Player Overlap 101

Have you ever had difficulty understanding a new alignment? Are players in their correct position on the court? Where are the potential violations?
Use this handy tool to check. (NOTE: Requires Adobe Flash Player -Will not work on iPhone or iPad)

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Simply move a player or players to a new location. If there is a violation, a Red Line will appear showing the overlap.

Receiving Team

Serving Team

Reminder: Rule 4.3.B – Reads:

“All players, including the libero, shall be in correct serving order. Each right-side player shall have at least part of one foot touching the floor closer to the right ­sideline than both feet of the center player in the corresponding row (except the server and the center back of the serving team). Each ­leftside player shall have at least part of one foot touching the floor closer to the left sideline than both feet of the center player in the ­corresponding row. Each front-row player shall have at least part of one foot touching the floor closer to the center line than both feet of the ­corresponding back-row player.”

Excerpt From: NFHS. “2015-16 Volleyball Rules Book.” NFHS. iBooks.