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What changes the result

The rules behind the moments commentators get excited about. They build on the beginner rules.

I · Intermediate · 8 rules · Step 2 of 4

Rotation and serving

  1. What is an overlap or positional fault in volleyball?At the moment the server hits the ball, the receiving team's players must be standing in their rotation order: each back-row player behind their front-row partner, and each player in the right order across their row.

Playing the ball and the net

  1. What is a double or a lift in volleyball?The ball must rebound from the hit.
  2. What happens when the ball hits the net or the antenna in volleyball?The ball must cross the net between the two antennae, in the "crossing space".
  3. Can you touch the net in volleyball?A player may not touch the net between the antennae while playing the ball: that is a net contact fault.

Attacks, blocks and the libero

  1. Can a back-row player spike in volleyball?Yes, if they jump from behind the attack line, 3 metres from the net.

Time-outs, substitutions, cards and officials

  1. How many time-outs are there in volleyball?Each team may take two time-outs in each set, of 30 seconds each.
  2. How do substitutions work in volleyball?A team may make six substitutions in a set.
  3. Who are the officials in a volleyball match?A match has a first referee on a stand at one end of the net, a second referee on the floor at the other end, a scorer, and two or four line judges with flags.
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