Announcement
The following rule changes go into effect immediately.
11.2.2.2: To touch the opponent’s court with any part of the body above the feet is permitted provided that it does not interfere with the opponent’s play.
11.3.1 Contact with the net by a player is not a fault, unless it interferes with the play.
11.4.4 A player interferes with the opponent’s play by (amongst others):
- touching the top band of the net or the top 80 cm (2’ 7.49”) of the antenna during his/her action of playing the ball, or
- taking support from the net simultaneously with playing the ball, or
- creating an advantage over the opponent, or
- making actions which hinder an opponent’s legitimate attempt to play the ball.
Go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2ijNc_3vCU for a video highlighting the differences between the old and new net fault rules.
