I just purchased VB season tickets for the 1st time. I've been to a few games over the last several years and always enjoyed it, so thought I's make a commitment to go to more games. Anyway, could someone answer some questions for me in simple terms (not rule book speech). What are the restrictions for back row players, and more specifically the restrictions for the Libero? Looking forward to my seat assignment and the games.
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Very basic is the can't block, they cannot attack any ball over the height of the net. They can serve for a player in rotation 1. They cannot hand set the ball with their fingers in front of the ten foot line they have to bump set it with their arms. If they are behind the ten foot line of the court they can set the ball any way they want and get called for a double contact usually when they do 
The libero position can also freely substitute for any player in rotation without counting against team substitution limits, as long as that same player eventually comes back in. Being a defensive specialist (and typically shorter in height), a libero is often used to replace a taller front-row attacker as they rotate back to #1 position, either before or after the serve. They then usually come out as that slot rotates to front row (being replaced by the original front-row attacker), but the libero can then immediately go back in to the new #1 position for example and replace a different player.
That earlier chart shows rotation sequence, but for position numbers this is more standard:
That earlier chart shows rotation sequence, but for position numbers this is more standard:
Get her started now with a club coach or private lessons so she learns the correct footwork from ground up. Bad habits are hard to break and you revert to them in pressure situations I see it all the time. She will get hooked on it. Volleyball is fun!
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. Overhand set in front of 10 foot line is not a fault unless the ball is attacked above the level of the net. If such an attack is completed, the fault is a back row attack.Close
good god you are right- We were at a tournament in CR last year and they called our libero for a back row attack and everyone went nuts because she was not above the plain of the net. Just happened to be 14-15 in third set, we lost
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Is it still a fault if they set a back row hitter (while the libero is inside the ten line) and that hitter leaves from behind the ten line?
In our play they told the libero she had to bump set it not use her hands because she was in front of the ten foot line not above the plain of the net. The attacker pushed the ball to the corner not being above plain of the net. That was the call- Gizz?
Yes - that ball will have to be below the top of the net to be sent over.
If they said that, they were wrong. The other possibility is that they determined the ball, even though pushed, was above the top of the net.
must have determined it was above the net- All the coaches standing around were saying no back row attack. Everyone was flummoxed for about 5 minutes while they discussed it -Refereeing is a hard job no doubt just strange sequence of events. I assumed it was an obscure rule when they kept saying she had to set with hands or arms depending on the ten foot line.
The nuance is easily misunderstood. If she bumps it - anyone can attack it at any height.
If she has the tiniest part of her foot on the attack line (and uses her fingers), the ball must be allowed to drop below the top of the net to be legally sent over. This, of course, requires judgement on the part of the official(s).
Experienced, well coached teams, usually have no problem navigating this, though I do see it called at the college level.
Interestingly, last year - one of the challenge-able decisions added was the placement of the foot of a back row attacker on, or beyond, the attack line. This is good because it is very easy for the officials to be screened by other players on the court.
If she has the tiniest part of her foot on the attack line (and uses her fingers), the ball must be allowed to drop below the top of the net to be legally sent over. This, of course, requires judgement on the part of the official(s).
Experienced, well coached teams, usually have no problem navigating this, though I do see it called at the college level.
Interestingly, last year - one of the challenge-able decisions added was the placement of the foot of a back row attacker on, or beyond, the attack line. This is good because it is very easy for the officials to be screened by other players on the court.
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