Volleyball Bylaws and Sport Handbook
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Volleyball Bylaws and Sport Handbook SPORT CHAIR: ABIGAIL MILLER, INDIANA UNIVERSITY EAST SPORT RATER: ERIC BRIAN, INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST AD SPORT LIAISON: GREG COOPER, INDIANA UNIVERSITY KOKOMO COMMISSIONER: MICHAEL SCHELL LAST UPDATED: JULY 17, 2018 I. Playing Rules/Resources A. The River States Conference plays under NCAA rules with approved NAIA modifications. The current NCAA playing rules and interpretations can be found at http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/VBR19.pdf. B. Complete information (including the Coaches’ Manual) on NAIA Women’s Volleyball can be found in the Coaches’ Corner section of the NAIA website (link below). NAIA Women's Volleyball Coaches' Corner II. General Information A. Personnel 1. Sport Chair – Abigail Miller, IU East 2. Rater – Eric Brian, Indiana University Southeast 3. Ratings Oversight Committee a. Abigail Miller, Indiana University East b. Jerry Forbes, Brescia University c. Greg Cooper, Indiana University Kokomo (sport liaison) 4. Sport Liaison – Greg Cooper, Indiana University Kokomo 5. Referee Assignor – James Williams B. Participating Teams 1. East Division a.) Carlow (Pa.) University b.) Indiana University East c.) Ohio Christian University d.) Point Park (Pa.) University e.) University of Rio Grande (Ohio) f.) West Virginia Tech 2. West Division a.) Asbury (Ky.) University b.) Brescia (Ky.) University c.) Cincinnati (Ohio) Christian University d.) Indiana University Kokomo e.) Indiana University Southeast f.) Midway (Ky.) University III. Regular Season Competition A. Each team will play teams within division twice and teams in the other division once. B. The official NAIA Championship volleyball (Baden Perfection) is used at the conference tournament and recommended for use in all regular-season competition. C. In the event of a tie in the standings, the following tie-breaker procedure will be used for the selection and seeding teams into the conference tournament and to determine the regular-season champion: 1. Head-to-head competition 2. Percentage of sets won among tied teams (conf. sets vs. tied teams only) 3. Percentage of points won among tied teams (conf. points vs. tied teams only) 4. Coin toss administered by the conference commissioner D. In the event of ties between three or more teams in the final conference standings, the same tie-breaker as above in I.B should be used with the following principle to be followed: Tiebreaker #1 will use the aggregate head-to-head record among the tied teams in an attempt to break the tie. Furthermore, once a team is eliminated via one of the first two tie-breakers, then the tie-breaking process should start over at tiebreaker #1 between the remaining teams until all ties have been broken. E. Conference schedules will be created by the Schedule Committee at least two years in advance and be reviewed by the Administrative Council and all coaches. Conference play must be completed by no later than the Saturday prior to the conference championship. F. The use of certified line judges (assigned by the assignor of officials) is recommended. G. The recommended match start time for weeknight conference matches is 7PM local time. The recommended start times for weekend conference quad matches (one court) is 10am/noon/2pm/4pm. The recommended start times for weekend conference quad matches (multiple courts) is 10am and noon. In setting the matches for weekend quads, consideration will be given to teams with the furthest travel. Sufficient rest time will also be factored in for teams playing back-to-back matches. H. The division winner with the best record in conference play will be the regular season champion and receive the top seed in the conference tournament. I. For Friday/Saturday division matches, match start times should be set for 7 p.m. on Friday night and no earlier than 12 p.m. on Saturday. IV. Conference Postseason Tournament A. The conference tournament will be a single-elimination, two-day tournament held on the Friday/Saturday before the national tournament opening round. B. The top four teams in each division will qualify for the conference tournament. C. First-round matches will be played on Friday; and the semifinals and finals will be played on Saturday. D. The conference tournament semi-finals and finals matches will have the set times of 10 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 6 p.m. LOCAL TIME E. The tournament bracket will incorporate a crossover format between the two divisions. The matches will be scheduled as follows: 1.) Match #1 - #1-East vs. #4-West 2.) Match #2 - #1-West vs. #4-East 3.) Match #3 - #2-East vs. #3-West 4.) Match #4 - #2-West vs. #3-East 5.) Match #5 (semi-final #1) – Winner of match #1 vs. winner of match #4 6.) Match #6 (semi-final #2) – Winner of match #2 vs. winner of match #3 7.) Match #7 (championship match) – Winner of match #5 vs. winner of match #6 Note – This bracket may be adjusted by the tournament committee prior to the start of the tournament based on the overall number #1 seed and the annual host site. The #1 overall tournament seed will receive preferred scheduling for the conference tournament; preventing them from playing the semi-final match and championship match in succession on the second day of play should they advance to the semi-final round. F. The conference tournament field, seeds and bracket will be officially approved by the conference commissioner, conference SID, AD sport liaison and sport chair at the end of the regular season. G. The conference tournament shall be held at the winner of the division alternating each year between the East and West Divisions. In 2017, the East Division will host, in 2018 the West Division will host and so on. If the winner the division set to host in any given year is unable to host, the tournament will go to the second-place team in that division next followed by the third place and finally the fourth place or last qualifying team in that division. Should all four not be able to host the winner of the other division will be next in line followed by two through four in the other division. H. Seeding is determined by regular season standings in each division. The regular- season conference champion will be the overall #1 seed in the tournament. In the event of a tie in the division standings, the tie-breaker procedures outlined in III.C will be used. I. In the event of ties between three or more teams in the final conference division standings, the same tie-breaker as above in III.C should be used with the following principle to be followed: Tiebreaker #1 will use the aggregate head-to-head record among the tied teams in an attempt to break the tie. Once a team is eliminated via one of the first two tie-breakers, then the tie-breaking process reverts back to tiebreaker #1 between the remaining teams until all ties have been broken. J. The conference volleyball coordinator of officials will assign officials for the conference tournament championship. K. Officials fees, certified line judges (minimum NFHS certification), and expenses for the conference championship tournament will be paid by the conference. 1. The host institution is responsible for paying the conference host fee. All gate receipts, concessions, etc. are the property of the host institution. 2. The host institution is responsible for providing scorers, libero trackers, scoreboard operators, statisticians, sports information personnel, and ball personnel. 3. The host is responsible for providing a live video stream for all postseason matches. Postseason matches will be broadcasted on a pay-per-view format on the conference portal via Stretch Internet. The conference will retain all revenue from video streaming subscriptions/sponsorships. L. The regular-season conference champion and the conference tournament champion will receive the automatic qualifications to the NAIA National Championship Opening Round. If the regular-season champion wins the conference tournament, then the tournament runner-up will receive the second conference qualifying berth. If the event the conference has only one automatic qualification, the conference tournament champion receives the national qualifying berth. M. Contingency plan If the conference tournament cannot be completed, then the two division winners from the regular-season schedule will receive the two automatic qualifying berths to the National Championship Opening Round. If there is only one automatic berth, then the regular-season champion (overall #1 seed) will be the automatic national qualifier. V. Conference/National Ratings A. Each sport committee will elect a member to serve as rater. If a sport cannot elect a rater, then the commissioner will appoint a rater after consulting with the sport chair and oversight committee. 1. Raters must be head coaches with at least one year of head coaching experience in the conference. 2. Raters will serve a term of two (2) years. 3. Raters may serve additional terms; based upon recommendations from the coaches and satisfactory evaluations from the sport and conference oversight committees. 4. If two divisions exist in any conference sport, then the division that does not include the rater will have a coach serve on the oversight committee. B. Raters will familiarize themselves with and adhere to established NAIA and River States Conference ratings policies and procedures. Raters will serve the best interests of the conference and its member institutions and the NAIA at all times. C. Raters will provide ratings and justification to members of the Oversight Committee for review before they are submitted to the NAIA. This e-mail communication must be sent to the conference sport oversight committee no later than 9AM on Monday (or a minimum two hours prior to the deadline for submitting conference rating to the NAIA).