Volleyball Rules
Volleyball | U10 (ages 7-9) | U12 (ages 10-11) | U15 (ages 12-14) |
Ball size | LITE | LITE | Standard |
Game length | First to win two sets | First to win two sets | First to win two sets |
Game scoring | 25/set 15 for 3rd set | 25/set 15 for 3rd set | 25/set 15 for 3rd set |
Win by 2 | No | No | No |
Net Height | 7ft | 7ft | 7ft |
Serve Line | 10ft | 20ft | 30ft |
Max serves/turn | 3 | 5 | 5 |
Sideout after max serves | Yes | No | No |
Attack serves | No | No | No |
Time-Outs | 2/match | 2/match | 2/match |
Playoffs | No | Yes | Yes |
Jump serving | Completely behind line | Yes | Yes |
U10 (7-9) DIVISION:
- Warmup needs to take place outside of the gym.
- A team needs 5 players to avoid a forfeit.
- The match is over once a team wins two sets
- Serves must be made behind the 10ft line. Servers may not cross the line during a serve.
- Where possible, net height should be 7′.
- Players rotate in and out on each change-of-possession that team scores, except for the first serve on the first match.
- Every child must be allowed to go through the full rotation of all 6 stations. This includes serving (all players must serve). Please see rotation charts below.
- Not substituting players out of rotation except in cases of injury or illness.
- Players must start in the same position on the second and third matches that they ended in on the match before. The rotation may not switch between matches.
- A child may serve no more than 3 times in a row.
- If a child serves 3 times in a row, the ball goes to the other team to serve.
- Net violations are not called.
- Sets 1 & 2 are played to 25 points. Set 3, if necessary, is played to 15 points.
- During your teams play, if the ball hits the ceiling and returns to your end of the court, the ball is still in play. If it lands on the opposing team’s side, the ball is ruled out and the opposing team is awarded a point.
- Games are straight up (no win by two)
U12 (10-11) DIVISION:
- Warm-up needs to take place outside of the gym.
- A team needs 5 players to avoid a forfeit.
- The match is over when once a team wins two sets
- Serves must be made behind the 20 ft serving line. Servers may not cross the line during a serve.
- Where possible, net height should be 7′.
- Players rotate in and out on each change-of-possession that team scores, except for the first serve on the first match.
- Every child must be allowed to go through the full rotation of all 6 stations. This includes serving (all players must serve). Please see rotation charts below.
- Not substituting players out of rotation except in cases of injury or illness.
- Players must start in the same position on the second and third matches that they ended in on the match before. The rotation may not switch between matches.
- A child may serve no more than 5 times in a row.
- If a child serves 5 times in a row the serving team keeps the ball and rotates to a new server.
- Net violations are not called.
- Sets 1 & 2 are played to 25 points. Set 3, if necessary, is played to 15 points.
- No attacking serves. A serve may be immediately returned over the net as long as the returner’s feet are on the ground.
- During your team's play, if the ball hits the ceiling and returns to your end of the court, the ball is still in play. If it lands on the opposing team’s side, the ball is ruled out and the opposing team is awarded a point.
- Games are straight up (no win by two)
U15 (12-14) DIVISION:
- Warmup needs to take place outside of the gym
- Teams need to be ready to start at the scheduled game time
- A team needs 5 players to avoid a forfeit.
- The match is over once a team wins two sets
- Serves must be made behind the 30ft serving line. Servers may not cross the line during a serve, except on a jump serve. In the case of a jump serve, the server must launch behind the serve line but may land beyond it.
- Where possible, net height should be 7′.
- Players rotate in and out on each change-of-possession that team scores, except for the first serve on the first match.
- Every child must be allowed to go through the full rotation of all 6 stations. This includes serving (all players must serve). Please see rotation charts below.
- Not substituting players out of rotation except in cases of injury or illness.
- Players must start in the same position on the second and third matches that they ended on in the match before. The rotation may not switch between matches.
- A child may serve no more than 5 times in a row.
- If a child serves 5 times in a row, the serving team keeps the ball and rotates to a new server.
- Net violations are called.
- Sets 1 & 2 are played to 25 points. Set 3, if necessary, is played to 15 points.
- No attacking serves. A serve may be immediately returned over the net as long as the returner’s feet are on the ground.
- During your team's play, if the ball hits the ceiling and returns to your end of the court, the ball is still in play. If it lands on the opposing team’s side, the ball is ruled out and the opposing team is awarded a point.
- Games are straight up (no win by two)
