Volleyball Divisioning Criteria DIVISION I Playing all High School Rules including: Foot faults In the net Carries Blocking serve CRITERIA Majority of servers (4 out of 6 starters) could serve 15 straight if not returned, other (1 or 2) could serve 6 8 straight, – possible one who could not serve 6 8 – Majority of players (4 out of 6 starters) can return a serve or a volley routinely; rest of the team occasionally Majority of players can set teammates and play on ball set by teammates Majority of starters would move for a ball DIVISION II Some leniency in rules: Call all foot faults Can touch net if does not interfere with opponent, but call if during attempt to spike, and call if at least whole foot touches past center line or interferes with opponent Call only obvious carriers Call spiking serve CRITERIA Half of starters could serve 15 straight if not returned. 1 or 2 could serve 6 8 straight if not returned. 1 or 2 have at – least 50% of serves that would be good. 1 or 2 could not serve 50% from the back line Half of the players can return a serve or volley routinely, 1 or 2 can return a serve or volley occasionally. 1 or 2 might return a serve or volley hit right to them, if in the front row Half of the starters can set a teammate and play on ball set by teammates Half of the starters move for a ball DIVISION III Added leniency in rules: Call foot faults if whole foot is over line Can touch net if does not interfere with opponents call if more than one foot is touching under net or interferes – with opponents Call only very obvious carries Call spiking a CRITERIA 1 or 2 players could serve 15 straight if not retuned. 1 or 2 would regularly serve 6 8 straight if not returned. 1 or 2 – would have at least 50% of serves good. 1 or 2 could serve at least 50% of the served good. 1 or 2 players can return a serve or a volley routinely. 1 or 2 can return a serve or volley occasionally. 1 or 2 might return a serve or volley hit right to them if in the front row. 1 or 2 players who rarely would return a serve or volley event if hit right to them when in the front row. 1 or 2 players can set a teammate and play on a ball set by teammates. 1 or 2 players would move for a ball
Volleyball Divisioning Criteria DIVISION I Playing all High School Rules including: Foot faults In the net Carries Blocking serve CRITERIA Majority of servers (4 out of 6 starters) could serve 15 straight if not returned, other (1 or 2) could serve 6 – 8 straight, possible one who could not serve 6 – 8 Majority of players (4 out of 6 starters) can return a serve or a volley routinely; rest of the team occasionally Majority of players can set teammates and play on ball set by teammates Majority of starters would move for a ball DIVISION II Some leniency in rules: Call all foot faults Can touch net if does not interfere with opponent, but call if during attempt to spike, and call if at least whole foot touches past center line or interferes with opponent Call only obvious carriers Call spiking serve CRITERIA Half of starters could serve 15 straight if not returned. 1 or 2 could serve 6 – 8 straight if not returned. 1 or 2 have at least 50% of serves that would be good. 1 or 2 could not serve 50% from the back line Half of the players can return a serve or volley routinely, 1 or 2 can return a serve or volley occasionally. 1 or 2 might return a serve or volley hit right to them, if in the front row Half of the starters can set a teammate and play on ball set by teammates Half of the starters move for a ball DIVISION III Added leniency in rules: Call foot faults if whole foot is over line Can touch net if does not interfere with opponents – call if more than one foot is touching under net or interferes with opponents Call only very obvious carries Call spiking a CRITERIA 1 or 2 players could serve 15 straight if not retuned. 1 or 2 would regularly serve 6 – 8 straight if not returned. 1 or 2 would have at least 50% of serves good. 1 or 2 could serve at least 50% of the served good. 1 or 2 players can return a serve or a volley routinely. 1 or 2 can return a serve or volley occasionally. 1 or 2 might return a serve or volley hit right to them if in the front row. 1 or 2 players who rarely would return a serve or volley event if hit right to them when in the front row. 1 or 2 players can set a teammate and play on a ball set by teammates. 1 or 2 players would move for a ball
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