Blind Water Volleyball


Item Date Time
Location Indoor Pool
Day/Time Mixed Friday 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Equipment Nets & Lines Volleyballs Shower Curtains & Clips
Officials Chad McCelland Greg Rizzo Scott Miller
Scorekeeper

Players


  • Mixed - Maximum 6 players with minimum of 2 Women per team


Format


  • 3 team round robin events
  • Matches will be posted on the wall for all to view who plays and when
  • Winners advance to medals round and play a 3 team round robin for
    Gold, Silver and Bronze 


    Rally Scoring


  • A point is awarded to a team after every rally, regardless of which team served the ball

   

   Rules


  • May rotate 1-2 additional players in/out at serve position
  • Teams can play with less than 6 players but must maintain a minimum of 2 women
  • A coin toss will be performed by the official to decided which team will serve first; the other team will choose what side of the court to start on
  • First team to reach 15 points wins, must win by 2
  • Official will indicate when point begins and serve will take place
  • When serving, ball must not touch net; Must go over net or lose turn
  • Ball may not touch the ceiling or ruled lost turn
  • Ball touching sides/end of court are ruled in - Official makes the call
  • Each team may only hit the ball three (3) times to get it over the net.
  • Player may not reach over the net to block a ball. Officials make the call.
  • Players may not touch the net - this will end point play
  • Officials write down winner and final score


TIE BREAK RULES


If all teams win 1 and lose 1 game:

  • First tie break is Point Differential - Add each team's total points scored and subtract total points of their opponents for their two games
  • Second tie break is Head-to-Head play - If team A and B are tied and B won when they played each other B is the winner
  • Third tie break is Total Points Scored
  • Fourth tie break is Fewest Points Allowed
  • Fifth tie break is a Coin Flip