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rev, those who are citing 9.3.e are missing that the backboard must be over a non-playable area for that to apply.
Since, in the instance of the backboard near the end-line, it seems as though it would be over a playable area, the ball would be dead because we are going to make a judgment as to whether or not the ball could have been played had the vertical backboard NOT been there.
If the ball is headed for down-town Timbuktu, then when we blow the whistle, the play is dead and the ball is out-of-bounds. On the other hand, if the ball is looping in such a way that, if the vertical backboard had not been there, a player could have had a chance to make a play on the ball, then we will have a whistle killing the play and a judgment replay awarded.
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Jan G. Filip - San Jose, CA
EBVOA Rules Interpreter Emeritus
NCS Volleyball Officials Coordinating Committee Recorder
CIF State Volleyball State Championships Referee (2005), Scorekeeper (2006-2007) & Libero Tracker (2010)
PAVO State Referee (2014) / PAVO Certified Scorekeeper (2014) / PAVO Certified Line Judge (2012)
USAV Junior National Referee (resigned 2013) / USAV National Scorekeeper (2014)
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