LUTHERAN ADULTS AND NURSING STAFF
RECREATIONAL VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE
CONSTITUTION
Revised May 2006

ARTICLE 1:  ORGANIZATION

ARTICLE 2:  PURPOSE

ARTICLE 3:  MEMBERSHIP

3.2       Teams seeking membership shall agree to abide by and comply with the spirit and letter of the Constitution,                 By-Laws and Rules and be accepted or rejected by simple majority vote of returning teams at the September                 Registration Co-captains meeting.

3.3       Internal control of the league will be retained by its voting membership and its elected executive committee.

ARTICLE 4:  AFFILIATION

4.2       Some eligible players on that team must be directly affiliated with their sponsoring institution.  Team captains                 may be requested to produce evidence of such player affiliation if challenged by another league member team             through the executive committee.
 

5.3       Executive Committee:
                        Shall consist of the following;
                        5.3.1    Management Coordinator,
                        5.3.2    Assistant Management Coordinator/Scheduler,
                        5.3.3    Treasurer,
                        5.3.4    Statistician,
                        5.3.5    Secretary/Telephone Committee Coordinator,
                        5.3.6    Rules Coordinator.
            OR
                        5.3.7    League Coordinator
                        5.3.8    League President
                        5.3.9    League Vice President

5.4       Authority:
            In that it is impossible to foresee every eventuality, the Executive Committee is empowered to make rulings,                 not inconsistent with the Constitution, By-laws and Rules, in the best interests of the League keeping in mind             the spirit and aims of its creation.

5.5       Quorum:
            A simple majority of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum and shall have full power to transact all             business.

ARTICLE 6:  EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DUTIES

6.5       Secretary
            6.5.1    Shall keep accurate records of all meetings.
            6.5.2    Shall ensure communication between the Executive Committee and teams.
            6.5.3    Shall co-ordinate the telephone committee.
            6.5.4    Shall ensure that Team Co-captains receive a copy of all League Meeting minutes within
                        fourteen (14) days of each meeting.

6.9       League Vice President
            6.9.1    Shall act in the capacity of President in their absence.
            6.9.2    Shall interpret League Rules.
            6.9.3    Shall rule on the legitimacy of all protests, call and preside at all protest meetings (with
                        the exception of conflict of interest - their team/teammates being involved  in protest).
            6.9.4    Shall sit on the Selection Committee for obtaining a League Coordinator.

6:10     The League President and Vice-President may not play on the same team in the year prior or the year during                 their election.

ARTICLE 7:  MEETINGS

            7.3.2.   At least two (2) Co-captains per team must be contacted.

ARTICLE 8:  AMENDMENTS

8.2       Notice:
            Motion for amendments must be received by the Rules Coordinator or League Coordinator in writing no later                 than fourteen (14) calendar days prior to the MALM.

ARTICLE 9:  FEES

BY-LAW 1:  TEAM CONTACTS

B1.1     Each team will be represented by a Captain and two (2) Co-captains on the team roster to be used as                         contacts by the League.

B1.2     Any changes to these team representative positions need to be communicated to the Statistician or League                 Coordinator as soon as possible.

B1.3     Team Captains should maintain team player attendance records for playoff eligibility.

B1.4     Team Captains ensure that team player additions adhere to the 50% eligible player bylaw
            (see Bylaw 5).

BY-LAW 2:  TEAM VOTING

B2.1     All voting at League meetings will be on the basis of one (1) vote per required team representative present                 with the exception of the election of league officers where each league player has the privilege to vote.

B2.2     The meeting chairperson only votes in the case of a tie.

BY-LAW 3:  LEAGUE MEETINGS TEAM REPRESENTATION

B3.1     One (1) representative for each team is requested to attend the SRCM.

B3.2     Two (2) representatives for each team are requested to attend the MALM but all players are encouraged and                 welcome.

B3.3     Two (2) representatives for each team must attend the Rules Clinic whether held in conjunction with the SRCM             or during Exhibition Season.  Each team will be assessed one (1) standing demerit for each required                             representative not in attendance.

BY-LAW 4:  TEAM ELIGIBILITY

B4.1     See Article 3 on membership.

B4.2     Teams may continue to use previous league players.  New players must be eligible players until the team has                 re-qualified with 50% eligible players.

B4.3     Ineligible teams from any previous season (match defaults, officiating demerits) may not rejoin the league.

B4.4     To be eligible for the division championship return credit, a team must have a minimum of 50% previous players             from the championship team on their returning roster for the upcoming season

B4.5     Team Captains ensure that team player additions adhere to the required 50% bylaw.  Any team not                             maintaining their teams eligibility throughout the season may fall under disciplinary action.

B4.6     Use of ineligible players by any team will result in a default of all matches played with such players.  Protests on             the basis of player eligibility will be referred to the Statistician by the Rules Coordinator or received by the                     League Coordinator from Team Captains.  The submitted team roster and score sheets will be used to                         determine the protest.

B4.7     Four (4) defaulted matches (all three (3) sets) in any season make a team ineligible for further play, subject to             the decision of the Executive Committee.

BY-LAW 5:  PLAYER ELIGIBILITY

B5.2     Each Eligible Player may register one (1) friend.

B5.3     Players must be a minimum of nineteen (19) years of age when they register and all new players must register             the FIRST set they play.

B5.4     A player may not play on two (2) different teams in the league at the same time.  A player may be traded only             once during a season.  Both teams must agree to the trade.  All trades must be completed before the half way             point of the regular season.

B5.6     Team representatives present during the Rules Clinic are responsible for reviewing the league rules with                     members of their team.

B5.7     Players receiving two (2) match disqualifications in one (1) season are considered illegal players to all teams                 present and future.

B5.8     Players from teams ineligible for playoffs due to match defaults or officiating demerits may join another team                 the following season to a maximum of two (2) players from all ineligible teams

BY-LAW 6:  MOST SPORTSPERSON LIKE PLAYER AWARD

B6.1     At the completion of each match, teams will hold an internal vote to determine the most sportsperson like                     player on their opponent'™s team.

B6.2     The scorekeeper is to ensure both teams complete this section of the score sheets.

B6.3     A year end tally by the Statistician of the votes cast will determine the most sportsperson like players on each             team and the leagues most sportsperson like player.

B6.4     Awards for same will be approved by the executive committee and presented at the League Awards Banquet                 or MALM.

BY-LAW 7:  CHILD CARE

B7.1     The league discourages parents from bringing their children to the gym, but if they choose to do so, they will be             held responsible for them.

B7.2     The 1st referee of the match is empowered to warn and/or disqualify the parent(s) from further play for that                 night should problems arise.

B7.3     Such warnings/disqualifications must be noted on the match score sheet.

BY-LAW 8:  VALUABLES

B8.1     Teams are advised to leave valuables at home, in their cars out of sight or in the gym in a team duffle bag (not             in the change rooms).  This league and our facility providers are not responsible for loss/theft.

B8.2     Captains are asked to take home articles left by league players at facilities used by L.A.N.S. for later retrieval.

BY-LAW 9:  STANDING POINTS

B9.1     Standing points are awarded on a set basis; one (1) to the winner of each defaulted and/or completed set.

B9.2     Only the sets played between the teams in each division are considered for creating bumping statistics during             each section of the regular season.

B9.3     Playoff starting positions are determined by totaling standing points from the last 2 division splits.

B9.4     A league standings tie will be decided by the following progression;
            - Any accumulated standings demerits,
            - The ratio of won/lost sets between the tied teams in that specific split/reseeding/schedule,
            - The ratio of won/lost points between the tied teams in that specific split/reseeding/schedule,
            - Finally, a coin toss with two (2) or more of the executive committee present, one (1) of which
               must be the Statistician or League Coordinator.

BY-LAW 10:  STANDING DEMERITS

B10.1   One (1) standings demerit point will be given to teams by the Statistician or League Coordinator for each match             assigned and not officiated with the required number of officials.

B10.2   One (1) standings demerit point will be given to teams by the Statistician or League Coordinator for each                     required team representative not in attendance at the league Rules Clinic.

B10.3   Three (3) officiating demerit points in a season make that team ineligible for further play, subject to the decision             of the Management Coordinator.

BY-LAW 11:  DIVISIONS

B11.1: Teams start in divisions A, B, or C. Starting divisions will depend on which division the team finished in for the                 prior season.  However, teams may be moved if there are fewer starting divisions than the previous year.                       Divisions for teams are created by Statistician or League Coordinator.  The number of divisions will depend on             the number of teams registered for that season.  New teams will be seeded and initially placed by the                         Statistician or League Coordinator.

B11.2:  Division round robins are played for a duration of 6 weeks, after which a reseeding of teams is
            done.  There will be 4 such schedules (3 reseedings).  Teams remain in the final or 4th reseeding for playoffs.

B11.3   Reseeding is accomplished by the top place team in each lower division bumping up to the next
            higher division AND the bottom place team in each higher division is bumped down into the next lower division.              However, depending on the number of teams registered this can be altered at the September registration                     meeting.

BY-LAW 12:  PLAYOFFS

B12.1   All teams make the playoffs, which are a single knock-out format.

B12.2   Divisional playoffs are held to determine divisional champions.

B12.3   If less than a common aggregate number of teams exist (2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, etc.), the playoff
            tournament will include byes for those top place teams who do not have existing first round opponents.

BY-LAW 13:  ALL-STAR TOURNAMENT

B13.2   As many teams as necessary are made up by the Scheduler and the Statistician or by the League Coordinator             and an All-Star Tournament is held.

B13.3   Format for the all-star Tournament is determined by the Executive Committee.

BY-LAW 14:  PROTESTS

B14.1   The Referee's decisions regarding ball handling faults are not open to protest.  A Captain may legally protest                 only an error in applying a rule or rule interpretation.

B14.2   The Captain must lodge the protest immediately and the First Referee must direct a written record on the                     comments section on the score sheet or on a piece of paper attached to the score sheet. This record is to                     include the game number, the score, who had ball possession, the player rotation positions on each                               court at the time of the protested decision, and the reason for the protest. Once the record has been made,                 the same Referee administers the balance of the set and match.

B14.3   All score sheets with protests on/attached must be submitted to the Rules Coordinator or League
            Vice President within one (1) week of the incident, who may refer it to the protest committee if unresolved.

B14.4   The Protest Committee members include;
            - The Executive Committee (Rules Coordinator or League Vice President as chair),
            - The Refereeing Corps of the game in question, and
            - The Match Captains of the match in protest

B14.5   All Protest Meetings will be held within two (2) weeks of the contested match at a time and place set by the                 chair.  Decisions of the protest committee are final.

B14.6   A protest upheld will result in the set(s) remaining from the point of protest being replayed at a
            time mutually agreeable to both teams. If the two (2) teams cannot agree on a suitable date to replay the                     set(s) within two (2) weeks of the decision, the Scheduler or League Coordinator will set a time and place. The             net results will be recorded.

LUTHERAN ADULTS AND NURSING STAFF
RECREATIONAL VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE
RULES
Revised May 2006

1. 5 players, 2 female players= no hole
2. 5 players, 4 male, 1 female player = 1 hole (cannot play with 5 or more male players, must have hole).
3. 4 players, 2 holes.  No minimum to female players.
4. 3 players or less = default

            Use of this option more than twice in the season will place the team on probation for executive committee                     review and possible removal from further play should additional player shortages be reported.                                        Use of the hole requires an automatic loss of service and one point being awarded to the opposing team                     whenever the hole position comes into the service position.  Late arrival and filling of the hole position by                     an additional player (working towards having 6 players, 2 of which must be female) eliminates the hole.                         Holes must be set in the rotation at the beginning of each game.  Players who arrives late must fill the position             of the hole.

            Only exception: if during the night there is injury, do not have to play with a hole, or an additional hole.  See                 existing rules 11.2 and 17.

            This is allowed during playoffs.

            9.3   Rotation Order
                    Player rotation is to be set and flow without change for each entire set, order of male players to remain                         constant and order of female players likewise.
                    Players arriving after any set has commenced must be announced by their captain to the opposing team                         before joining the set in progress.

11.   Substitution
            11.1   Limitations of Substitutions
                                    Only exceptional substitutions allowed.
            11.2   Exceptional Substitutions
                                    Permitted in cases of injury only.

                        The ball may touch any part of the body.  The ball must be hit, not caught and/or thrown.
                        Tip - involves the simultaneous use of the fingers of one (1) hand by a player.
                        Volley - involves the simultaneous use of the fingers of both hands by a player.
                        Bump - involves the simultaneous use of one (1) or more body parts.  A one (1) handed hit resulting in                                     an arch (any path with some upward component) is a bump.
                        Spike - involves the use of one (1) hand resulting in a horizontal or downward direction.

18.   Intervals and Change of Courts
            18.1   Intervals
                        All intervals between sets will last three (3) minutes.
                        Teams may choose to not take the full intervals allowed.