[Scrapper1]

In my NCAA match last night, home management had placed a carpet in front of the bleachers, to keep wet shoes from getting the court wet. My R1 told the players that the carpet was a change of surface, so if they were playing a ball near the carpet, they had to maintain one body part in contact with the hardwood court.

I looked through my rulebook and couldn't find anything about a change of surface. I know USAV has a rule regarding a change of more than a 1/2-inch, but I don't see anything similar in the NCAA book.

Should we have considered the carpet to be a non-playable area?