ROAR GIRL's Volleyball Rules

2014 Important Dates

Coaches Training- Saturday, March 1nd (8:30am-12:30pm)

First practice: Week of March 10th

Parent Meeting: End of First Practice on March 10th or 11th

First Volleyball Games: Friday, March 28th, 2014 (Arrive 15 mins early)

Mid Season Coaches Appreciation: Thursday, April 10th, 2014 Breakfast at Chich-fil-a starting at 7:00am or Lunch at Ledo Pizza starting at 12:00pm

Picture day: Friday, April 25th

Week Night games: Weeks of April 7th and April 28th

Chick-fil-a Spirit Day- TBD

“ End of Season” Bash : Friday, May 16th after games

Final games: May 16th 2014

2014 Girls Volleyball Manual www.roarsports.org Welcome to ROAR Girls Volleyball

Dear Volleyball Coaches,

Welcome to another season ROAR Volleyball. We are very excited to have you as part of our ROAR coaching staff.

ROAR is an outreach program whose main purpose is to share the good news of Jesus Christ through our involvement in the community. The impact of ROAR comes not from what we do in the office but from your involvement with the kids on the field. We thank you for taking the time to spend with them. Whether you are taking the time to teach a child a rule about soccer or talking to parents after a game, you are showing the love of Christ to these precious families.

Please make sure to read this Manuel all the way through. In this manual you will get information on:  Pillars and Philosophy of ROAR  Passer Rules  Setter Rules  Spiker Rules  General Volleyball Rules  Practice Information  Game Information  Coaches Information  “End of Year” Bash- Updated for 2014  Your Testimony  Important Dates

We thank you again for all your hard work and love!! Blessings

Brent Williams, ROAR Director Email: [email protected] Office: 803-366-7627

Lulu Merrill, Assistant ROAR Director Email: [email protected] ROAR Mission and Vision Statements

2014 Girls Volleyball Manual www.roarsports.org Mission Statement: To Glorify God and to see lives transformed by Christ through sports.

Vision Statement: To reach, make, and train people of York County to become disciples by building relationships and sharing the gospel through sports and summer camps.

Our Mission Statement is accomplished through: o Prayer o Building relationships o Devotions

Philosophy (Pillars of ROAR Sports)

Mission Field “So God created man in own image...” Genesis 1:27

People are valued not because of their performance, title, role, etc. but because they are made in the image of God.

ROAR Soccer is a league of encouragement. The greatest way to motivate is to affirm and encourage children for the effort they are putting forth. Yelling and screaming at kids is demoralizing and is a poor witness for Christ. You can ruin your testimony, as well as ROAR’s, with one simple word or tone of voice. Please keep the precious ears of your players on your mind and heart. Every child is of equal value regardless of his or her athletic ability. We want to assure children and their parents that their child will get equal playing time even if their skills are less than their teammates.

Equal Playing Time All players get equal playing time on the field. Please insure that you keep up with who sits out so that everyone has equal playing time.

Prayer before Game Starts Both teams will meet at the center court to start the game off with prayer. The home team will lead prayer for the time. Please pray for safety, unity, great time, and of course fun!

2014 Girls Volleyball Manual www.roarsports.org The Other Team is NOT the Enemy Please remind your players that the other team is not bad. We want to have a field full of encouragement and good times. If there is a situation with a parent/coach or a foul were you think a player on the other team is committing, you will need to follow these steps: 1. Call a time out and ask the other coach to step to the side. This time, it will need to be alone without any other parents, coaches, or players to be involved. Talk over what concerns you have and come up with an agreement on what actions need to be taken. 2. If step number one was taken and the same issue arises, then you will need to take a time out, ask the coach to step to the side, and call over Brent, Lulu, Mark or a Commissioner to help with the situation. 3. If the first two steps cannot resolve the situation, either the player, parent, or coach will be asked to sit out for the rest of the game or leave the fields.

Relationships and who you Represent Relationships are the key to influence. All of our coaches represent ROAR as a whole. We ask that you would try your best to remember that you are representing God, an organization, and your family. We ask that you would get to know your players and their parents. Let them get to know you. Show them that you care and want to help in any way you can. The more you can interact with the kids and their parents the greater opportunities you will have to make an impact. Make sure you have a parents’ meeting at the first practice and use the rosters prepared for them with parent’s names as well as the names of the children participating. This will help to facilitate relationships among the parents.

Teachable Moments Teachable moments are those times when you are in the middle of practice or a game and your team/player is actually feeling the results of sin in sports. This is a great time to teach character issues. Take a time out or pull a child to the side if he/she is:  Frustrated about losing  Rubbing it in to other players if winning  Upset about teammates not passing the ball  Not sharing the ball with others These are moments where you can encourage the child (or the parent) in grace and wisdom.

Competition Competition is everywhere. We believe that competition is not sinful at all, but problems can arise when your team starts losing or a child is not listening. ROAR holds our coaches accountable for their actions so we encourage you to take time to pray and think through before you act on feelings of frustration and anger.

2014 Girls Volleyball Manual www.roarsports.org 3D-Devotionals Every practice includes a 10 minute devotional that can be done with your team before or after practice. We have prepared some devotionals that can be found in the devotionals section of your coach’s notebook. 3D-Devotionals include a skill that is introduced in practice and then applied to the devotion. It is VERY IMPORTANT for you to review your devotional before practice to get an idea of how to relate the skill and devotional. We also encourage you to invite parents to the devotion so that they too can hear the Word as their children hear it!

Consistency We want kids to have fun AND to develop good habits for the future. Additionally, it is our goal to create a safe environment in which we can develop children in their skills. To this end, we encourage your consistency with rules at all times. For example: If a player does not throw a ball in correctly, you do not have to give it over to the other team but rather have the player throw in again while you explain to them the correct technique.

2014 Girls Volleyball Manual www.roarsports.org ROAR Girls Volleyball Rules

ROAR Girls Volleyball is divided into 3 Divisions:

Passers - 3rd and 4th Graders

 6 teams with 10 per team  6 vs. 6  Shorter service line can be used the whole season, unless a player has obviously accomplished the goal and will need to use the back service line  No net violation unless it interferes with safety  The Lite Volleyballs will be used during games  The server is allowed 2 chances to serve the ball into play for the first four games of the season  Players are encouraged not to carry the ball but will be given grace in effort not to for the first 4 games  For First 4 Games: on each player’s service rotation, if their first serve is a fault (fails to cross the net, or hits out of bounds), they are allowed a second serve. After a team scores a point while serving, the serving player gets only one attempt on subsequent serves during that th service rotation. After the 4 game of the season, there will be no second serves allowed.  Rules are subject to change b/c of age and ability  Coaches Box: All coaches must stay inside the “Coaches Box” during the whole entire game. The “Coaches Box” is an imaginary box that is surrounded from the mid field line to the end of your bench then from the side line in front of the bench and behind the bench. Coaches are NOT allowed to go onto the field or stand behind the goalie! This will be enforced by the referee, commissioners, or ROAR Staff

Setters - 5th and 6th Graders

 8 teams with 10 per team  6 vs. 6  Players will use the official size Tachikara ball during games  If players are learning to serve overhand, it is at the discretion of the coach whether or not they may serve from the white line or use the legal serving line. th nd  After the 4 game of the season, players will not be using the 2 serve rule or the white line to serve. Coaches, however, may decide before a match if (1) or up to (2) players still need the serving handicap. th  After the 4 game of the season, the shorter service line will be removed and players must serve from the end line.  For First 4 Games: on each player’s service rotation, if their first serve is a fault (fails to cross the net, or hits out of bounds), they are allowed a second serve. After a team scores a point while serving, the serving player gets only one attempt on subsequent serves during that

2014 Girls Volleyball Manual www.roarsports.org th service rotation. After the 4 game of the season, there will be no second serves allowed.  Players' foot cannot touch the court (including the end line) at the moment of contact with the ball. (No foot faults)  Coaches Box: All coaches must stay inside the “Coaches Box” during the whole entire game. The “Coaches Box” is an imaginary box that is surrounded from the mid field line to the end of your bench then from the side line in front of the bench and behind the bench. Coaches are NOT allowed to go onto the field or stand behind the goalie! This will be enforced by the referee, commissioners, or ROAR Staff

Spikers - 7th and 8th Graders

 4 teams with 10 per team  6 vs. 6  If players want to serve overhand, they will have to serve from the legal serving line.  Teams may run a 4 – 2 (4 hitters, 2 setters) 1 designated setter in front row; the 1 back row setter is not considered a setter until they have moved to the front row  Middle and outside positions and switching allowed only for front row  Substitutions are same as all leagues with each new change of service, the back line rotates to their left. The front line rotates to their right. A player from the bench comes in to serve.  No libero (back row specialist) will be used  Players will use the official size Tachikara ball during games  Players may serve freely from the service zone (the entire width of the court). Players cannot touch the court (including the end line) at the moment of contact with the ball. (No foot faults)  Coaches Box: All coaches must stay inside the “Coaches Box” during the whole entire game. The “Coaches Box” is an imaginary box that is surrounded from the mid field line to the end of your bench then from the side line in front of the bench and behind the bench. Coaches are NOT allowed to go onto the field or stand behind the goalie! This will be enforced by the referee, commissioners, or ROAR Staff

2014 Girls Volleyball Manual www.roarsports.org ROAR GIRL'S Volleyball Rules *ROAR reserves the right to change/add rules for any reason we feel necessary.

ROAR Specific Rules

 No synchronized team cheering after points earned  Tights or spandex shorts are only permitted if worn with looser fitting shorts worn over top of them. o First offense: player will be asked to sit out the first half of the first game o Second offense: player sits out the whole game *Parent can run home to get shorts if needed  Ceiling rule – if it hits any part of the ceiling and falls on your side, it is playable  Hoop Rule – if the ball touches any part of the basketball hoop including the wires/bars above, the service and point is given to the other team.  Line Judges will be drawn from the crowd by the referee (head referee will brief volunteers on the rules of the game and requirements for this position. i.e flags used for in/outs.)  (this rule does not apply to 7th and 8th grade) For First 4 Games: players may serve from the shorter service line (marked with tape). Players must choose which line and may not touch th the line with their feet before the serve. After the 4 game of the season, the shorter service line will be removed and players must serve from the end line. (does not apply to rd th 3 /4 )  Server is limited to 5 points per consecutive serves. Once a player scores 5 points off serve, the team maintains possession of the serve but the player rotates one position.  Each player gets equal playing time.  The rotation will stay the same for the entire night of play. Changes will only take place due to player injury, arrival, or early departure.  With each new change of service, the back line rotates to their left. The far left player rotate off the bench. The front line rotates to their right. A player from the bench comes in to serve. Coaches may choose to stay in starting line-up service if receiving the first ball. The 5 serve rule exists between games.  Players may not jump serve. An overhand serve is permitted as long as feet are on ground.

Game Rules

 Matches are Rally scoring – a point is scored on every serve and turnover, no matter which team served.  Matches are best of three games.  Must win by 2 pts. or be the first to reach the cap  2 games to 25 with 27 pt. cap

2014 Girls Volleyball Manual www.roarsports.org rd  3 game to 15 with 17 pt. cap (if necessary)  Must be at least 4 players on the court, if less than 4, a team must forfeit.  If 6 players are present, the team must play with all 6.  The first serve is decided by a coin toss for games 1 and 3, should a game 3 be necessary.  Players rotate one position when they acquire the serve.  Teams are allowed two 30 second time-outs per game.  The teams will switch courts between the first and second games, as well as the serve. The team that losing the coin toss may choose the side they prefer.

Contacting the Ball during Play  Each team may have three successive contacts to return the ball to the opponent’s area. If the first touch is on a block, the team may have three additional contacts to return the ball.  The ball may contact any part of the body so long as contact is clean. “Lifts” and “double hits” will be called in all division. Younger groups will get a grace period during only the first 4 games.  When the ball comes to rest momentarily in the hands or arms of a player, it is considered held and the point is lost. Players will have more freedom the younger they are.  Double hit: when a player hits the ball more than once with no other player touching it between these contacts. Double contacts are allowed during serve receive or when a player who attempts to block the ball may touch it a second time without an intervening touch by another player.  If the ball is held simultaneously by two opposing players, as in a block, it is a double fault and results in a re-serve with no point awarded.  If two players from the same team contact the ball simultaneously, this is considered as being one contact for their team.  A player who places any part of the body above the height of the net is considered to have the intention to block; only front-line players may block.  If two players contact the ball on a block, above the net, it is legal, and 3 more contacts are allowed.  Only front-line players are allowed to spike or return the ball with their hands in a position higher than the top of the net from the front of the attack line.  Back-line players may not block and may spike only when they take off (jump) from behind the 10ft attack line.  Back row players cannot strike the ball above the height of the net.  Players cannot spike or block a serve.  A net violation is only called when play is interfered.

2014 Girls Volleyball Manual www.roarsports.org Net Play  The ball must pass from one side of the net to the other between the regulation court lines.  The ball remains in play if it touches the top of the net and falls to the opposing side.  A player may not touch the net during play except for insignificant contact by a player not in the act of playing the ball.  If the ball is driven into the net with such force that it contacts an opponent, this is not a net fault.  The hands may legally pass over the net after a spike on the follow-through, but may not land on top of the net.  The only parts of the body allowed to touch the opponent’s court are the feet; however, some part of the foot or feet must remain on or above the centerline at the time of contact.  A player may not spike the ball until part of the ball is on that player’s side of the net

2014 Girls Volleyball Manual www.roarsports.org Coach Information

Practices and Location of Gyms All Volleyball Practices will be held either at:

 Westminster Gym (1320 India Hook Rd, Rock Hill, SC 29732)  First Baptist (481 Hood Center Drive, Rock Hill, SC 29730)

Practices will be held either on Monday or Tuesday nights after 5:30pm

Games Games will be starting at 5:45pm on Friday Evenings at either Westminster or First Baptist Gyms.

The following game times:

Passers: 5:45pm and 6:45pm at Westminster Church Setters: 5:45pm at First Baptist Church 6:45pm and 7:45pm at Westminster Church Spikers: 6:45pm and 7:30pm at First Baptist Church

Some games will be played during the week. All practices during those times will be cancelled.

2014 Girls Volleyball Manual www.roarsports.org Coach Information Volleyball Commissioners Starting this Spring Season, we are installing a new level of help called Commissioners. Commissioners are members of our ROAR Leadership Team who will be helping out at all aspects of our soccer season. You will see them at practices, games, and getting emails from them. They represent as a “branch” of our staff to help YOU. Our Volleyball Commissioners are:

Tim Moll Greg Madden

Greg Madden will be at the Westminster Church Gym on Monday nights to help out with any equipment, Devotion, or drill help that you need. Tim Moll will be at the First Baptist on Tuesday nights

Prayer Before and After Games Have prayer before and after each game. Please have both teams meet in the middle of the field, circle up, hold hands, and have someone pray for the game! Pray for safety, good sportsmanship, teamwork, etc. Be thankful for health and the ability to play sports. Prayer brings the presence of Christ into your games. But you need to live out Christ during your games.

Coaches Connection If you have questions about games, how to run a practice, how to deal with your kids or even a parent, check out our Coaches Connection on the ROAR website. We want to provide the most information as we can for our coaches. The Coaches Connection will be a place for coaches to get all the game schedules, devotions, drills, and other useful information throughout the season. Please check it out at http://www.roarsports.org/coach-connection

Weather Delay or Cancellation Policy As many of you know, the fastest way to communicate is through email. At any time we might need to delay or cancel games, you will receive an email from us. You can also call the ROAR phone line for information at (803)366-7627. All Coaches will be contacted first.

Volleyball Pictures All Soccer pictures will be taken on Friday, April 25th. Even if players or coaches are not buying pictures, we will need them to be there for the whole team picture. When you arrive for pictures, please keep this in the back of your mind:  Arrive 15 minutes early before picture time!  Be Patient- The younger the kids, the slower it will go.  You probably won’t start on time  Don’t tell the photographers or staff they are behind. They are aware of the time

2014 Girls Volleyball Manual www.roarsports.org Parents Meeting Make sure you have a parents’ meeting at your first practice to let them know who you are, what ROAR volleyball is all about and give them an opportunity to ask questions. Make sure the parents know how to contact you. Please make sure to give your team parent the Team Parent envelope with all the important information that is necessary for this spring season.

Team Parent We would HIGHLY SUGGEST you find a team parent for you team. This is a parent who is willing to email parents about games, snack schedule, concession stand, and other important tasks. Please make sure the team parent receives their envelope with important information.

Concession Stand We will be asking parents to help in the concession stand for the season. Please have parents sign up before games start

Calling your Team We would ask you to call your team within 24 hours after the “Rally”. Parents and players are very excited to hear when they will be practicing. When you call your parent please give the following information: Your name and assistant coach’s name (if you have one) Email address and Phone Number Name of the team Which court and time you will be practicing Location of practices and games (either at Westminster Gym or First Baptist Gym)

If you are not able to get in contact with any parents, please let the ROAR office know.

2014 Girls Volleyball Manual www.roarsports.org “End of Season” Bash

CHANGE FOR SPRING 2014: The “End of Season” Bash will NOT be taking place at First Baptist Church this spring season. On May 16 & 17, trophies will be handed out to the coaches at the end of the final games. Volleyball At the beginning of each game, a ROAR Staff member will get on the microphone to thank parents, coaches, and players for a great season. During this time, we will share the gospel and why God uses sports as a way to share the gospel. At the end of the game, coaches will receive your trophies at the Concession Stand. You are more than welcome to have a party at the church or elsewhere after the game Soccer and Baseball At the end of your games, we will have all teams join the ROAR staff on an outdoor stage near the pavilion. At that time, the ROAR Staff will give a thank you to parents, coaches, and players for a great season! Then we will present trophies to the coaches. We will have tables set up for all teams in the open field to use if they like OR you can take them to another location for a team party!

End of Season Celebration Suggestions: Come to the End of Season Bash We feel this is a great way for us, ROAR Staff, to say thank you to all parents and coaches for their hard work.

Invite Your Sponsor to your End of Season Celebration If you have the privilege of having a sponsor child on your team, this is perfect. If not, we can get your sponsor’s information for you to call them to the awards ceremony. We will also have all the sponsor plaques so you are more than welcome to present the plaque to them at the party.

Plan Ahead This is an event to ask your team parent to help with. If you decide to meet at a restaurant, make sure you call in advance to ensure there is no problem with the numbers you anticipate. Keep in mind, there are multiple ROAR teams who will be planning end-of-the-season celebrations so don’t assume space will be available everywhere. Of course you can plan this ceremony at your home or another place you prefer. It does not have to be a restaurant. You can do as much with your ceremony as you like or have time for, including recognizing each player with a trophy and mentioning a particular skill or trait the player excelled in during the season. You may also want to give out certificates. This will give you an opportunity to thank and express to the parents how honored you were to have coached each of these players.

2014 Girls Volleyball Manual www.roarsports.org Your Testimony

Your testimony is a powerful tool to use in sowing seeds of truth into the life of your players. Remember that outreach is a process of cultivating, sowing and harvesting. Being successful in outreach is helping a person move further along in the process of understanding who Christ is, what his own need is, and eventually encouraging that person to trust Christ for himself.

Your testimony has great impact when you share it simply, humbly, and clearly. Paul’s testimony is recorded in Acts 26 when he “spoke for himself” before King Agrippa. You can read this account of his testimony in about 3-4 minutes. If you have not read this recently, you should do so soon and observe some things Paul did that you can use in your own testimony.

You will note for example that Paul had three parts to his story: Before Christ is part one; how he came to Christ is part two; and his life after conversion is part three. This is a good pattern to use for your own testimony. If you’ve never written your testimony out on paper, you should make this an assignment that you complete in the next couple of weeks. God will use your testimony to help others see their own need for Christ.

Another example of how God uses a testimony is the woman of Samaria in John 4. After Jesus reveals Himself to her, she goes into the city and tells her friends, “Come, see a man who told me all the things I have done….” In response, her friends went to hear Christ themselves and in vs. 41,42, they say to the woman “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves and know that this One is indeed the Savior of the world.”

The power for our testimony comes from a life that is authentic and credible. If we are not genuinely and deliberately following Christ ourselves, the words we speak will be empty and lack any real value. In fact, our words may do more harm than good, fostering the idea that “Christians are all hypocrites!”

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