HOPE 2 LESSON 5

• Volleyball


  A team sport where players hit a ball over a high net
• Volleyball


  • Invented by William G. Morgan, an instructor at YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts
  • Originally called "Mintonette" before being renamed "Volleyball"
  • Combines elements of basketball, baseball, and tennis
• First official game of volleyball played at Springfield College


  July 7, 1896
• Skills needed in volleyball

  • Serving
  • Passing
  • Hand setting
  • Attacking/Hitting
  • Blocking
  • Digging
• Types of players

  • Front row players
  • Back row players
• Front row players


  Responsible for attacking the ball and blocking
• Back row players


  Responsible for passing the ball and digging
• Volleyball positions

  • Setter
  • Blocker
  • Spiker
  • Passer
  • Digger
  • Server
• Setter


  Responsible for setting up the game play
• Blocker


  Responsible for blocking the opponent's spikes
• Spiker


  Responsible for attacking the ball
• Passer


  Responsible for receiving the opponent's serve
• Digger


  Defensive player, responsible for preventing the ball from touching the court
• Server


  Responsible for starting the rally
• Volleyball equipment

  • Volleyball
  • Court
  • Net
  • Ball cart/bag
• Volleyball


  81 centimeters (32 inches) in size, weighs 226 grams (8 ounces), inflated to 4.24-4.61 psi
• Court


  Rectangular, 9 meters x 18 meters
• Net


  Men's net height is 2.43 meters (7 ft 11 5/8 inches)
• women's net height is 2.24 meters (7 ft 4 1/8 inches)