FIVB: Significant revolutions in rules and breath of modernity

British initiated the great industrial revolution in the 19th century that entailed a real explosion of global development. As volleyball authorities, gathered at the Board meeting, would like to follow in the British footsteps to develop and promote volleyball, they hence also plans to make an extraordinary revolution in rules. What is more, FIVB ultimately solved the Challenge System question that was approved for using during FIVB contests.

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“We have a great opportunity to turn volleyball into one of the world’s most popular sports but we have to be innovative and we have to be courageous to think outside the box,” Dr. Ary Graca told the members. “I appreciate all your hard work in this meeting and I urge all of you to take back home what we have discussed over the last two days and spread the word of what the FIVB is now trying to achieve. All parties – players, organizers, confederations, federations and stakeholders – play an important part in this modernization of our organization and our sport.”

It has been commonly known since a few months that FIVB is introducing a new rules’ package in the season 2013-2014 such as much more restrictive fingers touches judging. It means a fault will be whistled, during the reception of service, to make a double contact or catch using an overhand finger action, like it take place in beach volleyball.

Another crucial change, proposed by FIVB president Ary Graca, may be an innovative scoring system which is also characteristic for volleyball but performed on sand. All sets would be played to collect 21 points instead of, as it is now, 25 points. Furthermore, a number of technical time-outs would be reduced to just one and the single break would take place after the 12th point. Coaches still will be allowed to ask for two time–outs on their own request.

The new system may be tested in the Volleyball European League.       

Moreover, key decisions saw the approval for the Challenge System to be used during the FIVB Volleyball World League and the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix Finals, with the option of federations to be able to use the system during the Preliminary Round.