A point is awarded to the team no matter if they served or not
Game
Up to 25 points
Must be won by 2 points difference
Ways to hit a ball
Bump/Pass
Volley/Set
Under/Over hand Serve
Typical rally on one side
1. Bump
2. Volley
3. Spike
Volleyball positions
Setter
Outside Hitter
Opposite Hitter
Middle Blocker
Libero
Serving/Defensive Specialist
Serve
The most basic skill in volleyball but also the most important as it forms the core action of the game
Serve types
Underhand Serve
Overhand Serve
Jump Serve
Floater
Pass
The next step in the pass, set, spike flow of volleyball
Volley/Set
How you "set" up a great attack
Spike
When a player jumps and hits the ball over the net with a one handed overhead swinging motion
Blocking
When a player is near the net and jumps up with their hands above their head to block the oppositions attacking shot
Dig
A defensive volleyball skill that is very important, a pass carried out by a player on your team after the ball is played over the net by the opposition team
Volleyball
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
Volleyball was invented by WilliamG.Morgan, physical director of the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts
1895
Mintonette
The original name given to volleyball by William G. Morgan, designed as an indoor sport for businessmen who found basketball too vigorous
Volleyball history began in the Philippines when it was a United States territory (1898–1946)
1910
ElwoodS.Brown
The American who introduced volleyball to the Filipinos, as the Physical Director of the YoungMen'sChristianAssociation (YMCA)
The original rules of volleyball were written by Morgan and printed in the first edition of the Official Handbook of the Athletic League of the Young Men's Christian Associations of North America
1897
Rules were issued jointly by the YMCA and the NationalCollegiateAthleticAssociation (NCAA)
1916
The first nationwide tournament in the United States was conducted by the National YMCA Physical Education Committee in New York City
1922
UnitedStatesVolleyballAssociation (USVBA)
Formed in 1928 and recognized as the rules-making, governing body in the United States, now known as USAVolleyball (USAV)
The USVBA (now USAV) has conducted annual national men's and senior men's (age 35 and older) volleyball championships
1928
Women's division was started
1949
Senior women's division (age 30 and older) was added
1977
FédérationInternationaledeVolleyBall (FIVB)
Organized in Paris in 1947 and moved to Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1984
Beach volleyball was introduced in California
1930
The first official beach volleyball tournament was held at Will Rogers State Beach, in Santa Monica, California
1948
The first FIVB-sanctioned world championship for beach volleyball was held in Rio de Janeiro
1986
Beach volleyball was added to the roster of the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia
1996
Volleyball
Requires a minimum of equipment and space and can be played indoors or outdoors