volleyball

• Volleyball court


  • Net erected across the middle
  • Two teams of six players play on either side against each other
• Start of the game

  1. Toss of a coin by both captains

  2. Winner of the toss chooses to serve or receive
• Gameplay


  1. One player serves the ball over the net

  2. Ball is hit back and forth over the net until it falls on the ground on one side of the court

  3. Each team has a maximum of three hits while the ball is on their side

  4. Each player has a maximum of one hit
• Scoring


  • You win a point when a rally ends or a foul is committed
  • When the receiving team wins a rally, it gains a point and the right to serve, and its players rotate one position clockwise
• Duration of the game

  • Matches are usually best of three or five games
  • A game is won when a team scores 25 points first with at least two points clear of the other team
  • If a deciding game is necessary because there is a tie, then the game will be played to 15 points, with the winning team getting two points more than the other team
• Court measurements and placement

  • Net height: Women 2.24m, Men 2.43m
  • Back Court 6m
  • Front Court 3m
  • Sideline 18m
  • Serve line 9m
• Playing positions


  • Front Court: Right Front, Centre Front, Left Front
  • Back Court: Right Back, Centre Back, Left Back
• Equipment used to play volleyball

  • The Ball
  • Uniform
  • Knee Pads (optional)
  • Appropriate Footwear
• Skills needed to play volleyball

  • Serve (Underarm and Overhead)
  • Passing (Forearm/Dig pass and Volley)
  • Spiking
  • Blocking
• Forearm/Dig or Bump Pass


  1. Stand with feet apart, one foot ahead of the other and bend the knee

  2. Place one hand inside the other with thumbs pointing forward side by side and keep elbow straight

  3. Keep eyes on the ball

  4. Athletic Department contact with both forearms at the same time

  5. Strengthen your knees as you make the pass
• Volley or Set


  1. Stand with feet apart, one foot ahead of the other and bend your knees

  2. Position your hand above your forehead, point your elbows outwards and keep your fingers apart

  3. Form a triangle with your thumbs and index fingers, then look through the triangle to see the ball

  4. At the point of contact, use fingers to push the ball up and over the net or to a teammate
• Spiking


  1. Keep looking at the ball and watch your setter

  2. Jump as high as possible, then swing arms straight up in front of you, hitting the ball at the highest point

  3. Hit the ball with the heel of the hand (with an open palm)

  4. Land on both feet, bending knees to cushion the landing
• Blocking


  1. Stay close to the net, facing your opponent, and once the ball is set, watch the attacker as well as the ball

  2. Position your hand in line with the attacker's hitting arm, then jump immediately after the attacker jumps

  3. Slightly turn towards the center of the court and angle your hand downwards

  4. Land on both feet, bending your knees to cushion the landing
• Rotation in volleyball


  Moving in a clockwise direction/manner
• Basic violations


  • Steps on or over the serve line when serving
  • Fails to serve the ball over the net
  • Fails to serve the ball in the correct order
  • If the ball is hit more than three times on one side of the net
  • Takes more than eight seconds to serve the ball
• Related terms


  • Foul - A violation of the rules
  • Ace - An unplayable serve which results in an immediate point
  • Set - A tactical skill in which a ball is directed to a point where another player can spike it
  • Setting - A player who 'sets' the ball with an overhead pass for a teammate to hit
• Volleyball


  Originally called "Mintonette", invented in 1895 by William G Morgan
• Volleyball invented


  4 years after the invention of basketball
• Volleyball


  • Designed by Morgan to be a combination of basketball, baseball, tennis and handball
• A special ball was designed for the game of volleyball

  1900
• The game was changed from 21 to 15 points


  1917
• Three hits per side and back row Attack rules were instituted

  1920
• The first YMCA National Championship was held in Brooklyn, New York


  1922
• The first two man beach game was played

  1930
• National Volleyball referees were approved and recognized

  1934
• The Federation International Volleyball (FIVB) was formed


  1947
• The first two men beach tournament was held

  1948
• Volleyball was introduced to the Tokyo Olympic games


  1964
• The Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) was formed


  1983
• Two-player beach volleyball was played as an Olympic sport


  1996
• The sport of volleyball became a hundred-year-old

  1995
• Beach volleyball court dimensions were reduced to 8x16m


  2002