In reverse coed volleyball, male and female players compete together on the same team. As its name implies, reverse coed volleyball reverses certain rules followed in standard coed volleyball. These rule reversals require teams to use different strategies than they would in standard coed competition. Many high school and college intramural leagues host reverse coed tournaments.
Teams
Each reverse coed team should have six players, including three males and three females, on the court at all times. If a team only has five players, it must have three men and two women.
Net Height
Reverse coed games require a net set to the standard height for official women's competition. The net should measure 7 feet, 4¼ inches from the center of the court, and no more than ¾ inch higher at the sidelines.
Rotation
A team's serving order and rotation must alternate between male and female players. For example, if a female player occupies the right front-row position to start, a male player must start in the center front-row position and a female player in the left front-row position. Each time a team gains the right to serve, its players rotate clockwise one position. Players must follow the same rotational order throughout the game. If a player leaves the game, she can only reenter in her original position.
Attacking Restrictions
Male players cannot attack the ball above the net in front of the attack line. No male player can block the ball. Female players can attack the ball freely according to their position in the rotation. Back-row players can never attack the ball from the front zone while the ball remains above the net.
Contact Rules
Each team must return the ball over the net in three hits or fewer. A male player must contact the ball each time. If two female players hit the ball, a male player must then hit it before it passes the net. This rule reverses the rule followed in standard coed volleyball, in which a female player must contact the ball each time.
Libero
Teams can use a libero player in reverse coed games. The libero player, a defensive specialist, must remain in a back-row position throughout the game and cannot block or serve the ball. The libero player can be male or female.
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