VOLLEYBALL 15pts; with 2pts margin.

GOAL: Ground the ball on the other team's

Rules
1. Each team is allowed to have 3
court under organized rules.
consecutive touches with the ball.
VOLLEYBALL - A team sport in which 2. The team wins serves the next rally
two teams of six players are separated by Service error will be a point to the opponent
the net. Each team tries to score points by team.
grounding a ball on the other team’s court
3. Player is not allowed to touch the ball
under organized rules.
twice consecutively
4. The ball that hits the line will be counted
HISTORY:
as in.
Volleyball (What?) was invented on
February, 9 1895 (When?) by William G. 5. If the team that serves won the rally,
Morgan (Who?), physical director of the same player serves again
Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) 6. If the team did not serve but won the rally,
in Holyoke, Massachusetts (Where?). It rotation first then serve.
was designed as an indoor sport for
businessmen who found the new game of
Basketball too vigorous. EQUIPMENT:
Ball: Sphere shape leather or synthetic
In 1896, he decided to blend elements of leather, 65-67 cm, 260-280g and an
basketball, baseball, tennis and handball to inside pressure of 0.30-0.325 kg/cm2.
create what he called “mintonette”. As Net: 9m long, 1m wide net placed so that
observers watched the game, they noticed the top of the net is 2.43m for men’s
that players were “volleying” the ball back competition, and 2.24 m for women’s
and forth. Thus, its name was changed to competition.
volleyball. Court: A court 18 m long and 9m wide,
divided into two 9m x 9m halves by a net.
In 1964, The sport was officially
included in the Summer Olympics.
COMMON FAULTS:
1. Causing the ball to touch the ground
GAME MECHANICS: outside the opponents’ court without
1. Start with a coin toss passing it first over the net.
2. Serve; behind the back boundary line of 2. Catching and throwing the ball.
the court 3. Double hit: two consecutive
3. Three contact : Receive (pass), set contacts with the ball made by the same
(toss), spike (each team) player.
4. The game continues until an error is 4. Four consecutive contacts with the ball
made made by the same team.
5. The team with the most points will win the 5. Net foul: touching the net during play.
game: 5 sets (4 sets of 25pts and 1 set of
SCORING RULES: ● Overhand - The ball is handled with
the fingertips, like a set, above the
1. The team that did not make the error is
head.
awarded a point, whether they serve the ball
or not. SET - Usually the second contact
2. If the ball hits the line, the ball is counted that a team makes with the ball.
as in. - The main goal of setting is to put the ball
3. The team that won the point serves the in air in such a way that it can be driven by
next point. an attack into the opponent’s court.
4. If the team that won the point served in ATTACK/SPIKE - Usually third contact
the previous point, the same player serves a player makes with the ball.
again - The object of attacking is to handle the
5. If the team that won the point did not ball to land on the opponent's court and
serve the previous point, the players of the cannot be defended.
serving team must rotate their position on ● Bounce - Term for very hard or
the court, clockwise. loud spike that follows an almost
straight trajectory steeply downward
into the opponent's court and
Benefits of Volleyball: bounces very high into the air.
● Improves self confidence, ● Approach - Term for Steps, Jumps
self-esteem and body image. and Swings at the ball.
● Develops interpersonal skills- ● Kill - Term for an attack that is not
cooperative teamwork. returned by the other team,
● Helps muscular development, resulting in a point.
cardiovascular health, and balance. BLOCK - Actions taken by the players
● Helps develop hand-eye
standing at the net to stop or alter an
coordination and faster reflexes.
opponent’s attack.

TERMINOLOGIES: - Offensive - Performed by jumping and

ACE: Successful serve; no rally; reaching to penetrate with arms and
server got the point. hands over the net and into the opponent's
RALLY: Sequence of playing area.
actions. DIG - Ability to prevent the ball from
touching one's court after a spike or attack,
particularly a ball that nearly touches the
SKILLS ground.
Serve/Ace - make it land inside - Players choose to employ a split step to
the court. make sure they are ready to move in any
Pass/Reception - Attempt of a team to direction.
properly handle the opponent's serve or
attack.
● Underhand - The player strikes the
ball
below the waist. Considered very easy to
receive.
OFFICIATING

FIRST REFEREE
● Stands on the referee stand.
● “R1”, “Up Official”, “Head Referee”
● Whistles ANY violation.
● Whistles MISHANDLING the ball.
● SIGNALS the ball.
● Has the authority to OVERRULE
official
SECOND REFEREE
● Stands on the ground.
● “Down Official”, “R2” “Umpire”
● Responsible for timekeeping.
● Assist first referee.
● Communicates with the
scorekeeper.
● Handles situations, time-outs and
switching sides of the net.

SCORER
● keeps track of the score.
● Before the game begins the scorer
notes the starting lineup of each
team and notifies the referees if
the lineup was not received on time.
● If a dispute or irregularity arises
regarding the score, the scorer uses
a buzzer to notify the first and
second referees. ROTATION: CLOCKWISE
● When a substitution request arises,
the scorer notifies the referee.
LINE JUDGES
● At least two, and as many as four.
● Monitor each game.
● They stand at the corners of the
court watching the lines to indicate
whether a ball in play falls in or out
of the court.
● a server steps on the line during a
serve, the line judge watching the
given line notifies the referees using
a flag.