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HIT BALL CLEANLY [5 records]

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Record 1 2016-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Volleyball
CONT

Each team is allowed to contact the ball a maximum of three times before returning it to the opposite court, but any one individual may not touch [the ball], or be touched by it, twice in succession(a "double hit"), and the ball must always be played cleanly with the hands, with no suggestion of holding("held ball"), lifting, or carrying.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volleyball
CONT

Chaque équipe a droit à un maximum de trois touches, en plus de la touche de bloc (ou «contre»). On compte une touche chaque fois qu'un joueur frappe le ballon ou est touché par le ballon. Un joueur ne peut pas toucher le ballon plus d'une fois, à l'exception du contreur. Si deux joueurs touchent simultanément le ballon, il n'y a pas de faute mais on compte deux touches.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Volleyball
DEF

A player making successive (non-simultaneous) contacts of the ball with any parts of his body ...

CONT

Each team is allowed to contact the ball a maximum of three times before returning it to the opposite court, but any one individual may not touch, or be touched by it, twice in succession(a "double hit"), and the ball must always be played cleanly by the hands, with no suggestion of holding("held ball"), lifting, or carrying.

OBS

The double hit is considered an illegal move.

Key term(s)
  • double contact

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volleyball
DEF

Un joueur touchant la balle plus d'une fois à l'aide de n'importe quelle partie du corps sans qu'aucun autre joueur ne l'ait entre-temps touchée [...]

OBS

Le doublé est une infraction aux règles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vóleibol
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Record 3 2001-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Volleyball
DEF

A ball that comes to rest momentarily in the hands, arms or any other part of the body.

OBS

A held ball is considered to be a fault. The ball must be cleanly hit.

OBS

The ball must be cleanly hit. Scooping, lifting, pushing or carrying shall be considered as holding. A ball cleanly hit with both hands from below is considered as a good play.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volleyball
DEF

Ballon qui s'immobilise momentanément sur les mains, les bras ou toute autre partie du corps.

CONT

Le ballon doit être frappé franchement avec les mains ou toute autre partie du corps au-dessus de la ceinture (il ne doit pas être «tenu», «collé» ou «accompagné»).

OBS

Balle tenue. Lorsque la balle vient à rester momentanément dans les mains ou entre les bras d'un joueur, celui-ci devra être considéré comme saisissant ou tenant la balle. La balle nettement frappée avec les deux mains par en dessous est «bonne».

OBS

balle tenue : Le ballon en jeu est désigné «balle».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Vóleibol
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Record 4 2000-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Volleyball
DEF

To receive the ball by striking it with the hands or arms.

CONT

The ball must be cleanly hit. Scooping, lifting, pushing or carrying shall be considered as holding. A ball cleanly hit with both hands from below is considered as a good play.

OBS

Each team is allowed to contact the ball a maximum of three times before returning it to the opposite court, but any one individual may not touch, or be touched by it, twice in succession(a "double hit"), and the ball must always be played cleanly with the hands, with no suggestion of holding("held ball"), lifting, or carrying.

OBS

double hit: A player making successive (non-simultaneous) contacts of the ball with any parts of his body will be considered as having committed a double hit.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volleyball
DEF

Recevoir le ballon en lui donnant un coup avec les mains ou les bras.

CONT

Les joueurs peuvent toucher le ballon avec n'importe quelle partie du corps au-dessus de la ceinture. Le ballon doit être frappé nettement et ne doit pas être tenu.

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Volleyball
CONT

The ball must be cleanly hit. Scooping, lifting, pushing or carrying shall be considered as holding. A ball cleanly hit with both hands from below is considered as a good play.

CONT

... the ball must always be played cleanly by the hands ...

Key term(s)
  • cleanly hit
  • hit cleanly
  • hit cleanly the ball
  • cleanly hit the ball
  • cleanly played
  • ball cleanly played
  • play the ball cleanly

French

Domaine(s)
  • Volleyball
CONT

Les joueurs peuvent toucher le ballon avec n'importe quelle partie du corps au-dessus de la ceinture. Le ballon doit être frappé nettement et ne doit pas être tenu.

CONT

Le ballon doit être frappé franchement avec les mains [...]

OBS

frapper nettement la balle; frapper franchement la balle : Le ballon en jeu est désigné «balle».

Key term(s)
  • frapper nettement
  • frapper franchement

Spanish

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