Volleyball is not a contact sport since it does not require or allow bodily contact between each participant, however it can occur. Instead, in volleyball, the term "contact" is mostly used to describe ball handling. For example, if a player receives the ball on the side of their body away from the net and doesn't handle it properly, they could be injured by being hit with the ball. There are four main ways that players can be brought into contact with one another during a game: 1 Serving the ball results in contact with the shoulder, arm, or hand of the server; 2 Rebounding the ball results in contact with the shoulder, arm, or hand of the rebounder; 3 Putting the ball out of play results in contact with the foot of the attacker who was assigned the point; 4 Faulty ball handling can result in contact with the legs, feet, or toes of the player handling the ball. In addition to these four categories, players can also be brought into contact with one another in less obvious ways. For example, if one player is positioned closer to the court than another, this would be considered contact. Similarly, if a player is able to reach back with their arms or hands and touch someone else, this would be considered contact as well.