Rules of Throwball & Court Measurements
- EACH TEAM SHOULD CONSIST OF SEVEN (7) PLAYERS AT TIME OF PLAY.
- THE TEAM SHALL CONSIST OF 7 ACTIVE PLAYERS AND 5 SUBSTITUTES.
- THE MATCH SHOULD BE PLAYED FOR BEST OF 3 SETS FOR 25 POINTS IN EACH SET WITH RALLY SCORE.
- ANY BALL TO BE RELEASED SHOULD BE RELEASED FROM ABOVE THE SHOULDER/SHOULDER-LINE ONLY.
- THE BALL HAS TO BE CAUGHT WITH BOTH THE HANDS AND RETURNED IN ONE HAND ONLY.
- SERVICE BALL SHOULD NOT TOUCH THE NET.
- DOUBLE TOUCH IS NOT ALLOWED FOR THE SERVICE BALL.
- THE BALL SHOULD BE SERVED AFTER THE WHISTLE & WITH IN 5 SCEONDS.
- SERVE THE BALL ONLY FROM THE SERVICE- -ZONE & WITHOUT CROSSING THE END LINE.
- ANY BALL FALLING ON THE BOX LINE OR IN THE DEAD ZONE IS A FOUL.
- ANY BALL AFTER CATCHING (DURING RALLY) SHOULD BE RELEASED WITH IN 3 SECONDS.
- DURING THE RALLY, BALL CAN TOUCH THE NET.
- BODY TOUCH- DURING CATCHING OR RELEASING THE BALL SHOULD NOT TOUCH ANY PART OF THE BODY EXCEPT THE PALM.
- DUBS- WHILE CATCHING, THE BALL SHOULD BE CAUGHT SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH BOTH THE HANDS.
- TWO PLAYERS CANNOT CATCH THE BALL SIMULTANEOUSLY.
- ANY BALL (SERVICE/RALLY) FALLING ON THE SIDE-LINE OR THE END-LINE IS A GOOD BALL.
- THE PLAYERS SHOULD STAY IN 2-3-2 POSITION AT THE TIME OF SERVICE.
- SHIFTING THE BALL FROM RIGHT TO LEFT OR LEFT TO RIGHT IS NOT PERMITTED.
- PUSHING THE BALL DELIBERATELY IS NOT PERMITTED.
- THE SERVICE BALL OR THE RALLY BALL SHOULD NOT TOUCH THE ANTENA.
- 5 SUBSTITUTIONS ARE ALLOWED FOR EACH SET.
- TWO TIME-OUTS OF (30 SECONDS EACH) ARE PERMITTED FOR EACH SET.
- THE PLAYERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER UNIFORM (Shorts & Jersey), WITH NUMBERS PRINTED ON BOTH FRONT & BACK SIDES.
- NUMBERS FROM 1-12 SHOULD ONLY BE USED.
Throwball Court Measurements, Rotation Order & Net Height for various age groups