High School Volleyball Rules

Serving Rules for Volleyball

Servers have some flexibility in how they serve, because high school volleyball rules allow for overhand or underhand serves. However, because overhand serves often have more power behind them, elite high school volleyball players usually opt for the overhand serve.

High school volleyball rules require the server to start behind the end line. Servers must stay behind that end line until after they hit the ball. This means that the serve must be out of the server’s hand before they can cross the end line and rejoin the game. This can be tricky for servers who like to take a few running steps before the serve. These players must start far enough behind the end line that they do not cross it even after the steps.

To be considered successful, the serve must cross the net. It is allowed to touch the top of the net, as long as it makes it over.

Volleyball Scoring Rules

High school volleyball rules have changed regarding scoring, making it more like college or international play. Scoring for high school is now on a rally system, meaning that a point is scored every time the ball hits the ground, regardless of who served it. In other words, even if the offense misses the ball, a point is still scored, for the defense.

The offense scores a point if the defense misses the ball or hits it out of bounds. The defense scores a point if the offense misses the ball, hits it out of bounds, or does not complete a successful serve.

The game goes to 25 points. Since there is a point each time the ball hits the ground, the game moves quickly. To keep things interesting, a team has to win by two points. This means that a team must make it to 25 but also be two points ahead of the opponent, meaning that if the teams are only separated by one point, the game continues past 25.

The Basics of the Game

Each team can hit the ball no more than three times, meaning that on the third hit, the ball must cross the net to the other team. The same player cannot hit the ball twice consecutively, meaning that a player can hit a ball to a teammate but not to themselves. However, that player may hit the ball again on the third hit. If two players hit the ball at the same time, neither player can touch the ball on the next hit.

Rules of the Libero

The libero is a player specialized in defensive playing. This player is meant to be the defensive powerhouse The libero cannot block the ball or attack when it is above net height. This player has more freedom than other players because they can substitute for any back row player at any time. However, the libero can only substitute out for the player they originally replaced.

The libero can serve according to high school volleyball rules, but only in a certain rotation. This means that the libero can serve only for a certain person, not for everyone whom they replace.

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