The changes subsequently were approved by the NFHS Board of Directors.

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A back row player on or in front of the attack line may not touch the ball when it is entirely above the height of the net unless it is to direct the ball to a teammate. Not so easy.

Someone said to note the numbers of the two tall girls on each team. Those are the ones most likely to commit an illegal back row attack. That presupposes you can remember the numbers.

But that’s a "referee" concern, and Officiating.com will take a stab at it later this month or early in October. In the meantime, let’s pretend you’re the "umpire." Your partner tweets and then beckons the serve. As the ball is smacked, you hear a coach yell: "Illegal alignment! That’s an illegal alignment, Ref." She means "ump," of course.

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Last time, I left you with a teaser: Is there a significant difference between white numbers on maroon jerseys and black numbers on maroon jerseys?

The answer is "Yes." But unless you're a volleyball official, you probably don't know why.

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A former basketball coach, now reduced to coaching the offensive linemen since he had gained 150 pounds, was smiling and laughing and pointing. At the end of the match, the coach came up to me. "I’m gonna get the UIL to set an age limit for officials," he cracked. I replied: "I’m gonna get them to ban coaches who weigh over 350 pounds."

But running into "blasts from the past" isn't why a new sport is dangerous to your officiating health. Click the title to go inside and find out what is peligroso.