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Old Fri Feb 19, 2010, 10:53am
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Nice try and well-reasoned, Bob, but incorrect. Read and learn, Grasshopper!

There are two parts to this situation -

Part 1:
Rule 8-2
ART. 5 . . . A serve is illegal and the ball remains dead if the server:
d. Is out of serving order or is from the wrong team; (Signal 1, Illegal Alignment/Improper Server; 6-3-PENALTY 2)
Part 2:
ART. 7 . . . When a receiving team player is out of position on the serve and:
a. The ball is served illegally, the serving team is penalized;
PENALTIES:
1. For an illegal serve, a service fault, or the receiving team being out of position when there is an illegal serve, loss of rally/point is awarded to the receiving team.


Thus, only the serving team's fault is penalized due to the illegal serve.

From page 28 of the 2009-10 NFHS Volleyball Rules.
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