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1. Who calls the coin toss before the match? A) Home B
captain, B) Visiting Captain, C) Ref's choice
2. The winner of the pre-match coin toss may select: A) A
Whether to serve or receive; B) Which court they will
play on; C) Either A or B, but not both
3. Who calls the coin toss before the deciding set of the A
match? A) Home captain, B) Visiting Captain, C) Ref's
choice
4. The winner of the coin toss before the deciding set C (but not if the teams
may select: A) Whether to serve or receive; B) Which haven't been switching
court they will play on; C) Either A or B, but not both courts)
5. What happens if the head coach is ejected from the C
match and there is no authorized school personnel
available to take over? A) Coach is allowed to remain
in charge, but must remain seated and may not speak
to the referees; B) Coach may remain in charge, but
must sit out the next match unless the state has a
different rule; C) The coach's team must forfeit the
match.
6. What is the penalty if a disqualified individual con- A
tinues to violate conduct rules? A) Their team forfeits
the match; B) Their team forfeits the set, but not the
match; C) There is an additional point penalty for each
violation.
7. May a team begin a match with fewer than 6 players? B
A) Yes, they just lose the point every time the empty
space rotates around to serve; B) No, they must for-
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feit the set and continue forfeiting sets if a 6th player
does not arrive in time.
8. Which team gets to select their bench? A) Home; B) A
Visitor; C) Winner of coin toss. D) Loser of coin toss
9. Where may the head coach stand during a live ball? C
A) In the libero replacement zone, but at least 6 feet
back from the sideline.; B) In the libero zone, no set
distance from sideline but must not interfere with
any official's view; C) Anywhere from attack line back,
but 6 feet from sideline and sideline extended; D)
Anywhere from attack line back, can be closer than
6 feet once past the endline.
10. What happens if the ball touches a fan or other B
non-team member who is not interfering with a play-
er's ability to legally play the ball? A) Replay; B) Ball is
out
11. What happens if a served ball hits a backboard that B
is hanging vertically over a playable area? A) Replay;
B) Ball is out; C) Ball is out unless R1 believes a player
would have played the ball, in which case it's a replay
12. What happens if a ball (not served) hits a backboard C
that is hanging vertically over a playable area? A)
Replay; B) Ball is out; C) Ball is out unless R1 believes
a player could have played the ball, in which case it's
a replay
13. B
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What happens if a ball that is tossed for serve hits a
backboard that is hanging vertically over a playable
area? A) Replay; B) Ball is out
14. What happens if a ball hits the cables or poles used to C
retract a ceiling-suspended net system? A) Replay; B)
Ball is out; C) Ball is out if R1 believes ball would not
have remained in play but for the cables
15. A player may play a ball that is over a non-playable B
area if A) both feet are still in playable area; B) any
body part is in contact with a playable area; C) never
-- this ball may not be played
16. True or false: a player may legally enter a nonplayable True
area after playing a ball.
17. What is the rule that applies if there is play scheduled D
on an adjacent court? A) Players may play a ball that
is over the court, but may not enter that court at any
time; B) The ball is out as soon as it breaks the vertical
plane of that court.; C) Players may not enter that
court before, during, or after playing a ball; D) Both B
and C apply
18. What if the ball touches R1's platform? A) Replay in all B
cases, B) out in all cases, C) Replay if a player would
have had a legal play on the ball.
19. What if the ball hits a wall when a player would have C
been able to play it? A) Always out; B) Always replay;
C) Replay if the wall is closer than 6 feet to the court
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1. Who calls the coin toss before the match? A) Home B
captain, B) Visiting Captain, C) Ref's choice
2. The winner of the pre-match coin toss may select: A) A
Whether to serve or receive; B) Which court they will
play on; C) Either A or B, but not both
3. Who calls the coin toss before the deciding set of the A
match? A) Home captain, B) Visiting Captain, C) Ref's
choice
4. The winner of the coin toss before the deciding set C (but not if the teams
may select: A) Whether to serve or receive; B) Which haven't been switching
court they will play on; C) Either A or B, but not both courts)
5. What happens if the head coach is ejected from the C
match and there is no authorized school personnel
available to take over? A) Coach is allowed to remain
in charge, but must remain seated and may not speak
to the referees; B) Coach may remain in charge, but
must sit out the next match unless the state has a
different rule; C) The coach's team must forfeit the
match.
6. What is the penalty if a disqualified individual con- A
tinues to violate conduct rules? A) Their team forfeits
the match; B) Their team forfeits the set, but not the
match; C) There is an additional point penalty for each
violation.
7. May a team begin a match with fewer than 6 players? B
A) Yes, they just lose the point every time the empty
space rotates around to serve; B) No, they must for-
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feit the set and continue forfeiting sets if a 6th player
does not arrive in time.
8. Which team gets to select their bench? A) Home; B) A
Visitor; C) Winner of coin toss. D) Loser of coin toss
9. Where may the head coach stand during a live ball? C
A) In the libero replacement zone, but at least 6 feet
back from the sideline.; B) In the libero zone, no set
distance from sideline but must not interfere with
any official's view; C) Anywhere from attack line back,
but 6 feet from sideline and sideline extended; D)
Anywhere from attack line back, can be closer than
6 feet once past the endline.
10. What happens if the ball touches a fan or other B
non-team member who is not interfering with a play-
er's ability to legally play the ball? A) Replay; B) Ball is
out
11. What happens if a served ball hits a backboard that B
is hanging vertically over a playable area? A) Replay;
B) Ball is out; C) Ball is out unless R1 believes a player
would have played the ball, in which case it's a replay
12. What happens if a ball (not served) hits a backboard C
that is hanging vertically over a playable area? A)
Replay; B) Ball is out; C) Ball is out unless R1 believes
a player could have played the ball, in which case it's
a replay
13. B
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What happens if a ball that is tossed for serve hits a
backboard that is hanging vertically over a playable
area? A) Replay; B) Ball is out
14. What happens if a ball hits the cables or poles used to C
retract a ceiling-suspended net system? A) Replay; B)
Ball is out; C) Ball is out if R1 believes ball would not
have remained in play but for the cables
15. A player may play a ball that is over a non-playable B
area if A) both feet are still in playable area; B) any
body part is in contact with a playable area; C) never
-- this ball may not be played
16. True or false: a player may legally enter a nonplayable True
area after playing a ball.
17. What is the rule that applies if there is play scheduled D
on an adjacent court? A) Players may play a ball that
is over the court, but may not enter that court at any
time; B) The ball is out as soon as it breaks the vertical
plane of that court.; C) Players may not enter that
court before, during, or after playing a ball; D) Both B
and C apply
18. What if the ball touches R1's platform? A) Replay in all B
cases, B) out in all cases, C) Replay if a player would
have had a legal play on the ball.
19. What if the ball hits a wall when a player would have C
been able to play it? A) Always out; B) Always replay;
C) Replay if the wall is closer than 6 feet to the court
