Moving into ball
A player moves into the path of and is struck by the ball just played by his/her opponent.
Interpretation
This avoidable hinder may occur almost anywhere on the court, but it usually happens in two particular areas:
1. A player is hitting a back-wall shot and, just as he/she hits the ball, the opponent moves into the path of the ball and is struck by it. This is avoidable. In this case, the referee must use judgment and not call an avoidable if he/she feels the ball was “mis-hit” and that the defensive player was moving into a non-hindering position in which he/she would not have been hit if the ball had been hit truly.
2. A player has an offensive setup and the opponent is trapped close to a side wall. In the effort to get into a more favorable position, the defensive player moves into the path of the ball and is hit. This is avoidable.