Question: In high school volleyball, is it legal for the ball to contact the body below the waist of a player’s body?
Answer: This season, legal contact includes above and below the waist; ball touching “any” body part if legal. Last year, legal contact was player’s body “above and including” the waist. (Rule 9, Sec. 4, Art. 5)
Question: Can the current volleyball have multi-colored panels instead of the solid white ball?
Answer: The present legal volleyball must be entirely white with a cover of 12 or more panels. Starting the 2010-11 season, all panels may be solid white or a max combination of three solid colors with one-third panels required to be white. (Rule 3, Sec. 2, Art. 1)
This feature, which will appear regularly during the volleyball season from September to November, is designed to explain the rules and procedures for girls, boys and adults. Lynch is a member of the National Federation of State High School Officials/Umpires, Northeast Chapter No. 2 Volleyball Officials Assn., National Association of Sports Officials (NASO) and past coordinator of the Bayonne Board of Education Elementary Coed Volleyball League.