Re: starting the serve outside of the playing space

On 17 Nov 2003 22:16:17 -0600, Todd Haverkos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>[EMAIL PROTECTED] (John McCabe) writes:
>
>> USAV Rule 17.4
>> "The first referee authorizes the service after having checked that
>> the server is in possession of the ball in the service zone, on the
>> playable surface, and the teams are ready to play [Signal 16]."
>
>John, you've misquoted this rule I'm afraid. You've left out a very
>important "OR" clause namely "or free zone behind the end line."
>
>Pasted directly from 
>http://usavolleyball.org/media/rulesofficials/04rulebook/indoor/0304_RB_Rules.pdf

Oops - Sorry about that - I hadn't realised I was working from the old
USAV ruleset! The version I quoted weas from the 01-02 rules however I
posted this citation to back up your original comments, which must
have been wrong :-)



Best Regards
John McCabe

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