One - Handed Set

[Brian Watson]

I think that what we are all forgetting is that these are all judgement calls.

The judgement of a newbie, it going to be vastly different that a vet.

The judgement of someone who is a HS, USAV, and PAVO official will be vastly different that someone who does HS exclusively.

By its wording, the Fed restrictions on handling is much tighter than any other rule set. Depending on how deep you want to interpret the rules, a HS official may be calling a "tighter" game than others.

"Power Dinks", while sometimes ugly are quite acceptable. One handed sets are perfectly legal as well, as long they are properly executed. We should be rewarding players for great plays, not penalizing them with strict interpretations of the rules. The goal of 1st hit doubles, let serves, libero, rally scoring, and the non-playable area changes is to lengthen the rally's and let the players play. There was a great article the last official word on over/under control of the ball. I highly recommend reading it.

For Homer, the "spirit" of the rules needs to be taken in account for these types of hits. Most high level basketball players travel on the way to a spectacular dunk, but officials generally pass on calling it. They use the "spirit" of the rules to allow the players to decide the game and perform. By rule when the hoops players guys take steps it is a violation and by rule prolonged contact is a violation. But there are shades of grey and these types of hits are the grey area of volleyball.