1. A violation in tennis or volleyball in which a player's foot crosses the baseline or service line during a serve.
Usage: Common in tennis and volleyball

1. To commit a footfault; to step over the line while serving in tennis or volleyball.
Usage: Third-person singular present or plural form

Examples

• The tennis player was called for a footfault when her back foot crossed the baseline during her serve.
• In volleyball, a footfault results in the loss of the serve.
• He footfaults frequently because he doesn't watch his positioning carefully.
• The referee noticed she footfaults on nearly every first serve.
• Multiple footfaults in a match can frustrate a player and affect their confidence.
• The server footfaults and loses the point.
• Coaches often drill players to avoid footfaults by practicing proper foot placement.