When hand setting, players cannot let the ball come to a visible rest, or use a discernable 2 contacts.

The video below contains example clips from the FIVB demonstrating a variety of clean contacts and various faults to look for.

Rule 9.3.3:
“CATCH: the ball is caught and/or thrown; it does not rebound from the hit.”
Rule 9.3.4:
“DOUBLE CONTACT: a player hits the ball twice in succession or the ball contacts various parts of his/her body in succession.”

Casebook 5.3.9:
The referee should consider how clean the contact was. Were the hands / fingers simultaneous in contacting the ball, and was the ball played with one quick motion - i.e., not visibly resting in the player’s hands - or was the player using a technique that involved a long and protracted contact time (CATCH) with the hands?






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