P.E(volleyball)

• Volleyball Faults

  • Hitting the volleyball illegally (holding, palming, carrying, throwing)
  • Stepping over or on the line while serving
  • Not hitting the ball over the net
  • Touching the net
  • Reaching under the net and interfering with a player or the ball
  • Not serving in the correct order
  • Hitting the volleyball out of bounds
  • Double hitting (same player hits the ball twice in a row)
  • Hitting the ball more than 3 times
• Hitting the volleyball illegally


  Striking the ball in a manner such that you don't hold the ball or palm, carry, or throw it
• William G. Morgan


  Physical education director in the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
• The sport was officially included in the program for the 1964 Summer Olympics
• Volleyball court


  The first equipment required to play volleyball
• Volleyball court


  • 60 x 30 ft or 18m x 9m
  • Length of the entire in-play area of the court
  • Each side of the court is 30 feet by 30 feet in size
• Court lines


  • Painted in all white
  • 5 cm wide
  • Must be of light color which is different from the color of the floor and from any other lines
• Lines on the volleyball court

  • Service Line
  • Center Line
  • Attack Line
  • Boundary Line
• Service Line


  The area from which the server may serve the volleyball, is marked 10 feet inside the right sideline on each back line
• Center Line


  Marked at the center of the court dividing it equally into 30 feet squares (9m), above which the net is placed
• Attack Line


  Whose rear edge is drawn 3m back from the axis of the center line, marks the front zone
• Boundary Lines


  Two sidelines and two end lines mark the playing court
• Volleyball ball


  • Spherical, made out of flexible leather or synthetic leather case with a bladder inside, made of rubber or similar material
  • Uniform light color or a combination of colors
  • Circumference between 20-27 inches (65-67 cm)
  • Weight between 9-10 oz. (260-280 g)
  • Inside pressure of 4.26-4.61 psi or between 0.30 to 0.325 kilograms per centimeter square
• Volleyball net


  • Positioned 36 feet apart and 3 feet further out from the sidelines
  • Top set at the height of 2.43m for men and 2.24 for women
  • 1m wide and 9.5-10m long (with 45-50cm on each side of the side bands), made of 10cm square black mesh
  • 2 White bands, 5 cm wide and 1m long fastened vertically to the net and placed above each sideline
  • A flexible rod, 1.80m long and 10mm in diameter, made of fiberglass or similar material
• Volleyball playing area


  • Includes the playing court and the free zone which is a minimum of 3m wide on all sides
  • Rectangular and symmetrical
  • Playing court is rectangle measuring 18 x 9m, surrounded by a free zone
  • Must be flat, horizontal, and uniform
  • Only wooden and synthetic surface is allowed
• Volleyball zones and areas

  • Front Zone
  • Service Zone
  • Substitution Zone
  • Libero Replacement Zone
  • Warm-up Area
  • Penalty Area
• Front Zone


  Limited by the axis of the center line and the rear edge of the attack line, considered to extend beyond the side lines to the end of the free zone
• Service Zone


  9m wide area behind each end line, laterally limited by two short lines, extends to the end of the free zone
• Substitution Zone


  Limited by the extension of both attack lines up to the scorer's table
• Libero Replacement Zone


  Part of the free zone on the side of the team hanches, limited by the extension of the attack line up to the end line
• Warm-up Area


  Sized approx. 3x3m located in both of the bench-side corners, outside the free zone
• Penalty Area


  Sized approx. 1x1m equipped with two chairs, located in the control area, limited by a 5cm wide red line
• Basic principles of volleyball


  • Don't let the ball hit the floor on your side of the net
  • Maximum of three contacts/hits per side
• During the play


  1. Maximum of three hits per side

  2. Player may not hit the ball twice in succession

  3. Ball may be played off the net during a volley and on serve

  4. A ball touching a boundary line is good

  5. A legal hit is contact with the ball by a player body above and including the waist which does not allow the ball to visibly come to a rest

  6. If two or more players contact the ball simultaneously, it is considered one play and the players involved may not participate in the next play

  7. A player must not block or attack a serve

  8. Switching positions will be allowed only between front line players (After the serve only)
• The serve


  1. Server must serve from behind the end line until after contact

  2. Ball may be served underhand or overhand

  3. Ball must be clearly visible to opponents before serve

  4. Served ball may graze the net and drop to the other side for point

  5. First game serve is determined by a volley, each subsequent game shall be served by the previous game loser

  6. Serve must be returned by a bump only no setting or attacking a serve
• Substitution


  1. There are a set number of substitutions allotted per game

  2. A player may substitute into the game only during dead ball situations

  3. To enter the game, a coach or player must request a substitution from the official, after which the substitute must enter the substitution zone and wait for the referee's approval
• Scoring


  • Rally scoring will be used
  • There will be a point scored on every score of the ball
  • Offense will score on a defense miss or out of bounds hit
  • Defense will score on an offensive miss, out of bounds hit, or serve into the net
  • Game will be played to 25 pts
  • Must win by 2 points
• Rotation


  1. Team will rotate each time they win the serve

  2. Players shall rotate in a clockwise manner

  3. There shall be 4-6 players on each side
• 5 basic volleyball skills

  • Serving
  • Passing
  • Setting
  • Blocking
  • Hitting
• Serving


  The serve initiates play, includes underhand serve, float serve, jump serve, top spin serve
• Passing


  The pass is a method of receiving an opponent's serve and/or overhand attack, includes forearm pass and overhand pass
• Setting


  When setting the ball, the goal is to position the ball in the air so that a teammate is able to easily complete an overhand attack/hit
• Blocking


  The attempt to halt an opponent attack by jumping with the hands overhead to create a barrier to the net, the most common blocking violation is touching the net
• Hitting


  The attack usually takes place on a team's third and final contact, players often jump when striking the ball to increase the difficulty of receiving the hit
• Volleyball lingo/terms


  • Ace
  • Side-out
  • Roof
  • Dig
  • Kill
  • Paintbrush
  • Six Pack (Facial)
  • Tool
• Volleyball violations


  • Hitting the volleyball illegally
  • Stepping over the or on the line while serving
  • Not hitting the ball over the net
  • Touching the net
  • Reaching under the net and interfering with a player or the ball
  • Not serving in the correct order
  • Hitting the volleyball out of bounds
  • Double hitting- when the same player hits the ball twice in a row
  • Hitting the ball more than 3 times
• -created on the 9th of February 1895; called Mintonette

  Federation International of Volleyball (FIVB)- highest governing body

  -founded in Paris, France on 1947

  -its headquarter is located in Loussane, Switzerland

  -current president is Ary Graca