Spikeball Rules
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The Tournament
The Grad-Pro Spikeball Flash Tournament will be played at the IM Fields (70 Central Ave. New Haven) on
April 29, 2018. This is a two-game guarantee tournament, and teams MUST be prepared to be at the fields for a large portion
of the day. Tournament style dependent on number of teams registered; typically, the tournament will be double-elimination.
Eligibility
All current graduate and professional students, alumni, faculty, and full-time staff are eligible to participate. Spouses and same
sex civil union partners are able to participate ONLY if they have a Yale ID. Only players listed on the roster are eligible to play
in any intramural game. Eligibility of the players is the responsibility of the team captain.
• Multiple Team Rule: Players may only play on one team.
Late Policy
Teams are expected to be at the field ready to begin play at the designated starting time. Teams are permitted a 3-minute
grace period. If at the start time or during the grace period a team has the minimum number of players, then the game must
begin immediately.
If a team has fewer than the minimum number of players at the designated starting time, then the start of the game is
delayed, and the late arriving team is penalized in the following manner:
• If the late team does not have the minimum number of players up 15 minutes after the original starting time, then the
opposing team is awarded 5 points in the first game and the choice of side or serve.
• 15 minutes after the scheduled start time, the first game is forfeited to the opposing team.
• 20 minutes after the scheduled start time, the match is forfeited, and the opposing team is declared the winner.
• If both teams are arriving late up to 15 minutes, the first game will be played to only 15 points.
o 15 minutes after scheduled start time, all games will be to 15 points.
o 20 minutes after scheduled start time, the match is a double forfeit.
The Game
Each match is best two out of three games to 21 points, win by 2 using rally scoring OR the team with the most points total
overall after 30 minutes. Rest periods between games should be no longer than two minutes.
One 60-second timeout permitted during match (only one timeout for all three games).
• Spikeball is self-officiated – there are no referees; players are responsible for making their own infraction and
scoring calls.
• Spirit of the Game: Spikeball relies upon a spirit of sportsmanship that places the responsibility for fair play on the
players. Highly competitive play is encouraged, but never at the expense of mutual respect among competitors,
adherence to the agreed upon rules, or the basic joy of play.
• In the event of a tie, a tie breaker game will be played to 5 points, first to 5 points wins the match.
• Choice of first serve or side is determined by one game of rock, paper, scissors.
