After much clamoring for and discussion of instant replay call review at the AVCA Convention and NCAA Finals in Oklahoma City in December, the wheels are in motion for an experimental instant replay challenge rule.
The NCAA Women’s Volleyball Rules Committee submitted a recommendation for an instant replay challenge to the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel earlier this month. In the proposed rule, coaches would be allowed three challenges per match, and each challenge would have to be made before the referee raises his or her hand to begin the next point. Coaches would be permitted to challenge lines calls, touch calls, net violations, and foot faults.
The Oversight Panel will discuss the proposed rule in a meeting on Feb. 18. If approved, the rule would only apply to conference matches at schools able to provide the necessary equipment and personnel.
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