PE 131: TEAM SPORTS – VOLLEYBALL

CHINESE GENERAL HOSPITAL COLLEGES

Instructor: Kenneth Darwin B. Yu, LPT

VOLLEYBALL
One of the most popular, competitive, and successful recreational sports in the world. It is
an exciting game with explosive actions. Volleyball comprises several crucial overlapping
elements of complimentary interactions making it unique amongst rally games.

Understanding its rules allows play where coaches can create better team structures and
techniques, enabling the players to fully display their skulls and competence. Understanding
the relationship between rules allows official to make better decisions providing the
atmosphere of fairness.

VOLLEYBALL is a competitive sport. Athletes can enjoy it better if they play with professional
qualified referees which are instruments to having successful game results. It is considered
unique amongst the net games because the ball is seen consistently on flight allowing each
team the degree of intensity of passing and receiving the ball on every pass and turn to
opponents, if possible, without letting the ball touch the ground.

The rules of volleyball are very important and extensive, but generally, there are basic rules
followed. First, to start the rally, both captain ball of each team need to do a toss to
determine the serving the team and receiving team. Points are scored when the opponent
committed an error or fault, it is rally point system.

The match consists of three to five sets depending on the scenario. The first team to reach
25 points wins the set and the first team to win three sets win the match. In case of tie, the
fifth set ends when a team obtained 15 points. Teams can contact or hit the ball not more
than three times before the ball crosses the net, but two consecutive hits by one player is
considered an error and the point is given to the opponent team. The ball is usually played
with the hands or arms, but player can legally strike or push the ball with any part of the
body.

HISTORY OF VOLLEYBALL
The game of volleyball originated at Springfield, Massachusetts in the United States of
America. It is originally called “mintonette”, the term used by the recognized inventor of the
game – William G. Morgan – in February 9, 1895 after the invention of basketball four years
earlier. Morgan, a graduate of the Springfield College of the YMCA, designed the game to be
a combination of basketball, baseball, tennis, and handball with less body contact. Alfred
Halstead change “mintonette” to “volley ball” due of the demonstration of the game –
noticeable is the volleying nature of the ball back and forth. Later, it was changed into its
present name volleyball.

In France on 1947 International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) was recognized as the official
governing body of Volleyball. This body formulated for implementation of all the rules of the
game volleyball. Later, Laussane, Switzerland became its headquarters. Headed by FIVB, the
first volleyball Olympics was held at Tokyo, Japan.
PE 131: TEAM SPORTS – VOLLEYBALL
CHINESE GENERAL HOSPITAL COLLEGES
Instructor: Kenneth Darwin B. Yu, LPT

VOLLEYBALL IN THE PHILIPPINES

Informal Volleyball began in the Philippines in 1910. Elwood S. Brown, Physical Director of
YMCA introduced it in the country. Volleyball started a recreation until it became a well-
loved sport. As recreation, Filipinos borrowed tennis net and tied it in between coconut tree
approximately 6’6” high. There was no formal rule, games were on verbal agreement basis
like one against one; five against five or ten. There is no limit in hitting the ball as long as
they can send it back to the opponent. Any manner of ending the ball is allowed.

The offensive style of setting and spiking was first seen in the Philippines in 1916. Later, they
felt the need for clear standard rules for tournament.

With this development, it became a sport, Filipinos tried to invent another manner of
playing if to find what effects would be if one tries to jump and hit the ball above the net
onto the opponent’s court. There’s no complaint about it until the Americans called it the
“Filipino bomb”

In the Philippines, PAVA, Philippine Amateur Volleyball Association was founded in July 4,
1961. This was the time volleyball has just been introduced to the Philippine athletes. With
the passage of time volleyball became a loved sport. With the involvement of more skilled
athletes, volleyball was professionalized. This gave birth to the renaming of PAVA to
Philippine Volleyball Federation in 2006.

EQUIPMENT AND FACILITY

Antenna – it is a flexible rod, 1.80m long and 10mm in
diameter, made of fiber glass or similar material. An antenna is
fastened at the outer edge of each side band.

Ball – Standards for ball (based on the International Rule Book

of the FIVB): Its color may be uniform light color of yellow and
blue, or combination of colors. Circumference is 65-67 cm
(25.59-26.38 inches). Weight is 260-280g (8.36-9.00 ounces).

Court – the playing area includes the playing court and the free
zone. It shall be rectangular and symmetrical. The court
measure 18 meters in length and 9 meters in width. It is divided
into two halves of 9 meters each by the centerline and the net.
PE 131: TEAM SPORTS – VOLLEYBALL
CHINESE GENERAL HOSPITAL COLLEGES
Instructor: Kenneth Darwin B. Yu, LPT
Net – It is 1m wide and 9.50 to 10 meters long, made of 10m square black mesh. Height of
net for men is 2.43m and for women is 2.24m

Scoresheet – it is the scoring

material where records of the
match like line-ups, points
earned, serving order,
substitutions, charged timeouts,
time/place/title of the match,
and signature of the officiating
officials and captain ball of both
teams are officially recorded for
documentation and references.

BASIC SKILLS IN VOLLEYBALL

1. SERVE. It is the act of putting the ball into play. This is done by the right and back-
line player who hits the ball with his/her hand or any parts of the arm in order to
send the ball over the net into the opponent’s court.

TYPES OF SERVICE
 Underhand is a serve in which the player strikes the ball below the waist
instead of tossing it with an overhand throwing motion.
 Topspin is an overhand serve where the player tosses the ball high and hits it
with a wrist span. Topspin serves are generally hit hard with the aim at a
specific returner or part of the court.
 Float is an overhand serve where the ball is hit with no spin so that its oath
becomes unpredictable.
 Jump Serve is an overhand serve where the ball is first tossed high in the air,
then the players make a timed approach and jumps to make contact with the
ball. This is the most popular served among college and professional teams.
 Jump Float is an overhand serve where the ball is tossed high enough that
the player may jump before hitting it similarly to a standing float serve.

2. PASS. To receive a serve from the opposing team, it must use a forearm pass of
“bump”. The legs should be bent, both hands extended forward, and hands joined
together to create a flat surface for hitting the ball.
PE 131: TEAM SPORTS – VOLLEYBALL
CHINESE GENERAL HOSPITAL COLLEGES
Instructor: Kenneth Darwin B. Yu, LPT
3. SET. It is usually the second contact that a team makes with the ball. The main goal
of setting is to put the ball in the air in such a way that it can be driven by an attack
into the opponent’s court.
4. SPIKE. Spike is also known as the attack, and is usually the third contact a team
makes with the ball. The objective of attacking is to handle the ball so that it lands on
the opponent’s court and cannot be defended.
5. BLOCK. It refers the actions taken by players standing at the net to stop or alter an
opponent’s attack.
6. DIG. This is the ability to prevent the ball from touching one’s court after a spike or
attack, particularly a ball that is nearly touching the ground.

BASIC RULES AND REGULATIONS

1. TO SCORE A POINT
A team scores a point by:
 Successfully grounding a ball on the opponent’s court;
 When the opponent team commits a fault; or
 When the opponent team receives a penalty.

FAULT
A team commits a fault by making a playing action contrary to the rules (or by
violating them in some other way). The referees judge the faults and determine the
consequences according to the rules:
 If two or more faults are committed successively, only the first one is
counted; or
 If two or more faults are committed by opponents simultaneously, a DOUBLE
FAULT is called and the rally is replayed.

RALLY AND COMPLETED RALLY

A rally is the sequence of playing actions from the moment the service ball is
hit by the server until the ball is out of play.
A completed rally is the sequence of playing actions which results in the
award of a point.
 It the serving team wins a rally, it scores a point and the service of ball
continues;
 Of the receiving team wins a rally, the team scores a point and must serve
next.

2. TO WIN A SET
A set (except the deciding 5th set) is won by the team which scores 25 points
first with a minimum lead of two points. In case of a 24-24 tie, play is continued until
a two-point lead is a achieved (26-24, 27-25;…)

3. TO WIN THE MATCH

 The match is won by the team that wins three sets.
PE 131: TEAM SPORTS – VOLLEYBALL
CHINESE GENERAL HOSPITAL COLLEGES
Instructor: Kenneth Darwin B. Yu, LPT
 In the case of a 2-2 tie, the deciding 5th set of 15 points with a minimum lead
of 2 points is played for decision.

4. THE TOSS
Before the match, the 1st referee conducts a toss coin to decide who shall do
the first service and the sides of the court in the 1st set.
If the deciding set is to be played, a new toss will be carried out.
 The toss is taken in the presence of the two captains.
 The winner of the toss chooses:
EITHER the right to serve or to receive the service, AND the side of
the court to take.
The loser takes the remaining choice.