League Purpose

The purpose of the leagues is to provide competition for Volleyball P.E.I. members. Clubs are encouraged to split up their teams so each player is given the maximum floor time.

Participants

Recreational registered members of Volleyball P.E.I. may participate. 

Tournaments

Each age group will play in a minimum of 6 tournaments (including provincials)

Game Day

The tournaments will be held on week nights and start at 6 pm or earlier unless notified otherwise by tournament organizers.

Tournament set-up

Each league coordinator will set up the tournaments and will work with the hosts fo set-up, depending on the number of teams, trying to keep the tournament under 2½ hours in length. See attached for format for tournament - pending team #’s

Length of Game

League games could be timed or points.   This decision will be decided at the league start-up meeting. 

First Service

The first service will be determined by a toss of the coin by the referee. The winner of the toss will have the choice of sides or the first serve. There will be no switching of sides during the game. A team will play the entire game on the same side.

Tied Game

When a game ends in a tie, an additional serve will be taken. Whoever wins that point, wins the game.

Overtime Game

Playoff game which end in a tie will require a 2pt win. The serving team for the sudden-death will be the team that had the serve at the end of regulation time

Substitutions

There will be unlimited substitutions during the games. Substitutes do not have to report to the referee and the referee should make sure that the substitutions are carried in a quick fashion.

Time Outs

Each team will be allowed 1 30-second time outs for each game. No time outs shall be allowed in the last five (5) minutes of the game.

Referees

League Coordinators will be responsible to send schedule to Official's Assignors to ensure officials are at each tournament.