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Old Tue May 09, 2023, 12:49pm
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Originally Posted by Zoochy View Post
Team S is serving. As S1 tosses the ball in the air, ALL the members of Team R YELL "Jump". Or as S1 is about to contact the serve, ALL the members of Team R YELL "floater".
This occurs on every serve.
If you are R1, do you address this behavior? If so, then what do you do?
"It depends."

If it's for communicative purposes, even though they should be able to see what type of serve is coming, I've got nothing.

In the rare instance when you can be 100% certain it's merely to try to be unsporting, you can address. I believe NFHS specifically addresses attempts to disconcert the server, whereas in other rulesets, you could use the "no yelling at the opponent through the net" guidance.

But don't look too hard for trouble; otherwise, you'll find it.
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