BACK ROW BLOCKS

1. BACK ROW BLOCKS Version 5 Sep 14, 2015

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3. The Rule in QuestionRule 9.5.1.c.3. NOTE A player near the net is reaching above the height of the net and opponents legally cause the ball to contact him/her, the player is considered to be a blocker. A back-row player attempting to play a ball in the space directly above the net is considered to be an illegal blocker if the ball is attacked or blocked by an opponent into the back-row player while the player is reaching above the height of the net (including simultaneous contact)

4. LET’S BREAK THAT DOWN • A player near the net is reaching above the height of the net • Opponents legally cause the ball to contact him/her, the player is considered to be a blocker. • A back-row player is attempting to play a ball in the space directly above the net. • That back row player would be an illegal blocker if the ball is attacked or blocked by an opponent into the back-row player while the player is reaching above the height of the net . • Including simultaneous contact.

5. MOST ILLEGAL BACK ROW SITUATIONS HAPPEN WHEN THERE IS AN OVERPASSSO BE READY TO MAKE THE CALL WHEN YOU SEE THE OVERPASS COMING

6. WHAT IS AN OVER PASS ? An overpass is a pass that will enter the plane of the net or come close Ideally the ball should be passed to the setter so it is still 1-3 feet off the net A ball in the plane of the net can be legally attacked or blocked OFFENSE DEFENSE

7. BACK ROW BLOCKS - 1 Here we go A pass on the 1st or 2nd contact to the setter. The ball is then blocked while it is in the plane. The ball is blocked back into the hands of the back row setter that are still ABOVE the top of the net. Green team BR setter attempts to set the ball but misses it completely. LEGAL OR This is also illegal if the ball touches any part of the BRP’s body while their hands are above the net. ILLEGAL Block on Green OFFENSE DEFENSE

8. BACK ROW BLOCKS - 2 Here we go A pass on the 1st or 2nd contact to the setter. The ball is then blocked (in the plane) back into the hands of the BR setter that are below the top of the net. Green team BR setter sets the ball and the ball enters the vertical plane of the net, the setters contact with the ball IS BELOW the top of the net. Can the green setter touch the ball next ? LEGAL OR ILLEGAL NO, that would be 2 hits. FIRST CONTACT OFFENSE DEFENSE

9. BACK ROW BLOCKS - 3 LEGAL OR LEGAL ILLEGAL OR ILLEGAL Back Row Block First Contact The ball is blocked back into the back row setter’s hands that are below the top of the net. The ball is blocked back into the back row setter’s hands that are above the top of the net.

10. BACK ROW BLOCKS - 4 The ball is blocked in the plane. . A pass on any contact, enters the plane of the net, a BR setter, contacts the ball when it is above the top of the net. Here we go There is simultaneous contact. LEGAL OR ILLEGAL The foul is called when the ball is considered to have crossed the net (legally blocked). At the simultaneous contact. SIGNAL # 9 Illegal block by green OFFENSE DEFENSE

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