Why Volleyball isn't a Contact Sport?

When we say "contact sport", it refers to a sport wherein participants will inevitably engage in physical contact with one another because it's part of the game and these sports include basketball, football, and rugby. Now, many are still confused as to whether or not volleyball should be categorized as a contact sport when in fact, it's not a contact sport.

To begin with, the word "contact" has a different usage in volleyball and that, it's being used to describe the way players handle the ball. Contact in volleyball can also be referred to as the "set", "pass", and, "attack". Now, what makes volleyball a non-contact sport is that volleyball doesn't allow physical contact between opposing players primarily because playing the game of volleyball removes any possibility of any physical interaction with the other team. And while physical contact between opposing players isn't necessarily a normal part of the game, there are a few chances where "contacts" between players take place.

The most common situation where contact is made in volleyball is when a player is trying to make a point via an attack or, a player is attempting to block the ball on the net. The "contact" takes place whenever a player makes a miscalculated jump which could end up in the said player making physical contact with another player. This point has been explained by Juico too as this scenario isn't a voluntary act from either side. And the most important reason why volleyball isn't a contact sport: each team is separated by a net which prohibits any player from one team to traverse to the other side. This alone makes any physical contact in a game of volleyball between two opposing players almost non-existing. 

If anything, the fact that volleyball isn't a contact sport gives the game the edge compared to the other sports in terms of making a resumption because physical contact isn't a part of the game. And for the PSL, it's one of the important notes that they've been the government as to why they should be given the go-signal to resume team practices.  

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