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[jkumpire]

Hello VB folks,

Hopefully some of the great NFHS posters will head over here, so we can have the same great conversations....

Had a nice discussion with my R2 after our match tonight about over the net violations by R. Play situation:

R bump, sets, spikes a hard ball into S's court. R bumps the ball but it is heading to the net. S4, heads for the spot where the ball will land. S4 gets under the ball, but chooses to play it off the net after it hits the net, in the hope she can put it out for a teammate to hit over. At lerast that is what it looked like to me as R1.

R4 sees the ball coming, and reaches over the net before the ball gets to the plane of the net, or the net itself, and roofs it down.

To me, it is a no doubt OTN violation, even if S4 doesn't try to tip the ball before it gets to the net, she has the right to play it, and since it hasn't penetrated the plane of the net, S4 has no right to play on it (see 9-5-5).

My partner says that R4 has every right to the ball because S4 is not trying to attack it or play it in the air. She is hoping for a rebound off the net, and cannot play the ball.

While the rule book is not crystal clear about it, IMO it does not matter how S4 plays the ball, the fact that she is at the net with any kind of play on the ball is enough to force R to wait until the ball has penetrated the net before she can play it.

Comments?
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