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Issue 148 (31/03/2002) - Circulation: 2300 - Regular Items: Letters to the Editor / Tournaments / International News / Photos of Interest / On-Line Calendar.

Hi all - More Volleyball news from the web.

Cheers - Dave Reece Dave.Reece@volleyballnewsletter.com

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Level II Coaching Course

Hi Dave, I am going to run a Level II coaching course in Lincoln on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of June (the Queens Golden Jubilee weekend). If there is anyone interested in taking part would you drop me a line so I can send out more details.

The staff tutor taking the course will be Craig Handford.

Thanks
Janet Inman InmanLN1@aol.com


WESTBURY WASPS WORLD TOUR 2002

The infamous Westbury Wasps Volleyball Club will be stopping off at Ilfracombe in North Devon, between Friday 19 April and Sunday 21 April 2002 as part of their intergatactic universe tour, ahem. They would be delighted to play some V.ball against the local talent, we are local league standard (Wiltshire div one and two). We will be staying at the Wildersmouth Hotel on Sommers Crescent in Ilfracombe and will be playing plenty of Beach V.ball weather permitting, however we do play in the rain. If you or your team is local to Ilfracombe (20 miles radius) and would like to meet up either on the beach or at your venue please email me as soon as possible. We will have three available time slots for traveling to your venue, Sat 10am and 2pm or Sunday 10am, please let me know which one suits you best.

I look forward to some competitive V.ball .......... if you folks in North Devon are up for it !

Cheers
Stevie Mc Stevie MCSTEVIE@BIGFOOT.COM

Coach Required

The University of Birmingham requires a level 2 plus coach for intermediate to advanced level players, within the University team. The job involves four hours coaching per week plus matches. The rate of pay is £2,000 per year. For more information contact Richard Gwyn (Recreation Officer - Performance Services) on 0121 414 7678 or email: r.h.gwyn@bham.ac.uk

Thanks for your help.

Yours Faithfully,
Richard Gwyn r.h.gwyn@bham.ac.uk
www.bham.ac.uk/sport


Blackbrook Web Site

Dave, Blackbrook VC's website has moved to www.blackbrookvolleyballclub.co.uk 

Ian Sidwell iansidwell@bigfoot.com


Referee Course Required

Hi Dave, Do you know of any Referee Level 4 courses this year in the south / south-west of England.?

Thank you, Cristina Lindemann cfl_fofa@hotmail.com

VOLLEYBALL EVENTS

"THE CHAMPAGNE TOURNAMENT"

The Ashcombe Tournament is on Sunday 30th June 2002 This outdoor Tournament is held at The Big Field, Brockham, Surrey at Dorking R.F.C.'s home ground. The tournament is for men, women, mixed and junior teams of all standards. 

The Tournament annually attracts over 100 teams of all levels and is played on out door grass courts, matches begin at 10 am and play finishes at about 6.30 pm. Entry Fee is 28 pounds, Under 16 & 19 only 8 pounds. All finalists win medals or engraved shot glasses. 
Winning teams win a BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE.

FACILITIES

Licensed Bar, hot and cold food and drinks, Bar-B-Q, changing rooms and showers

SPORTSET - VOLLEYBALL SUPPLIERS.

SATURDAY NIGHT - DISCO

Camping overnight on site.

DIVISIONS

Teams of 6 - Men, Women, Mixed & U16 & U19.
Mixed teams must have 3 women on court.
Div 1 - Teams include NVL standard players.
Div 2 - Regional and Div 1 County standard players.
Div 3 - Lower County and Local League standard players.
Div 4 - Social and Novice standard players.
Under 16 & 19 - Age as September 1st 2001.
Closing date is 10th June. Early application advised.
There will be 10 teams in each division.
2 pools of 5 to ensure every team has at least 4 matches.
All matches best of 2 Sets.

Tournament entry forms are available for download from the Ashcombe Volleyball Club website http://ashcombevc.tripod.com

Freda Bussey at sport.bussey@btinternet.com


1ST SURREY CUP VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

11/12 May 2002

at the new Ashcombe Sports Centre

6-a-side competition to include

Women's Cup

Men's Cup

Men's Plate

Women's Plate

Juniors Plate

 

The tournament will be played indoors (Cup) and outdoors (Plate), and is open for all levels to participate in including a junior tournament. There will be fair ground stalls including roundabouts, a bouncy castle, an inflatable slide, coconut shies, candy floss, barbecue, a children’s side show, food, beer and lots of fun for all.  There will be an end of season party where trophies will be presented to Surrey League clubs on the Saturday Night.  The disco and buffet meal will be included in the tournament entry fee.

Entry fees (per team) for both days, and incl disco and buffet:

· All Surrey League teams: £15
· Additional teams from SVA member clubs: £20
· Teams from non-member clubs within Surrey: £25
· Teams from non-member clubs outside Surrey: £30

Changing rooms and shower facilities will also be available on both days.  For further details please visit our website or contact our tournament organisers.

Surrey Volleyball Club: www.xilef.ltd.uk/sva
Entry Forms: www.xilef.ltd.uk/sva/cupentryform.doc

Sam El-Jouzi: el-jouzis@halcrow.com
Chris Hall:
Chris.F.Hall@btinternet.com


Cambridge Volleyball Club proudly presents the

12th Annual Cambridge Volleyball Tournament

6-a-side men's, women's and mixed
2-a-side men's and
woman's

25th and 26th May, 2002

Camping, parking, food and facilities all on site

Places are limited, apply now via our Website or email info@cambridgevolleyball.org

 


2002 Dawlish Ladies Challenge:   <<< ONLY ONE PLACE LEFT >>>

The 2002 Dawlish Ladies Challenge (Devon), will take place on the 21 April 2002 (11:00 - 18:30). This double court, indoor tournament, will cater for all playing standards, from Beginners to NL standard. The event is limited to 12 teams, so please book early as the previous two events have been over subscribed. 

 Click here for Tournament Entry Forms


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THIS WEEKS PHOTOS OF INTEREST
Futevolei: a Mix of Soccer and Volleyball
Interview with Brasil Borges made in Honolulu - Hawai'i, on August 10,1998.
PB: Brasil, tell us how futevolei was invented.
BRASIL: Around the year of 1963, about 35 years ago, the futevolei appeared on the beach of Copacabana near the streets Constante Ramos, Bolivar and Miguel Lemos. In my time, we began to play the ball over bars of the goal of beach soccer, which turned it an amusement . Soon after that, we bought one volleyball net and began to pass the ball over it. At this point, futevolei became a game. Soon it turned into a habit, a tradition: we played every Saturday and Sunday morning , and the games finished around 1:00 pm. From the beach, the players and fans went together to drink cold and tasteful Brazilian light beer (chopp ) in the Ricão Gaucho Steak House, there on the same beach. It was there that the idea to call the game "futevolei" originated. 
PB:Futevolei of that time was played as today? 
BRASIL: No, it was not. We played with teams of five against five, as it is done in volleyball. To tell you the truth , I already have seen futevolei played with teams of four against four, and also played on the grass and indoors. By the way, indoors is a good option for rainy or cold days.

PB: Who were your fellow players in the beginning of futevolei?
BRASIL: At Bolivar street, the main incentivador was and still is Mr. Brandão. The first championships had been disputed between the players of Constant Ramos and Bolivar street. The beach was filled with fans, and the games were very exciting. 

I would like to make special mention of Almir. Futevolei at that time had been influenced very much by Almir, in my opinion one of the best soccer center-fowards that Brazil ever had. He was many times the best striker for Rio de Janeiro's Flamengo F.R., Vasco da Gama F.R., and for São Paulo's Santos F.C . Although being temperamental in the Maracanã's soccer games, the "Pernambucano," was very dear among his colleagues, and he brought many spectators who filled Copacabana Beach trying to watch him play . For futevolei of that time, he was comparable to today's Romário, the best player . Futevolei owes much respect to Almir who was assassinated in the Alaska Gallery in Copacabana.

PB: I would like to know your opinion about Hawaii's futevolei.
BRASIL:In 1969, when I came here, I tried to introduce futevolei here, but there were not as many players as today. Today our players are good and the sport is now more popular. I hope that futevolei here reaches the same level as in Brazil. Hawaii is perfect for practicing futevolei: climate and beaches match all expectations. I see that the Hawaiian futevolei comes together with Brazilian footvolley, and we cannot let the time and opportunities pass. We could bring champion teams from Brazil to play here, to make more championships, to make clinics, and also to diversify futevolei playing it on the grass and indoors . 

The secrets of Futevolei

The game begins with a service (1). It is a kick that aims for the opponent's side of the court. 

To serve, the ball has to be placed outside the court and anywhere along of the back line, but not further than 6'. To get the best service, the ball should be positioned on the middle the back-line. In this way, players will have more options to get any place on the opponent's side. 

It is important to avoid that your opponent receives the ball with the chest, because reception with the feet , thighs or head is more imprecise. 

There are three classic ways to serve: 
Kicking with the top of the foot or with the last three toes, the ball normally will fall close to the net. 
Kicking with the instep, the service will be stronger and probably will reach the end of the court. 

Reception (Defense) 

The players can use any part of their body except arms and hands. 

Using the chest (1) or the head ( 1 - 2 ) are the best ways to receive because the players get better ball control to pass and to attack. 

The feet (1) must be used when the ball comes very close to the net. 

The reception of a service is important, because it defines how the players will send the ball back. The best way to receive a service is for the player to be positioned about 6' from the back-line and not too close to any fellow player. The players must try to cover their side of the court as much as they can. The taller player must to stay closer to the net, and try to intercept long services that aim for the end of the court. 

Attack (Offense)

Normally, a good offensive play is done with three passes or touches, like a volleyball game. In this way, the players have time to set up the third and last touch with more astuteness and accuracy. The third touch is usually done with the head ( 1 - 2 ) or with a "bicycle" - an acrobatic kick ( 1 - 2 - 3 ). 

Two passes can be a fair play if the reception or control of the ball is difficult. But normally, the offensive play will be weak and aimless. Here the main concern is to send the ball back anyway. 

Recently, a new rule was made which allows players to return the ball with only one pass. This type of offensive play is extremely imprecise, but the speed of the ball can surprise the opponents. 

Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo plays futevolei, a Brazilian game which uses a combination of soccer skills played on a beach volleyball court, on a beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, March 10, 2002. 

http://home.hawaii.rr.com/futevoleihawaii/futeng.htm#Pictures

NEWS ITEMS
Ashcombe Volleyball Centre

The £1 million Ashcombe Volleyball Centre opens on 3rd January 2002 and bookings are being taken to hire this prestigious centre. The Centre has been built at The Ashcombe School, Dorking, Surrey, turn off junction 9 on the M25, A24 to Dorking and situated opposite Dorking train station.

The 2 match court, sprung floor hall has been purpose built for volleyball with everything available for training and matches for any interested volleyball users, and the cost is fantastic value. The hall has been built due to the dogged determination of The Ashcombe School and the Ashcombe Volleyball Club together with support from Surrey County Council, Mole Valley District Council, The Foundation for Sport and the Arts and of course The National Lottery

For regular volleyball users the cost is only £12.50 per hour and only £10.00 per hour for junior teams. If you want to book the whole hall at the weekend or during school holidays it's only £120.00 per day.

Teams and squads already booked into the centre include Ashcombe Volleyball Club, Sussex Volleyball Club, Chessington Volleyball Club, South East Junior Squads, British University Squads, Surrey Volleyball Association, Berkshire Volleyball Association, English Volleyball Association [ coaching courses and seminars].

If you are interested in booking the venue or joining one of the clubs please contact Freda Bussey at sport.bussey@btinternet.com and more information can be found on the Ashcombe VC website: volleyballashcombe.f2s.com

Freda Bussey sport.bussey@btinternet.com


BUSA Halifax Home Nations Volleyball Championships

University of Manchester 16 & 17 March 2002

The Home Nation university sides were joined by guests Republic of Ireland students (women) and City of Salford (men) to provide a feast of volleyball at Manchester University’s Armitage Centre.

Over one hundred players converged on Manchester to contest the Home Nations Championship. Brought forward to be held on a weekend before the end of term to better enable overseas students to take part, often the mainstay of the Welsh and N Ireland side, the event clashed with National League in both Scotland and England. 

The cumulative effect of players missing for Scotland and England due to club commitments, and full choices for N Ireland and Wales projected an
interesting event. Would the ‘bigger’nations be fatally weakened? Would there be upsets on the cards?

To maximise the court time and playing opportunities the competition was an innovative format. Three set matches, all to twenty five and all three sets being played. Saturday saw the opening exchanges. In the men’s event guest team City of Salford beat both Scotland and England in very close matches. The inherent benefit of Salford training and playing regularly together being the decisive key.

Scotland went on to beat N Ireland 2-1 after dropping the first set, and England recovered to see off Wales 3-0 but in a very close game. Wales also defeated N Ireland 2-1 in another closely contested match.

On the women’s side, England opened up emphatically against N Ireland and followed that up with a comfortable 3-0 win over the Republic of Ireland. Scotland beat N Ireland with some ease but suffered a complete reversal against a very competent ROI side. Wales defeated N Ireland in straight sets.

Sunday was crunch day for the Championships with teams having seen each other play and assessed their tactics and options. Scotland men saw off a strong Welsh challenge and, with England seeing off N Ireland in straight sets, it set up a winner takes all decider. 

The Scotland - England men’s match was a very competitive affair. High skill, power hitting, excellent defence and a great atmosphere contributed
to the spectacle. England opened an early lead in the first set and great blocking by Matt Parris (England Development Squad) and Ed Ekanem (Aquilla) quelled any thoughts of a comeback as England closed the set 25-15.

Scotland came back strongly in the second set, and with England looking complacent, the match was very close until 15 all when three consecutive
unforced errors by England allowed clear water to emerge. Scotland seized on the opportunity with great attack play from setter Greg Coburn (Scotland Junior and Su Ragazzi) combining with middle player Chris Lloyd (Scotland Senior and Su Ragazzi) to seal the set 25-19.

Final set and all to play for. England, clearly stung by the loss of the second set, came out blazing and opened up a five point gap through consistent power hitting on the outside from Dave Hubbard (Wessex) and Wojtek Kazek (Polish national league). Scotland weathered the storm but soon found another onslaught as England upped the pace and took control of the net to cruise to a comfortable 25-14 victory to regain the Championship.

In the women’s event there was a similar story. Scotland disposed of Wales 3-0, and England beat N Ireland by a similar score line to set up the
decider.

England appeared clear favorites but Scotland would have none of it. A close first set saw the Scots serve strongly throughout and excellent defence from Diane Hildebrand saw them take the set 25-22. England replied strongly and good attack play saw them tie the match by winning 25-21 with strong serving from Fiona Thorley (Leeds). 

And on to a tense final set. Scotland were determined to create an upset and stormed to leads of 18-11 and 20-16 with Paula Scott the instrumental attacking force. But England refused to give ground and ground out points by playing a more controlled and disciplined game with Nathalie Dessaud and Line Paumgarten gaining momemntum, and took the game to on a thrilling 25-23 climax to retain their title.

Men
English Universities 3-0 Welsh Universities 25-15, 25-21, 27-25
English Universities 3-0 N Ireland Universities 25-16, 25-13, 25-16
English Universities 1-2 City of Salford 24-26, 23-25, 25-21
English Universities 2-1 Scottish Universities 25-15, 19-25, 25-14
Scottish Universities 2-1 Welsh Universities 25-13, 14-25, 25-13
Scottish Universities 2-1 N Ireland Universities 24-26, 25-19, 25-14
Scottish Universities 1-2 City of Salford 23-25, 25-21, 16-25
N Ireland Universities 1-2 Welsh Universities 11-25, 23-25, 25-19
N Ireland Universities 0-3 City of Salford 19-25, 18-25, 21-25
Welsh Universities 1-2 City of Salford 25-22, 22-25, 18-25


Women
English Universities 3-0 Welsh Universities 25-10, 25-20, 25-2
English Universities 3-0 N Ireland Universities 25-11, 25-3, 25-8
English Universities 3-0 Republic of Ireland 25-18, 25-19, 25-13
English Universities 2-1 Scottish Universities 22-25, 25-21, 25-23
Scottish Universities 3-0 Welsh Universities 25-15, 25-18, 25-17
Scottish Universities 3-0 N Ireland Universities 25-9, 25-5, 25-12
Scottish Universities 0-3 Republic of Ireland 25-27, 20-25, 18-25
N Ireland Universities 0-3 Welsh Universities 9-25, 13-25, 15-25
N Ireland Universities 0-3 Republic of Ireland 19-25, 7-25, 8-25
Welsh Universities 0-3 Republic of Ireland 21-25, 22-25, 15-25

Lenny Barry Lenny.Barry@hmce.gsi.gov.uk


British Universities Sports Association National Championships

Final (Loughborough University, Sunday 10th March 2002)
Cambridge University 2-0 Loughborough University (25-16, 25-18)

Cambridge University

PLAYER Att Kill Err Eff Ace Block Total

ROY, Dan 12 7 4 0.250 0 4 12
LYNN, Andrew 21 12 7 0.237 3 1 16
BRIGUET-LAMARRE, Pierre 11 9 1 0.727 2 1 12
ESCOTT, Dan 4 2 1 0.250 0 1 3
JACQUET, Jean 4 2 0 0.500 0 2 4
KONRAD, Roger 0 0 0 0 0 0
ZUEV, Denis (libero)
Total 52 32 13 0.365 5 10 47

Loughborough University

PLAYER Att Kill Err Eff Ace Block Total

PENNOCK, Jonathan 4 0 4 -1.000 0 1 1
LOVELL, David 14 7 3 0.286 0 0 7
SHILLABEER, Barry 8 0 2 -0.250 1 1 2
BURT, Alex 12 4 1 0.250 0 2 6
PAZ, Juan 9 2 2 0.000 0 2 4
ROBERTS, Will 1 0 0 0.000 0 0 0
ROWLANDS, Paul 1 0 0 0.000 0 0 0

Total 49 13 12 0.020 1 6 20

Dr W doctor_dubya@mailandnews.com


Beach Volleyball - First Game for the Sega Cube

Sega-AM2 announces Beach Spikers for GameCube

At the ongoing Sega Game Jam 2 event, Sega-AM2 has announced it will release Beach Spikers for the Nintendo GameCube. The game was originally released in the arcades last year in Japan. The console version will feature an arcade mode, a versus mode, and a world tour mode. 

The arcade mode allows players to choose from one of 16 teams and compete in a tournament with eight other teams. The versus mode supports four-player simultaneous play as well and players can also make rule changes. In the world tour mode, players will create their own original team and enter in eight different competitions. Since the player's partner will be running based on AI, players will be able to train their partner and make them better. As players win matches, they will receive points which they can use to raise their partner's stats, which include serve, receive, attack, block, toss, power, and response. 

Players will also have a "teamwork percentage," and can work their way into making it closer to 100 percent over the course of the world tour mode. In addition, every time players change courts, there will be a short session where they can give comments to their partner. For example, if a player's partner performed well in one set, they can praise their partner, resulting in an increase in teamwork percentage. 

Beach Spikers for the GameCube is expected for a release during the summer in Japan. 

By Yukiyoshi Ike Sato, GameSpot VG 

http://gamespot.com/gamespot/stories/news/0,10870,2859440,00.html


European Champions League

No UK TV coverage of this years finals but you could follow the match on the CEV web site, not quite ball by ball action but photo's were available soon after the match.

What we need is a live video feed, similar to the Wimbledon  web site, hopefully next year.

Dave Dave.Reece@volleyballnewsletter.com


How Not to Throw A Match (not that anyone would do such a thing!!)

Hello RSV, I just want to explain what happened at a tournament yesterday to see what y'all's take on it is. I was there, so I am a little biased in my opinions.
 
In my USAV region (GEVA), if you win 3 tournaments at your level of play, you are moved up a level. And after this weekend, all team levels are  frozen for the rest of the season (i.e. no more moving up or down levels). The #1 team in my division had already won 2 tournaments coming into  yesterday. If they won yesterday, they would have been moved up to the A level. They played well in pool play, coming off their net in first place,  with a record of 8-0. They got a bye into the semifinals. They won in the semifinals, moving onto finals. They won the first game of the finals convincingly, and they were on their way to winning game 2. At championship point (24-23), the team called a timeout. After the timeout, they decided that they were forfeiting the rest of the tournament to the other team so that they wouldn't win the tournament.

Martha Walz martha@walz-tech.com

Hey y'all, I just thought I'd update you on what actions my region took regarding the team that forfeited in the finals of that tournament last month.  The team was moved up a division, they will not be allowed to move back down and they will receive no funding from the region for nationals. I think it was pretty fair, but I would have liked to see a suspension of some sort. 
Martha Walz martha@walz-tech.com

There's no way to make a class system fair, and it's hard to even define what "fair" means in this context. The truth is, in any class competition, the Open is won by the team that plays best, and each lower section is won by the team that does the best job of sandbagging.

Of course, I define a "sandbagger" to be anybody playing in my division who plays better than I do. I decided long ago that since I won't be playing volleyball professionally any time soon, I'm mostly playing for fun, fitness and skill improvement. The best way to improve is to play stronger competition! Therefore, I'd encourage you to take a philosophical view of the frustrating situation you've described. The sandbagging team may end up winning a meaningless class prize, but they won't improve very much by playing weaker teams. It's teams such as yours that will have a chance to reap the true rewards.
Layne Graham layne.graham@bigfoot.com

Suspension - Why? They just played by the rules. I can't believe any team would accept the "punishment" they received if they didn't break any rules to begin with. I know I would appeal! If people don't like it, then change the rules for NEXT season - but beware, there will ALWAYS be loopholes for those smart enough or diligent / desperate enough to find them. 
mikeyvball mikeyi@hotmail.com

Rules are there to enforce the spirit of competition. Many leagues have it in their constitution something to the effect that teams/players need
to follow this.
Doug Norris norrisdt@rintintin.colorado.edu


Double or Four Hits- rsv

Hypothetical scenario (well, not *so* hypothetical, once you read it): On Team A's third hit, player A4 hits the ball into the tape. Before the
ball hits the floor, A4 touches the ball again. Is this:

1) Double contact on A4
or
2) 4 hits on team A?

I've always signaled 1), since my rationale was that had it been any contact, including the third, A4's second touch would have been illegal, and
I wanted to show that I was aware of all the touches. However, a prominent official here told me that her "4 is greater than 2, so 4 hits it is." I know the rationales are kinda weak, but hey, it makes for a better discusssion, right?

So what do you think, 2 hits or 4 hits?
Gai Hung Lo nuwildcatfan@yahoo.com

It's both, but by convention, you signal 4 hits. The official is correct on procedure. I'm unaware of the why behind the convention, but that's what it is. 

Best Regards,
Todd Haverkos tdh@vbref.org

I always see this called 4 hits here (FIVB rules). IMHO it makes for an easier call: there usually is a block up there on the other side, so your 4 hits call makes it clear you have seen no touch there, hence it is irrelevant whether it is the same player or a teammate who gets next contact.

Bob fra@bwi.bepr.ethz.ch


Match Calls - rsv

Hi all, Was just wondering what the different calls are out there and the difference in men's and women's, I use for junior/senior girls this method.

High left side -1 (soft/lower outside -11)
soft left side 2m inside antenna - 2
metre ball in front of setter - 3
metre ball behind setter - 4
right side ball (lower than left side high ball) - 5


Quick ball in front setter -A
quick ball 1/1.5 m in front setter - B
QB behind setter's head - C
soft or slide on antenna - D

Back court only use three ---- Red White and Blue (from left to right -
white being in the middle)

Dave Armstrong dave.armstrong@NOSPAM.austarnet.com.au

I would like everyone's input on this as well. I have heard all different calls. I haven't play too much competitive ball, but this is what I've observed for the most part.

For Women, it seems like this
left outside 5
inside left 4
shoot a meter in front of setter 3
normal height middle 2
quick set middle 1
quick set directly behind setter A
inside right B
outside right C
Back row corners blue and red
Back middle pipe

Men,
left outside 4
low outside hut 4
shoot a meter in front of setter 3
normal height middle 2
quick set middle 1
quick set directly behind setter 'back 1'
outside right 5
Back row A, pipe, D from left to right

But everything's subjective. I've heard people say a 5 is a set off the net because 5 is half of 10. we use 10 for 10 foot line instead of 3 meter line. 32 is the distance of a 3 (1 meter out from setter) and height above the net of a 2. Basically, a lot of the stuff I've heard and listed could be things people just pull out of their ass.

I've heard the rationalization for the women's calls are the numbers are meters out from the setter.

Also, are the 6 service target zones standard? with 1 being the back right, then to the front right 2, etc.

wcmanunited@yahoo.co.uk


It seems that there is no consistent system being used. Because there are so many systems, coaches tend to use the one they were taught or have been using for years. Sort of the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" philosophy.

Ones that seem to be used more often are:

5 - High Outside to the left
4 - "Normal" (approx. antenna height) outside to left
Hut - "Shoot" to the outside left
3 - Similar to a hut
2 - Travels with the setter ---2 ft. above the tape and 2 ft. in front of the setter
1 - Travels with the setter ---1ft. above the tape and 1 ft. in front of the setter

Back 1, Back 2, slides, 5 = High outside to right
Back Row - A, B, C, C and pipe

Hope this helps.
Dick Sware vballrms@aol.com


RULES OF THE GAME - FIVB

5.11 During a set, the German team had used 5 substitutions. One German player who had started the match, substituted out and returned to the match then became injured. An exceptional substitution was used to replace the injured player. The first referee ruled that this exceptional substitution was now the sixth substitution for the German team and that they had no more substitutions in the set. The German coach questioned this rules interpretation. What is the correct interpretation of the rules?

The injured player may be substituted by means of an "exceptional substitution". The German coach may use any of the players who are not playing at that moment except the Libero player and his/her replacement player. The exceptional substitution is not counted as one of the six substitutions and the number of German substitutions has not changed. Rule 8.1, 8.2, 16.1

5.12 Prior to the start of the third set of a match in the Men's World Cup with Japan playing China, the first referee signaled for teams to take their places on the court. The Japanese team did not report. When the Japanese were too slow to respond, the first referee issued a delay warning (without penalty) to them. The Japanese team then reported to the court. Was this the appropriate action by the first referee?

Yes, the first referee was correct. The teams must be summoned to take their positions on the court. If they do not report, the first referee must issue a delay warning to them. Delay warnings are the only warnings which are recorded on the scoresheet.

If the team still did not respond, a delay penalty, yellow card, would have been given. If the team still did not respond, it would have been considered to be a refusal to play and the match would have been declared to be in default and the match would have been forfeited. In such a case, the score would have been recorded as 0-3: 0-25, 0-25, 0-25.

If a team is slow returning to the court after a time out, the same procedure should be followed. Rule 6.4.1, 17.1

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