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• Volleyball


  An Olympic team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net
• Volleyball


  • Each team tries to score points by grounding the ball on the other team's court under organized rules (FIVB)
• William G. Morgan, a YMCA Physical Education director, created a new game called Mintonette in Holyoke, Massachusetts (USA)


  February 9, 1895
• The Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) was founded


  1947
• The first world championships for men were held

  1949
• The first world championships for women were held

  1952
• Volleyball was officially included in the Summer Olympics program


  1964
• Beach volleyball


  A variation of the game played on sand and with only two players per team
• Beach volleyball became a FIVB-endorsed variation

  1987
• Beach volleyball was added to the Olympic program

  1996
• Volleyball for Disabled


  A sport at the Paralympics managed by the World Organization Volleyball for Disabled
• How to play volleyball

  1. The team that wins the rally is awarded a point, and serves the ball to start the next rally

  2. The game continues, with the first team to score 25 points (and be two points ahead) awarded the set

  3. Matches are best-of-five sets and the fifth set (if necessary) is usually played to 15 points

  4. The ball is usually played with the hands or arms, but players can legally strike or push (short contact) the ball with any part of the body
• Equipments

  • Ball
  • Net
• Ball


  • Made of leather or synthetic leather
  • Circumference of 65-67 cm
  • Weight of 260-280 g
  • Inside pressure of 0.30-0.325 kg/cm2
• Net


  • One-meter wide
  • Top of the net is 2.43 meters for men's competition
  • Top of the net is 2.24 meters for women's competition
• Common faults

  • Causing the ball to touch the ground outside the opponents' court or without first passing over the net
  • Catching and throwing the ball
  • Double hit: two consecutive contacts with the ball made by the same player
  • Four consecutive contacts with the ball made by the same team
  • Net foul: touching the net during play
• Skills


  Actions used in activity - e.g. Service, Pass, Set, Spike, etc.
• Technique


  The way in which skills is performed - e.g. Line and cross court shot, Dump etc.
• Service


  1. A player stands behind the inline and serves the ball, in an attempt to drive it into the opponents court

  2. Ace: when the ball lands directly into the court or travels outside the court after being touched by an opponent
• Set


  1. Usually the second contact

  2. The main goal is to put the ball in the air in such a way that it can be driven by an attack into the opponents court
• Pass


  1. Reception is usually the first contact

  2. The main goal is to prevent the ball from touching the court, and also making it reach the position where the setter is standing quickly and precisely
• Blocking


  Actions taken by the players standing at the net to stop or alter an opponents attack
• Blocking


  Jump timed to intercept the ball's trajectory prior to it crossing over the net
• Digging


  Ability to prevent the ball from touching one's court after spike or attack, particularly the ball that is nearly touching the ground
• Digging


  • Similar to passing, or bumping arms, dive, or pancake
• Libero


  Player specialized in defensive skills (wears a contrasting jersey color)
• The libero cannot block or attack the ball when it is entirely above the net
• Libero


  Can replace any back row players, without prior notice to the officials
• The libero is generally the most skilled defensive player on the team
• The libero can only serve for one person, not for all the people for whom he or she goes in