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Partner and I had a very strange JV/V match last week. Girls or coaches had to keep asking for LU checks to stay in proper rotation. H team almost started the game with wrong server. Visiting coaches (who used to coach B'ball tried to whine and complain alot.) Captain of H team had a huge metal hair pin in during game. And other just goofy stuuf you don't usually see in Varsity Vball. Here's what I think we did right and what mistakes we made that I think I learned from.

1. Whining coach... I quietly walked over after hearing "that's awful" the second time and said very calmly where only he and AC could hear, "Coach, nest time I hear, 'that's awful' you just bought a seatbelt." Quiet as a mouse after that.

2. UD for the hair pin. I walk to stand and inform R1 what has happened. She signals UD and calls for point for opponent. It didn't seem right at the time. Should have been a TO instead, right?

3. Home coach calls for TO once and a line up check once just before R1 extends arm to beckon for the serve. I allow both as arm was not up. My whistle was just before hers. Correct procedure, yes?

4. R1 calls double hit once on H and once on V. Both coaches ask me if block counts as first hit? I tell them I'm not sure what her ruling was but I would check between games. Her interp.. the ball was bellow the ribbon on the net when touched and therefore could not be considered a block since it was not above the height of the net... Thus first touch. I explain to both coaches and since both coaches had it called identically on their teams they seemed satisfied with the answer.

Now for a question. Home #6 is scheduled to serve. H #10 is discovered to have metal hair clip and opponents are awarded LOR/point... correctly or incorrectly. Who should the next server in the rotation? H6 who never served because illegal equipment was discovered before the serve or H10 who would rotate to server poition next? H10 served because of loss of rally. Was this right? Your help is appreciated.

RR