ECLIPSE = BALL STUDY GUIDE

ECLIPSE BALL STUDY = GUIDE

The game of Eclipse ball is a combination of = volleyball,=20 badminton and tennis.

PLAYERS: Six=20 players are on the court at a time, with the remaining players rotating = in at=20 the serving position.

COURT: An=20 official volleyball court is used inside with a net height of 7=924=94. =

GAMES: Played to 21 or when = time is=20 called. Win by two = points.

SERVE: All serves=20 must be made underhand from =BE court or = further back.=20 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=20 the serve and goes over the net.

VOLLEY = FOR=20 SERVE: The winning = team serves, thereafter the team that lost the previous = game=20 serves first.

SERVICE = RETURN:=20 The ball must be contacted with the racket. It is against the rules to = catch and=20 throw the ball. The front = row must=20 let the ball bounce once on the serve; the back row may hit it on the = fly or let=20 it bounce.

PLAYING = THE BALL:=20

1. =20 Players can not hit the ball two times in a = row.

2. =20 Teamwork and passing the ball between players is = encouraged.

3. =20 During play, the ball is allowed to bounce once = between=20 hits. The ball may also be hit on a fly.

4. =20 You may get up to 3 hits (racquet or body) on a = side=20 before you hit the ball over. = Block=20 is not considered a hit.

5. =20 When returning the ball, a player may not cross = over the=20 net (or under, inside), either themselves or with the racket.

6. =20 Bounces off the wall and bleachers are = allowed. Bounces off the ceiling are = not=20 allowed.

=93PLAY-IT=94: may be called by a team = member, who=20 decides to keep the ball in play, when the opposing team is at = fault. The player calls =93play it=94 = before the=20 ball is hit. The team = winning the=20 volley scores the points regardless of who served. =93Play it=94 points are worth = 2 points=20 instead of 1 and can accumulate by multiples of 2 each time there is a = fault and=20 =93play it=94 is called.

SUMMARY = OF RULES AND=20 SCORING:

1. =20 The serve is made from =BE court or further = back. The serve is always = underhand.

2. =20 Only the serving team can score, except in a = =93play-it=94=20 situation.

3. =20 A ball that lands on the line is always in = bounds.

4. =20 Balls that hit the net and go over while serving = or=20 during play are ALWAYS = good.

5. =20 Player rotation is like that in volleyball,=20 clockwise. You may decide = on the=20 placement of players according to your strategy.

6. =20 A player must not enter another team=92s court = in any way=20 to play the ball. =20 You may go out of bounds to play a ball that come from your = team=92s side=20 of the court.

7. =20 The ball hitting the ceiling is out of = bounds.