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Proper Alignment
Overlapping
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Proper Alignment
All players, except the server, are in proper position within the team’s playing area at the instant the ball is contacted for serve
Determined by position on the floor of the player’s foot relative to the feet of the adjacent player(s)
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At the instant of the serve:
Each right-side player shall have at least part of one foot closer to the right sideline than both feet of the center player in the corresponding row (except the server and the center back of the serving team)
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At the instant of the serve
Each left-side player shall have at least part of one foot closer to the left sideline than both feet of the center player in the corresponding row
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At the instant of the serve:
Each front-row player shall have at least part of one foot closer to the center line than both feet of the corresponding back-row player
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Points to RememberOverlapping occurs only between adjacent
players; side-to-side and back-to-front
LF CF RF
LB
CB RB
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Points to Remember Players may have any part of the body on the
boundary line, but not on the floor outside those lines
Illegal
Out of bounds area
Legal
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LF CF RF
LB CB RB
Player Must be properly aligned with
RB RF,CB
RF CF,RB
CF CB,LF,RF
LF LB,CF
LB LF,CB
CB CF,LB,RB
Proper Alignment
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LF
CF
RF
LB
CB
RB
Watch for possible overlap with:
CB and LB
CB and RB
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LFCF
RF
LB CB
RB
Watch for possible overlap with:
CF and RF
CB and RB
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LF
CFRF
LB
CB RB
Watch for possible overlap with:
LF and CF
LB and CB
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LF
CF
RF
LB
CBRB
Illegal alignment or Legal?
Situation #1
Legal
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LF
CF
RF
LB
CB
RB
Illegal alignment or Legal?
Situation #2
Illegal
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LF
CF
RF
LB
CB RB
Illegal alignment or Legal?
Situation #3
IllegalNote – this is a
common alignment called a left stack
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LF
CF
RF
LB
CB
RB
Illegal alignment or Legal?
Situation #4
IllegalNote – this is a
common alignment error when the setter
is CB
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LF
CF
RF
LB
CBRB
Illegal alignment or Legal?
Situation #5
Illegal
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LF
CF
RF
LB
CB RB
Illegal alignment or Legal?
Situation #6
LegalNote – you’ll see this when LB is the setter
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LF CF
RF
LB CBRB
Illegal alignment or Legal?
Situation #7
Illegal
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How to Signal for Illegal Alignment
Blow whistle, step to the side of the offending team (you will need to step to
serving side when indicating an improper server), give signal and indicate which player is aligned illegally.
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Penalties for Illegal Alignment Point/loss of rally is awarded to the
opponent for:
Overlapping by players, other than the server, at the moment a legal serve occurs;
Positioning, at the moment of a legal serve, of any player, other than the server, outside the boundaries of the playing area
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Important Points to Remember Watch adjacent players; side-to-side and back-
to-front Consider the foot only touching the floor when
judging overlapping Players can be moving before the service
contact, but must not be overlapping when the serve is contacted
Check the Case Book for more examples