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• Volleyball

  Originally called "mintonette", invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan after the invention of basketball only four years ago
• Volleyball


  • Team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net
• Equipment used in volleyball

  • Ball
  • Net
  • Antenna
  • Whistle
  • Jersey
  • Shoes
• Ball


  Spherical shape of a flexible leather or synthetic leather with a bladder inside, made up of rubber or similar material
• Net

  For women, 2.24 meters. For men, 2.43 meters
• Antenna


  Gives players and the referee a visual aid to judge if a ball is in play or out of bounds as it flies over the net
• Whistle


  High-pitched sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between partly closed lips or between one's teeth
• Different positions in volleyball

  • Setter
  • Middle blocker
  • Libero
• Setter


  Their main job is to put the ball in the perfect place from the attackers. They will typically take a pass from another player and take a second touch
• Middle blocker


  This volleyball position is both the main blocker and the attacker in the middle of the net
• Libero


  This player will generally receive the serve or dig the attack
• Basic skills used in volleyball

  • Serve
  • Forearm pass
  • Set
  • Kill or attack
  • Block
  • Dig
• Serve


  It is the act of putting the ball in play by hitting the ball. There are three kinds of service: underhand serve, topspin serve, and jump serve
• Forearm pass


  It is an attempt to properly handle the opponent's service or attack
• Set


  It is the act of putting the ball into a position that the attacker can strike the ball hard toward the opponent's court
• Kill or attack


  It is the act of striking the ball hard overhead above the net
• Block


  It is the process of stopping the opponent's attempt to strike or attack
• Dig


  It is the ability to prevent the ball from touching the court's ground after an attack or a strike
• Positions of players in basketball

  • Point guard (PG)
  • Shooting guard (SG)
  • Small forward (SF)
  • Power forward (PF)
  • Center (C)
• Point guard (PG)


  Also known as the one, is typically the team's best ball handler and passer
• Shooting guard (SG)


  Also known as the two, along with the small forward, shooting guard is usually the best outside shooter (3 Points)
• Small forward (SF)


  Also known as the three, the small forward position is considered to be the most athletic player in the team, shoot from the outside
• Power forward (PF)


  Also known as the four, usually the tallest players and shoots facing the basket
• Center (C)


  Also known as the five, strong rebounder who hit the board hard after every shot
• Backboard


  A piece of basketball equipment, a raised vertical board with a basket attached
• Shot clock


  Reset to a certain number of seconds when the ball touches the rim
• Basketball court

  The playing surface, consisting of a rectangular floor with tiles at either end, usually made of wood and highly polished for indoor courts, and concrete or asphalt for outdoor courts
• Chest pass


  Probably the most accurate pass, executed by holding the ball with both hands near your chest or at the level of the sternum and releasing it by extending both arms forward
• Bounce pass


  Very useful when being heavily defended or when dribbling and wanting to pass the ball to a teammate, executed by bouncing the ball off at an angle in between you and your ball recipient
• Overhead pass


  Useful when being marked tightly or when considerably taller than your defender, executed by having both hands placed on the respective sides of the ball
• Behind the back pass


  Rarely used in a game unless for offensive purposes such as misdirecting the defender from the ball, executed by cupping the ball using your wrist, fingers and slinging it behind you towards the recipient
• High dribble


  A normal dribble, usually when there are no nearby defenders to steal the ball
• Low dribble


  Keeping the ball low to the floor, thus decreasing the area between the hand and the floor, making it more difficult to steal