FAT DADDY'S VOLLEYBALL INFORMATION
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  • 1st Session of League volleyball will begin mid April (April 6th)
     
  • 2nd Session of league volleyball begins late July (exact date depends on holiday/makeup games from 1st session). Ending date will be about the end of October.
     
  • Every Saturday there is open volleyball from open until 11:00pm unless a tournament has been scheduled. Sunday there is open volleyball as well from open (3pm) until leagues start at 5pm. If interested in bringing a group in earlier to get a few more hours of open play in, you can talk to Stef or Felicia about possibly opening early.
     
  • If at anytime during the volleyball season this picture is present on the screen for your night’s standings, then all matches for the night have been CANCELLED due to poor weather. If the regular logo is showing, then GAME ON! The rainout image should be posted on this page approximately one hour before the scheduled start of that night’s matches. Just a reminder – WE RARELY CANCEL!

  • Fat Daddy’s is always looking for extra referee’s to help cover some nights. It’s a GREAT way to make some extra cash while enjoying volleyball. If you are interested, stop in at Fat Daddy’s to get the lowdown!
     
  • All players are responsible for knowing the league volleyball rules. 

FAT DADDY'S COED SIXES VOLLEYBALL RULES

MATCHES
A & B Court/Leagues: 3 games will be played with RALLY SCORING to 25 points (win by 2) with a cap at 28 points. Let Serves will be LEGAL/ALLOWED. This means that on a serve, if the ball HITS the net and goes over on the other side, it is a PLAYABLE ball.

C Court/League: This year we are going to use the rally scoring/let serve method for C Court as well…. Please see above - under A/B Court Leagues for additional rules…

SCHEDULING

The schedule consists of 14 weeks of play. There will NO longer be a flex week – rainout & reschedules will have to be made up during other free time. If you are unsure of when this is, ask Felicia or Stef.

If a team drops out of league play anytime during the session, for any reason, teams scheduled to play that team will be awarded a bye and automatic 3 wins for the match, UNLESS the schedule can be reworked properly AND fairly to allow more playing time for every team.

Matches can be rescheduled anytime throughout the season during Fat Daddy’s normal hours of operation, but not beyond midnight, provided that BOTH team captains agree and a referee from the staff is present, and no other league play is scheduled for that time.

The regular season schedule will continue as laid out and make-up games will be played at a time & date other than regular season play. It is the team captains’ responsibility to set the time in agreement with each other and referee and coordinator, Felicia. These games will then be added to the website schedule.

PLAYOFFS

We will continue to conduct playoffs as we did 2nd Session of last year. There will be playoffs starting the 13th Week of League play with 5th place – 10th place playing (5th vs 6th, 7th, vs 8th and 9th vs 10th). Then on the 14th Week of League play, there will be a mini-tournament for 1st-4th place teams. This means that 1st place will play 4th place first, then 2nd place will play 3rd place, and then the winners of both these matches will play each other for the championship. The winner of this championship match will receive the 1st place bar tab and the other team will receive the 2nd place bar tab.

Of course, all wins/losses count towards your team standings and will determine where you finish at the end of league play for the session (12th Week). Your place for playoffs is determined by the number of wins you have in comparison with the other teams on your court. Any ties will be determined on the head to head match up from that session with the other team you are tied with.

FORFEITS
One game is forfeited after 10 minutes, 2 games after 15 minutes and 3 games (match) after 25 minutes.

Any full forfeiture will result in a 3-game victory for the team on site and will qualify them for the 3-win free pitcher. Pitcher will only be provided when winning team redeems coupon received from referee. No exceptions.

You MUST notify the staff at Fat Daddy’s (414-347-0524) as early as possible, AND the captain of the team you are scheduled to play, if a forfeiture is imminent. If you would like to reschedule these matches, they can be made up ONLY if agreed to by BOTH captains, to be played at another time. It will be responsibility of the teams to set time & date of rematch, and should be witnessed by a staff referee.

If you have NOT contacted the opposing team captain and you do NOT show up, it will be considered a forfeit! NO EXCEPTIONS!

TIME
Games start at times posted for each night. Please note that start times may vary on different weeknights due to the number of teams that play that particular night of the week.

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TIME OUTS
Each team is allowed ONE time out per GAME but each time out is counted against match time.

TEAM MAKEUP
Teams must consist of at least two players, one female and one male. A team MAY play ONE more male than female during regular season play. However, in playoffs, you MUST ask permission of the other team (they do have the ability to say NO). The female rule still applies, and player lineup WILL alternate male and female.

Every regular team player & substitute must sign a player release liability.
This also acts as your team roster. Any opposing team can question your roster at ANY time!

SUBSTITUTION
Rotation occurs when a team wins the serve. Rotation is to the middle back position.

UNSPORTSMANLIKE/DISORDERLY CONDUCT

Unsportsman like/Disorderly conduct will NOT be tolerated at ANY time! It will be left to the discretion of the ref on how to discipline this type of behavior. Some examples of disciplinary action are: Warnings will be given first. Continuation of this type of behavior could result in loss of points, game and even the match.

If this behavior continues to get worse and doesn’t subside throughout the session, a team could be kicked out of the league, and NO refunds would be offered!

MISCELLANEOUS MATCH RULES & INFORMATION

  • All lines are in and net boundaries are pole-to-pole.
  • Ball service may be made from any location behind the back line.
  • The serving team MUST wait for the referee’s whistle prior to the serve. One warning will be given PER SESSION and any subsequent violations will result in loss of serve. It is the captains’ responsibility to make sure his substitute players know this rule.
  • Setting the serve is LEGAL as long as it is CLEAN. This means the serve has to go forward or straight up in the air with little or no rotation (clean). A set serve may NOT go behind your head at anytime.
  • Attacking and blocking the serve is ILLEGAL.
  • Double hit is legal; hands must be closed and together.
  • Back row players may switch up to block at the net, but may NOT attack in front of the ten foot line.
  • You cannot switch a back line male to block if two males already occupy the front row.
  • You can NOT touch the net with ANY part of your body during and attack, set or block of the ball. Only incidental contact with the net away from the ball is acceptable.
  • A block does NOT count as a hit.
  • Each team may contact the ball three times per volley.
  • If more than one hit per side, a female MUST make one hit prior to returning the ball. This is known as the “female rule”.
  • Players may go under the net as long as they do NOT interfere with play of the ball by the opposing team.
  • Players are allowed ONE step onto an adjacent court while trying to return a ball, as long as it does NOT interfere with play on the other court. If play is interfered with on adjacent court, then the point will be awarded to the other team. If a Re-Do is felt to be necessary, it is left to the discretion of your referee!
  • Ball is playable off any part of the body AND players are ALLOWED to kick the ball.
  • If questions arise during a match with any aspect of the match, ONLY captains should approach & discuss the matter with the referee.
  • The referee’s decision is ALWAYS FINAL!
  • There will be one pitcher race winner per night/per session that will receive a quarter barrel party to be booked at their convenience (ALL courts are involved in the nightly pitcher race). Reminder, the pitcher race is per NIGHT, NOT per COURT.
  • The one team per session that accrues the highest number of pitchers out of ALL the nights played will receive and additional quarter barrel party.
  • You may drink towards the pitcher race ANY night of the week, not just the night you play on.
  • Prizes for each court/each night (minimum of a total of 10 teams per night) are as follows: 1st Place wins an $80 bar tab, 2nd Place wins a $40 bar tab.
  • Any team wishing to use the voucher towards purchases of clothing may do so up to the value of the voucher.
  • All vouchers are non-refundable and non-transferable.
  • Only Fat Daddy’s staff members are allowed to retrieve balls that may land on any adjacent roof, or in the empty parking lot. Please try to adhere to this rule.
  • If a member is not able to retrieve an errant ball that night, every effort will be made to retrieve the ball the following day.
  • Fat Daddy’s is not responsible for any lost clothing, personal belongings or equipment.
  • Fat Daddy’s will have tournament quality balls on site at all times.
  • If any team or members choose to use personal equipment, the aforementioned rules will apply.
  • In an effort to keep the season current, we will only call matches if severe weather conditions occur.
  • Rain out decisions will be made one hour prior to the first match. If threatening weather (lightening, hail, etc) only lasts a short period of the evening, decisions on other games throughout the night will be made as the evening goes on. We don’t like to cancel an ENTIRE evening, unless absolutely necessary & the weather is extreme (especially with NO flex week anymore).
  • Rainout information can be obtained by calling Fat Daddy’s at (414) 347-0524.
  • Rainout makeup dates will be posted on the web site as well as on site and every effort will be made to accommodate any and all personal schedules.
  • We would prefer to have all teams play the same amount of games and make every attempt to give several alternative make-up dates.
  • If at any time during the year you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to call Felicia @ 414-347-0524.

 

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