VOLLEYBALL REGULATIONS

1. 1.   Organization
   1. The Volleyball Committee of the 13^th European Maccabi Games will be responsible for the Volleyball competitions of the 13^th European Maccabi Games.
   2. The Volleyball competitions will be conducted according to rules of the F.I.V.B., the English text will be binding.
   3. Participation in the competition is open to any athlete who is in possession of a Participant Card, issued by the Organising Committee of the 13^th European Maccabi Games.
   4. Each country may enter one team for the Open Male Volleyball competition, one team for the Open Female Volleyball competition and one team for the Junior Boys Volleyball competition.
   5. Each team may consist of 12 players only.
2. 2.   Venues and Times
   1. The Volleyball Committee of the 13^th European Maccabi Games will determine the venues and times of the Volleyball competitions and teams will be notified accordingly.
   2. The Volleyball Committee is authorized to change the venues and times of the competitions. These decisions will be final.

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3. 3.   Game Ball
   1. The games will be played with an approved Volleyball. Further information will be given as soon as possible.
   2. The Volleyball Committee is authorized to change the brand name of balls, if necessary, and these decisions will be final.

1. 4.    System of Competition
   1. The competitions will be played on a league basis of a Round-Robin league system.
   2. The Open competition will be played in 5 winning sets. The Junior competition will play a match based on the best of 3 sets.
   3. In the Open as well as the Junior competition sets are played to 25 points. The last set is only played to 15.
   4. Each team is allowed to ask for 2 time outs per set. A time out lasts 30 seconds and needs to be called by the coach.
   5. Each team can nominate one Libero per game, This person needs to wear a different shirt.
   6. Counting of points: 
      At the end result of a game of 3-0 or 3-1:
      3 points for the winner 0 points for the looser
      
      At the end result of 3-2:
      2 points for the winner and 1 point for the looser Forfeit
      3 points for the winner and 1 point for the team that forfeited
   7. The winner of each game will be awarded two points, the loser one point. For a technical loss no points will be awarded.
   8. In the event of two or more teams having the same number of points, classification will be made according to the quotient of sets won and lost in all matches.
   9. In the event that after the above mentioned, equality still exists between teams, classification will be made according to the quotient of points won and lost in all matches.
   10. In the event of two or more teams obtaining the same sets and points quotient, the better place will be taken by the team winning the game or games between them.
   11. The team placed 1 in the league and the team placed 4 will compete for the first Semi-Final. The team placed 2 and the team placed 3 will compete for the second Semi-Final.
   12. The winners in the Semi-Finals will compete in the Final Game for the title: "13^th European Maccabi Champion".
   13. The winners in the Semi-Finals will compete for the third place.
   14. The rest of the teams will be placed according to their league order.

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

1. 6.   Officiating
   The Volleyball Committee will select a Referees' Committee, which in turn will appoint the referees for all the games.

1. 7.   General
   1. These regulations are but one part of the complete 13th European Maccabi Games Regulations, and must be read along with the instructions found in "Basic Regulations and Disciplinary Procedures".
   2. 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.
2. Source:http://www.emg2011.eu/sports-rules-and-regulations/volleyball
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