2026 Monday Division 2 Season: Individuals Registration (Term 3) Information and registration

Terms and conditions

• Games are 60 minutes long and take place from 6:15pm with two games taking place every hour on two courts.
  
  No Division 1 or 3 player is to play in the Division 2 competition.
  
  Payment is for your participation in a team/team participation. This season CVA are trialing only individual registrations, however you will need to state what team you are playing for. Your captain can add of you now as players in the one registration if you prefer, however you will need to transfer your captain $80 as they will need to pay for every player in their registration. Your team captain will need to email your expected team list to play@cairnsvolleyball.com.au
  
  Current CVA and VQ membership is required.
  
  CVA 2025-26 Membership: https://www.cairnsvolleyball.com.au/cva-2025-26-membership
  VQ 2025-26 Membership: https://www.cairnsvolleyball.com.au/vq-membership-202627
  
  The Division 2 competition is designed to bring players together and support them to compete on their way into a future of competitive volleyball, or provide a competitive/enjoyable level of volleyball for those that simply love the game.
  
  Term 2 draw: https://tournifyapp.com/live/cvadiv226t2/schedule
  
  Teams:
  a. Players can only register in one team, with a maximum of 10 players per team.
  b. Every player must sign themselves in on the team list sheet at the kiosk prior to each game. This is prior to the first serve. Team list sign in sheets are kept at the kiosk. Penalties will apply to teams repeatedly failing to do this.
  c. Minimum 5 players on the court from the team list. If teams do not have 5 signed in players from their team list by the start of the first serve, they will forfeit the first set. If a 5th team list player arrives during the first set, they must sign in and wait until the second set to begin play. If the team that the 5th team list player has joined wins the second set, then a third set is played to 15 points with a win by 2 as per usual rules.
  d. For a player to be eligible for any finals, team players must have played in at least three regular round matches that season. Regular pool rounds do not include the crossover round or the Grand Final round.
  
  Game Play:
  a. 1 hour game slot with a warm up as below:
  i. H:15pm: Warm up begins. Previous teams vacate the court and the next teams enter.
  ii. H:15pm: Captains paper scissors rock/coin toss.
  iii. H:18pm: Left-side hitting.
  iv. H:20pm: Right-side hitting.
  v. H:22pm: Serving.
  vi. H:24pm: Break for the second referee to complete rotation check with players in positions.
  vii. H:25pm: First serve.
  c. 2025 FIVB rules apply: https://www.fivb.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/FIVB-Volleyball_Rules2025_2028-EN.pdf
  d. Libero can be changed between sets only. The first referee must be told who the Libero is.
  e. 12 sub rule applies.
  f. Sets must be won by 2 points.
  g. No time out is allowed in the last 5 minutes e.g. from 8:10pm.
  h. During a 15-point set teams switch sides when a team obtains 8 points.
  i. All games are played to the best of 3 sets (25, 25, 15) except the gold medal matches in the final week of the season which are best of 5 sets (25, 25, 25, 25, 15). All games are timed except the gold medal matches which are untimed.
  j. Last serve at H:14pm to end the game.
  k. If the timer runs out before the end a set, a winning team must be above 8 points and be leading by 2 points for the set to be counted.
  l. In the third set at end of time if a team is not at 8 points a game winner will be determined based on points count back for the entire game. The third set point will be given to the team with the higher game point total.
  
  Duty:
  a. Teams are required to do duty as per the draw and require:
  1. Scorer for the scoresheet
  2. A second referee to watch net touches, antenna outs, foot complete crossings etc.
  3. At least two lines people standing on opposite sides of the court. Lines people are to be standing and focused on the game, not distracted.
  b. Duty team duty does not end until the winning captain has read and signed the scoresheet and it has been handed to the kiosk.
  
  Other:
  a. Points:
  i. Win = 3 tournament points
  ii. Loss = 1 tournament point
  iii. Forfeit = 0 tournament points
  b. In the event of a tournament point tie, placings will be based on points on sets won/lost, then points difference.
  c. Competition Co-ordinator decisions are final.
  d. Late season team entries may be accepted at the sole discretion of the CVA committee.
  e. Written communication between teams and CVA is via captains and play@cairnsvolleyball.com.au only.
  f. Cairns Volleyball Association expects all players and officials to be treated with respect. Sanctions will apply to individuals and teams for poor behaviour.
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