The team on "defence" attempts to prevent the attacker from directing the ball into their court: players at the net jump and reach above the top (and if possible, across the plane) of the net to "block" the attacked ball. If the ball is hit around, above, or through the block, the defensive players arranged in the rest of the court attempt to control the ball with a "dig" (usually a fore-arm pass of a hard-driven ball). After a successful dig, the team transitions to offence.