volleball

• Volleyball


  A team sport involving a ball and a net, where opposing teams hit the ball over the net and into the opponent's side of the court
• Team volleyball


  • Played by two teams on a hard court, indoors and outdoors, with six individuals on the court for each team aiming to score 25 points to win a set over the opponent
• Beach volleyball


  • Played by two teams on the sand, outdoors, with two players each team aiming to score 21 points to win a set over the opponent
• Volleyball was created by William G. Morgan


  1895
• Volleyball became an official event in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, where Japan came up victorious in winning the first gold medal in women's volleyball as the USSR claimed the first gold for men
• Volleyball ball


  Round with several panels which are usually leather made, official size is 65-67 centimeters in circumference and 260-280 grams in weight with an air pressure of 4.26-4.61 psi
• Volleyball court


  • Standard size is 18 x 9 meters, with a net 1 meter wide suspended in the middle and across the court, 2.43 meters high for men and 2.24 meters high for women, splitting it to two sides, with a 3 meter attack line parallel to the net on each side
• Volleyball service


  Determined by a toss coin, the serving team throws the ball in the air and contacts it to send it over the net to land inside the lines of the opponent's side of the court, the serve may touch the net and continue, the receiving team rotates one position on the court when the serving team loses a rally
• Volleyball dig


  Used to receive and pass the ball with control using the forearms, usually executed with the first contact by the team and very useful in defense
• Volleyball set


  An overhead pass used to toss and put the ball in the right position for the attacker or spiker, performed by the setter and usually the second contact of the receiving team with the ball
• Volleyball spike


  A forceful hitting or smashing of the ball across the net which serves to be the most effective way for a team to score a point during a rally
• Volleyball block


  A defensive act of preventing the ball coming from an attack of the offensive team from crossing the net, may earn the defensive team a point and the chance to serve the ball
• Volleyball drills


  • Used to enhance various performance factors such as ball control, footwork, and timing, both coaches and players need to understand the importance of drills in training, drills can fix players' issues on their volleyball skills
• Volleyball skills


  • Service
  • Dig
  • Set
  • Spike
  • Block