Sideout - CT

Co-ed 6's

Team, player and requirements:
1. Each team can have 6 starting players and 4 reserved players.
2. A minimum of 2 female players must be on the court at all times.
3. A team will earn a loss by default if they do not have 6 qualified players on the court at start of match.
4. A player can only play for one team in the entire tournament.
5. Photos of your team and all participants will be taken before the first match of the day.
Hitting and blocking:
1. A full blocking motion by a blocker does not count as one of the three hits.
2. Reaching over the net to block the ball while it is set or passed is a loss of play.
3. Player's entire foot or hand cannot cross the center line.
4. Players can contact the ball with any part of the body.
5. Back row players can only hit from behind the 10-foot line.
6. No requirement for a female touch on the ball
Receiving and serving:
1. A player cannot block or hit a serve.
2. A player can momentarily lift or double a hard-driven ball.
3. Service before referee’s signal is a loss of play.
4. Service touch of net is in play.
Rotation and substitution:
1. Players cannot overlap their positions before a serve.
2. Substitution is allowed with referee’s acknowledgement.
Scoring
1. All games will use the rally scoring system. Every side out is a point.
2. Two 1-minute time outs and one 5-minute injury time out are allowed per team per set.
4. Playoff rank is determined first by win-loss record, head-to-head, then point differential.
5. Games play to 21 points.