Membership in RVSA Junior Varsity and Varsity Volleyball leagues is available to all RVSD high schools.

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1. Eligibility rules are those set forth in the ASAA Handbook and South Central Zone Handbook.
2. A team roster (including birthdays and course load), signed by the principal, is to be submitted by the sports coordinator by September 15.
3. A Junior Varsity player may play up to two competitions with his/her school's Varsity team and still maintain his/her Junior Varsity eligibility. If more than two competitions are played, that player is ineligible for further Junior Varsity competition, but may continue to play Varsity. Note: According to ASAA rules, grade 9 athletes are not allowed to play Varsity.

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1. The RVSA Volleyball league holds two annual Coaches’ Organizational meetings:
   1. Pre-season meeting at the end of June.
   2. Post-season meeting at the end of November.
2. A volleyball commissioner is approved by the RVSA for a two-year term.
3. Participation in the RVSA Volleyball league includes the Divisional Championship tournament. 
4. Junior Varsity and Varsity schedules are single round robins, played full court at 5:30 and 7:00 pm on Wednesdays. Early and late games alternate in the middle of the season. The Varsity Girls and Boys teams travel together and the Junior Varsity Girls and Boys teams travel together. Statistics are based on the best of five games, but teams are to play all five games for developmental purposes. The first four games are played to 25 and the fifth game to 15. All games must be won by two points.         
5. The play-off formats for Junior Varsity and Varsity depend on the number of teams in the league:
   1. Eight Boys teams: A: 8 vs. 1, B: 7 vs. 2, C: 6 vs. 3, D: 5 vs. 4, E: Winner of A vs. Winner of D, F: Winner of B vs. Winner of C, Championship Game: Winner of E vs. Winner of F
   2. Eight Girls teams: Tier 1: A: 4 vs. 1; B: 3 vs. 2; Championship Game: Winner of A vs. Winner of B. Tier 2: A: 8 vs. 5; B: 7 vs. 6; Championship Game: Winner of A vs. Winner of B
   3. Seven teams: A: 7 vs. 2, B: 6 vs. 3, C: 5 vs. 4, D: 1 vs. Winner of A, E: Winner of B vs. C, Championship Game: Winner of D vs. E
   4. Six teams: Six teams: A: 6 vs. 3, B: 5 vs. 4, C: Winner A vs. 2, D: Winner B vs. 1 Championship Game:  Winner C vs. Winner D
   5. Five teams:  A: 5 vs. 4, B: 3 vs. 2, C: Winner A vs. 1, Championship Game: Winner B vs. Winner C
   The match format is the best of five games with the first four games played to 25 points and the fifth game to 15. All games must be won by two points. Play-offs are held over one week at higher ranked schools (i.e. the schools with the better win/loss record during the regular season). The Divisional Championship games are held on Thursday, Friday at higher ranked schools, and Saturday at the host school.
6. Hosts of Division Championships are as follows:     
   1. 2009-10 – Springbank
   2. 2010-11 – Cochrane
   3. 20011-12 – Chestermere
   4. 20012-13 – Bert Church
   5. 20013-14 – Bow Valley
   6. 20014-15 – George McDougall
   7. 2015-16 – Springbank
   8. 2016-17 – WG Murdoch
7. The top four Varsity (3A) teams in the RVSA Volleyball league are eligible to attend the Zone Championships. If there is room for another team at the Zone tournament, it will be based on league standing.

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1. All games are played according to the rules of Volleyball Canada, with modifications according to the ASAA handbook.
2. At the coaches' discretion, the following applies to junior varsity developmental games:
   1. If there are less than 20 minutes before the start of the second match, there is no developmental games.
   2. If there are between 20 and 30 minutes before the start of the second match, one 15-point developmental game (no court change, cap at 15) may be played.
   3. If there are over 35 minutes before the start of the second match, one 25-point developmental game (no court change, cap at 25) may be played.
   4. There are no developmental games in the second match.
3. ASAA score sheets can be purchased through the Zone secretary and must be used for each league match. Home teams are to phone their scores into the statistics coordinator the morning of the next school day.
4. League standings are determined on a point basis of two points for a win and zero points for a loss. 
5. In the event of a tie, the following tie breaking procedures are used to determine the higher standing:
   1. The team having the best ratio of won/lost matches, considering only matches played between the tied teams, will be ranked higher.
   2. The team having the best ratio of won/lost games, considering only matches played between the tied teams, will be ranked higher.
   3. The team having the best ratio of won/lost games, considering all matches of the regular season, will be ranked higher.
   4. The team having the best ratio of points for/against, considering only games played between the tied teams, will be ranked higher.
   5. The team having the best ratio of points for/against, considering all games played druing the regular season, will be ranked higher.
   6. Any game needed to break ties will be a single game, rally point scoring to 25 points with a two point diference to determine placing.

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1. The designated home team provides a game ball, score sheet, nets, standards, officials stand, antennae and score cards.
2. The designated home team provides space for each team to change and shower.
3. The net height for Varsity/Junior Varsity Girls is 2.24 m, 2.35 m for Junior Varsity Boys and 2.43 m for Varsity Boys.

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1. The designated home team provides two trained score keepers and two line officials for each match.
2. Each team is to be prepared to provide line officials if necessary.
3. Each team is encouraged to hire student umpires who are paid at a rate approved by the RVSA. Umpires are paid by the RVSA through funds provided by volleyball plug-in fees. 
4. All teams are to train personnel for the jobs they perform.

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1. The RVSA Volleyball league uses carded volleyball officials for both Junior Varsity and Varsity league and play-offs: one official for Junior Varsity matches and two officials for Varsity and play-off matches.
2. Officials operate according to the rules of Volleyball Canada unless otherwise instructed by the RVSA Volleyball commissioner. Such instructions result only from decisions made by coaches at the Coaches' Organizational meetings and ratified by the RVSA governing body at a Sports Parameters meeting.
3. If an official fails to appear, and the coaches decide to play the match with a non-scheduled referee, that match stands as a league competition.
4. The sports coordinator is responsible for scheduling league and play-off officials.

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All athletes and parents must sign the RVSA Code of Conduct for Athletes and Spectators prior to participating in any exhibition or RVSA event. Coaches must also sign the RVSA Code of Conduct for Coaches. Failure to complete the form results in that participant being disqualified from play and may result in his/her team forfeiting points gained while participating with an ineligible participant. 

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1. In the event of an official school conflict with a scheduled game, the coach must, once conferring with the opposing team's coach, contact the sports coordinator to reschedule the officials. This is to be done at least two weeks in advance to ensure that officials are available.
2. In the event that schools choose to postpone a game due to bad weather and/or poor road conditions, the travelling team’s coach must, once conferring with the host team's coach, contact the sports coordinator to cancel the officials and to reschedule the game. If teams cancel games without informing the sports coordinator, they are responsible for paying the officials.

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1. All grievances are dealt with according to the RVSA Appeal Policy - RVSA By-Laws Article XII.
2. Players/coaches ejected from a match due to unsportsmanlike and/or flagrant conduct are automatically suspended for the next league or play-off match and receive a disciplinary letter from the commissioner with copies sent to the coach, principal and sports coordinator.
3. Players/coaches accumulating three penalty (red) cards during the season are suspended from the next league or play-off match and receive a disciplinary letter from the commissioner with copies sent to the coach, principal and sports coordinator.

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1. The RVSD sponsors awards for Divisional Championship tournaments. These include the following:
   1. First and second-place medallions for Boys and Girls, Junior Varsity and Varsity.
   2. Third-place medallions for the Junior Varsity consolation game.
   3. Divisional Championship trophies for Boys and Girls Junior Varsity and Varsity teams.
   4. Divisional Championship banners for Junior Varsity Boys and Girls teams.    
2. The RVSA Volleyball league holds an annual awards banquet in the following rotation:     
   1. 2009 – Springbank
   2. 2010 – Cochrane
   3. 2011 – Chestermere
   4. 2012 – G. McDougall 
   5. 2013 – Bow Valley     
   6. 2014 – Bert Church
   7. 2015 – WG Murdoch
3. If a team defers its turn to host, the team moves to the bottom of the list. The team that does agree to host does not lose its original designated year.
4. The following awards are handed out at the awards banquet:
   1. Heart Awards: one per team
   2. All Stars: 10 per boys team and 12 per girls team. If there are eight or more teams in a category, the number of all-stars increases to 12, with the understanding that all teams whose coaches or representatives attend the post-season meeting are awarded an all-star. This is to be assessed annually, depending on the number of teams in the league.       
   3. Most Valuable Player: one Junior Varsity girl, one Junior Varsity boy, one Varsity girl, one Junior Varsity boy
   4. Rookie of the Year: one Varsity girl, one Varsity boy
5. The host school sells banquet tickets. Awards costs are covered by the RVSA Volleyball plug-in fees.    

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