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The answer is a resounding "No!"
dvtaylor, let me ask you a question - was the Libero able to serve during club season last year? The obvious answer is "no."
The USAV rules are based on FIVB. FIVB rules only change each quadrennium. The next quadrennium ends after the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. Therefore, the libero is NOT allowed to serve this year in club volleyball. In addition, I will bet that it will not happen for an absolute minimum of 5 years (following the 2012 quadrennium) and probably not happen then, either.
The whole idea of the Libero serving goes against the reason that the Libero was instituted in the first place - to add a defensive specialist to the game. NCAA decided to get creative when they decided to let the Libero serve. NFHS is only following the NCAA lead. However, USAV will only follow the dictates of FIVB.
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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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