volleyball

• 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 William G. Morgan, physical director of the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts


  1895
• Mintonette


  The original name given to volleyball by William G. Morgan
• Volleyball history began in the Philippines when it was a United States territory

  1910
• Elwood S. Brown


  The American who introduced volleyball to the Filipinos
• 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 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

  1916
• The first nationwide tournament in the United States was conducted by the National YMCA Physical Education Committee in New York City

  1922
• The United States Volleyball Association (USVBA) was formed and recognized as the rules-making, governing body in the United States

  1928
• Women's division of volleyball was started

  1949
• A senior women's division (age 30 and older) was added

  1977
• The Fédération Internationale de Volley Ball (FIVB) was organized in Paris

  1947
• The FIVB moved to Lausanne, Switzerland

  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
• Alfred Halstead suggested that the name volleyball should be used instead of mintonette
• Point


  Awarded to the team for winning the rally, 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


  can be overhand or underhand
• Pass


  The most basic but most important skill in volleyball, forming the core action of the game
• Volley/Set


  The next step after passing, setting up a great attack
• Spike


  When a player jumps and hits the ball over the net with a one handed overhead swinging motion, contacting the ball with an open hand in a downward slap
• Blocking


  When a player near the net jumps up with their hands above their head to block the opposition's attacking shot, reducing the power of the attack
• Dig


  A defensive volleyball skill where a player on your team passes the ball after it is played over the net by the opposition team
• A block is not considered a hit.
• The rotation of the players inside a volleyball court is clockwise
• Player 6 becomes the second server
• The size of a volleyball court