Adaptation starting 2022

In view of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the rules regarding the cleanliness of the pitching should be implemented appropriately again. The goal is to reduce the impact of the following scenarios leading to an eventual lifted ball:

- Contact down and up (extended ball contact), - Deflection (extended ball contact), - Holding and releasing (visible resting of the ball).

The FIVB specifically wants the assessment of the lifted ball to be interpreted more strictly again and whistled accordingly.


Correct touch



Incorrect touch