During
the 31st FIVB Congress in 2008, the FIVB approved the amendment of a
number of rules within the game which are to be implemented from 1st
January 2009 in all competitions.
VNZ
will adopt the majority of the changes made to the FIVB rules with effect from
the above date.
This
document provides a guide to these amendments and simplifies their
interpretation for coaches and players at all levels of the game.
The Rule
Changes:
4.1 TEAM COMPOSITION (4.1.1)
Teams have
different options regarding the make up of their team:
Option 1:
Twelve (12) regular players and two libero’s (see below).
=14 listed team members
Option 2: Eleven (11)
regular players and one (1) libero (as now).
=12 listed team members
Option 3: Twelve (12) regular players
and no libero (remember it is not compulsory to use a libero).
=12 listed team
members
Please
Note: A team cannot use only one (1) libero and twelve regular
players for a total of thirteen (13) listed team members.
FOR 2009
VNZ EVENTS:
National Secondary
School Championships 2009, teams may chose to use
Options 2 and 3 only.
- National Club Champions 2009, teams
may choose any one of all three Options.
5.1
CAPTAIN (5.1.2.3)
In the past a
team/game captain could call a time-out or substitution even though the coach
was sitting on the bench. Now this power has been taken from the captain,
unless the coach has had to leave the court area.
5.3
ASSISTANT COACH (5.3.2)
If the coach
needs to leave the court (for any reason) the captain can ask the first referee
if the assistant coach can take over the coaching role, for as long as the
coach is absent.
11.2
PENETRATION UNDER THE NET (11.2.2.2)
The
penetration rule regarding the feet has not changed (it is forbidden for the
foot/feet to completely cross the centre line into the opponents court).
However, the rules regarding the hand and any other part of the body has. Now a
player may touch an opponent’s court with their hand/knee/elbow/head/etc, but
in doing so the player cannot interfere with the opponent, if they do, it is a
fault!
11.3 CONTACT WITH THE NET (11.3.1)
Contact
with the net by a player is not a fault unless it interferes with play.
You are
considered to have interfered with play if you:
Touch the top band/tape of the net,
Touch
the part of the antenna above the net,
If
you take support from the net at the same time as playing the ball, and
Actions
which create an advantage over your opponent or actions which obstruct your
opponent’s effort to play the ball can also be considered to have interfered.
15.10 SUBSTITUTION PROCEDURE (15.10.3a,b,c)
The coach
no longer has to make a request for substitution. The request is assumed at the
moment players enter the substitution zone. The request can only be made when
the ball is out of play and before the whistle for service (if this is not the
case the referee must sanction the team with delay).
The
request for substitution is acknowledged by the second referee.
If
the coach requests a substitution verbally (remember they do not need to but is
not forbidden from doing so) the second referee will do nothing until the
player steps into the substitution zone.
The
second referee still authorises and controls the substitution, but now from a
position between the post and the scorers table – there is no need for the
second referee to go to the attack line.
Once
the substitution is acknowledged the scorer completes the substitution details
on the score sheet.
19. THE LIBERO
If a team
chooses to use one/two libero’s, they must be recorded on the scoresheet prior
to the match.
If
using two libero’s, before the start of the match the coach must choose one
libero to be acting libero (on the court) and one as reserve libero.
The
coach has the ability to swap the acting and reserve libero’s for any reason,
but only once in a match. The scorer records the change in the remarks section
of the score sheet.
The
starting libero cannot enter play for the remainder of the match.
If
the reserve libero is injured or ill, the coach can re-designate the reserve
libero with any player not on the court at the time (except for the original
libero). The Captain (if off the court) can even relinquish their
leadership to become libero if the coach wishes.
21.2 MISCONDUCT LEADING TO
SANCTIONS (21.2.3)
Any
behaviour towards officials, opponents, team-mates or spectators which is
aggressive or threatening can (and should) be sanctioned with disqualification.
This means that the team member must leave the playing area for the rest of the
match (there are no other consequences). Remember if this occurs the
disqualified player must be replaced by a legal substitution.
24 SECOND
REFEREE (24.3.2.4)
The second
referee now has the ability to decide, whistle and signal:
Any attack hit faults by
the back row players or the libero.
Any completed block by
back row players
Any attempted
block by the libero
RESULTS
- SEPARATING TIED TEAMS
Ties and Pools are separated
by:
- Points ratio from all Pool games
- Sets ratio from all Pool games
- If two teams are still tied then they
will be separated by the result of the game between them.
There are
also a number of smaller wording changes that have been made, if you are
interested in reading further the rules are available for free download on www.fivb.org