PHEDO VOLLEYBALL

• Volleyball was invented by William G. Morgan in 1895 at Holyoke, Massachusetts.
• The game was originally called “Mintonette”.
• The game incorporated baseball, handball, and tennis-related skills.
• The game was renamed “Volleyball” by A.F. Halsted in 1896.
• The YMCA was the main contributor to the development of volleyball worldwide.
• The history of volleyball in the Philippines refers to the history of volleyball in the Philippines as a recreation and as a sport.
• Philippine volleyball history began in 1910 when the Philippines was a United States territory (1898–1946).
• It was introduced to the Filipinos by an American named Elwood S. Brown, then the Physical Director of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA).
• Early in the history of the game of volleyball in the Philippines, the Filipinos used trees as makeshift net holders
• The Philippine National Volleyball Federation Inc. (PNVF), also known as Volleyball Philippines, is the national sport association for volleyball in the Philippines. It is recognized by the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) and the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB).
• Ramon "Tats" Suzara of AVPI was elected as the PNVF's president unopposed with Ricky Palou withdrawing his presidential bid.
• In February 2021, PNVF gets official recognition from FIVB as the national governing body in the Philippines as the PVF was expelled. It plans to launch the league on July 2021. It has also received recognition from the Asian Volleyball Confederation, the Asia's governing body.
• Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team’s court under organized rules.
• You can play volleyball in teams with anywhere between two and six players. Indoor volleyball is usually played with six players on each team. Beach volleyball is often played with two players. Four-person volleyball is often in grass tournaments and on the beach.
• You can pay on hardwood, grass, sand, or asphalt. You can use rally or side-out scoring.

  You can play one game or the two out of three sets or three out of five sets. Raise to 25 points for each set. For three out of five set, the 5th set is raise to 15 points only.
• Play begins with one team serving the ball to the other. Each time the ball crosses over the net, a team gets three contacts before they must send the ball back to the opponent’s side.
• The rally (or volley) continues until the ground or one of the rules is broken.
• The ball shall be spherical, made of a flexible leather or synthetic leather case with a bladder inside, made of rubber or a similar material.
• Its circumference is 65-67 cm and its weight is 260-280 g. Its inside

  pressure shall be 0.30 to 0.325 kg/cm2 (4.26 to 4.61 psi) (294.3 to 318.82 mbar or hPa).
• The outdoor volleyball court measures 18m x 9m, surrounded by a free zone that is 2 meters wide on all sides.
• The minimum playing space for US volleyball competitions is 7 meters.
• The volleyball net is 32 feet long and 3 feet wide.
• For women, the net should be 7 feet, 4 1/8 inches (2.24 m). For men, the net should be 7 feet, 11 5/8 inches high (2.43 m) .
• The playing court is marked by two sidelines and two end lines
• All lines must be 2 inches wide and must be created with a light color that is easy to discern from the playing court.
• The volleyball net structure is held together with metal cables and posts.
• Posts are placed 0.5 to 1.0 meters outside the sidelines and 2.55 meters high.
• Antennas are flexible rods that are 1.8 meters long made of fiberglass, fastened at the outer edge of each sideband.
• Sidebands are two white bands attached vertically to the net and placed above each sideline.
• Knee pads should be sturdy enough to protect your knees from falls, slides, and dives, but flexible enough to allow you to bend comfortably.
• Arch and ankle support is key when choosing a volleyball shoe
• Ace

  • A legal serve that cannot be returned
• Approach

  • The foot pattern of a hitter as they prepare to attack a set, usually a 3 or 4 step pattern
• Attack

  • The act of sending the ball to the opponent, usually done in a forceful manner, however, off-speed shots are also considered as an example
• Attack Line

  • Also called the 3-meter line; a line on the court that marks where a back-row player cannot jump on, or in front of, and attack, or block a ball
• Back Row Attack

  • A back-row player jumping behind the 3-meter line and attacking the ball forcefully
• Block

  • An attempt to keep the opponent’s attack from crossing the net; the first line of defense
• Cross Court

  • As an outside hitter, hitting the ball diagonally into the opponent’s court
• Defense

  • Any legal action or skills that keep the ball contacted by the opponent from hitting the ground on your side of the net
• Defensive System

  • A specific plan designed to cover the court as best as possible given the opponent’s tendencies and your team’s strengths and weaknesses; ex: perimeter, rotation