Volleyball

Invented in 1895 by William P. Morgan

First called mintonette Was similar to badminton, tennis,

basketball, baseball, and handball

History

Originally developed for middle-aged men who found basketball too vigorous

Took 80 years for volleyball to become a professional sport

80 million people play at least once a week

History

Rubber-soled shoes Knee pads (individual preference) Ball Net

Equipment

Divided into equal halves separated by center line and net

Boundary lines are considered part of the court

Court

Court Diagram

Passing Serving Setting Spiking Blocking

Skills

One of the most important skills in volleyball

First step to a successful offense Keep the ball between yourself

and the target

Passing

Feet are shoulder-width apart with dominant foot slightly forward

Head is in front of shoulders Shoulders are in front of knees

and knees are flexed Body is in a comfortable medium

posture

Passing*Ready Position*

Body weight is on the balls of your feet with toes pointing straight ahead

Arms are in a relaxed position with the elbows bent and hands up and in your line of vision

Body is upright with chest up, not bent at the waist

Passing*Ready Position*

Keep the ball between your body and the net, even when moving

Set up in balanced position before movement or contact

Keep hands in front of your body with your elbows locked when forming and presenting your platform to the ball

Passing*V-Platform*

Keep wrists parallel and thumbs pointed toward the floor

Interlock your hands comfortably with the fleshy part of your thumbs pressed together

Do not cross your thumbs

Passing*V-Platform*

Present a good and relaxed, but firm, platform for the ball to rebound from

Contact ball on your forearms between your elbows and your wrists

Face your platform in the direction you intend to pass

Passing*Contact*

Move through the ball to the target

Keep knees flexed when you step to the target and transfer your body weight forward

Maintain arms in a firm yet flexible platform

Recover and be ready to continue play after contact

Passing*Follow-Through*

PASSING

Other most important skill in volleyball

Only skill that one player completely controls because no one else touches the ball before the server does

Best serve is an ace – serve that is not passable and scores an immediate point

Serving

Types of Serves Underhand Overhand (Floater) Topspin Jump

Serving

A two-handed overhead pass to an attacker

Usually the second contact made during a play

The setter is a position that is similar to a quarterback or point guard

Everyone on a team should know how to set

Setting

An attempt to end the play by hitting the ball to the floor on the opponent’s side of the net

A hit or attack A “kill” is a ball that is

spiked and scores a point

Spiking

A combination of one, two, or three players getting in front of their opponent’s spiker and stopping or slowing down the attack with their hands

The first line of defense Key element is timing

Blocking

4-2 Offense Four team members are

spikers and 2 are setters 6-6 Offense

All six players spike in the spiking position and set in the setting position

Offensive Strategies

Serve Reception (“W” Formation) Provides complete coverage of

the court 2-4 Defense (Player Back)

4 players near perimeter and 2 blocking

2-1-3 (Player-Up Defense) The center back position plays

up and behind the block

Defensive Strategies

When the ball is not in play, players must stay in proper order

Rotate in a clockwise manner Player who rotates to the right

back position serves or, if at the start of the game, serves first

Each team has a maximum of 3 contacts to get the ball over the net

Basic Rules

A ball that is blocked DOES NOT count as 1 of the 3 allowed contacts

No player may hit the ball twice in a row, except a blocker

A player may not touch any part of the net or it is a fault

Basic Rules

Scoring When a team scores, it is worth 1

point. In rally scoring, a point is awarded

to whoever wins each rally If the rally is won by the

nonserving team, the team receives the point, earns a side-out, rotates, and serves

The first team to 25 and that is ahead by 2 wins the game

Basic Rules

Kenny, B., & Gregory, C. (2006). Volleyball steps to success. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, p. 33-45.

Schmottlach, N., & McManama, J. (2010). Physical education activity handbook. San Francisco, CA: Pearson – Benjamin Cummings, p. 424-440.

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