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FMadera, I think I don't understand your answer. A plane doesn't increase the volume of the playing space, so I think you mean that I'm free to spike a ball which is partially within my playing space.
To be clear on the example I'm talking about, let's suppose:
1. The ball is mostly over the opponent's court, penetrating the plane into my court only an inch.
2. I hit the top of the ball, spiking straight down.
NOT legal, right? I've passed my hand beyond the net and my contact with the ball is only partially within my playing space. This sounds like exactly a fault according to:
[USAV 11.1.2] After an attack hit, a player is permitted to pass his/her hand beyond the net, provided that the contact has been made within his/her own playing space.
If my playing space already included the whole ball within the plane, then the wording of 11.1.2 is meaningless. Also contrast this with the centerline rule, where 11.2.2.1 specifically authorizes this "extension of the playing area", if you will.
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