Mandy Snow (’01) – Lynchburg College
Ashley Martin (’04) – Lynchburg College
Samantha Harper (’05) – University of Mary Washington
Ellen Koch (’05) – Christopher Newport University
Jordan Maupin ('06) – Averett University
Tori Woolheater – (’08) Bridgewater College
Liz Grogan ('08) – St. Lawrence University
Jessie Carter ('08) – Southern Virginia University
Chastity Lacy (’10) – Christopher Newport University
Sarah Harper (’10) – University of Maryland
Ana Asher ('11) - NC State
Notable changes in the rules in the past two years:
*Futbol! A player may contact the ball with any part of her body, including the feet. This brings the high school rule into line with the rules in college, club, and international play. The concern that a soccer game might spontaneously break out has apparently abated.
*Have a Seat--or Not. Coaches are allowed to stand and coach so long as they are not disruptive and they stay six feet away from the court between the attack line extended and the end line extended--the so-called "Libero replacement zone." The view that coaches need to be leashed to their chairs like rabid dogs has apparently lost favor in the rules committee.
*Metallica. Unadorned flat pins, no longer than 2 inches, may be worn to control a player's hair. The NFHS is apparenlty retreating from the knee-jerk fear that "you could poke your eye out" with all those dangerous hair containment devices.
*In the Zone. This is the "air traffic control" rule. If more than one substitution is to occur, the substitutions shall be made in succession. One pair of players after another and only one substitute shall be in the substitution zone at a time.
*Color My World. It is legal to use colored panel balls in matches. The colors make it easier for players/spectators to track the ball, thus adding excitement to the game. For some unknown reason, the high school authorities have resisted enacting this subversive change for years.
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