What happens when the ball hits the net or the antenna in volleyball?

• Crossing space: above the top of the net, between the antennae and their imaginary extension upwards, below the ceiling.
• The ball may touch the net while crossing, in a rally and on the serve.
• A ball driven into the net may be recovered, as long as the team has hits left and the same player does not hit twice in a row.
• If the ball tears the net or brings it down, the rally is replayed.
• A ball heading under the net is in play until it has wholly crossed the plane of the net.
• Chasing a ball: if a team's first hit sends the ball outside the antenna into the opponents' free zone, a teammate may run round and play it back, provided it returns outside the antenna on the same side and the player does not touch the opponents' court. The opponents may not get in the way.
• A second or third hit that crosses outside the antenna is out at once.

The antennae mark the edge of the court upwards, so a ball cannot be steered round the side of the net. The chase rule keeps a wild first pass alive without letting a team attack from outside.