Is there a knee pad rule in volleyball?

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Originally Posted by jritchie

just wondering, was attending a game last night and the ref took away a point and gave some sort of warning to a girl on a team because she was not wearing knee pads like her team mates were wearing! What is the rule on knee pads?

The official was incorrect. I believe the official mistakenly applied a sanction pertaining to "legal uniform" in that she had no kneepads while the rest of the team did, or even if they were a different color. Teams must be in either "identical" or "similar" uniforms in all rule bases. However, in USAV, NCAA & NFHS there is no rule "requiring" kneepads, nor are kneepads part of the players "uniform"... kneepads are legal "equipment." Additionally, even if the official was incorrectly sanctioning for illegal uniform, a team never has a point taken away. I'm curious, did the coach protest?