SAND TOURNAMENT RULES

GENERAL RULES:

Middle school and high school teams can have between 6-12 players (with any combination of males and females)
CISD students (current 6-12th grade), alumni and faculty allowed to play
- students from other schools are allowed to participate on a team with at least 1 CISD student on their team.
FEMALE PLAYERS: ONLY 2 Varsity, JV or Freshman (played in the 2024 season) from ANY high school volleyball program or club program can be on a team. Violation of this rule will result in the team being disqualified from play with no refund.
MALE PLAYERS: ONLY 2 club volleyball players can be on a team. Violation of this rule will result in the team being disqualified from play with no refund.

SPORTS GARDEN RULES:

All players must wear a shirt - no bathing suits, sports bras or bare chests allowed
Outside food/drinks are NOT allowed at Coppell Sports Garden - bags will be checked upon entry to the establishment and all food/drinks will be confiscated. Players will be given a water bottle at check-in and can refill that bottle throughout the night. Sports Garden will also have food items for sale.

PLAYING RULES:

There must be 6 players on the court at all times
Players must rotate to all positions
All substitutions must enter the game at the serving position when their team controls the serve
Teams can only play with players on their roster. Teams will be disqualified if they pick up extra players.
- If players must leave, leaving the team with less than 6 players, that team will forfeit all future matches
Scoring will be rally scoring with each serve counting as a point for the team that wins the rally
Standard volleyball rules will apply
- THE REF IS ALWAYS RIGHT - Do not argue with refs for any reason or your team will be asked to leave
- NO touching the net at any time with any part of the body
- Obvious lifts/catches will be called
- Serves that hit the net but continue over into the opponent's playing area are legal serves
- Time outs are 30 seconds - Each team allowed 1 timeout per match
- Rock/paper/scissor at the beginning of the match by the team captains to determine who will serve/receive

POOL PLAY MATCHES:

Each match will be played to 21 points or 15 minutes (whichever happens first)
- You do not have to win by 2 if time has expired

BRACKET PLAY MATCHES: