History, Facilities, Equipment, and Skills

• WILLIAM G. MORGAN


  Invented the game volleyball
• Date when volleyball was invented

  FEBRUARY 9, 1895
• MINTONETTE


  Original name of volleyball
• Court dimension

  • 60 X 30 FT OR 18 M X 9 M
• Size of all court lines

  • 5cm WIDE
• ANTENNA/ANTENNAE


  • Two vertical rods are usually red and white in color and are mounted on the ends of the net, above the sidelines and not in-play
• SERVICE LINE


  Area from which the server may serve the volleyball
• CENETER LINE


  Marked at the center of the court
• BOUNDARY LINES


  • Two sidelines and two end lines mark the playing court
• NET POSTS


  • Positioned 36 feet apart and 3 feet further out from the sidelines
• Men's net height

  • 2.43m
• Women's net height

  • 2.23m
• SERVING


  The first contact that starts every rally
• RECEIVING


  Also called as passing the ball
• SETTING


  The second step of passing and it can be done to either dump the ball over into an undefended spot or position the ball that allows the hitter to spike it over
• SPIKING


  Act of scoring a point by slamming the ball over the net
• BLOCKING


  An attempt to halt an opponent's attack by jumping with the hands overhead to create a barrier at the net
• DIGGING


  Prevent the ball from hitting the floor after being spiked by the opposing team
• ROOF


  When a player jumps above the net to block and blocks the ball straight down
• STUFF BLOCK


  Occurs when the team that served the ball fails to win a point on the play, resulting in a loss of serve to the opponent
• SIX PACK


  Occurs when a defensive player gets hit in the head or face by a spiked ball. Also called a facial
• PANCAKE


  Done by taking a hand and putting on the ground so the ball lands on top of it
• FRONT ROW


  Players on zones II, III and IV
• SUBSTITUTION ZONE


  Limited by the extension of both attack lines up to the scorer's table