volleyball game - PLAYING THE BALL

volleyball game - PLAYING THE BALL

9	PLAYING THE BALL
	Each team must play within its own playing area and space
	(except Rule 10.1.2). The ball may, however, be retrieved from beyond the free zone.
9.1	TEAM HITS
	A hit is any contact with the ball by a player in play.	14.4.1
	The team is entitled to a maximum of three hits (in addition to blocking), for returning the ball. If more are used, the team commits the fault of "FOUR HITS".
9.1.1	CONSECUTIVE CONTACTS
	A player may not hit the ball two times consecutively	9.2.3, 14.2, 14.4.2
	(except Rules 9.2.3, 14.2 and 14.4.2).
9.1.2	SIMULTANEOUS CONTACTS
	Two or three players may touch the ball at the same moment.
9.1.2.1	When two (or three) team-mates touch the ball simultaneously, it is counted as two (or three) hits (with the exception of blocking). If they reach for the ball, but only one of them touches it, one hit is counted. A collision of players does not constitute a fault.
9.1.2.2	When two opponents touch the ball simultaneously over the net and the ball remains in play, the team receiving the ball is entitled to another three hits. If such a ball goes "out", it is the fault of the team on the opposite side.
9.1.2.3	If simultaneous hits by two opponents over the net lead to an extended contact with the ball, play continues.	9.1.2.2
9.1.3	ASSISTED HIT
	Within the playing area, a player is not permitted to take support from a team-mate or any structure/object in order to hit the ball.	1
	However, a player who is about to commit a fault (touch the net or cross the centre line, etc.) may be stopped or held back by a team-mate.	1.3.3, 11.4.4
9.2	CHARACTERISTICS OF THE HIT_