RULES
REGISTRATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION
1. A minimum of 3 women and 3 men are required to register a team. You may
carry up to 12 players on a team roster.
2. When your roster is completed with 12 players, you may replace players on your
team. Any team that replaces an existing player with a new player must mail or e-
mail all pertinent information (Name, address including postal code and phone
number) for the replacement person. You must also indicate the name of the player to be taken off your roster. The new player is eligible to play if it has been confirmed that he/she has been added to your team roster by the league.
3. An individual may only be registered on one team at any given time.
4. For any complaints against an unsportsmanlike player, the League will review
any incidents from all involved parties. Depending on the seriousness of the offense, the incident may be reviewed by the Board.
- The first offense is a warning letter
- The second offense carries a monetary penalty of $25.00.
- The third offense, you will face the disciplinary committee and the possibility of being stricken from the roster and banned from the league.
5. Four officials are to be present during officiated matches; officiating complaints
must be addressed through the following steps:
- The “protest” must be brought to the attention of the team captains
present at this time. - The protest must be brought to the attention of the league by the scoring
deadline (Wednesday after night of play by 11:00 p.m.). - Coordinators will contact the team in question re: complaint received.
- The onus is on the “offending” team to produce evidence in their defense
from teams within their current tier. If unable to do so a default will be
charged.
MWRVS SPECIFIC RULES
The games played shall be played according to the latest indoor rule book as published
and distributed by Volleyball Canada, with the following exceptions and additions
(number and title refer to section numbers in the rule book).
Section 2.1 Height of the Net
1. The net shall be set to 15/16 & under men height (2.35m or about 7 ft 8.5
inches).
Section 4 Team Composition
1. No more than 3 men and minumum 3 women per team on the court at any one time.
2. Teams shall only play with registered MWRVS players.
3. There shall be no substitutes from any other team in the Year end Tournament.
Players may only play on the team with which they are registered.
4. Players registered with MWRVS may substitute for other teams during the
regular season.
5. Only one substitute from another MWRVS team is allowed per team, per match.
Section 7.6 Player’s Position and Rotation
It is permissible for a team to play with 5 players (maximum of 3 men at one time).
1. If a team is playing with 5 players then a "ghost position" will be identified by the
team. The position will be kept in rotation as between players "A" and players
"B". As a result, during three rotations there will be ONLY two players in the front
row.
2. If a game (set) is played with 5 players at any given time, the team must finish
the game (set) with 5 players. A 6th player may start the next game.
Section 8.2 Ball “Out”
1. When two or more matches are being played in the same gym, the ball is “out”
when the ball or player in the act of playing the ball completely crosses the
vertical plane of the dividing line that is half way between the two courts.
2. Flagrant violation of this rule will result in a yellow card (unsportsmanlike
conduct).
3. When the other match ends in a dual match gym, ball “out” is still in affect unless
previously agreed upon by the team captains and referees.
Section 15.6 Limitations of Substitutions
1. The rules for “Volleyball Canada Indoor Rule Book” shall apply.
2. Teams can no longer use rotational substitutions.
3. Teams are allowed 6 limited substitutions
4. Six substitutions is the maximum permitted per team per set. One or more
players may be substituted at the same time.
5. A player of the starting line-up may leave the game, but only once per set, and
re-enter, but only once in a a set, and he/she can only be substituted by the
same starting player.
Section 19 The Libero Player
1. The use of the Libero substitution will be allowed in the league. The libero must
be identified to the opposing team and officials prior to each set. A new libero
may be designated for each set.
REFEREEING & PLAYING INFORMATION
1. Teams will be reffing their own games.
2. Please ensure all teams playing must be ready to play at the start time. If gym set-up cannot be completed prior to this indicated time, then as soon as the set-up is complete the match must start.
3. The use of the Libero substitution will be allowed in the league.
DEFAULTS AND PENALTIES
1. Any team and/or player that continually defaults and accumulates monetary penalties
will be sent a written notice requesting that they show cause why they should not
be stricken from the membership.
2. Failure to provide one-week notification to the league that a team will not be
present to play the following week. Cash penalty $25.
3.. Playing with a player not registered in the MWRVS league - default any game or
games in which this person played and a cash penalty of $25.
4. Failure to submit scores online by the Wednesday at 11pm following game
played will result in a 0 for points. Missing 3 weeks will result in a cash penalty of
$25 per week following that.
7. Playing teams that cause matches to start late as per rule 2 in the Refereeing
and Playing Information section, then the start time shall be penalized in the
following manner:
Game 1-1 point per minute late
15 minutes after start time – default first game to a total of 25 points
20 minutes after start time – default second game
25 minutes after start time – default third game
The points for a default will be 25 to 0 for the defaulted match.
If a team has not paid the outstanding cash penalty(s) by the end of the season
they will be withdrawn from the year end tournament. If payment is still outstanding, the team’s registration for the following season will not be processed until all penalties are paid.