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A block is an action that deflects the ball coming from the opponent by a player close to and reaching higher than the net. Thus, what you have described would not be considered a block. Therefore both the player and the ball need to be near the top of the net.

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The net height for High School Girl's is 7 Feet 4 and 1/8 inches.

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Men's net height is 7 feet 11 5/8 inches.

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The official does not have to give a warning first. It's all in his/her judgement about the severity of the offense. In fact, the official can skip the yellow card altogether and just go to red or disqualification based on the play.

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No - The only time you may assist another player would be to prevent him/her from crossing the center line or going out of play.

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As you stated there is nothing specifically in the rules to prevent this, however, if the official determines that the comments are intentionally attempting to distract the server it would be considered unsportsmanlike conduct. The comments you mentioned appear to be directed more at their teammates to make sure they are ready to play. You might hear comments like "short", "deep", "jump", etc. after the serve has been contacted. Again these would be designed to help the service receive and not distract the server.

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Alignment is determined by the players feet and only their feet. Each front row player must have at least part of one foot closer to the centerline than both feet of the corresponding backrow player. (RF/RB, CF/CB, LF/LB) Additionally, the right/left side player must have at least part of one foot closer to the respective sideline than the player in the middle.

I hope this helps out.

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Short Answer: Players are not allowed consecutive contacts during play.

Exceptions: Blocking - A block does not count as a contact, therefore, anyone may play the ball after it is blocked.
Team's First Contact - Multiple contacts are permitted on the first ball over the net during a volley. However, the player is only allowed one attempt to play the ball and it can not be caught or thrown.

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There is no minimum or maximum ceiling height for High School Volleyball under Federation rules. Any ball hitting the ceiling on that team's side in a playable area remains in play as long as that team has a hit remaining.

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The court dimensions used for middle school play should be identical to the Federation rule book. The court is 59 feet long and 29 feet 6 inches wide. It is divided equally so each side is 29 feet 6 inches long and wide. The net height for girls would be 7 feet 4 and 1/8 inches.

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The phrase "term of service" comes out of the Federation Rule book. When a team gets the serve, they have begun their "term of service". This term ends when a side out occurs. A player's term of service begins when they start to serve. It can end if they are substituted for or on a side out. However, it can continue if they re-enter the game during the same term of service for their team. In Federation each player is allowed only one re-toss during their term of service. Thus, once used they would not be allowed to do it again until they rotated 6 places back to the server's position. This is different than the exception for USAV for 14-and-under play where a re-toss is permitted prior to every serve.

Federation Example:

1. Player A is allowed a reserve and then serves 5 points.
2. Player B enters the game has a reserve and serves 5 points.
3. Player A reenters the game and has a reserve.
4. Ruling: Side Out (2nd Reserve during the same team's term of service).

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The serving line for middle school would follow the Federation rule which puts it 30 feet from the net. However, the rule book also uses 9 meters which translates to 29 feet 6 inches. Therefore, you could use either distance.

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You may overhand serve or spike the ball with either a closed fist or open hand.

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The official height for a volleyball net is 7 Feet 11 5/8 inches for Men's and 7 Feet 4 1/8 inches for Women's.

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If you are playing USA Volleyball rules, you may contact the ball with any part of your body. If you are playing Federation rules (High School), no foot contact is permitted. Above the waist only in Federation.

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The circumference of the volleyball should be between 65 to 67 cm or 25.5 to 27 inches. It should weigh between 9 and 10 ounces and be inflated to 4.3 to 4.6 pds/sq inch.

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A back row player may not hit the ball over the net when the ball is completely above the height of the net. The type of hit does not matter and leaving their feet does not enter into the test. However, it can be an indicator to help the official as to where the ball may have been. Therefore, in your case if the ball was not completely above the top of the net it is a legal play.

You do rotate each time you get the service per USA and Federation rules.

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You are allowed contact with the center line with either your hands or feet. As long as some part of your hand or foot is on or above the line, it is legal. You can not go completely across the center line. However, you are allowed to cross the center line extended as long as you don't interfere with the opposition's attempt to play the ball. The extended center line is the part outside the court boundaries (between the sideline and poles and after the poles).

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There are several ways to commit a service fault. I've listed some below:

1. Ball lands out of bounds
2. Ball does not cross over the net between antennas
3. Ball touches a player on the serving team
4. Ball passes over players considered to be screening
5. Ball touches the net (Federation only, not USA)

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Since the point starts with a serve and the service receive is generally considered to be a pass, that would be first. This is followed by the set, an attack (spike or dink), then a block or if unsuccessful a dig.

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In High School (Federation) the court is defined as 60 feet by 30 feet or 18 meters by 9 meters. Thus, the service line is 30 feet behind the net. In USA the court is defined as 18 meters by 9 meters. Thus, the service line is 29 feet 6 inches behind the net. Since 18 meters is actually 59 feet, the 29 foot 6 inch court size is also permissible for high school play.

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The depth of the service area is determined by the playable area behind the court. The service area is marked by the end line and two side line extensions. Therefore, you can serve from anywhere behind the end line provided you are in a playable area.

Additionally, if the playable area behind the end line is not at least 6 feet (Federation) or 6 feet 6 inches (USA), the serving area will extend into the court and be marked to make up the depth.

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The National Federation has not adopted the let serve rule. Thus, any serve hitting the net will be considered a service fault.

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The net height for Men's competition is 7 feet 11 and 5/8 inches. The net height for Women's competition is 7 feet 4 and 1/8 inches.

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The antennas are 1.8 meters (5 feet 11 inches) long and 1 cm in diameter. They extend 80 cm or 32 inches above the net.

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Your restrictions are defined by your position and the ball's position. While in the back row you can not participate in a solo block or a collective block. Additionally, you can not execute an attack hit when the ball is completely above the top of the net and your feet last touched the ground on or in front of the 10 foot line or its extenstion.

An attack hit is defined as any action directing the ball into the opponents court. It is completed when it is either legally blocked or completely crosses the plane of the net.

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The net height for Girl's High School Volleyball is 7 feet 4 and 1/8 inches.

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This all goes toward the screening rule. Bear with me, this explanation is going to be long.

Anytime players are standing close together, the potential for a screen exists. Close together is normally defined as an arm's length or less apart. The word "potential" is used because the ball must be served over these players in a low trajectory for the screen to be called. Additionally, a single player standing near the server could create a screen if he is upright and the server sends a low trajectory serve directly over that player. Another single player screen can be created if they are deliberately moving to block the view of a receiving team's player. It's important to note that the receiving team players are not guaranteed any specific spot on the court to receive a serve. Therefore, they must move if a single player from the serving team is blocking their view of the server. However, if they move and the same serving team player follows them to continue to block the view of the server, a potential screen exists. Again, the ball must be served over that player.

For your team's serving formation, the only way a screen would be called is if the two upright players had their arms fully extended and a low trajectory serve went over the group of players. If their arms remain at shoulder height or lower, no screen potential exists. The second situation is exactly what was described above, and a screen potential exists. It's important to note that just standing together is not illegal. The ball must be served over the group in a low trajectory.

Generally, the officials will use preventative officiating and warn teams of a potential screen.

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For alignment purposes at the moment of serve you are correct. As LF you must be to the left of CF and in front of LB. Your position relative to the CB or RB doesn't matter. If you are called out of rotation because of being behind the CB, the official probably mistook your actual position as the CF.

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The proper net height can be found in the official USA Beach Rules. It is 7 Feet 4 1/8 inches for Women or Reverse Co-ed and 7 Feet 11 5/8 inches for Mens play.

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At the High School level, line judges are normally selected from the participating teams. At that point they are considered members of the officiating crew and should not be communicating with teammates until the conclusion of the match. Their responsibilities are listed below:

1. Signal In or Out relative to the two lines they are watching.
2. Signal Out if any part of the ball travels over or outside the antenna including hitting the portion of the antenna in the net or the net outside the antenna.
3. Signal foot fault by pointing to the service line and raising their hand if the server steps on the line or in the court before or during contact with the ball. Note: If the server reestablishes contact behind the service line prior to contact, the serve is considered legal.
4. Bring to the nearest official's attention if they see a player standing either completely or partially off of the court at the moment of serve.
5. Assist the official by indicating the ball struck an overhead obstruction while traveling from the other team's court.
6. Signal touch any time the ball deflects off of one player and then lands out of bounds.

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The actions you describe fall under the unsportsmanlike conduct section of the rule books. In any of those cases the official could stop play and give anything from a warning to a red card depending on their interpretation of the offense. However, normally the official would just warn the players to stop the behaviour before issuing any cards.

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The net height is 7 feet 4 and 1/8 inches for Women's and Reverse Co-ed. It is 7 feet 11 and 5/8 inches for Men's and Co-ed.

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It's not a rule. The coach was probably just making sure everyone played. All players on the roster are eligible to play in all games. Any one replaced by a substitute may return to the game provided they return to the same place in the rotation. In high school you're allowed 18 team substitutions per game and in USA you get 15.

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A volleyball court is 59 feet by 29 feet 6 inches. Thus each half is 29 feet 6 inches by 29 feet 6 inches.

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The antenna can be placed on either side of the net. When placing the antenna remember that they are considered out of bounds, thus they should be placed just outside the sidelines.

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Since you did not specify which set of rules, I will answer for both Federation (High School) and USA.

1. Front Line players may change position after contact of the serve.

2. The ball must be served by the player in the right back position. This serve can be executed anywhere behind the back line.

3. In USA once the server tosses the ball they must serve it, there are no reserves. In High School each server gets one reserve for each term of service.

4. Each team is allowed a maximum of 3 hits every time the ball is on their side. Note: A block does not count as a contact.

5. Each time a team sides out to obtain the serve the entire team must rotate clockwise. RF to RB, RB to CB etc.

6. In High School touching the net, going completely over the center line and making anything but incidental contact with an opponent is considered a foul (Point/Side Out). The only difference is in USA a player is allowed to make incidental contact with the net. Thus, if net contact is made and it is not relevant to the play, that contact is allowed. For example, a player after completing a block attempt turns to play defense and brushes the net with their shoulder. Anything other contact is considered a foul.

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1. For USA Volleyball, Rule #17 tells you everything you need to know about the serve. For High School, it's Rule #8. To summarize, the player must wait until the Referee's whistle and then complete his/her service motion having touched the floor last within the service area and in the alloted time. (USA - 8 sec., High School - 5 sec.) In USA the player only gets one toss per service attempt. In High School the player is allowed one reserve for each term of service.

2. You are allowed multiple contacts on any first ball over the net. This is provided you make only one attempt to play the ball. In USA, these contacts may involve finger action. In High School, no finger action (setting motion) is permitted. Since a block does not constitute a hit, you may have multiple contacts during a single attempt to block, and then multiple contacts during a single attempt to retrieve the block attempt. (See Question #8)

3. A ball striking the ceiling after the team's third hit becomes dead. (Point/Side Out) A ball striking the ceiling on a first or second hit remains in play provided the ball has remained on the team's side of the net the entire flight.

4. A server who steps on the end line while serving has committed a foot fault which results in a side out. If that server steps on the end line and then clearly re-establishes position behind the end line, they can serve the ball legally.

5. The ball can touch the net at any time except on a served ball. Additionally, a ball striking the net outside the antennas or hitting the antennas is considered dead. (Point/Side Out)

6. A team is technically never allowed four hits. However, since a block does not count as a team contact, you may consider that to be a team getting four hits.

7. The ball is not dead until the whistle has blown, thus a player catching a ball out of bounds would result in their team losing the volley.

8. When two teammates play the ball simultaneously, it counts as the team's first contact and any team member can play the next ball.

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Generally, BB is considered better than B. There really aren't any recognized standards to determine whether your team is B, BB, A, etc. As you said, teams will use their experience and results against other teams to determine which level they should play.

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I assume you are talking about either doubles or triples. The 2000 USA Beach rules (13.4.5) specify that a player intentionally setting the ball into the opponents' court must play the ball with two hands above the shoulders and send it either directly behind or in front of him/her. Thus, the ball's flight must be in line with the player's hands and shoulders once he/she has finished the play.

Thus, the position of the player relative to the net does not matter. However, it would not be possible for a player whose shoulders are perpendicular to the net to legally and intentionally set the ball into the opponents court. Furthermore, if your shoulders are parallel (both the same distance away from net) to the net, it is very easy to determine that the ball's flight was legal because the net can be used as a reference. When a player's shoulders are at some angle to the net, it becomes more difficult to determine that the ball was set directly in front or behind the player.

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The correct net height for Men or Coed play is 7' 11 5/8". The height for Women or Reverse Coed play is 7' 4 1/8". The height is measured from the center of the net. The two ends should be at the same height within 3/4" of the correct height.

The height can be modified for younger players:

• Boys 14 and under:   7' 4 1/8"
• Players 12 and under:   7' 0"
• Girls 10 and under:   6' 6"

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The rule provides for multiple contacts of a hard driven ball on the first contact by the receiving team. Thus, as long as the player only makes one attempt to play the ball it may contact him/her any number of times. For example, the ball could deflect from your arms to your chest and then to your head. However, there are differences between USA and High School in this area. In USA the multiple contacts are permitted on any first ball and may involve finger action. In High School (Federation) the only time multiple contacts are permitted is on a hard driven non served ball with no finger action.

Your position on the court does not matter for the second question. As long as you have only made one attempt to play the ball and there was no prolonged contact, it is a legal play.

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A very carefully worded and interesting question. Because the ball's first touch with the floor is outside the line, the ball is considered out of bounds (Rule 12.4). Once the ball makes contact with the floor, the play is over and ball compression does not matter. However, it is extremely difficult to determine first touch location vs. ball compression on a hard driven ball.

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My sources indicate that your rumor is true. In fact, as early as next season (2000-2001) a served ball will remain in play after contact with the net.

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You are not allowed to block a serve in USA or High School play.

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Hand setting a serve is one of the great myths of the game. You could always hand set a serve, but because of a serve's velocity and/or spin it was very difficult to do so with out double hitting. The rule you are referring to allows the player to have multiple contacts, including finger action, on any first ball. About 3 years ago USA Volleyball incorporated this rule change. It orginated from the popularity of the beach game. The intent was to achieve longer volleys and add more excitement into each point. While multiple contacts are allowed, the player still can't catch or throw the ball.

Interestingly, Federation rules (High School) have not incorporated this change except as an experiment in a few states. Federation rules only allow multiple contacts, no finger action, on any non-served hard driven first ball.

FIVB Official Volleyball Rules

USA Volleyball Rule Book

NFHS Volleyball Rules