What is the rule about attacking a severed volleyball that hits the net?

Question

Volleyball rule: A ball is served to your team but the ball hits the top of the net and continues over to you. A person may not attack the ball that clears the net but what is the rule when the ball hits the net on the serve? Can a player return the ball in that situation? I was told that the net makes the served ball a dead ball for a serve and can be returned as a normal ball sent over the net.

Answer 1

It is still a served ball, and should be treated the same as the one that cleared the net.

Answer 2

you still have to return it as a serve, so no you can not attack it.

Answer 3

I think the idea of being able to attack the serve because it hit the net is another one of those word of mouth rules.  I looked through the book and I can not find anything in the book to back up that idea.

Answer 4

It depends on the rules your playing by. Rally score you play it normal, so no attacking, but its playable. Side out scoring, its a side out. Your own rules and scoring... priceless.