HOPE WEEK 3 Volleyball

• Volleyball

  a popular team sport played on a court with a net in the middle.
• Volleyball is won by the team that reaches a certain number of points first,typically 25 or 30.
• Volleyball can be played both indoors and outdoors and is a popular recreational activity.
• Volleyball involves two teams of six players each team
• Volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan
• The initial version of Volleyball was called "mintonette" and it was played with a softer ball than the one used in basketball,
• the net at a height of 6 feet and 6 inches.
• renamed "volleyball" because players would "volley" the ball back and forth over the net.
• the first official volleyball match was played on July 7, 1896, at Springfield College in Massachusetts.
• First Referee/ Umpire

  • makes the final decision on questionable plays
• Scorer

  • understands the rules of volleyball and knows how to record the facts of a match
• Second Referee

  • sometimes known as the "down" referee assists and supports the first referee mainly by calling fouls that occur under the net.
• Service

  • Underhand
  • Overhead
  • Topspin service