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8.01 As S2 is preparing to
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attack the ball, an errant ball
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rolls across the court of Team S
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behind S2. A referee blows a
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whistle because of the loose
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ball. S2 then spikes the ball to
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the floor on Team R's side of
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the net. - ANSWER
B B B Ruling: Replay. The whistle stopped the
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rally. In the judgment of the first referee,
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the loose ball interrupted play.
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8.02 After a team's third hit, the
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ball strikes the top of the net,
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and the first referee
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immediately blows a whistle. B B B




After the whistle, the ball rolls
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along the net and falls across
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the net into the opponent's
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court. - ANSWER B B Ruling: Inadvertent whistle. Play could
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have continued had the referee not blown
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the whistle. A replay shall be called.
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8.03 R4 passes the ball into the
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net on the team's third hit. As
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,the ball falls from the net
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toward the floor, the first
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referee blows the whistle. - ANSWER
B B B B B Ruling: Inadvertent whistle. The referee
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should not have ended play until the ball
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was contacted a fourth time or until it
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touched the floor. However, a point and
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service will be awarded to Team S since the
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whistle did not affect the outcome of the
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play.



8.04 R2 tips the ball over a
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block by S3 and S4. As the ball
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is falling behind the blockers,
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the first referee anticipates the
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ball contacting the floor and
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blows the whistle. S6 dives
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toward the ball before itB B B B




contacts the floor as the whistle B B B B B




sounds. - ANSWER B B Ruling: Inadvertent whistle. The whistle
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stops the rally. If the referee felt that the
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whistle did not affect the outcome, the call
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stands. If the first referee now believes the
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whistle had an effect on the play, the first
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referee should call for a replay.
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8.05 During a rally, S3
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successfully attacks a ball to the B B B B B




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,floor of Team R's court. The
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first referee whistles and
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indicates an attack-hit fault, B B B




thinking S3 was a back row B B B B B




player. The Team S captain
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immediately protests the call B B B




stating that S3 is a front row
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player. After verifying the
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player positions, the first referee
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realizes S3 was in the front row B B B B B B




and signals for a replay due to
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the inadvertent whistle. - ANSWER
B B B B Ruling: The first referee's decision is
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incorrect. The referee's error did not changeB B B B B B




the fact that S3 attacked the ball to the floor
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of Team R's court. The first referee's
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original decision (attack-hit fault) should be
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reversed and next service awarded to TeamB B B B B B




S because of the successful attack-hit.
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8.07 R3 passes a served ball
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toward a non-playing area. The
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ball contacts a ceiling beam 6 m
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(19'8") above the playing area
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and rebounds back toward
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Team R's court. Had the ball
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not contacted the ceiling, it
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would have landed out of B B B B




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, bounds. - ANSWER B B Ruling: Play continues. When a ball strikes
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an overhead obstruction above a playing
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area, the ball shall remain in play until a
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fault occurs. The referee may not rule that
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the ball would not have been playable had
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the overhead obstruction not been there.
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However, if the ceiling beam had beenB B B B B B




above a non-playing area, the ball would
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have been ruled "out."
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8.08 R5 receives a serve and
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the ball strikes the vertical
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portion of an observation room
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built over Team R's playing
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area. The lowest horizontal
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portion of the room is 5.5 m
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(18') above the playing surface.
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The ball then falls toward Team
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R's playing court, where R3
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sets the ball to R4, who attacks
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the ball to the floor of Team S's
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court. - ANSWER B B Ruling: Legal play. Next serve to Team R. B B B B B B B




The ball remains in play after contacting
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any obstruction 4.6 m (15') or more above
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the playing area. The vertical surface of the
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obstruction is still part of an overhead B B B B B B




obstruction. It is not a wall or divider which B B B B B B B B




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