News - The Mark, Elkhorn, NE

2023 Rulebook

Monday, July 24, 2023 11:55:14 AM VOLLEYBALL RULES AND GUIDELINES Welcome to a new season of Sand Volleyball at The MARK. We are excited about this season. Listed below are a few rules and guidelines that we will be following this season. 1. NO OUTSIDE FOOD, BEVERAGES OR COOLERS ARE ALLOWED INSIDE THE MARK VOLLEYBALL COMPLEX OR THE MARK ESTABLISHMENT!! a. All food and beverages must be purchased on site and ALL alcohol must be consumed within the complex. b. This is STATE LAW!! NO GLASS CONTAINERS ARE ALLOWED OUTSIDE!! 2. All players must sign The MARK waiver form. a. Team captains are responsible for turning these in prior to their first game. 3. Teams are Co-Ed a. Consist of 6 players b. A minimum of 2 females must be playing at all times 4. Teams will play 3 sets per match/one match per time slot a. All 3 sets must be completed within one hour b. Sets will use “Rally Scoring” i. One point will be awarded on each serve ii. Sets will be played to 21-21-21 points 5. Team players must rotate positions a. All players must rotate positions 6. The boundary line is IN a. If the line moves, the ball is in. b. Out of bounds is when the ball either enters another court or leaves the sand playing field 7. First serve in set 1 is determined by rock/paper/scissors or by volley a. Captains will make this decision b. THE LOSING TEAM AFTER EACH SET WILL SERVE TO START THE NEXT SET!! c. Teams switch sides after each set d. Captains may also choose to switch sides after the 8th point of the 3rd set 8. You may serve from anywhere behind the back line and between the net standards. a. Only one re-toss is allowed on a serve i. More than one attempt to serve and a point is surrendered to the other team 9. Team CAPTAINS are responsible to report WIN/LOSS scores to the bartenders a. ALL SCORES MUST BE REPORTED b. Teams not reporting their score will result in total match loss c. WE WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY SCORES REPORTED AFTER MIDNIGHT EACH NIGHT i. If you forgot to report your scores before leaving our facility please email tstrauss@bowlero.com ii. Scores must be time stamped before Midnight (12am CST) the night of play to count iii. The standings will be posted online and updated WEEKLY. 10. Volleyballs will be provided from THE MARK. An ID or Car Keys must be left for deposit. Replacement balls if lost or damaged cost $34.95 each. If you choose to use your own personal ball, both teams must agree. 11. Specific League Rules – Remember we are out here to have fun!! In all recreational play – overhand serves are allowed– but no jump serves. • Once a team scores 3 points in a row using overhand serves from the same player– you must serve one underhand before returning to 3 serves overhand. (3-1-3-1-3) o if a player forgets to serve one underhand after their 3 overhand ? there will be no point awarded and play should be stopped at the time of the serve and the serve will be replayed with the serve being underhanded. • Two Guy Rule - if ball is hit more than one time before going over the net, a girl must have come in contact and hit the ball at least once. o a male may “bump” the ball over the net after block or partial block without violating the rule o A “block” does not count as a hit– and a Woman blocking does not satisfy the Co Ed “two guy” hit rule. • Lifts - obvious lifts or grasping/throwing the ball will not be allowed. o “Loosely called” double hits, lifts, etc. will be allowed- ? do the honorable thing and call your side of the net fairly. • Net Violations- Players going into the net or under the net will not be allowed. Competitive league play– all overhand and jump serves are allowed. No Serve rule! ? Serves cannot be set or blocked at net ? Serves must be received with either an underhand “bump” or a two hand “volley”. ? Any serve that touches the net– but goes over is a live ball and is legal to be played. WEATHER Our goal is to play volleyball every week of the scheduled league. In the event of impending weather, we will monitor storms and conditions. We will make the call for games 2 hours in advance before the first league time slot. Captains will be notified via email. Captains are responsible for having correct email addresses on file. The Mark is not responsible for weather causing cancellations. Games will not be refunded. The session is set for a specific number of weeks. Ideally, one week to play each team in the league or pool. There is an extra week factored in for weather delays as needed. GAME CANCELLATIONS In the event your team is unable to make your scheduled game, you need to email tstrauss@bowlero.com. Please include your team name, day and time you play. We ask that teams email minimum of 2 hours before the start of the first league start time. The Mark will notify all teams on that night of league to try and get someone to pickup and cover the missing team. The team scheduled will get 3 points, while the team that is unable to attend will get 0 points. In the rare event that both scheduled teams are unable to make games, both teams will receive a score of 0 points. LATE STARTS After 15 minutes of game time has past and an opponent has not taken the court, the late team will be penalized the first set. If teams are late to the court, set point totals can be reduced to 15 or 18 points to keep the league on track for time. Games must be completed before the next time slot begins. NO SHOWS Teams are encouraged to email tstrauss@bowlero.com when they cannot make scheduled games. Please be respectful of other teams. No shows will result in a 0 point score, with the other team receiving the full 3 points. The Mark is not responsible for teams not showing for scheduled games. Refunds are not allowed for no show games. No shows without notice will be logged against your team. If you have more than 2 no shows, we can consider removing your team from the league without refund. We ask that you please communicate with our team to help correct issues. Playground Rules: • The playground will be play at your own risk. Please supervise your children. The playground does not have an attendent. Parking: • The Mark is not responsible for damage to cars in our parking lot. Any comments, concerns, issues, please email tstrauss@bowlero.com for us to facilitate your needs