Volleyball

HISTORY OF THE GAME

⚫Volleyball was invented in 1895 by
William G. Morgan,
⚫who was a physical education
director of the YMCA in Holyoke,
Massachusetts.
⚫ He developed the game to provide
an indoor game for the winter months
in which relatively large group of men
could participate in a small gym and
can be played without too much
bumping or jolting. WILLIAM G.
MORGAN
⚫At the time of volleyball’s creation there were no balls
that would completely fit the bill as Morgan needed.
⚫Originally players and teams used volleyballs that
were created with the bladder that a basketball
used. The bladder of a basketball however proved to
be too slow in the air because of its lack of weight.
⚫Some players tried using makeshift balls by
substituting basketballs.
⚫ Again- this didn’t work too well because the balls
were too heavy to maintain air like they needed.
 The Pan American Games (involving South,
Central, and North America) added volleyball in
1955,and Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Cuba, and the
United States are frequent contenders for top
honours. In Asia, China, Japan, and Korea dominate
competition. Volleyball, especially beach volleyball,
is played in Australia, New Zealand, and throughout
the South Pacific.
 A four-year cycle of international volleyball events,
recommended by the FIVB, began in 1969 with World
Cup championships, to be held in the year following the
Olympic Games; the second year is the World
Championships; in the third the regional events are
held(e.g., European championships, Asian Games,
African Games, Pan American Games);and in the fourth
year the Olympic Games.
 Equipment, facilities, court
dimensions and STRUCTURE OF PLAY
 Dimensions
⚫ The playing court is a rectangle measuring 18 x 9 m,
surrounded by a free zone which is a minimum of 3 m
wide on all sides.
⚫ The free playing space is the space above the playing
area which is free from any obstruction.
⚫ The free playing space shall measure a minimum of 7
m in height from the playing surface.
 ⚫ Lines on the Court
- All lines are 5 cm wide. They must be of a light color
which is different from the color of the floor and from any
other line.
⚫ Boundary Lines
- Two side lines and two end lines mark the playing court.
⚫ Center line
- The axis of the center line divides the playing court into
two equal courts.
⚫ Attack Line
- On each court, an attack line, whose rear edge is drawn
3m back from the axis of the center line, marks the front
zone.
 Zones and Areas
⚫ Front Zone
- On each court the front zone is limited by the axis of the
center line and the rear edge of the attack line.
⚫ Service Zone
- The service zone is a 9 m wide area behind each line.
⚫ Substitution Zone
- The substitution zone is limited by the extension of both
attack lines up to the scorer’s table.
⚫ Warm –Up Area
- Sized approximately 3 x 3 m located in both of the
bench-side corners, outside the free zone.
STRUCTURE OF PLAY
• Positions
At the moment the ball is hit by the server, each
team must be positioned within its own court in the
rotational order. The three players along the net
are front-row players and occupy the positions 4, 3
and 2. The other three are back-row players
occupying positions 5, 6 and 1.
• Positional Faults
The team commits a positional fault, if any player
is not in his correct position at the moment the ball
is hit by the server.
• Rotation
When the receiving team has gained the right to
serve, its players rotate one position clock-wise:
the player in position 2 rotates to position 1 to
serve; the player in position 1 rotates to position 6,
etc.
• Rotational Fault
A rotational fault is committed when the service is
not made according to the rotational order.
OFFICIATING OFFICIALS HAND SIGNALS /
Basic Volleyball Rules for Playing the Game
Basic Volleyball Rules for Playing the
Game

• 6 players on a team, 3 on the front row

and 3 on the back row
• Maximum of three hits per side
• Player may not hit the ball twice in
succession (A block is not considered a
hit)
• Ball may be played off the net during a
volley and on a serve
• A ball hitting a boundary line is "in"
• A ball is "out" if it hits... an antennae, the floor completely
outside the court, any of the net or cables outside the
antennae, the referee stand or pole, the ceiling above a non-
playable area
• It is legal to contact the ball with any part of a players body
• It is illegal to catch, hold, or throw the ball
• If two or more players contact the ball at the same time, it is
considered one play and either player involved may make the
next contact (provided the next contact isn't the teams 4th hit)
• A player can not block or attack a serve from on or inside the
10 foot line
• After the serve, front line players may switch positions at the
net
• At higher competition, the officiating crew may be made up of
two refs, line judges, scorer, and an assistant scorer
 Basic Volleyball Rules Violations
 The following are some basic volleyball rules for violations.
 The result of a violation is a point for the opponent.
 When serving, stepping on or across the service line as you make
contact with the serve
 Failure to serve the ball over the net successfully
 Contacting the ball illegally (lifting, carrying, throwing, etc. )
 Touching the net with any part of the body while the ball is in play.
Exception: If the ball is driven into the net with such force that it causes
the net to contact an opposing player, no foul will be called, and the ball
shall continue to be in play.
 When blocking a ball coming from the opponents court, contacting the
ball when reaching over the net is a violation if both:
1) your opponent hasn't used 3 contacts AND
2) they have a player there to make a play on the ball