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Expert: Tom Houser Date: 8/21/2008 Subject: Attacking/blocking a served ball?
Question Is it legal to directly smash the service ball from the opposite side, i.e. before or without the ball being set.
Answer Good morning!
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It is illegal to smash a served ball IF the ball is still above the level of the net when you do it.
In other words, if you bump a served ball back to the opponents, no problem. If you set a served ball back, no problem. But if you send a served ball back over, and it's above the height of the net when you do it, then the referee will blow the whistle.
Therefore, blocking a serve is illegal also. Why? B/c the ball is above the level of the net when you do it.
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