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2011
Jul 7, 2011 16:44:00 GMT -5
Post by Skip on Jul 7, 2011 16:44:00 GMT -5
I'd think that if the Libero's only contact with the floor is behind the attack line or in the case of being in the air, their last contact is from behind that line (similar to a jump serve), then their finger set can be legally attacked. This is obscure! Did you see this done?
Regarding the Libero attack, I agree that it is often over-called. The ref should let play continue unless he/she can clearly see that the entire ball is above the horizontal plane of the net at the time of initial contact. That's a tough call to make from way up on the stand. I'm impressed by those refs that have the foresight to crouch down to get a better view of this as a Libero is about hit the ball.
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2011
Jul 17, 2011 9:32:23 GMT -5
Post by Skip on Jul 17, 2011 9:32:23 GMT -5
MVSA is hosting 3 free sessions to warm-up prior to High School pre-season and tryouts. Feel free to come to 1, 2 or all 3 at the Lake Marion Community Center gym:
•Saturday, August 6, 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm •Sunday, August 7, 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm •Wednesday, August 10, 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
The warm-ups are open to MVSA Club players entering grades 9 through 12 and due to insurance reasons, no guests please.
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2011
Aug 9, 2011 23:11:49 GMT -5
Post by sam pang on Aug 9, 2011 23:11:49 GMT -5
The libero is at fault if any part of his foot is on or in front of the 3 meter (10-foot line) when SETTING the ball. It is ok to forearm pass the ball in front of the 3 meter line. A libero may however take off behind the 3 meter line, set the ball in the air and land in front of the line without fault and regardless of ball height.
Also, I may be mistaken, but I am fairly certain that the the ball must be completely under the plane of the net in order for it to be legal when a libero attacks the ball.
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2011
Aug 10, 2011 8:25:50 GMT -5
Post by Skip on Aug 10, 2011 8:25:50 GMT -5
"[The Libero]... is not allowed to complete an attack from anywhere (including playing court and free zone) if at the moment of the contact, the ball is entirely higher than the top of the net."
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2011
Aug 11, 2011 8:18:59 GMT -5
Post by usav dcr on Aug 11, 2011 8:18:59 GMT -5
I don't know about the MCPS rules, but the USAV DCR states that a libero may not attack the ball from anywhere if at the moment of contact, the ball is entirely higher than the top of the net (as Skip stated above).
The DCR also states that a libero is free to hand set a ball from anywhere on the court, however if the libero hand sets the ball from in front of the 3 meter line, then any resulting attack may not be completed from "higher than the top of the net".
If a libero were to jump from behind the 3 meter line to set a ball in the front zone, and both the libero's feet were behind the 3 meter line at the time of the jump, then the set is considered from the back row and legal to hit from above the height of the net (it's done a lot in men's volleyball).
One rule that's unclear for me is whether liberos are now allowed to complete an attack hit from below the height of the net in front of the 3 meter line (in the front zone). DCR states that a libero may not complete an attack hit from anywhere on the court so long as the ball is completely above the height of the net, but in the past liberos have not been allowed to complete ANY attack hits from in front of the 3 meter line.
So are they now allowed to swing in the front zone as long as some part of the ball is below the tape?
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2011
Aug 12, 2011 12:41:17 GMT -5
Post by temartin on Aug 12, 2011 12:41:17 GMT -5
I don't see any change in Libero attacks. As far as I know the libero has always been able to hit the ball over from anywhere as long as the ball was partially below the net. The rule references "anywhere on the court". Otherwise the interpretation would be that they had to forearm pass or overhand pass the ball over when they were in front of the line and I've never seen anyone interpret it that way.
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2011
Aug 18, 2011 14:31:56 GMT -5
Post by trojandad on Aug 18, 2011 14:31:56 GMT -5
A little tardy in responding but my daughter is a libero who no longer even so much as hops when "attacking" let alone jump. She's 5'4" on a good day and while she has pretty good hops she got called for back row attacks in club (on hops, not jumps) so often she just stopped. The problem is that the refs apparently don't even know what the rule is and that's a shame because it has taken away a valuable piece of her game.
Senior year! Go Trojans!
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