VOLLEYBALL OFFICIALSEDUCATION PROGRAM

DEFINITION

Rule 6-4-3-a

At the moment of serve all players, except the server, shall be within the team’s playing court and may be in contact with the boundary lines or center lines, but may not have any part of the body touching the floor outside those lines.

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Standard Lineup

This is a LEGAL lineup. The RF is on the sideline, but is not touching outside the sideline.

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Standard Lineup

This is an ILLEGAL ALIGNMENT if, at the contact for serve, the RF is touching outside the sideline.

All players, including the libero, shall be in correct serving order.

Rule 6-4-3-b

Each right side player shall have at least part of one foot touching the floor closer to the right sideline than both feet of the center player in the corresponding row (Except the server and the center back of the serving team).

Rule 6-4-3-b

Rule 6-4-3-b

Each left side player shall have at least part of one foot touching the floor closer to the left sideline than both feet of the center player in the corresponding row.

Rule 6-4-3-b

Each front row player shall have at least part of one foot touching the floor closer to the center line than both feet of the corresponding back row player.

AFTER the ball is contacted for the serve, players may move from their respective positions.

Rule 6-4-3-c

Penalty for Illegal Alignment

Loss of rally/point is awarded to the opponent for:

Penalty 1-a: Overlapping by players other than the server at the moment a legal legal serveserve occurs.

Penalty for Illegal Alignment

Loss of rally/point is awarded to the opponent for:

Penalty 1-b: Positioning, at the moment of a legal serve of any player, other than the server, outside the boundaries of the playing area.

SIGNAL

HOW TO TRACK???

• It is the duty of both the R1 and R2 to track alignment of players.

• R1 tracks the serving team by noting the position of the players on the court and making sure everyone is within the court at the moment of serve.

• R2 tracks the receiving team in the same manner.

SAMPLE LINE-UP SHEETBLANK

SERVE ORDER PLAYER NUMBER I __(First server)__ _____II___ _ III IV V VI

SET 1

LIBERO #:____

SERVE

RECEIVE

Sample Line-up CardIndex card--Folded or Full

SAMPLE LINE-UP SHEET

SERVE ORDER PLAYER NUMBER I 9 II_ 4 III 6 IV 12 V 14 VI 18

SET 1

LIBERO #:__2___

SERVE

RECEIVE

X

LINE-UP CARDFROM SUBMITTED LINE-UPS

SERVE ORDER PLAYER NUMBER I 9 II_ 4 III 6 IV 12 V 14 VI 18

SERVE ORDER PLAYER NUMBER I 22 II_ . 13 III . . 12 IV 8 V 5 VI 1

COMPLETED LINE-UP SHEETFOR USE WITH THE NEXT SLIDES

SERVE ORDER PLAYER NUMBER I 10 II_ 13 III 4 IV 21 V 8 VI 1

SET 1

LIBERO #:__15_

SERVE

RECEIVE

x

NETStandard Lineup

NETPosition at contact for serve

Overlapping?—Serving Team

LEGAL!

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Position at contact for serveOverlapping?

ILLEGAL!LEGAL!

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Contact of serve is at the soundOverlapping?

ILLEGAL!LEGAL!

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Position at the contact for serveILLEGAL or LEGAL?

Back Line

LEGAL!

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Position at the contact for serveOverlapping?

LEGAL!

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Contact for serve is at the soundOverlapping?

LEGAL!

NETILLEGAL ALIGNMENT?

After the play is over, the Line Judge informs the R1 that the RB on the receiving team was outside the court at the moment of serve.(as illustrated in the slide)

NO CALL

Serve Situation #1The RF & the CF on the receiving team are overlapping at the moment of serve. The R2 blows the whistle and signals illegal alignment. At the moment of contact for serve, the line judge signals foot fault and informs the R1 that the server stepped on the line. The R1 did not see the foot fault, because the R1 was watching for illegal alignment by the setter.

What should the call be?_____ Foot Fault by server _____ Illegal alignment by receiving team_____ Replay

Correct Answer to Serve Situation

__X__ Foot Fault by the server

Because of the foot fault, the serve was not legal and illegal alignment cannot be called.

Rule 6-4-Penalty 1-aFor illegal alignment, loss of rally/point is awarded to the opponent for overlapping by players other than the server at the moment a legal serve occurs.

At the moment of the serve, the R1 calls illegal alignment on player #5 who had just replaced the libero. The R1 believed that player #5 was still a back row player, but was in the LF position. The coach informed the R1 that player #5 had rotated to the front row. After taking a closer look, the R1 realizes that the coach is correct.

What is the call?____ Illegal Alignment ____ Replay ____ Ignore the coach

Alignment Situation

Correct Answer to Alignment Situation

The R1 should declare a replay