Boys Volleyball

SECTION VIII - BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL  

Article 1. Each school shall have a seventh grade boys’ volleyball team and an   eighth grade boys’ volleyball team. Seventh and eighth grade students are   eligible to participate only at their current grade level placement, and sixth   graders are not allowed to participate, unless otherwise agreed upon by the   conference board.  

Article 2. Tryouts may occur at any date, but practice may not occur until the day  following the final boys’ basketball conference game.  

Article 3. One official is to be assigned by the Conference for each match. Should no   official show up, the game shall be played as scheduled with coaches   agreeing to the means for officiating. The intent is that the students must   have the opportunity to play and not re-schedule once both teams are on   site.  

Article 4. All games will begin by 4:00 PM or as soon as possible thereafter.  Article 5. Net Height is established at 7’2”.  

Article 6. Games will be scored at 25, 25 and 15 for the third game, if a third game  is necessary.  

Article 7. An approved I.H.S.A. ball will be used in all games.  

Article 8. There shall be an six (8) minute time interval between 7th and 8th grade  matches. Warm-up periods prior to each match will include a standard  warm-up of 4-4.  

 4 minutes visiting team at the net — home team on the sides   4 minutes home team at the net — visiting team on the sides 

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Article 9. Any disputes arising will be left to the decision of the President and   personnel of the schools involved (principals and one coach). In case   disputes involve the President’s school, the Vice-President will settle the   dispute.  

Article 10. All attempts should be made to play scheduled Conference games. The  principals and/or their designees may mutually agree to postpone, or in  cases of extreme circumstances, cancel that game.  

Article 11. Teams will play a 12 game regular season schedule and a single  elimination conference tournament. Teams will play each team within the  conference once; these games will count towards the conference title.  Teams will play four additional games versus conference schools on a  rotational schedule. These games will not count towards the conference  title. Additional non-conference games can be scheduled at the discretion  of the individual schools.  

Article 12. Tie-breaking Procedures  

 1. Head to head in the conference game only.  

2. Record against teams above the tie beginning with the highest ranked  team  

3. Record vs team or teams in 3rd place. If still tied, go to the next place  for determination, etc.  

 4. Road record in conference games  

 5. Coin Flip 

 In a tie of more than 2 teams, once a team has been eliminated, revert back to   criteria one go through the steps again.  

Article 13. A third game will be played upon agreement by the coaches of both teams  prior to the start of the match.  

Article 14. All schools are responsible for reporting scores via email to the school of  the Conference President or their designee.  

Article 15. A first place award shall be presented for each grade.