Volleyball is a sport played by 2 teams on a playing court 1.

Underhand serve
divided by a net. There is different version available for 2.Overhand/Overhead serve
specific circumstances in order to offer the versatility of the 3. Sidearm serve
game to everyone.The object of the game is to send the ball
over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court Fault made during the service
and to prevent the same effort by the opponent. The team Rotational fault
has 3 hits for returning the ball.The ball is put in play with a Does not execute the service properly
service, hit by the server over the net to the opponents. -not releasing the ball
The rally continues until the ball is grounded on the playing -service attempt
court goes “out” or a team falls to return it properly.The -stepping
team winning a rally scores a point.When the receiving -delay in service
team wins a rally, it gains a point and the right to serve, and Ball fails to cross the vertical plane of the net
its players rotate one position clockwise Ball goes out
Volleyball Passes over a screen
- originated in 1985 by William G. Morgan, Physical B. Passing- batting the ball to a teammate
Education Director of YMCA in Holyoke, Types of passing:
Massachusetts. Underhand Pass
- Once called MINTONETTE which has two aspect of Overhead/Overhand Pass
two games- tennis and handball Special Pass
- Prof. Alfred Halstead suggested to change the -dig pass- fielding balls that are almost out of reach
name to volleyball -set-up- high pass, close to the net, for the purpose
- 1952, it was spelled to be volleyball of placing the ball in position for the spiker to hit
- First equipment was a tennis net about 6ft. and or smash it.
6inches. --Faults:
- Bladder of basketball- first ball used Double contact- hitting the ball twice
-A.G. Spalding and Brother’s Company made the ball Four hits- a team hits the ball 4 times before
with rubber which was not less than 25 or more than 27 returning it
inches in circumference and weighed not less than 9 or Catch- the ball caught does not rebound from the
more than 12 ounces. hit
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT Assisted hit- a player takes support from a team-
A. Playing Area mate or any structure in order to reach the ball
1.Playing court -18mby9m and free zone- min. of within the playing area
3m wide on all sides C. Attack Hit-all actions that direct the ball towards
2. Lines on the court-5cm wide the opponents, excluding service and block
a.Boundary lines- 2 sidelines and 2 end Spiking- hitting the ball over or above the
lines net with strong force that the balls falls in a
b. Centre line-divides the court into 2 downward direction
equal halves and it is found beneath the net Hard Spike- strong spike causing the ball
c. Attack line 3m away drawn from the to go out of control
centre line Soft Spike- where the ball just rolls off the
d. Service line- 18cm in length, 20cm hands to the body of the blocker
away from the end line --Faults:
3. Zones and Areas Catch
a. Front zone- area between the c.l and a.l. Outside
b.back zone-area between the a.l. and e.l Over reaching
c.service zone 9m wide area behind the end line Attack Hit Fault
d. substitution zone- area limited by the extension
of both attack lines up to the scorer’s table D. Blocking- intercepting the ball coming from the
B. Net and post opponents by reaching higher than the top of the
1.Height of net for men-2,43m, women-2.24m net. Only front row players are permitted to
2.Structure-9.50m to 10m long.10cm square mesh complete a block
made of nylon or cotton Block Attempt- action of blocking without
Side Bands touching the ball
3.Antennae- flexible rod 1.80m long and 10mm Complete block- block is completed whenever the
diameter ball is touched by a blocker
Posts-places at a distance of 0.5m-1m outside the sidelines, Collective block- executed by 2-3 players close to
2.55m in height and preferably adjustable each other and is completed when one of them
C. Ball- 65-67cm in circumference, 260-280g in weight touches the ball
---Faults:
SKILLS Over reaching
Service- act of putting the ball into play. The first service is Back row player or Libero completes a block
determined by the toss. Blocking the opponent’s service
Type of service: Outside
PARTICIPANTS
- Maximum of 12 players including the Libero, one
coach, one ass. Coach, one trainer and one
medical doctor
The Libero player
-specialized defensive player
-wears a uniform contrast of the other members of the
team
-allowed to replace any player in a back row position
-not allowed to complete an attack hit anywhere when the
ball is entirely higher than the top of the net
-not allowed to serve, block or attempt to block

RULES AND REGULATION

A. Scoring
-Rally point system
-To win, first team to win a score of 25 points with
,in. lead of 2 points

-To win a match, 3 wins out of 5 sets . If tie, the

deciding set is played to 15points with a min. lead
of 2 points
B. Position of players
Front row- 4(left front)3 (centre front), 2 (right
front)
Back row players- 5(left back) 6 (centre back), 1
(right back)
B. Substitution- set by which a player after being
recorded by the scorer enters the game to occupy
the position of another player who must leave the
court ATM. It requires the referee’s authorization
C. Limitation of Substitution
Only 6 sub are allowed per set. One or more
players may substituted at the same time.
Buddy-buddy system. Substitute player may not
re-enter the court

D. Time-outs
Each team is entitled to request maximum of 2
time-outs per set
All time-outs that are requested last for 30
seconds
During all time-outs the players in play must go to
the free zone near their bench

OFFICIALS
-First referee
-Second referee
-Scorer
-Line judges

Other member of the Officials

1. Floor mop personnel’s
2. . Ball retrievers