Subject: ECLIPSE BALL STUDY GUIDE
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Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 13:18:12 -0500

ECLIPSE BALL STUDY GUIDE

The game of Eclipse ball is a combination of volleyball,
badminton and tennis.

PLAYERS: Six
players are on the court at a time, with the remaining players rotating in at
the serving position.

COURT: An
official volleyball court is used inside with a net height of 7’4”.

GAMES: Played to 21 or when time is
called.  Win by two points.

SERVE: All serves
must be made underhand from ¾ court or further back.
The server only has one chance to get the ball over the net and in bounds.  The serve is good if it hits the net on
the serve and goes over the net.

VOLLEY FOR
SERVE:  The winning team serves, thereafter the team that lost the previous game
serves first.

SERVICE RETURN:
The ball must be contacted with the racket.  It is against the rules to catch and
throw the ball.  The front row must
let the ball bounce once on the serve; the back row may hit it on the fly or let
it bounce.

PLAYING THE BALL:

1.
Players can not hit the ball two times in a row.

2.
Teamwork and passing the ball between players is
encouraged.

3.
During play, the ball is allowed to bounce once between
hits. The ball may also be hit on a fly.

4.
You may get up to 3 hits (racquet or body) on a side
before you hit the ball over.  Block
is not considered a hit.

5.
When returning the ball, a player may not cross over the
net (or under, inside), either themselves or with the racket.

6.
Bounces off the wall and bleachers are allowed.  Bounces off the ceiling are not
allowed.

“PLAY-IT”:  may be called by a team member, who
decides to keep the ball in play, when the opposing team is at fault.  The player calls “play it” before the
ball is hit.  The team winning the
volley scores the points regardless of who served.  “Play it” points are worth 2 points
instead of 1 and can accumulate by multiples of 2 each time there is a fault and
“play it” is called.

SUMMARY OF RULES AND
SCORING:

1.
The serve is made from ¾ court or further back.  The serve is always underhand.

2.
Only the serving team can score, except in a “play-it”
situation.

3.
A ball that lands on the line is always in bounds.

4.
Balls that hit the net and go over while serving or
during play are ALWAYS good.

5.
Player rotation is like that in volleyball,
clockwise.  You may decide on the
placement of players according to your strategy.

6.
A player must not enter another team’s court in any way
to play the ball.
You may go out of bounds to play a ball that come from your team’s side
of the court.

7.
The ball hitting the ceiling is out of bounds.