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See the League Information below for additional league organization, rules and guidelines.

Important Dates

Team Registration, Fees and Roster

Completely fill out the registration form (DOC) and mail to the address on the form. Please mail early. We would like to have all forms received by the date of the Captains meeting. (You may bring your registration to the Captain's Meeting.) Registration forms will not be accepted after the start of the preseason.

Along with the registration form (DOC), you must send either a $50 non-refundable registration fee or the total team dues of $440. If paying only the $50 registration fee, one check for the total remaining balance ($390) is due by the end of the 3rd week of September. Every effort will be made to accommodate all teams wishing to enter, but the teams that have paid in full will have precedence in being placed in their division. There is limited space in each division.

The total team dues of $440 and your team's completed Roster/Waiver form are due by the end of the 3rd week of September. Please note that you must provide signatures on the roster/waiver form. The first page must be filled out, signed by each team member and the original mailed in or turned into an HVBA Board member or your Division Representative. Captains keep a copy for your use and reference. The second page is for the Captain's use to maintain team members contact information and optionally, can be submitted. For each addition to your roster, have them sign and provide the HVBA with the original. Additions & deletions of team members may be made up to January 31. If other circumstances (injury, leaving town) require you to add members after that date, you may do so only after approval by the league representative and the HVBA Board. A player must play in at least 8 regular season matches to qualify to play in the end-of-season league tournament (no stacking teams for tournament play).

HVBA will not accept incomplete payments. After the end of the 3rd week of September, a team will forfeit each of their scheduled matches until the completed payment is received by the treasurer. Any team that drops out of this registration process will forfeit its $50 registration fee.

Nights and Gyms [TBD. Those shown are from last season]

 Division   Night   Gym(s) 
A Mon  Stone 
BB Tues  Stone, Scruggs 
B Tues  Central, Berachah 
CC Weds  Stone 
C Thurs  Stone 

See our map page for Gym locations and directions.

Teamless?

If you are not on a team or are looking for players to form, or add to a team, please visit our Teamless List page for information, or contact Denny Schneider who will try and put players together with teams. Dates for teamless play are posted above.

League Organization, Rules and Guidelines

There are 5 skill divisions -- A, BB, B, CC and C (from highest to lowest). See the Skill Level page for a description of skills required to play in each division.

Each night consists of 2 matches of play and 1 match of officiating for each team. Each match will consist of 3 games to 25 points (rally scoring). Usually, each team has one week per month in which they are not scheduled to play.

Teams in the indoor league can be coed, but there is no requirement for numbers of men or women that play on a team – you can have any number (or none) of either. But, teams play on a men's height net (7' 11 5/8"). Minors are allowed under strict requirements that they can play at the level of ball in the division they play in,must have a guardian there for all games, and the roster-waiver must additionally be signed by a parent. The HVBA reserves the right to disallow a minor from playing (for safety or other considerations).

Teams must play with 6 players. The HVBA follows USA Volleyball Indoor Rules. Rule modifications for HVBA are covered in the mandatory Referee Clinic/Meeting and handout.

Each division has a Division Representative who is the person "on-site" to enforce rules and policies, resolve issues and maintain the division statistics on a weekly basis. Each team has a Captain and co-Captain responsible for team rosters, fees, lineups, referee assignments and maintaining contact with each team member. Each team will referee one match per night – providing a first and second referee, line judges and a score keeper. Each player also has responsibilities they should follow to help things run smoothly.

Other Rules/Guidelines

Additional rules, bylaws and guidelines can be found here. A few are listed below. See the document covering these for detailed information.

Last Modified on 7/23/2008

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