When are rosters and lineups due, and can I change them?
Rule- USA
- USA Volleyball
- Club volleyball
- 16 and under
- Juniors
- 2025-27 rules
- Coaches
Roster (USAV 4.1.3), unless the event's competition regulations say otherwise:
- Submit it at least 10 minutes before the start of each match, including tournament play, listing the names and numbers of eligible players. The coach or team captain signs it.
- Only players on the roster may play.
- After signing, the roster may be changed only to correct a uniform number, and that costs a penalty point if the coach or game captain requests it. No players may be added after it's signed.
Lineup sheets
- Set 1: due 2 minutes before the end of the timed warm-up.
- Later sets: at least 30 seconds before the end of the interval between sets.
- Late lineup: delay sanction.
- Once the lineup sheet is delivered to the 2nd referee or scorer, changes require a regular substitution. The one exception is fixing a duplicate number before the set starts, which isn't charged as a substitution.
- Mark the game captain with a "C" and record your libero(s), or the scorer will return the sheet.
Added 21 Oct 2026