Volleyball

• Volleyball consists of 2 teams with each team having 6 players
• 25 points is needed in order to win
• There are 5 sets in a game
• Volleyball was included in the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo since 1964
• Mintonette was the original name of volleyball
• Mintonette was founded on February 9, 1895 at Holyoke, Massachusetts
• Mintonette was founded by William G. Morgan, a YMCA PE Educator
• Mintonette was derived from tennis and handball
• Volleyball is an indoor sport, less rough than basketball
• First rule: Net of 6ft 6in (1.98m) high, 25ft by 50ft court with any number of players.
• There were 9 innings with 3 serves, no limit to the number of ball contacts in Mintonette
• Second try is allowed in case of service error in Mintonette
• In mintonette, hitting the ball into the net was considered a foul
• Alfred Halstead noticed the volleying nature of the game in 1896 at the International YMCA Training School.
• Volleyball comes from two words: "volley" and "ball"
• First two touches set up for an ATTACK, which is an attempt to bring the ball to the other side of the court
• COURT DIMENSIONS: 18m (59ft) long, 9m (29.5ft) wide divided into 9m by 9m halves by a 1 meter (40in) wide net
• Net measurement top from the center: Men 2.43m & Women 2.24m
• 7m - Minimum Height Clearance
• Free zone - minimum 3m wide
• In modern volleyball, 3 touches are only allowed before passing the ball over the net
• YMCA - Young Men's Christian Association
• FIVB - Federation Internationale de Volleyball
• 6 IMPORTANT SKILLS IN VB:

  1. Pass
  2. Set
  3. Attack
  4. Block
  5. Dig
  6. Serve
• PASS

  -also known as RECEPTION

  -first move or skill after receiving the ball

  -attempt to properly handle the ball

  -requires 2 techniques: Underarm & Overhead pass
• Underarm pass/bump - type of pass technique in which he ball touches the inside part of the joined forearms
• Overhead pass - type of pass technique in which the ball is handled with the fingertips
• SET

  -the second contact

  -goal is to put the ball in the air
• ATTACK

  -also known as SPIKE

  -the 3rd contact

  -handle the ball to land to the other side
• 2 TYPES OF ATTACKS

  1. Bounce - a spike that directly hits the opposing team's floor untouched.
  2. Kill - a successful attack that cannot be defended by the opposing team.
• BLOCK

  -action taken by the player standing near the net to stop/alter an opponent's attack
• 2 TYPES OF BLOCK

  1. Offensive Block - aggressive block whose goal is to return the ball to the opposing team's court, making it touch the floor.
  2. Defensive/Soft Block - control or deflect the hard-driven ball upward for it to slow down
• DIG

  -prevent the ball from touching one's court after a spike or attack

  -overhand dig and bump
• SERVE

  -signal the start of the game