Volleyball rules
At these championships, the new scoring system and serve rule were tested. The set was played up to 15 points and to win the game you need to take four sets. The 4-0 or 4-1 results bring three points to the winner, while 4-2 or 4-3 the winner gets two points while the defeated team receives one.
According to the FIVB, this system can shorten the duration of the matches and make the games even more interesting. There are no technical time-outs but there are just two 30-second time-outs per team. There are only two minutes of a break between the sets.
These are some facts about the men’s U23 World Championship:
Number of matches: 38
4-set games: 14 (37%)
5-set games: 10 (26%)
6-set games: 7 (18%)
7-set games: 7 (18%)
Shortest set duration: 9 minutes (5 times)
Longest set duration: 34 minutes
Shortest match duration: 43 minutes
Longest match duration: 2 hours
Average set length: 15 minutes
Average match length: 1 hour and 17 minutes
Both of the tournaments will be analyzed and evaluated extensively by the FIVB. Then, they will decide what happens next.
“This system can be revolutionary as the introduction of the rally-point system,” say some volleyball experts.
The main question: Is there a room for the new FIVB rules? Should these rules be used worldwide? We are expecting the answers from the volleyball experts.
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