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• Volleyball


  A team sport in which two teams of six (6) players are separated by a net
• FIVB (International Federation of Volleyball)


  Highest governing body of the sport, founded in Paris, France in 1947, headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, current president is Ary Graça
• Volleyball created by WILLIAM G. MORGAN, a physical education director in the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA


  1895
• Volleyball was officially included in the program for the 1964 Summer Olympics
• Volleyball


  • Borrowed from tennis and handball
• First rules of volleyball (written down by W. G. Morgan)


  1. Net 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) high

  2. Court 25×50 ft (7.6×15.2 m)

  3. Players any number of players

  4. Match composed of nine innings with three serves for each team in each inning

  5. Ball contacts have no limit

  6. Serving error a second try was allowed

  7. Foul hitting the ball into the net (with loss of the point or a side-out)-except in the case of the first-try serve
• Volleyball Court


  The first equipment required to play volleyball, 60 x 30 ft or 18m x 9m in size, with lines painted in all white
• Lines on the Volleyball Court

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


  The area from which the server may serve the volleyball, 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 3ms back from the axis of the center line, marks the front zone
• Boundary Lines


  Two sidelines and two end lines that 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, with a circumference between 20-27 inches (65-67 cm), weight between 9-10 oz. (260-280 g), and an inside pressure of 4.26- 4.61 psi or between 0.30 to 0.325 kilograms per centimeter square
• Net


  Placed vertically over the center line, with the top set at the height of 2.43 m for men and 2.24 m for women, 1m wide and 9.5-10m long (with 25-50cm on each side of the side bands), made of 10cm square black mesh
• Side Bands


  Two white bands, 5 cm wide and 1m long, fastened vertically to the net and placed above each side line
• Antenna


  A flexible rod, 1.80m long and 10mm in diameter, made of fiberglass or similar material
• Post


  Placed at a distance of 0.50-1.00 m outside the side lines, 2.55 m high and preferably adjustable
• Playing Area


  Includes the playing court and the free zone which is a minimum of 3m wide on all sides, must be rectangular and symmetrical
• Playing Court


  A rectangle measuring 18 x 9 m, surrounded by a free zone, must be flat, horizontal and uniform, only wooden and synthetic surfaces are allowed
• Zones and Areas on the Volleyball Court

  • 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 sidelines 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 attach lines up to the scorer's table
• Libero Replacement Zone


  Part of the free zone on the side of the team benches, 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
  • Three contacts/hits per side
  • Players must rotate clockwise
  • No player can hit the ball twice in succession
  • A player may not cause the ball to come to a rest during contact
  • The net is off-limits
• Game Play During the Play

  1. Maximum of three hits per side

  2. Player may not hit the ball twice in succession (A block is not considered a hit)

  3. Ball may be played off the net during a volley and on serve, a ball touching a boundary line is good

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. A player must not block or attack a serve

  7. 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 serving

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

  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


  Team will rotate each time they win the serve, players shall rotate in a clockwise manner, there shall be 4-6 players on each side
• 5 Basic Volleyball Skills

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


  The serve initiates play, there are several different serving techniques including underhand serve, float serve, jump serve, and top spin serve
• Passing


  The pass is a method of receiving an opponent's serve and/or overhand attack, two popular forms are the forearm pass and the 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


  A block is an attempt to halt an opponent's attack by jumping with the hands overhead to create a barrier at 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
  • Stuff Block
  • Dig
  • Kill
  • Paint Brush
  • Six Pack
  • Tool
• Ace


  An ace in volleyball occurs when a player serves the ball and it goes over the net and lands on the floor untouched by the other team