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2. Line Violation
When serving in volleyball it is illegal to step on or over the baseline during the serve.
The baselines are the two lines that form each end of the Volleyball court .
The officials that are normally in charge of the side and baselines are the line judges.
If a line judge or even referee spots a player stepping on or over the line when serving they
would indicate this in the following way.
The official would point down at the offending line to indicate that a line violation has
occurred.
3. Illegal Hit
Although volleyball looks rather simple and easy to pick up when you dive deep into the technique it can actually
be very challenging.
With that in mind there are a lot of movements and motions that are considered illegal when
playing the ball.
The most common forms are things such as lifts or carries.
A lift or carry is called if the ball comes to rest on a player for a prolonged period of time.
A carry would be called if the ball visibly changes motion or direction whilst still in control of a
player.
A referee would should an illegal hit has occurred by doing the following.
4. Delay of Service
Once the referee has blown the whistle to initiate the start of the rally, a player has 8 seconds to serve the ball.
If for whatever reason the player takes longer than the allocated 8 seconds, the referee will award the point to the
other team for the delay in service.
A referee will show this has occurred by raising their hand with a flat open hand before awarding the point to the
opposition team.
5. Over-the-Net
Now this rule is actually not as straightforward as it sounds and to the untrained or inexperienced player this is
actually a very misleading rule.
In volleyball you are not allowed to reach over the net to attack the ball, however, there are actually quite a few
exceptions to this rule.
You are allowed to reach over the net to play the ball if the opposition have you used their 3 allocated touches,
hence why you are allowed to press a block over the net.
You can also reach over and attack the ball if the ball is travelling on to your side and there is no possibility of the
opposition playing the ball again.
A referee would indicate that a hand over (or over-the-net) has occurred by placing their arm over the top of the
net when stood on the podium or steps.
19. Substitution
Much like many other sports Volleyball uses substitutions.
Substitutions are used for many reasons, whether it is to replace an injured player, change up the lineup or simply
just to swap in a service specialist to try and get a few aces.
If a team wants to sub in a player they must follow a simple process.
The player which is to be substituted in will be given the number of the player that they are to replace.
The coach will mention to the referee that they would like to substitute a player.
The player who is being subbed in will stand on the side of the court by the side of the referee and hold up a
paddle with the number of the player they are replacing.
The referee will show that a substitution is taking place by placing their arms horizontally one over the other.
They will then rotate their arms in a spin cycle motion to signify that a swap or rotation in the lineup has occurred.
21. Time-Out
In volleyball teams are allocated a certain number of time-outs per set. These timeouts can be used for a multitude
of reasons.
Whether it’s discussing tactics with your team, give a motivational speech or simply just to break out the play.
If a player or team requests a time-out the officials will signify this by creating a T using their hands.
This T will be displayed at head level to ensure all players can visibly see it.
After the T is displayed the official will point to the side which has called the timeout so it can be noted down on
the score sheet.
Prepared by:
WILMAR U. AGLAY, LPT
P.E Teacher