1.      Games will be played according to MSC rules (which are based on current OVA Rules unless otherwise stated).

2.      All games will use rally point  scoring to 25 pts.

3.      The Libero player is not permitted

4.      Let serves (serves that his the top of net and still go over) are permitted and must be played.

5.      There are no uniform requirements.

6.      Each team is responsible for providing game volleyballs.  The MSC does not provide volleyballs.  The facility volleyballs are NOT to be used or removed under any circumstances.  Any team(s) using school volleyballs will automatically default their games.  Any team(s) removing school volleyballs or equipment will be suspended from the league with no refund.

7.      A) A Legal Team in the in the co-ed 6 on 6 divisions shall not have more men than women on the court, and no more than 3 men. A minimum of 4 people must play to be considered a legal team, otherwise a forfeit is recorded.                                                                                                                  B) A legal Team in the coed 4 divisions shall not have more men than women on the court. The only exception being an outdoor Coed 4 s team may choose to start playing a game with 3 players.  If the team consists of 2 males and one female a 5-point penalty will be instituted.  The minimum number of players is 3 for any 4’s team.

8.      A Legal Team (above) must be present on the court, in view of the opposing team, and dressed in an appropriate manner to play at the scheduled start of their game.

9.      A team may chose to use either a continuous rotation or standard OVA substitution in a game. Only one method can be used per game, (e.g. a team which starts the game using continuous rotation cannot switch to substitution during the same game.) Definition - Continuous Rotation: All team members (on the court and on the bench) must be played in a game where the bench player rotates in for the player who served last in a continuous circle. No player may be skipped when using this option.

10. No player may deliberately kick a ball. This action will end the rally and a point will be awarded.

11. A time-out may not be called with less than five minutes remaining in a match.

12. It is your team’s responsibility to start your match on time. This applies even if no referee is present or if there is another community group on the court. Our permits entitle us to take over the court at the exact time specified. The games will end at the appointed time regardless of when play began.

13. A game goes to 25 points (27 max). A team may win 27-26.  The last game in a match may have to be played to a time limit instead of 25 points.

14. A match is all the games in your scheduled time against one team.

15. If there is less than ten (10) minutes remaining in a match and the final game has not started, the current game will be ended and the score will be recorded. If the current game is a tie, then a last rally point will be played in all divisions. The final game will then be started. If time is called and the score is tied, then a last rallypoint will be played in all divisions. There are no ties.

16. The team captains will determine when a game has been defaulted. The team captains must advise the participants that the game has been defaulted. A team defaults their first game from the official scheduled start time if a legal team cannot be supplied (see Rule #9). The second game is defaulted five minutes later. The third game is defaulted five minutes after the second. For the first scheduled game of the evening, teams will be given an additional 5-min. grace period before a team officially defaults.

17. Score sheets should be handed into the Milton Sports Centre front desk with the score flip charts at the end of the evening. All late game teams are responsible to make sure these are handed in.

18. It is your team's responsibility to play against the team identified on your schedule for that specified night. Playing any other team will result in both teams receiving zero wins for that night.  Make-Up games may be rescheduled before the end of the round, at the discretion of the MSC, based on timing and court availability.

19.Unless otherwise stated, tie breakers will be:
A. win/loss percentage
B. wins, head to head versus tied teams
C. records versus the first place team, second place team etc.
D. plus/minus (+/-) points differential between the tied teams
E. coin toss.

20. One player may serve only five consecutive times.  After this, a team must rotate, but they retain service.

21. In 6's you cannot utilize a rotation which has all three men in the front row.

22. When a 6's team plays with 4 players, the server is considered the back row player and is the only player who may not attack the ball from the front court.

23. Despite an injury, you must field a legal team. Inability to do so will result in a default.