How strict on touching the net?
 

Here's another judgment question. Player jumps at the net to attempt a block. Misses the ball by a mile. But she brushes the top of the net. It has no affect on the play at all.

Is this a judgment call? Or is it a fault regardless of how it affects the play?

Under NFHS rules - that's a net fault and needs to be called.

If I remember correctly, you call under NCAA rules - I believe that ruleset is a bit different, someone should be along to give you a definitive answer.

I've witnessed NCAA...Middle blocker reaches and nets, set is going to outside, ball was no anywhere close to playing area of middle blocker, net moves only slightly - not enough to interfere with play on outside. Play continues - no net fault. :eek:

Diffucult for me to get acustomed to that.

NCAA - If player is attempting to make a play on the ball - and makes any contact with the net - it is called. However - if they inadvertantly touch the net while not attempting to make a play on the ball, and there is no interference with opponent - the contact with the net is ignored and play continues. A "fake" is an attempt to make a play on the ball.

Right, and let's say that she is trying to make a play on the ball -- but she doesn't get near the ball. Call it or no?

NCAA POE It would depend on the actual action - judgement call.

They made a big point at our rules interp this year(we use NCAA here in NY) of emphasizing the 'let them play on if it is incidental/is away from the play' thing....especially since there were basically zero rule changes this year.

We were making a lot of jokes/comments this year about how the NCAA could literally have phoned their rules committee meeting in - just to make the 'call it a set instead of a game' change!

Both in this game and softball we all wonder sometimes if NCAA/ASA softball/ and a hundred other governing bodies make some of these rule changes simply because they need to do SOMEthing at these committee meetings! :rolleyes: