Question

When is technical time out applied in a game?

Answer 1

This special mandatory time out is, in addition to time outs, to allow the promotion of volleyball by analysis of the play and to allow additional commercial opportunities. Technical Time Outs are mandatory for FIVB World and Official competitions.

For FIVB, World and Official Competitions, in sets 1-4, two additional 60-second "Technical TimeOuts" are applied automatically when the leading team reaches the 8th and 16th point. In the deciding (5th) set, there are no ''Technical Time- Outs"; only two time-outs of 30 seconds duration may be requested by each team.
During all time-outs (including Technical Time Outs), the players in play must go to the free zone near their bench.