Re: Rules on tips

[Todd <tdh@vbref.org>]

"Ken Huisman" <ken@computronix.com.com> writes:
> 
> Hi there,
> 
> Last week in my rec volleyball league we played against a team who when
> they tipped the ball it appeared they were getting awfully close to
> throwing the ball.  We have no refs for that game so none of it got called.
> 
> I was wondering if any volleyball referees could give me some guidelines
> that they use for judging when a tip is a throw or when it is a clean tip.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Ken
> 


Without a referee, this is going to be a great source of frustration
for everyone who plays against this team!  Getting the other team to
call themselves on this will be difficult at best.  :-)

However, this aspect of ball handling was covered in a recent referee
clinic here in the GLR.  While this is no substitute for watching a
large number of well-officiated matches to understand what is commonly
allowed, perhaps these guidelines will help:


    Did the ball substatially change directions while in contact with
    the hand?
    
    Was the ball over-controlled?  
    
    Was the duration of the contact something more than brief?


If the answer to any of these questions is "yes," the ball was
probably carried.



HTH,
--
                  Todd H.   tdh@vbref.org
USAV Regional Referee, Great Lakes Region, Palatine, IL
Todd's Volleyball Referee Page http://www.io.com/~tdh/vball/
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