2005-06 NFHS

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2005-06 NFHS Volleyball Part 1- Rule
Changes/Transparencies Part 2- Editorial
Changes Part 3- Points of Emphasis Part 4-
Transitioning to Libero Part 5- Member Benefits

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Pre-Match ConferenceRule 1-6-3

• The referee and umpire should both face the court
  during the pre-match conference.

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Restricted PlayRule 2-4-2

• It is permissible to play a ball over a
  non-playable area as long as one body part
  remains in touch with the playable area.

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EquipmentRule 4-1-2

• An elbow brace shall not extend more than halfway
  down the forearm.

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Official Uniform and EquipmentRule 5-2-1

• The uniform is a short-sleeved white shirt, black
  slacks and black shoes.

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Lineup CardRule 5-4-3

• The lineup card is a tool to assist the umpire.
• The lineup card remains a required item. However,
  the committee changed the Case Book and Manual by
  deleting the requirement to record specific
  information on the lineup card.

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Timer Responsibilities Rule 5-6-1

• The importance of warming up- A minimum amount of
  time for a pregame warm up is not specified in
  the rules. Each coach should design activities
  that adequately warm up the athlete according to
  the sport to be performed, the level of play, and
  the condition of competition.

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Line JudgesRule 5-7-3

• The line judge best assists the official by
  indicating when the ball lands near a line for
  which the line judge is responsible.

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Player PositionRule 6-4-2b

• Overlapping is judged only in relation to the
  center line and side lines, not the end line.

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Team Composition and PositionsRule 6-3-2

• Liberos are intended to be passers or defensive
  specialists. They may not serve and shall not be
  added to the lineup after the game begins.

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The Team Composition and PositionRule 6-3-2

• Assistant scorekeeper, or Libero Tracker (LT),
  tracks replacements involving liberos on both
  teams.

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The Team Composition and Positions Rule 6-3-2

• The libero must be in a jersey immediately
  recognized from all angles as being in clear
  contrast and distinct from other team members.

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The Team Composition and Position Rue 6-3-2

• The libero can serve as team captain. The libero
  may replace multiple team members.

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The Team Composition and Position Rule 6-3-2

• Players, coaches and officials need a shorthand
  to describe a common happening within the libero
  concept.

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Bench Decorum ExperimentRule 9-1-1

• The NFHS Rules Committee asked state associations
  to experiment with a new bench decorum rule that
  after a card of any color, coaches may not rise
  to coach or instruct their team. They may rise
  subject to rule 12-2-5 (react spontaneously,
  greet a player, request a time-out, etc.)

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Back-row Player ActionRule 9-5-4

• If the ball is hit back into a back-row player
  WHILE HANDS ARE BELOW THE HEIGHT OF THE NET, it
  is ruled as the teams first hit/contact.

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Player Action/BlockingRule 9-5-5

• While not a hard-and-fast rule, one indicator
  referees might use in determining back-row
  blocker is the direction of the palms.

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NFHS Official Volleyball Signals

• NFHS Signals 2 (line violation) and 13 (Ball
  Lands In-Bounds) are very similar signals for two
  different incidents.

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Signals Cont.

• The Line Violation signal will now be given with
  the index finger only. Point at the appropriate
  line (end line for serving violation, center line
  for center-line violation, etc.) with full arm
  extension and the extended index finger.
• Ball Lands In-Bounds continues to be given with
  an open hand, all fingers fully extended.

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NFHS Official Volleyball Signal

• NET FOUL
• Umpire moves to the side of the net of the
  offending team and signals the violation on 4s
  side of the net.

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NFHS Official Volleyball Signals

• A net serve signal will be used when the served
  ball hits the net and falls to the servers side
  of the net rather than the signal for a down
  ball. That same signal is used when the ball
  fails to reach the net, passes under the net or
  touches the net outside the antenna.
• Important points
• 1) the umpire is not required to physically touch
  the net when giving this signal
• 2) the umpire moves to the side of the net where
  the violation took place.

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NFHS Official Volleyball Signal

• The Ball Land In-Bounds signal is now given with
  lesser angle on the arm/shoulder.

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Editorial Changes

• 5-5-3m
• 6-3-2
• 8-2-6a1 Signal 6 (correction)
• New transitioning to libero

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Points of Emphasis

• Net serve signal
• Importance of warming up
• Use of the lineup card
• Change in signal for a down ball
• Transition to libero

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Transitioning to libero

• Six players are listed on the lineup sheet in the
  floor position they occupy at the start of the
  game. A team may also list one specialized
  defensive player called the libero on the
  lineup sheet for each game. If a libero is not
  designated on the lineup sheet for a game, that
  team may not use a libero in that game.

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Playing actions

• 1. The libero is restricted to perform as a
  back-row player, and is not allowed to complete
  an attack from anywhere (on or off the court) if,
  at the moment of contact, the ball is entirely
  above the height of the net.
• 2. The libero may not block or attempt to block.
• 3. A teammate may not complete an attack when, at
  the moment of the attack, the ball is entirely
  above the height of the net and the ball is
  coming from an overhand finger pass by a libero
  on or in front of the attack line.  The ball may
  be freely attacked if the libero overhand finger
  passes from behind the attack line. If airborne,
  the libero's position is judged according to the
  point of last contact with his/her team's court.

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Libero replacements

• 1. The libero is allowed to replace any player in
  a back-row position.
• 2. Replacements involving the libero are not
  counted as substitutions, and are unlimited.
  There must be at least one rally between two
  libero replacements. The libero can only be
  replaced by the player whom he/she replaced. An
  incorrect libero replacement is penalized with a
  delay of game if the officials identify and
  correct the situation prior to the next service
  contact. If identified after service contact, a
  position fault results.

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Libero replacements

• 3. Replacements can only take place after the end
  of a rally or at the start of each game after the
  umpire has verified the starting lineup. The
  replacement must occur while the ball is out of
  play and before the referee signals for serve.  A
  replacement will not be allowed after the signals
  for serve.
• 4. A libero and the player replaced by the libero
  must enter or leave the court only by the
  sideline in front of their team bench between the
  attack line and the end line.

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Uniform

• The libero must wear a uniform top that is
  immediately recognized from all angles as being
  in clear contrast to and distinct from the other
  members of the team. The primary color of the
  liberos uniform top must be different from any
  color that appears on more than 25 percent of the
  body of her teammates uniform tops. In
  determining the body of the uniforms, the sleeves
  and collar should be ignored. The libero uniform
  must have a legal number.  The style and trim of
  the liberos uniform top may differ from her
  teammates uniforms, but her shorts must be
  like-colored to her teammates.

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Injury Substitution

• If the libero is injured and cannot continue
  play, he/she must first be replaced by the player
  whom he/she replaced. Then, a new libero may be
  re-designated using the following criteria
• 1. Redesignation does not need to occur
  immediately after the injury and replacement, but
  may occur at the discretion of the coach(es).
• 2. When redesignation does occur, any substitute
  may be redesignated as libero for the injured
  libero. The injured libero may not play in the
  remainder of that game.

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Injury Substitution

• 3. The player redesignated as libero must wear a
  libero uniform and must remain the libero for the
  rest of the game. The redesignated liberos
  uniform must have a unique number (not worn by
  any teammate), but, because of the injury
  situation, not necessarily the same number with
  which the player started the match.

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Exceptional Substitution

• The libero may be used as an exceptional
  substitution for another injured player if no
  other possible substitutes exist. When no longer
  playing as a libero, that player must wear the
  same uniform as her teammates, and the team
  continues play with no libero.

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Disqualification Substitution

• The libero may not be used as a substitute for an
  expelled or disqualified teammate. If no legal
  substitute is available for an expelled or
  disqualified teammate, that team will be declared
  incomplete and will default the game or match, as
  appropriate.

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Libero Disqualification

• If the libero is expelled or disqualified while
  playing, he/she must be replaced by the player
  whom he/she replaced. The team continues play
  with no libero player. 

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR LIBERO TRACKER

• An individual other than the scorekeeper must be
  provided to track the entries of the libero
  player. This assistant scorekeeper is charged
  with tracking the libero replacements. There are
  two important procedures that the assistant
  scorekeeper is responsible for enforcing. The
  first procedure is to assure that once the libero
  is replaced, at least one rally must take place
  before the libero can replace another player. The
  second procedure is to ensure that when the
  libero leaves the court, the player replacing the
  libero must be the same player that the libero
  replaced when he/she last entered the game.

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Scorekeeper and Assistant Scorekeeper (libero
tracker) Duties

• Before the start of each game, the scorekeeper
  will
• a. Obtain the lineup sheets from the umpire and
  record the uniform numbers of the starting
  players in serving order and the libero on the
  scorebook. Opponents will not be permitted to see
  the lineup submitted by the opposing team prior
  to the start of play.
• b. Ensure that the assistant scorekeeper (libero
  tracker) accurately records the lineups on the
  libero tracking sheet.

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Scorekeeper and Assistant Scorekeeper (libero
tracker) Duties

• After the toss of the coin and before each game
• a. Review the lineups submitted to ensure that a
  captain is indicated, no duplicate or illegal
  numbers are entered, and the liberos number is
  noted. If no libero is indicated, as a courtesy
  (clarifies its not a rule) notify the umpire so
  the coach can verify that no libero will be
  utilized in the current game.
• b. Record the team information and the positions
  of the player on the court according to the
  serving order on the lineup sheet.
• c. Record all libero replacements accurately, so
  the libero tracking sheet reflects the players
  actually on the court at all times.
• d. If an incorrect libero replacement occurs,
  notify the umpire unless the team immediately
  fixes the illegality with no delay.

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Assistant Scorekeeper (libero tracker) Duties

• During the match, the assistant scorekeeper will
• a. Record all substitutions and libero
  replacements on the libero tracking sheet.
• b. Notify the officials if the libero is replaced
  by an incorrect player, or if an undesignated
  libero enters the game.
• c. Notify the officials if the libero does not
  remain out of the game for one rally between
  replacements.
• d. Communicate and coordinate with the
  scorekeeper to ensure accuracy of both the
  scorebook and the libero tracking sheet.

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