Net Fault

The second referee is mainly responsible for net faults. Net faults are only called if the contact with the net happens during a playing action, which includes take off, the action (trying) to play the ball and the landing. A player may not use contact with the net to gain an unfair advantage. Gaining an unfair advantage includes, for example, touching the net to interfere with the opponent’s play and pulling the net to gain an advantage for an attacker.

A net fault includes, amongst others:

• A player touching the top 80 cm of an antenna during the action of play.
• A player interfering with the opponent's play by touching the net.
• Gaining an advantage by touching the net.

Players may touch the posts and ropes, as long as they do not interfere with the play.

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 Med. 5: A player touches the net in an blocking action

Net fault by the blocking player.

 Med. 6: A player touches the antenna in an blocking action

Net fault by the blocking player because he touched the top 80 cm of the antenna.

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No net fault

If a ball causes a player touching the net, no net fault is to be called. Furthermore, hair touching the net is no called as a net fault, unless it interferes with the play (e.g. hair getting tangled in the net).