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• Volleyball


  • Sport played by two teams on a playing court divided by a net
  • Different versions available for specific circumstances to offer the versatility of the game to everyone
• Object of the game

  Send the ball over the net to ground it on the opponents' courts, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent
• Returning the ball


  Team has three hits (in addition to the block contact)
• Putting the ball into play


  Service; hit by the server over the net to the opponent's playing court
• Rally


  Continues until the ball is grounded on the playing court of the opponent, goes "out" or a team fails to return it properly
• The point system was adapted

  1900
• Elwood Brown introduced volleyball in the Philippines

  1910
• The rotation system was adapted

  1912
• The game was changed from 21 to 15 points

  1917
• Volleyball was introduced to the Olympic Games in Tokyo


  1964
• National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) made volleyball their fifteenth competitive sport

  1968
• The Executive Committee of the NCAA proposed addition of volleyball to its program

  1969
• The World Championships in Mexico were telecast in Japan


  1974
• The US National Women's team began a year-round training regime in Pasadena, Texas (moved to Colorado Springs in 1979, Coto de Caza and Fountain Valley, CA in 1980, and San Diego, CA in 1985)

  1975
• The US National Men's team began a year-round training regime in Dayton, Ohio (moved to San Diego, CA in 1981)


  1977
• The Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) was formed


  1983
• The US won their first medals at the Olympics in Los Angeles. The Men won the Gold, and the Women the Silver


  1984
• The Women's Professional Volleyball Association (WPVA) was formed


  1986
• The FIVB added a Beach Volleyball World Championship Series

  1987
• US Men repeated the Gold in the Olympics in Korea


  1988
• FIVB Sports Aid Program was created

  1989
• World League was created

  1990
• Four Person Pro Beach League started in the United States


  1994
• Volleyball World Wide, the first internet site on the sport of volleyball, was created


  1994
• Volleyball was 100 years old


  1994
• 1. person Beach Volleyball debuted as an Olympic sport


  1996
• Beach volleyball court dimensions reduced to 8m x 8m per side

  2007
• In a championship match that lasted 1:41, Nicole Branagh and Elaine Youngs defeat Jennifer Boss and April Ross 21-19, 18-21, 16-14 in Seaside Heights. The marathon set the record for the longest match in rally scoring, men or women, in domestic or international play.
• VOLLEYBALL IN THE PHILIPPINES
• Playing Court


  • Dimension: Rectangle measuring 18m x 9m surrounded by a free zone at least 2m (3m in open court) and with a space free from any obstructions to a height at least 7m from the playing surface
  • For official international competition, the free zone shall measure at least 5m from the sidelines and 8m from the end lines
  • The free space shall measure at least 12.5m in height from the playing surface
• Playing Surface


  • Must be flat, horizontal, and uniform
  • Must not present any danger of injury to the players
  • Forbidden to play on rough or slippery surfaces
  • On indoor courts, the surface must be a light color
  • On outdoor courts, a slope of 5mm per meter is allowed for drainage
  • Court lines made of solid materials are forbidden
• Boundary Lines


  • All lines are 5mm in width
  • The lines must be light and of a different color from the floor and any other lines
  • Two side lines and two end lines shall mark the playing court
  • Both side and end lines are included in the 18m x 9m playing court
• Center Line


  • The axis of the center line divided playing court into two equal courts measuring 9m x 9m each
  • This line extends, beneath the net from sideline to sideline
• Zone Lines


  • Attack lines and front zones
  • On each court, the front is limited by the attack line (its width included) 3m parallel to the middle of the center line
  • Beyond the side lines, both attack lines and front are extended indefinitely
• 36' Center To Center
• Net


  Made of 10cm square dark stitches, with a rope threaded through the bottom and tied to the poles to tense the net
• Net dimensions


  • Cable: 0.80 m
  • Cord: 1 m
  • Card: 0.50 m / 1 m
  • Men: 2.24 m
  • Women: 9.50-10 m
  • AXIS: 9 m
• Vertical Side Bands


  • Two tapes of white material 5cm wide and 1m long, fastened one on each side of the end of the net perpendicular to the intersection of the respective sideline and to the axis of the center line, considered part of the net
• Antennae


  • Each is fastened on the outer edge of each vertical side band extending 80cm above the top of the net on opposite side of the net, considered part of the net and have a side limit
• Height of the Net

  2.43m for men, 2.24m for women, measured from the center of the playing court, the two ends must be the same height from the playing surface and may not exceed the regulation height by more than 2cm