NFHS Volleyball Rules Study Guide Exam.
1. Who calls the coin toss before the match? A) HomeB
captain, B) Visiting Captain, C) Ref's choice
2. The winner of the pre-match coin toss may
select: A) A Whether to serve or receive; B)
Which court they will play on; C) Either A or B,
but not both
3. Who calls the coin toss before the deciding set
of the A match? A) Home captain, B) Visiting
Captain, C) Ref's choice
4. The winner of the coin toss before the C (but not if the
deciding set may select: A) Whether to serve teams haven't been
or receive; B) Which court they will play on; C)
switching courts)
Either A or B, but not both
C
5. What happens if the head coach is ejected
from the match and there is no authorized
school personnel available to take over? A)
Coach is allowed to remain in charge, but must
remain seated and may not speak to the
referees; B) Coach may remain in charge,
but must sit out the next match unless the
state has a different rule; C) The coach's
team must forfeit the match.
A
6. What is the penalty if a disqualified
individual con- tinues to violate conduct rules?
A) Their team forfeits the match; B) Their team
forfeits the set, but not the match; C) There is
an additional point penalty for each violation.
7. May a team begin a match with fewer than 6 players? B
A) Yes, they just lose the point every time the
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empty space rotates around to serve; B) No,
they must for-
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feit the set and continue forfeiting sets if a 6th player
does not arrive in time.
8. Which team gets to select their bench? A) Home; B) A
Visitor; C) Winner of coin toss. D) Loser of coin toss
9. Where may the head coach stand during a live ball? C
A) In the libero replacement zone, but at least 6
feet back from the sideline.; B) In the libero
zone, no set distance from sideline but must
not interfere with any official's view; C)
Anywhere from attack line back, but 6 feet
from sideline and sideline extended; D)
Anywhere from attack line back, can be
closer than 6 feet once past the endline.
10. What happens if the ball touches a fan or other
B non-team member who is not interfering with
a play- er's ability to legally play the ball? A)
Replay; B) Ball is out
11. What happens if a served ball hits a backboard that B
is hanging vertically over a playable area? A) Replay;
B) Ball is out; C) Ball is out unless R1 believes
a player would have played the ball, in which
case it's a replay
12. What happens if a ball (not served) hits a backboard C
that is hanging vertically over a playable area? A)
Replay; B) Ball is out; C) Ball is out unless R1
believes a player could have played the ball, in
which case it's a replay
13. B
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What happens if a ball that is tossed for serve
hits a backboard that is hanging vertically
over a playable area? A) Replay; B) Ball is out
14. What happens if a ball hits the cables or poles
used to C retract a ceiling-suspended net system?
A) Replay; B) Ball is out; C) Ball is out if R1
believes ball would not have remained in
play but for the cables
15. A player may play a ball that is over a non-
playable
B area if A) both feet are still in playable area;
B) any body part is in contact with a playable
area; C) never
-- this ball may not be played
16. True or false: a player may legally enter a nonplayable True
area after playing a ball.
17. What is the rule that applies if there is play scheduled D
on an adjacent court? A) Players may play a ball
that is over the court, but may not enter that
court at any time; B) The ball is out as soon as
it breaks the vertical plane of that court.; C)
Players may not enter that court before,
during, or after playing a ball; D) Both B and C
apply
18. What if the ball touches R1's platform? A)
Replay in all B cases, B) out in all cases, C)
Replay if a player would have had a legal play
on the ball.
1. Who calls the coin toss before the match? A) HomeB
captain, B) Visiting Captain, C) Ref's choice
2. The winner of the pre-match coin toss may
select: A) A Whether to serve or receive; B)
Which court they will play on; C) Either A or B,
but not both
3. Who calls the coin toss before the deciding set
of the A match? A) Home captain, B) Visiting
Captain, C) Ref's choice
4. The winner of the coin toss before the C (but not if the
deciding set may select: A) Whether to serve teams haven't been
or receive; B) Which court they will play on; C)
switching courts)
Either A or B, but not both
C
5. What happens if the head coach is ejected
from the match and there is no authorized
school personnel available to take over? A)
Coach is allowed to remain in charge, but must
remain seated and may not speak to the
referees; B) Coach may remain in charge,
but must sit out the next match unless the
state has a different rule; C) The coach's
team must forfeit the match.
A
6. What is the penalty if a disqualified
individual con- tinues to violate conduct rules?
A) Their team forfeits the match; B) Their team
forfeits the set, but not the match; C) There is
an additional point penalty for each violation.
7. May a team begin a match with fewer than 6 players? B
A) Yes, they just lose the point every time the
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empty space rotates around to serve; B) No,
they must for-
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feit the set and continue forfeiting sets if a 6th player
does not arrive in time.
8. Which team gets to select their bench? A) Home; B) A
Visitor; C) Winner of coin toss. D) Loser of coin toss
9. Where may the head coach stand during a live ball? C
A) In the libero replacement zone, but at least 6
feet back from the sideline.; B) In the libero
zone, no set distance from sideline but must
not interfere with any official's view; C)
Anywhere from attack line back, but 6 feet
from sideline and sideline extended; D)
Anywhere from attack line back, can be
closer than 6 feet once past the endline.
10. What happens if the ball touches a fan or other
B non-team member who is not interfering with
a play- er's ability to legally play the ball? A)
Replay; B) Ball is out
11. What happens if a served ball hits a backboard that B
is hanging vertically over a playable area? A) Replay;
B) Ball is out; C) Ball is out unless R1 believes
a player would have played the ball, in which
case it's a replay
12. What happens if a ball (not served) hits a backboard C
that is hanging vertically over a playable area? A)
Replay; B) Ball is out; C) Ball is out unless R1
believes a player could have played the ball, in
which case it's a replay
13. B
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What happens if a ball that is tossed for serve
hits a backboard that is hanging vertically
over a playable area? A) Replay; B) Ball is out
14. What happens if a ball hits the cables or poles
used to C retract a ceiling-suspended net system?
A) Replay; B) Ball is out; C) Ball is out if R1
believes ball would not have remained in
play but for the cables
15. A player may play a ball that is over a non-
playable
B area if A) both feet are still in playable area;
B) any body part is in contact with a playable
area; C) never
-- this ball may not be played
16. True or false: a player may legally enter a nonplayable True
area after playing a ball.
17. What is the rule that applies if there is play scheduled D
on an adjacent court? A) Players may play a ball
that is over the court, but may not enter that
court at any time; B) The ball is out as soon as
it breaks the vertical plane of that court.; C)
Players may not enter that court before,
during, or after playing a ball; D) Both B and C
apply
18. What if the ball touches R1's platform? A)
Replay in all B cases, B) out in all cases, C)
Replay if a player would have had a legal play
on the ball.
