coordinator@wellandvolleyball.ca 
ABOUT OUR LEAGUE
The Welland Volleyball League started in 1981 and has been a thriving non-profit organization run by an executive team of volunteers ever since.
All games are played indoors in Welland. Click here to view our locations.
We start each season during the first week of October and ends in April with an annual volleyball tournament during the last weekend of January.
Team registration starts in August.
LEAGUE RULES
- Each game (match) will have 3 sets (5 minute warm up,game play is up to 55 minutes)
- All sets go to 25 pts. Must win by 2pts, cap at 27pts. EXCEPT the 3rd game which may end due to time purposes
- Teams will be awarded 1 pt for each winning match(ie. 2/ 3 matches won = 2 pts.). Division standings are based on total points per team.
- In the event of a tie in the standings, the tie breaker will be first determined by total match wins over the season. If there is still a tie, it will then be determined by head to head matches and lastly, it will be determined by points for/against (+/ -).
- All O.V.A. rules will apply except: Recreational will have 5 serve limit
- 1 time-out (30-second) permitted per team per match
- League waivers must be signed by all players prior to playing.
- A player can be added to the team roster at any time prior to playoffs. A player can only be on 1 roster per division for the whole season.
- Teams are allowed to add a max of 15 players to their roster.
- Players must be 18 years or older to play in the league.
- Teams must play with a min. of 4 players on the court at all times. A team with less than 4 players will forfeit the game (see forfeit section in the additional rules section). In co-ed divisions, if playing with 4 players, there may be no more than two male players on the court at all times.
- If team has only 3 players, the team may pick up another player (1 player max.) from within the division to prevent a forfeit.
- Co-ed Divisions: If a coed team is short players, teams are allowed to play with a maximum of three male players and a minimum of two female players on the court only five times during league play only (this excludes playoffs).A team may be allowed to play with more than three females only when agreed to by the opposing team.
- Co-ed Divisions: In playoffs, teams are required to have 3 males and 3 females on the court at all times.
- Attendance will be taken weekly by the scorekeeper and the team captains to enforce player playoff eligibility.
- Player Playoff Eligibility: Players must play a minimum of 5 games in the season to qualify for playoffs. If a team only has 4 players or less for playoffs due to special circumstances (ex. injury, illness or pregnancy) a team can sub in 1 player (max) from an eliminated team within the division, with executive approval. Executive approval must be submitted by the end of your last night or your request will be denied except in extenuating circumstances.
- It is the responsibility of the captain to ensure that their players abide by all league rules, keep their teams informed of all information from the league/executive team and ensure that their team’s attendance sheet is completed correctly for each game.
- Each team must have a representative at any league meeting called by a WVL executive.
- Each team must pick a reliable captain to be the team representative and bring forward any issues or complaints to the WVL executive team in a timely manner. If the team’s captain changes, the team must inform the executive team as soon as possible via email coordinator@wellandvolleyball.ca
- No children are permitted in the gym. This is a rule set down by the School Board. There will be no exceptions. Violations to this rule will result in loss of the league's permit.
- All incidents/complaints must be submitted using the incident report form and emailed to the coordinator@wellandvolleyball.ca within 72 hours to be addressed. The executive team will have 30 days to respond, if a response is required.
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