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   9-23-16

   The Ref says:

   Good question! This can be tricky and you could need help in getting it correct from your R2 so don’t be quick to blow your whistle.

   If you are “close to the net” and reaching above the height of the net you are considered to be a blocker and if the ball ricochets between one or more of the arms or body parts, above or below the top of the net, it is all considered to be a block (not the first hit). You could have multiple contacts between one players arms or multiple contacts and then the ball contact the other blocker once or multiple times and it is all considered one block as long as they are reaching above the net and they have not made a(separate) attempt to keep the ball from falling to the floor. It is a block even if the contact hits the player below the net while reaching above the net…ie off the hands, hits the head and then hits the foot or while reaching above the net the ball strikes the player in the chin, it is still a block. “Close to the net”? Judgement! But a good rule of thumb is not over 1/2 to 3/4 of a step (1 to 2 feet). If the player then tries to contact the ball in a separate move, it is now the first attempt. The first contact off the block by the same player or different player with intent to direct the ball from falling to the floor would be the first contact.

   So to answer your question: No contacts should be counted and you are looking for the first separate attempt to keep the ball from falling to the floor…that would be the first contact weather it is the blocker or another player.

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