THE NET

PLAYER CONTACT WITH THE NET - No part of the body may touch the net at any time unless a ball or person driven into the net causes the contact. Player contact with the net in a manner not directly relating to or affecting the course of play is not a violation. Contact with hair or part of the uniform will not be considered a fault.

SIMULTANEOUS CONTACT BY OPPONENTS - If opponents contact the net simultaneously, it shall constitute a double fault and the point shall be played over.

INTERFERENCE - Beach volleyball allows any and all parts of the body to cross the center line as long as there is no interference with the opposing player

Forfeits:
-If a team forfeits by a no show, or doesn’t have a sub to cover their missing players they will automatically be DISQUALIFIED from play offs. (See manager for any questions)
-If you are over ten minutes late to your first match of the night it will be an automatic forfeit. This is to ensure we are respecting everyone’s time as there are a lot of games to be played.

PRIZES...
1st place: $100 Bumpy's gift card split between team

2nd place: $50 Bumpy's gift card split between team.

If you have any questions please contact the Volleyball league manager DanielH@@bumpypickleus.com