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Originally Posted by yellowcardtx
our local chapter president is saying ball height does matter.
he referenced Case Book 9.4.3. situation given is blocker jumps early and deflects ball when hands are below the top of the net.
when you freeze the film at contact it's not even close... ball and hands are clearly above the plane of the net. But, yes it's judgement.
after thinking about the play all weekend and talking to the chapter president yesterday, i was confused about the rule.
wanting more interpretation.
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He's confusing the ruling. In the interpretation, it's first contact because the *hands* were below the net, not the ball. It doesn't matter if the contact is above the net or not; for example, if hands are above the net and the attack hits a shoulder which is below the net, the contact is ruled a block because the blocker was above the net. The contact itself need not be.
Hope this helps.