VOLLEYBALL REGULATIONS

Last update 12/03/17 

1. Organization

a.      The Volleyball Committee of the 20^th Maccabiah will be responsible for the Volleyball competitions of the 20^h Maccabiah.

b.      The Volleyball competitions will be conducted according to the last up to date rules of the International Volleyball Federation, the English text will be binding.

c.       Participation in the competition is open to any sportsman who is in possession of a Participant Card, issued by the Organizing Committee of the 20^th Maccabiah, and is registered for the Volleyball competitions.

d.      Each country may enter one team for the males' Volleyball competitions, one team for the females' Volleyball competitions, one team for the girls' Junior (1999-2002) and one team for the boys' Junior (1999-2002) Volleyball competitions.

e.      Each team may consist of 12 players only.

f.       Each team must bring two sets of game shirts in different colors to each game.  

2. Venues and times

The Sport department of the 20^th Maccabiah will determine the venues and times of the Volleyball competitions and teams will be notified accordingly.

3. Game ball

a.      The games will be played with MIKASA MVA200 balls.

b.      The Volleyball Committee is authorized to change the brand name of balls, if necessary, and these decisions will be final.

4. System of competition

SYSTEM A: with the participation of up to 5 teams;

a.      The competitions will be played on a league basis of a single round robin league system.

b.      The winner of each game will be awarded two points, the loser one point. For a technical loss no points will be awarded.

c.       In the event of two or more teams having the same number of points, classification will be made according to the head to head results between the two tied teams. .

d.      In the event that after the above mentioned, equality still exists between teams classification will be made according to the difference between total sets won and lost throughout the competition.

e.      In the event that after the above mentioned, equality still exists between teams classification will be made according to the difference between total points won and lost throughout the competition.

f.       In the event a tie still exists, classification will be determined by draw.

g.      The semi-final games will be played on the Cross system, i.e., the team placed 1^st plays against the team placed 4^th and the team placed 2^nd will play against the team placed 3^rd.

h.      The two winning teams in the Semi-Finals will play in the Final game for 1^st and 2^nd places, and the two losing teams in the semi-finals will play for 3^rd and 4^th places

i.        The rest of the teams will be placed according to their league order.

          SYSTEM B: With the participation of 6 or 7 teams;

a.     The competitions will be played on a league basis of a single round robin.

b.     Teams will be ranked in their groups according to their achievements, as described in SYSTEM A.

c.     Drawing of lots by the Sports Department.

d.     The first two teams in the league will compete for the title: "20^th Maccabiah Champion".

e.     The teams placed 3^rd and 4^th in the league will compete for the bronze medal.

f.      The rest of the teams will be placed according to their league order.

SYSTEM C: With the participation of 8-12 teams;

a.      Teams will be divided into 2 groups: The first team in the 19^th Maccabiah will head group A. The second team in the 19^th Maccabiah will head group B.

The teams placed third and fourth in the 19^th Maccabiah will be drawn for second place in the groups. All the other teams will be placed in the groups by a draw.

REMARK: If any of the top four (4)* seeded teams (according to standings at the 19^th Maccabiah) do not participate in the relevant competition at the 20^th Maccabiah, then the vacancy or vacancies will be filled first by moving up the participating seeded teams and then the remaining vacancies of the top four seeded placements will be filled, in order, in accordance with the final standings at the 19^th Maccabiah up to 8^th place. Should there still be any vacancies the places will be filled by a draw among the remaining teams in the competition. Both the Junior and Youth competitions will use seeding in accordance with the final standings of the junior competition at the 19^th Maccabiah.

b.             The competitions will be played on a league basis of a single round robin

c.       In the event that after the draw, one or more teams will not appear and a situation arises whereby a group is short of two teams, the team drawn last will be moved from one group to another.

d.      Teams will be ranked in their groups according to their achievements, as described in SYSTEM A.

e.      The semi-final games will be played on the Cross system, i.e., the team placed 1^st in Group A will play against the team placed 2^nd in Group B and the team placed 2^nd in Group A will play against the team placed 1^st in Group B.

f.       The two winning teams in the Semi-Finals will play in the Final game for 1^st and 2^nd places, and the two losing teams in the semi-finals will play for 3^rd and 4^th places.

g.      Teams placed 3^rd and 4^th in each group will play the same system for places 5-8.

SYSTEM D: With the participation of 13-14 teams

a.    The teams will be divided into 2 groups: The first team in the 19^th Maccabiah will head group A. The second team in the 19^th Maccabiah will head group B.

b.     The teams placed third and fourth in the 19^th Maccabiah will be drawn for second place in the groups. All the other teams will be placed in the groups by a draw.

REMARK: If any of the top four (4)* seeded teams (according to standings at the 19^th Maccabiah) do not participate in the relevant competition at the 20^th Maccabiah, then the vacancy or vacancies will be filled first by moving up the participating seeded teams and then the remaining vacancies of the top four seeded placements will be filled, in order, in accordance with the final standings at the 19^th Maccabiah up to 8^th place. Should there still be any vacancies the places will be filled by a draw among the remaining teams in the competition. Both the Junior and Youth competitions will use seeding in accordance with the final standings of the junior competition at the 19^th Maccabiah.

c.     In the event that after the draw, one or more teams will not appear and a situation arises whereby a group is short of two teams, the team drawn last will be moved from one group to another.

d.    The competitions will be played on a league basis of a single round robin

e.     Teams will be ranked in their groups according to their achievements, as described in SYSTEM A

f.     The first team in each group the league will compete for the title: "20^th Maccabiah Champion".

g.    The teams in 2^nd place in each group will compete for the third place.

h.    The teams in 3^rd place in each group will compete for the fifth place.

i.      The teams in 4^th place in each group will compete for the seventh place.

SYSTEM E: With the participation of 15 teams;

a.      The teams will be divided into 3 groups. Groups A, B and C will consist in 5 teams.

b.      Group A will be headed by the first in the 19^th Maccabiah, and will include also the team placed 6^th in the 19^th Maccabiah.

c.       Group B will be headed by the second in the 19^th Maccabiah, and will include also the team placed 5^th in the 19^th Maccabiah.

d.      Group C will be headed by the third in the 19^th Maccabiah, and will include also the team placed 4^th in the 19^th Maccabiah.

e.      The rest of the teams will be seeded in the groups by a draw.

REMARK: If any of the top six (6)* seeded teams (according to standings at the 19^th Maccabiah) do not participate in the relevant competition at the 20^th Maccabiah, then the vacancy or vacancies will be filled first by moving up the participating seeded teams and then the remaining vacancies of the top six seeded placements will be filled, in order, in accordance with the final standings at the 19^th Maccabiah up to 8^th place. Should there still be any vacancies the places will be filled by a draw among the remaining teams in the competition. Both the Junior and Youth competitions will use seeding in accordance with the final standings of the junior competition at the 19^th Maccabiah.

f.       The first round will be a single round robin system and the teams will be placed accordingly in each group as described in SYSTEM A.

g.      The Quarter-finals will include 8 teams as follows:

1)   Teams placed first and second of each of the 3 groups, plus the two best 3^rd placed teams according to their record as described in System A.

2)   The Quarter Finals will be played on a knock-out system to be drawn as follows:-

The winners of Groups A (QF 1), B (QF 2), C (QF 3) and best runner-up (QF 4) according to System A (a + b), will each be drawn against the remaining 4 qualifying teams in such a way that they cannot be drawn against a team from the same group.

3)   The procedure to be followed is as follows: The names of the 3 group winners plus the best runner up will be put in bowl #1 and the remainder in bowl #2. One team is drawn out of bowl #1 and the team(s) in bowl #2 from the same group will be removed and the drawn made. The names of the team(s) removed from bowl #2 will then be replaced and the procedure repeated until all 4 games are drawn. 

i.        In the Semi Finals teams will play as follow:

1)   Winner Quarter-final 1 – Winner Quarter-final 3

2)   Winner Quarter-final 2 – Winner Quarter-final 4

j.       Games for places 1 to 4 will be held as follows:

1)      Loser Semi-final 1 – Loser Semi-final 2 for places 3-4.

2)      Winner Semi-final 1 – Winner Semi-final 2 in the Final game for places 1-2.

k.      Parallel to the final or semifinal games, losers in the quarterfinals will play for places 5-8, as described in paragraph i. In the event that a team does not fulfill its play-off game, the game will be awarded to its opponent.

SYSTEM F: With the participation of 16 or more teams;

a.      Teams will be divided into 4 groups with the 8 leading teams from the 19^th Maccabiah, heading the Groups as follows:

1)    Group A: 1^st and 8^th from the 19^th Maccabiah.

2)    Group B: 2^nd and 7^th from the 19^th Maccabiah.

3)    Group C: 3^rd and 6^th from the 19^th Maccabiah.

4)    Group D: 4^th and 5^th from the 19^th Maccabiah.

The rest of the teams will be seeded into the groups by a draw. In the event that there are vacancies due to the non-participation of any of the top 8 placed teams, the vacancy will be filled by moving up the existing seeded teams and any further vacancies will be filled by open draw.

REMARK: If any of the top eight (8)* seeded teams (according to standings at the 19^th Maccabiah) do not participate in the relevant competition at the 20^th Maccabiah, then the vacancy or vacancies will be filled by a draw among the remaining teams in the competition. Both the Junior and Youth competitions will use seeding in accordance with the final standings of the junior competition at the 19^th Maccabiah.

b.     The competitions will be played on a league basis of a single round robin

c.     The Quarter-finals will include 8 teams (the two first placed in the league) and will play in a Knock-out System as follows:

1)   1^st Group A – 2^nd Group C

2)   1^st Group B – 2^nd Group D

3)   1^st Group C – 2^nd Group A

4)   1^st Group D – 2^nd Group B

d.     In the Semi-finals teams will play as follow:

1)   Winner Quarter-final 1 – Winner Quarter-final 2

2)   Winner Quarter-final 3 – Winner Quarter-final 4

e.     Games for places 1 to 4 will be held as follows:

1)   Loser Semi-final 1 – Loser Semi-final 2 for places 3-4.

2)   Winner Semi-final 1 – Winner Semi-final 2 in the Final game for places 1-2.

f.      Parallel to the final or semifinal games, losers in the quarterfinals will play for places 5-8, as described in paragraph d. In the event that a team does not fulfill its play-off game, the game will be awarded to its opponent.

g.     Teams ranked 3^rd & 4^th will play ranking games as follows:
1) 3^rd Group A – 3^rd Group B – Winner ranked 9, Loser ranked 10
2) 3^rd Group C – 3^rd Group D – Winner ranked 9, Loser ranked 10
3) 4^th Group A – 4^th Group B – Winner ranked 13, Loser ranked 14
4) 4^th Group C – 4^th Group D – Winner ranked 13, Loser ranked 14

5. Draw

The draw of the teams in the groups will be a public draw.

6. Referees

The Volleyball Committee will select a Referees’ Committee, which in turn will appoint the referees for all the games.

7. General

a.      These regulations are but one part of the complete 20^th Maccabiah regulations, and must be read along with the instructions found in “Basic Regulations and Disciplinary Procedures”.

b.      In the event of a discrepancy between the regulations written here and those appearing in the “Basic Regulations”, the regulations written here will apply and be binding.