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4 Volleyball Blocking Rules and Rule Violations To Know in Volleyball

Learn four volleyball blocking rules, regulations and violations that you can and cannot do when you are front row performing defensive skills at the net.

Top 4 Volleyball Block Rules and Rule Violations in Volleyball To Know: Improve your volleyball by knowing the USA volleyball block rules. (Photo by Chris Daines)

Top 4 Volleyball Blocking Rules and Rule Violations in Volleyball To Know: Improve your volleyball by knowing the USA volleyball block rules. (Photo by Chris Daines)

Volleyball blocking rules are established so players, teams and coaches compete fairly in their quest to win a match.

This page is written to provide you with important information that should help you improve your defensive skills in volleyball.

Make sure when you get to the front row, you know what you can do and what you can't do while blocking a ball.

Blocking Volleyball Drills:
Skinny Court Two vs Two during Breakfast Club with Coach April

USA Volleyball Block Rules:
Learn The Basics

Volleyball Blocking Rules: Blocking is the first line of defense. You can jump and place your arms, hands and shoulders over the net to stop a hitter or setter from attacking the ball into your court.

Blocking is the first line of defense.

To block well you are required to

have good footwork
have great body control while moving laterally and vertically
read your hitter to anticipate where and how she plans to attack
penetrate your hands over the net to block the ball by deflecting it back into your opponents court

Top 4 Volleyball Block Rules. You can jump and place your arms, hands and shoulders over the net to stop a hitter or setter from attacking the ball into your court. (Al Case)

Top 4 Volleyball Blocking Rules. You can jump and place your arms, hands and shoulders over the net to stop a hitter or setter from attacking the ball into your court. (Al Case)

1. You can jump and place your arms, hands and shoulders over the net to stop a hitter or setter from attacking the ball into your court. But...

a volleyball player can't touch the net on the way up or on the way down with any parts of the body while the ball is in play.

Volleyball Blocking Rules and Tips: Time your block so you jump and penetrate the net with your arms ..just before the hitter contacts/spikes the ball

2. While blocking, your feet may come in contact with the centerline also known as the halfcourt line. But...

a player can't step over the half court line during a rally in a way that keeps the opposing team from safely playing the ball.

Top 4 Volleyball Block Rules. Volleyball block rules are established so players, teams and coaches compete fairly in their quest to win a match.

Top 4 Volleyball Blocking Rules. Volleyball block rules are established so players, teams and coaches compete fairly in their quest to win a match.

3. While your team is on defense you can block any attacked ball but...

Only front row players in defense are allowed to block a volleyball.

4. While on defense in the front row, you can come off the court on the opposing team's side to retrieve a ball back into your court but...

while in pursuit of a ball a player, (usually its a blocker) is permitted to enter into the free zone of the opponent's court as long as doing so doesn't interfere with the action going on.

This usually occurs when a blocker steps over the center line and for some reason, often in transition, lands and steps outside of the sideline (but into the free zone) of the opponent's court.

Because the free zone is considered the playing area of the court, this is legal and one of the few times a player is permitted to step across the center court line during a rally.

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If you're a B team or JV player trying to make varsity next year...your goal should be to complete 1000 reps a day of at least three of the basic skills on your own...volleyball passing, serving and setting should be at the top of the list.

How To Play Volleyball: Where Do You Go From Here?

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Learn more about Blocking by clicking one of the links in the Related Links below.
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Learn more from these volleyball rules pages!

8 Volleyball Serve Rules On The Toss and When and Where You Can Serve
Learn these volleyball serve rules and regulations for who, what, when where and how you can serve and when.
What Is Blocking In Volleyball? Rules That Varsity And JV Players Know
What is blocking in volleyball? When the serving team's on defense with 3 front row blockers who try to stop opposing hitters from hitting into their court.
What Is A Side Out And What Happens During A Sideout in Volleyball?
Learn what is a side out, what happens during a sideout and why its called a sideout which is how your team earns the right to serve the ball and score a point
What Are The Volleyball Rotations? 6 Positions on the Court Explained
What are the volleyball rotations and the 6 positions on the court that players on offense and defense rotate in and out of once their team wins a rally?
Volleyball Rotation Learn How To Rotate On The Court in Volleyball
The volleyball rotation has 6 rotational positions on the court called zones, 3 backrow and 3 front row areas that every player position rotates in or out of.
Volleyball Libero Rotation: A Guide to Roles and Responsibilities
Lets explore the volleyball libero rotation including offensive and defensive strategies for maximizing their impact during rotation transitions
Volleyball Game Rules: Serving, Score, Skill, Rotation and Regulations
Volleyball game rules review the regulations for basic skills, scoring and for playing actions allowed and not allowed in the game along with rotation rules.
Volleyball Attacking Rules: What Is A Spike In Volleyball?
These volleyball attacking rules describe what a spike is and governs how an "attack hit" which is any playing action, that is not a serve or is not a block.
Rotation in Volleyball Your 8 Rotation Volleyball Questions Explained
I answer your questions about rotation in volleyball like how does rotation work? Does the libero rotate? and What positions serve in volleyball? and many others
Block Volleyball Definition and Rules Defensive Players Should Know
The block volleyball definition and rules when the serving team's on defense with 3 front row blockers who try to stop opposing hitters hitting into their court.

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From Lady Vol to Legend: Coach April Honored At UTK Champions Weekend

Lady Vol volleyball legend and record holder Coach April Chapple a University of Tennessee, Knoxville Hall of Fame Inductee, 3-time All American, 3-time SEC Champion, SEC Tournament MVP, 2-time All SEC Team is celebrated with her 1984 SEC champion teammates at Neyland Stadium during Champions Weekend on November 1-2, 2024.

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Tennessee Hall of Fame inductee, Coach April Chapple is

the first First Round Draft Pick for the first American pro indoor women's league
named to the first First Team All-Pro team for Major League Volleyball in USA volleyball history
former USA National team member
one of the few American women players named as an Italian Pro League D-I Championship Finalist, Italian Cup Finalist and Cup of Cups Tournament Finalist

April Chapple The first First round Draft Pick For Major League Volleyball the first American Women's Pro League Honored At Athlete Unlimited Pro Volleyball Match

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Serving slang is not just about individual techniques; it also relates to overall game strategy. A coach might instruct a player to serve a "short serve" or a "deep serve" to target specific areas of the opponent's court or exploit weaknesses in their serve receive formation.

Ari, my private training client and I are working specifically on serving on jump float cross court serves ...short to Zone 2

There's so much we work on to get to this point where she can contact the ball with

the same toss height and same toss location
the same armswing speed
the same timing for when her serving hand contacts the ball
the middle of the hand contacting the middle of the ball every single time
getting use to watching her serving hand contact the ball at the highest point of her jump ...before she starts to land
and finally contacting the ball in the precise spot on the ball so it goes where the coach wants the player to put it so in this case ..a short serve in the farthest short right corner on the court also called Zone 2.

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Tommi Stockham All Big West Conference sophomore former Coach April Chapple private client 3 years

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