Act of Volleying – definition

2026 Rule = Definition

Volleying, Act of. The act of volleying begins when the ball is hit out of the air before bouncing (i.e., volleyed) and ends when the player’s movement from the follow-through action (i.e., momentum) stops.

Relocate Rule 9.B.1 as a definition in Section 3:

Add new: 3.A.X Volleying, Act of - The act of volleying begins when the ball is struck out of the air before bouncing (volleyed) and ends when the player’s movement from the follow-through action (momentum) stops.

Delete Rule 9.B.1.

9.B.1 The act of volleying begins when the ball is struck out of the air before bouncing (volleyed) and ends when the player’s movement from the follow-through action (momentum) stops.

9.B.1 is actually a definition. The term is used in multiple locations (Definition of Momentum, 9.B, 9.C, and 9.H) and therefore is more appropriately positioned as a definition in Section 3. The definition would then apply to all uses of the term throughout the rules, which is consistent with the reason for having a definitions section. The wording is identical.

Same as with the current rules, any situation where the rules apply to an act of volleying.