Server Location
 

NFHS Rules (if it matters). Player S1 starts his serving run from outside (to the left of, from his perspective) the serving area. He tosses the ball and jumps from outside the serving area, but is back over the service area when he contacts the ball.

Legal serve or not?

(Prior to last night, I had only seen servers who jumped from within the area, even if they started the run from outside the area -- I know (I hope) that's legal.)

Not legal.

8-1-2 ... The server's body may be in the air over or beyond the serving area boundary lines, having left the floor from within the serving area.

Yes, but that rule can be read as being not applicable since the server was not "over or beyond the serving area boundary lines" -- he was over the serving area. (At least, that was the coach's contention.)

Thanks to both for your help.

Not by someone who can actually, you know, read. :D

The serving area boundary lines include the sidelines extended, coach.