VOLLEYBALL Table of Contents (click on an item to jump directly to that section) Page IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES ....................................................................................................... 3 STATE MEET SITES AND DATES .................................................................................................................. 3 STATE TOURNAMENT BRACKET ................................................................................................................ 4 RULE REVISIONS .............................................................................................................................................. 5 SOUTH DAKOTA CHANGES ........................................................................................................................... 5 SOUTH DAKOTA MODIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................. 6 GENERAL INFORMATION Classification and Alignments ....................................................................................................................... 6 On-Line Schedules and Rosters ...................................................................................................................... 6 Match Limitation ............................................................................................................................................. 6 Length of Sets & Matches/Match Format .................................................................................................... 6,7 Team Practice .................................................................................................................................................. 7 Game Contracts ............................................................................................................................................... 7 Contracting Matches ....................................................................................................................................... 7 Sanction With Non-Members .......................................................................................................................... 7 Rule Book ....................................................................................................................................................... 7 Eligibility ........................................................................................................................................................ 7 Player Limitation .......................................................................................................................................... 7,8 Registered/Certified Officials Mandatory ....................................................................................................... 8 Coach Requirements ....................................................................................................................................... 8 Coaches Must Meet SDHSAA Educational Requirements ............................................................................. 8 Equipment .................................................................................................................................................... 8,9 Uniforms/Player Equipment/Accessories ................................................................................................... 9,10 Heat Time-outs .............................................................................................................................................. 10 Disruption of Match Due to Slippery Floor .................................................................................................. 10 Coaches Standing .......................................................................................................................................... 10 Court Protocol to Be Used for Regular Season, Region, State ................................................................. 10,11 Guidelines for Promotional Contests ............................................................................................................ 11 Warm-ups for Regular Season Duals and Triangulars, Region and State ..................................................... 11 Provide Practice (warm-up) Volleyballs for Regular Season Matches ......................................................... 11 Suggested Tie Breaker Criteria for Regular Multi-Team Tournaments ........................................................ 11 Line Judges .............................................................................................................................................. 11,12 Trained Scorekeeper ...................................................................................................................................... 12 Libero Tracker ............................................................................................................................................... 12 Two-inch Center Line ................................................................................................................................... 12 Service Line .................................................................................................................................................. 12 Time-out Clarification for Commercials ....................................................................................................... 12 Ball Retrieval System .................................................................................................................................... 12 Injured Player ................................................................................................................................................ 12 Bleeding Player ............................................................................................................................................. 13 Procedures for Handling Apparent Concussions ........................................................................................... 13 Student/Coach Ejections from a Contest ....................................................................................................... 13 Statistics ........................................................................................................................................................ 13 Spectator Courtside Seating .......................................................................................................................... 13 SUBSTATE TOURNAMENT POLICIES Roster ............................................................................................................................................................ 13 Region Assignments ...................................................................................................................................... 13 Ticket Prices ............................................................................................................................................. 13,14 Class “B” Sub-State Format .......................................................................................................................... 14 Class “A” Sub-State Format .......................................................................................................................... 14 SoDak 16 Receipt Procedure ......................................................................................................................... 14 Class “AA” Sub-State Format ....................................................................................................................... 14 Number of Matches at Sub-State Tournaments ............................................................................................. 14 Procedures and Ball Availability .............................................................................................................. 14,15 Revised 7/21 Volleyball - 1 Time Breaks .................................................................................................................................................. 15 Committees ................................................................................................................................................... 15 Making Entries ......................................................................................................................................... 15,16 Withdrawal from Region Meet ..................................................................................................................... 16 Appeal and Grievance Procedure for Region Committees ............................................................................ 16 Substitutions .................................................................................................................................................. 16 Seeding ..................................................................................................................................................... 16,17 Court Criteria for Region Matches ................................................................................................................ 17 Region Tournament Brackets ........................................................................................................................ 17 Officials (1st and 2nd Referees) ................................................................................................................. 17,18 Volleyballs