27 LINE JUDGES
27.1 LOCATION
If only two line judges are used, they stand at the corners of the court closest to the right hand of each referee, diagonally at 1 to 2 m from the corner.
Each one of them controls both the end line and side line on his/her side.
For FIVB, World and Official Competitions, it is compulsory tohave four line judges.
They stand in the free zone at 1 to 3 m from each corner of thecourt, on the imaginary extension of the line that they control.
27.2 RESPONSIBILITIES
27.2.1 The line judges perform their functions by using flags (40 x 40 cm), to signal:
27.2.1.1 the ball ”in” and “out” whenever the ball lands near their line(s);
27.2.1.2 the touches of “out” balls by the team receiving the ball;
27.2.1.3 the ball touching the antenna, the served ball and the third hit of the team crossing the net outside the crossing space, etc.;
27.2.1.4 any player (except the server) stepping outside of his/her court at the moment of the service hit;
27.2.1.5 the foot faults of the server;
27.2.1.6 any contact with the top 80 cm of the antenna on their side of the court by any player during his/her action of playing the ball or interfering with the play;
27.2.1.7 the ball crossing the net outside the crossing space into the opponent’s court or touching the antenna on his/her side of the court.
27.2.2 At the 1st referee’s request, a line judge must repeat his/her signal.
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