Volleyball Live Ball. Determine Actions Allowed.

The starting and stopping of play is centered around volleyball live ball/dead ball situations.

61. T F The served ball becomes dead at the moment it travels over but not completely inside of the antenna.

62. T F After Team A legally hits the volleyball and it strikes the ceiling over Team A's court of play, the ball automatically becomes dead and cannot be played.

63. T F A ball becomes live when the referee blows his whistle and signals the server to serve.

64. T F A ball becomes dead if if lands on the end line or side line.

Violations or fouls do not normally count after the ball becomes dead. Therefore, it is important to know whether the violation occurred during a live ball and should be penalized. Let's see how well you did on questions 61-64. Check your answers below.



















Answers:
61. T
62. F - If the ball returns downward to Team A's court, it is still live and may be played if any of the team's 3 hits remain.
63. T - Time outs and substitutions cannot be taken or made once the referee has signalled for the serve. This is because they can only be called or made during dead ball situations.
64. T - The ball is dead whenever and where ever it strikes the floor.
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