Collective block or not?

[kycat1]

I sent an email a few weeks ago to NFHS and to PAVO rules secretaries about this play as some officials in our area definitely remembered that during a PAVO pre-season clinic for officials within the last 5 years that this was taught to be a collective block and a fault.
NFHS said right away that this was not a collective block (no body part above the net thus not a blocker).
PAVO first said that this was a collective block as BRSA was in close proximity at the net to FRPA and made this a collective block and thus a fault. But a week later when discussed together with NFHS and the previous rules secretary, PAVO changed their mind and said it was not a block.
So I can see why there is confusion in some areas.
As per the definition of a block or blocking action, since no body part was above the net by BRSA, then BRSA is not considered a blocker in this play and thus no fault.
I hope they come out with a rule interpretation on this for next year.

[FMadera]

Could be they just didn't read it all the way through. There really shouldn't be any confusion...if you're not a blocker by rule, you can't be part of a collective block, individual block, legal block, or illegal block. Period.