Santa Cruz Volleyball Forum

I always thought it was considered a net fault if ANY part of your body (including your hair) or any article of clothing touched the net during a play. But a woman I played with yesterday said that if your hair or a loose piece of clothing (bathing suit string or sweatshirt string, for example) touches the net, it's not a fault. Is she right? -Karyn

Karyn, From the CBVA Rule Book:

14.3 CONTACT WITH THE NET OR POSTS
It is a fault for a player or a player’s clothing to touch any part of the net.
Exceptions are:
• Incidental contact of the net by a player’s hair
• If a player’s hat, visor or glasses fall off during play and then contacts the
net
• When a ball is driven into the net and causes the net to touch a player, no
fault is committed. Once a player has contacted the ball, the player may
touch the posts, ropes or any other object outside the total length of the
net, provided that it does not interfere with play.

I found this at: http://www.cbva.com/

Jessi