Test Question (NFHS Rules)

[MCBear]

Originally Posted by bbsbvb83

1. An attacker hits the ball into the opponent's block. The ball rebounds off the block, into the antenna, and lands out of bounds on the attacker's side of the net. The line judge should signal:

a. out
b. touch
c. antenna fault
d. net fault

I finally figured out the glitch in this question...the question writer is making one assumption while many of us officials are making another. Look at page 59 in the current NFHS VB Rules Book and I think you'll see the problem.

The question writer is assuming that the line judge is not using flags, but doesn't give us that information in the question. Those of us who referee with line judges who use flags know that the call is an antenna fault. Of course, I forgot that IHSA doesn't allow the use of flags by line judges...they haven't figured out yet that it is a whole heckuva lot easier to see a flag than to see the hands of a line judge!

[bbsbvb83]

Originally Posted by MCBear

I finally figured out the glitch in this question...the question writer is making one assumption while many of us officials are making another. Look at page 59 in the current NFHS VB Rules Book and I think you'll see the problem.

I do see the issue now. I hoped that by getting rid of the 100 True / False questions in Illinois, that we would have questions where the meaning is somewhat easier to discern. It appears that is not yet the case.

Originally Posted by MCBear

Of course, I forgot that IHSA doesn't allow the use of flags by line judges...they haven't figured out yet that it is a whole heckuva lot easier to see a flag than to see the hands of a line judge!

Flags would be great, but the IHSA does not even require the use of line judges in regular season varsity matches, which means that the vast majority of host schools do not supply them.

[MCBear]

The spammers are getting smarter, aren't they wang???

[TimTaylor]

Oregon requires line judges for all matches. Flags are also mandated ......

[Scrapper1]

I'm really embarrassed to ask this, but what's the difference between "out" and "antenna fault"? Is that distinction found in NCAAW, or only in NFHS?

Why does the test answer differ based on whether or not flags are being used?

[FMadera]

Originally Posted by Scrapper1

I'm really embarrassed to ask this, but what's the difference between "out" and "antenna fault"? Is that distinction found in NCAAW, or only in NFHS?

Why does the test answer differ based on whether or not flags are being used?

In NFHS, antenna fault and out are the same signal. The exam really should allow both answers, in theory.

The rulebook shows signals with flags, but those are FIVB/USAV signals, and since NFHS doesn't even describe them, probably aren't "official" signals.

[bbsbvb83]

I have just learned that the IHSA (Illinois) will no longer allow officials to view the correct answers to the part one test. What a poor decision.