New net touch rule approved | FIVB - Press release
FIVB released several rule changes. Most are minor and apply specifically to FIVB Competitions (free zone dimensions, ads on nets, staff restrictions, etc.). However, the one I imagine we'll see in the US soon is an altered net violation rule.
Quote:
Rule 11.3 (Volleyball and Beach Volleyball)
Contact with the net by a player between the antennae, during the action of playing the ball, is a fault.
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This sounds very similar to the current NCAA rule. I suppose we'll have to wait some time to see their interpretations of "playing the ball" to determine how similar it actually is.
Regardless, I assume this will enter the USAV rulebook next year. What does everybody think about the elimination of the "top tape only" net rule?