Rules

(valid for 18 playing teams) Course:

1. Round:

We build two groups. Each group includes 9 teams and every team plays against the other 8 teams (= 8 games per group and team).   To prepare the 2nd Round, the best 4 teams of each group and the best fifth team (= 9 teams) join the upper group, the other 9 teams join the lower group.

2. Round:

Again, every team plays against the other 8 teams in each group (= 8 games per group and team). Finally, every team has a temporary placement in its group.

Rules (1./2. Round):

Each game has two sets
Maximum 20 points each set. The sets have to be finished, when the time-limit is reached.
Time-limits: 15 minutes warm up + 15 minutes for the first set + 15 minutes for the second set
If time of play for one set is over and both teams are equal concerning set-points, the next point has to
bring the decision (every set needs to have a winner!).

Final games (3. Round):

The upper-group and the lower-group, both with their temporary placement, will join one big group containing 18 teams. Now the first four teams play against each other, followed by little groups fighting out the placements 5 - 7, 8 - 10, 11 - 13, 14 - 16 and 17 - 18.

Rules (final games, 3. Round):

Each game needs two winning sets, so, in case the score is 1:1 after the first two sets, one
additional final set has to be played.
Set 1+2: Minimum 25 points per set with a minimum difference of 2 points
Set 3 (final set): as set 1+2, but the maximum limit is 27 points, change fields when the first team gets 13 points
Time-limits: No time limits

General rules:

- In addition, the international Volleyball-rules are valid for this competition, possible exceptions named below. 
- All sets will be played with the Tie-Break-System.
- Every team plays with 6 players (+ 1 Libero player).
- It is necessary to have a minimum of 2 female players on the field.
- It is not allowed to play with less than 6 players on the field! If a team has only 6 players and one gets hurt
  during a game and the team isn´t able to gets a substitute player, the team looses the set and the opponent
  team gets the maximum reachable set-points. The points, the reduced team reached at this time, remain valid.
- In case that a team arrives more than 5 minutes after the official beginning of a set, the opposite
  team wins this set with 20:0 (1./2. Round) and 25:0 (3. Round). 
- There is one time-out (30 sec.) per set and team.- To touch the opponent's court with a foot (feet) or hand(s) is permitted, provided that some part of the
  penetrating foot(feet) or hand(s) remains either in contact with or directly above the centre line, provided that
  they do not interfere with the opponents' play (e.g. in case of dangerous actions).                                                                         -To touch the net is permitted as long as the white topline is not touched and the player does not actively interfere the play.
- If a team is ordered to be referée in a game, it has to present a first referée, a second referée and at one writer/counter.

short-term changes possible

Last update: 22.01.2010