Note that 'Current Rule' is the rule as stated in the rule book
prior to 5/17/05. The information under the 5/17/05 header is
the new proposal.
79.1 NCAA Women's rules shall be used for both boys and girls
with the following modifications.
79.1.1 Coaching during the match is permitted as long as it is
not distractive to the opponents.
79.1.2 The length of a time-out is limited to 60 seconds.
Proposal: Add following modifications
79.1.3 The height of the net measured from the center of the court
is 7'4" for girls and 7"11 5/8"
for boys.
Rationale: NCAA Rules do not specify a boy's height.
79.1.4 During regular season matches, all games will be played
to 30 points. In tournament play, the deciding (fifth) game is
won when a team scores 15 points and has at least a two point
advantage over the opponent.
Rationale: Because we decided to play only 2 out of 3 matches
during the regular season rather than the regular 3 out of 5 that
the rules call for, we did not want to shorten the third game
to 15 points. Varsity and JV regular season matches will be the
best 2 out of 3 games.
Rationale: Although we will be playing rally scoring as opposed
to side-out scoring used now, the 2 out of 3 game format is consistent
with our past practice of playing a 2 out of 3 game match.
79.1.4.1 All tournament matches will be the best 3 out of 5 games.
Rationale: Consistent with what we now play.
79.1.5 Replace NCAA protocol with MIAA protocol as published in
the Volleyball Format.
Rationale: Our protocol suits the time frame better.
79.1.6 Teams will not switch sides of the court in the middle
of the deciding game.
Rationale: Consistent with what we do now.
79.1.7 Each team is entitled to 18 player substitutions per game
in varsity matches. Libero replacements are not counted as player
substitutions. Unlimited substitutions are allowed in sub-varsity
matches. Note: MIAA game day limitations restrict a player to
no more than three games, or the equivalent of one match, per
day against one opponent, unless both coaches agree to waive this
rule. If the rule is waived, the Varsity contest must precede
the
JV contest.
Rationale: Allows for more participation.
79.1.8 The pursuit rule will not be in effect.
Rationale: Safety concern.
Volleyball Committee 8-0-0 Approved
District C split vote
District F 1-3-0 Rejected
District H 8-0 Approved
MSSADA 11-4 Approved
MIAA Board of Directors 0-13 Rejected
MIAC 0-14 Rejected
79.2 Schedule of Matches:
During the regular season, all competitions will be two out of
three games and will count toward the season and weekly schedule
limit.
79.4 The third junior varsity match will be played to only 15
points.
79.5.2 When competing against only one school on a given day,
a student may participate in part of a varsity or junior varsity
contest on the same day provided he/she does not appear in more
than a total of three games.
79.5.3 When playing a match against each of two schools on the
same day, a student is limited to a maximum of 3 games against
each opponent.
79.5.5 If a coach wants to request that players on his/her team
participate in more than 3 games, this must be agreed upon by
both coaches prior to the match. Prior notification is required
if a varsity match is going to precede a junior varsity match.
Proposal: 79.2 During the regular season, all varsity competitions
will be three out of five games, played to 25 points utilizing
rally scoring, and will count toward the season and weekly schedule
limit. The fifth varsity game will be played to 15 points. Junior
varsity competitions will be two out of three games, played to
25 points utilizing rally scoring, with the third game to 15 points,
and will count toward the season and weekly schedule limit.
79.4 Omit section
79.4 Create new section:
Warm-up time will be reduced from 23 minutes to 15 minutes (7-7-1)
79.5.2 in last line replace “three” with “five”
79.5.3 in second line replace “3” with five”
79.5.5 in second line replace “3” with “five”
Rationale:
• The committee members felt that the current practice of
playing 2 out of 3 games during the regular season and then 3
out of 5 games in the tournament was not in the best interest
of our student athletes who play one way all season and then utilize
a different format in the tournament.
• This reduction in warm-up time and number of points per
game (30 to 25) is intended to balance the amount of time required
to complete a volleyball match when playing 3 out of 5 games during
the regular season.
Volleyball Committee 8-0-0 Approved
District C Approved
District F 1-3-0 Rejected
District H 6-2 Approved
MSSADA 11-5 Approved
MIAA Board of Directors 11-3 Approved
MIAC 14-0 Approved
79.7 New Rule
Proposal:
Boys playing on a girls' team. Eligible boys playing on a girls'
team will not be allowed to block, or attack a ball unless they
take-off completely behind the attack line.
Rationale:
After consulting numerous volleyball experts; including Dave Castanon,
New England Regional Volleyball Commissioner, Judy Slamin, Head
of High School Referees, and Rob Slavin, President, Massachusetts
High School Coaches Association, it was determined to follow the
above USAV reverse coed rule. I also talked to Susan Wunsch of
the ACLU, who stated that her organization would not have a problem
with my proposal. My proposal is short, sweet, and fair.
Volleyball Committee 8-0-0 Approved
District C Approved
District F 0-4-0 Rejected
District H 0-8 Rejected
MSSADA 5-10 Rejected
MIAA Board of Directors 0-13 Rejected
MIAC 0-14 Rejected
