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On your team's first hit, can the ball touch two parts of your body in one motion?

Yes, on the first hit it can, in one action.

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  1. No, that is always a double hit
  2. Only if it is the serve
  3. Yes, in one action ✔

Why: On a team's first hit, like a dig or pass, the ball may touch different parts of the body one after another, as long as it is one action. On other hits, that would be a double contact.

Huh, didn't know that: This lets players dig hard spikes that hit an arm and then a shoulder.

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Answer: Yes, in one action. On a team's first hit, like a dig or pass, the ball may touch different parts of the body one after another, as long as it is one action. On other hits, that would be a double contact.

  1. FIVB Official Volleyball Rules 2025-2028, Rule 9.2.3.2 www.fivb.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/FIVB-Volleyball_Rules2025_2028-EN-v05.pdf
    the ball may contact various parts of the body consecutively, provided that the contacts occur during one action.
    Checked 2026-10-12.

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