3. FIVB Rules

3.1 Victorian Volleyball League shall be played in accordance with the current FIVB Rules unless otherwise stated in these By-Laws.

3.2 Any changes to the FIVB Rules will be adopted into the Victorian Volleyball League from the date they are enacted by the FIVB unless otherwise stated by VV. VV shall notify Clubs of the adoption or delayed adoption of any amended FIVB Rules by displaying the changes on the VV website and by emailing each Club.

3.3 Except for By-Law 3.4 all FIVB Rules specifically written and highlighted in "bold" are for FIVB, World and Official Competitions and do not apply to the Victorian Volleyball League competition.

3.4 The following FIVB Rules specifically written and highlighted in "bold" for FIVB, World and Official Competitions apply to the Victorian Volleyball League competition:

• The attack line is extended by the addition of broken lines from the side lines, with five 15 cm short lines 5 cm wide, drawn 20 cm from each other to a total length of 1.75m
• Up to 14 players may be recorded on the scoresheet and play in a match.
• During all time-outs, the players in play must go to the free zone near their bench.
• If a team has more than 12 players recorded in the scoresheet, TWO Liberos are mandatory in the team list.
• The re-designated libero should, if possible, wear the same style and colour of jersey as the original libero, but should keep his/her own number.
• Net heights for Premier League and State League (Including Junior Premier League) are:

                            Men – 2.43m

                            Women – 2.24m