Re: RulesQ: Is this back-row block entry in the FAQ accurate?

[Todd <tdh@vbref.org>]

Great.  Thanks Rob.



peglarr@nsc-bridge.network.com (Rob Peglar) writes:
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> The FAQ entry is correct per USAV Rules 19.1.3 and 19.5.2.
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> Rob
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> On 27 Dec 1998 00:27:04 -0600, Todd <tdh@vbref.org> wrote:
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> >Someone sent me email on a related subject, and I ran into this RSV
> >FAQ entry which seems inaccurate.  Any USAV or FIVB brass care to
> >confirm or deny my suspicions?
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> >From http://www.volleyball.org/rsv_faq.html
> >2.  Can a backrow player block?
> >    No. And they don't have to contact the ball to get called for an
> >    illegal block.  Say your setter in a 6-2 releases and moves to the
> >    net for a set. However, the pass crosses the net where their 6'9"
> >    hitter unloads on this ripe fruit. Your middle blocker's recovered
> >    and gets a touch on the returning orb while the poor setter,
> >    standing next to the blocker, raises their hands to prevent the
> >    need for reconstructive surgery.  Tweet!! Backrow player guilty of
> >    participating in a composite block.  
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> >This last bit seems directly contrary to USAV indoor 19.1 Commentary
> >(for which there is no FIVB counterpart in rule 15) which states:
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> >        To be considered a blocker, the player(s) must reach above the
> >        net sometime during the effort. 
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> >As I read it, if the back-row setter never sticks his paws above the
> >height of the net, he can't be called for a back row block, even if
> >he's standing next to one or more blockers who complete the block.
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> >TIA for any clarification...especially if I've had a bit too much
> >eggnog on this one, or overlooked a casebook entry.
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> >Best Regards,
> >--
> >                  Todd H.   tdh@vbref.org
> >USAV Regional Referee, Great Lakes Region, Palatine, IL
> >Todd's Volleyball Referee Page http://www.io.com/~tdh/vball/
> >"So you're a Ref and an engineer? Oh that explains it...."
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