Volleyball Rules - Comparing FIVB, NCAA and AVP Volleyball Rules

Number of Players

• Olympic Indoor, NCAA Men and Women
  
  • Six players
    
  
  
• AVP, Olympic Beach
  
  • Two players

Scoring

• AVP, Olympic Indoor and Beach, NCAA Men and Women
  
  • Rally Scoring
    
  • Must win by two
    
  • No point cap
  
  
• Olympic Indoor and NCAA Women
  
  • Best of five sets
    
  • First four sets played to 25 points
    
  • Fifth set played to 15 points
    
  • Teams switch sides at game's end in sets 1-4 and when leading team reaches eight points in set five.
  
  
• NCAA Men
  
  • Best of five sets
    
  • First four sets played to 30 points
    
  • Fifth set played to 15 points
    
  • Teams switch sides at game's end in sets 1-4 and when leading team reaches eight points in set five.
  
  
• AVP and Olympic Beach
  
  • Best of three sets
    
  • First two sets played to 21 points
    
  • Third set played to 15 points
    
  • Teams switch sides when sum of points scored equals seven in sets one and two, and when sum of points scored equals five in set three.

Court Size

• Olympic Indoor and NCAA Men and Women
  
  • 18 meters x 9 meters(59' x 29'6")

• AVP and Olympic Beach
  
  • 16 meters x 8 meters (52'6" x 26'3")
    

Net Rules

• AVP, Olympic Indoor and Beach, NCAA Men and Women
  
  • Men's Net Height - 2.43 meters or 8’
    
  • Women's Net Height - 2.24 meters or 7’4”
    
  • Contact with net permitted as long as it does not interfere with play.

• Olympic Indoor, NCAA Men and Women
  
  • Any part of body above feet can go under the net as long as it does not interfere with play.
    
  • Feet can go under the net if they don’t interfere with play and part of foot is on or above center line.
  
  
• AVP, Olympic Beach
  
  • Players can fully enter opponent’s court as long as does not interfere with play.

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