Volleyball Bylaws and Sport Handbook
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Volleyball Bylaws and Sport Handbook SPORT CHAIR: KEITH STOWE, ASBURY UNIVERSITY SPORT RATER: HEATHER HAYS, INDIANA UNIVERSITY KOKOMO AD SPORT LIAISON: GREG COOPER, INDIANA UNIVERSITY KOKOMO COMMISSIONER: MICHAEL SCHELL LAST UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 11, 2020 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 – Keith Stowe, Asbury University 2. Rater – Heather Hayes, Indiana University Kokomo, 2020‐2021 3. Ratings Oversight Committee a. Kim McConaha, Indiana University East (East Division) b. Jonea Rima, Midway University (West Division) c. Greg Cooper, Indiana University Kokomo (AD 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.) Indiana University Kokomo d.) Indiana University Southeast e.) Midway (Ky.) University f.) Oakland City (IN) University III. Regular Season Competition A. Each team will play teams within division twice and teams in the other division once. B. Each school is responsible for posting its team schedule and rosters to the conference website through the SID Help admin portal by August 1st of the season. C. The official NAIA Championship volleyball (Baden Perfection) is used at the conference tournament and recommended for use in all regular‐season competition. D. 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. Percentage of sets won within division of the tied teams 5. Percentage of points won within division of the tied teams 6. Percentage of sets won in conference play 7. Percentage of points won in conference play (Administrative Council Spring 2019) 8. Coin toss administered by the conference commissioner E. 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. F. 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. G. The use of certified line judges, assigned by the assignor of officials, is required for all conference matches and is recommended for non‐conference matches. H. 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/12pm/2pm/4pm local time. The recommended start times for weekend conference quad matches (multiple courts) is 10am and 12pm local time. 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. I. 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. local time on Friday night and no earlier than 12 p.m. local time on Saturday. The recommended start time on Saturday is 12 p.m. local time.” (Administrative Council Spring 2019) 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 quarterfinal scheduled start times of 9AM, 12 PM, 4 PM and 7 PM local time with a minimum 45 minutes of warm‐up time prior to the start of each match. (Administrative Council Spring 2020) E. The conference tournament semi‐finals and finals matches will have the set times of 10 AM, 12:30 PM and 6 PM Local Time. F. The tournament bracket will incorporate a crossover format between the two divisions. G. In 2020 West Division hosts, 2021 East Division hosts H. The matches will be scheduled as follows: 1.) Match #1 – Host division #1 vs. Alternate division #4, 9 AM 2.) Match #2 – Alternate division #1 vs. Host Division #4, 12 PM Awards 3.) Match #3 – Host division #2 vs. Alternate division #3, 4 PM 4.) Match #4 – Alternate division #2 vs. Host division #3, 7 PM 5.) Match #5 (semi‐final #1) – Winner of match #2 vs. winner of match #3, 10 AM 6.) Match #6 (semi‐final #2) – Winner of match #1 vs. winner of match #4, 12:30 PM 7.) Match #7 (championship match) – Winner of match #5 vs. winner of match #6, 6 PM I. The brackets attached will be utilized based on the overall winner of the conference based on the overall regular season champion. J. 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. K. The conference tournament shall be held at the winner of the division alternating each year between the East and West Divisions. If the winner of 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. L. 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 Article III, Section C will be used. M. In the event of ties between three or more teams in the final conference division standings, the same tie‐breaker as above in Article III, Section 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. N. The conference volleyball coordinator of officials will assign officials for the conference tournament championship. O. 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 a conference host fee of $1,000. All gate receipts, concessions, etc. are retained by the host institution. 2. The host institution is responsible for providing competent and experienced scorers, libero trackers, scoreboard operators, statisticians, sports information personnel, and ball personnel. (Administrative Council Spring 2019) 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. No other provider is permitted to broadcast/stream video of the matches. P. The RSC is required to follow the NAIA Postseason roster/party size limits as outlined by the NAIA. The NAIA Official Roster Form must be submitted to the tournament host no later than 45 minutes prior to the first match. Q. The regular‐season conference champion (AQ1) and the conference tournament champion (AQ2) 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 (AQ2). If the event the conference has only one automatic qualification, the conference tournament champion receives the national qualifying berth (AQ1). R. 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. The AQ1 goes to the overall #1 seed. 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.