Week 001

Volleyball
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What is Volleyball?
• Played by two teams of six players.
• Objective is to volley the ball in the two different
sides of the courts over a net.
• The game makes use of the players’ agility, use of
hands, reaching, hitting and jumping skills.
• The game starts with a service decided by a coin toss
in which the winning team chooses the side of the
court they’ll serve in.
• Rally point system is used in scoring with every fault
is equal to a point.
Start of volleyball game. Image retrieved from:
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History of Volleyball
• The game started in 1895 at YMCA, Holyoke,
Massachusetts, USA by William J. Morgan.
• Inspired by tennis but makes use of hands instead of
rackets.
• The first name of volleyball was “Mintonette”
• In 1932, Dr. Alfred S. Halsted, a YMCA professor,
raised the popularity of the game by renaming the
game to volleyball.
• The game’s rules were developed from 1935 to
1960s by different organizations and associations.
William J. Morgan. Image retrieved from:
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History of Volleyball
• The rules for women’s volleyball was published in
1924.
• This game is included in the Philippine curriculum in
1910 with the help of Elwood Brown.
• The first game of volleyball played in the Olympics
was in 1964 in Tokyo, Japan.

Volleyball 1964 Olympics. Image retrieved from:

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Equipment
• The Ball
• Made up of flexible or synthetic leather case with
a rubber bladder.
• Has a circumference of 65-67 cm and weigh 260-
280 grams.
• It can be in an all-light color or a tri-color
combination.

Volleyball. Retrieved from:

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weight-size-5-pu-indoor-outdoor-leongstore-I5502062-
2007-01-Sale-I.htm on March 12, 2017
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Equipment
• The Net
• Made up of strong cotton or nylon strings.
• The strand is 3mm thick. With the net having an
8cm x 8cm mesh.
• The length is 9.5 m and the width is 1 m and 0.25
m on both ends.
• The height of the net for men is 2.43 m, 2.24 m for
women and 2.13 m for much younger player.

Net dimensions. Retrieved from:

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Equipment
• The Post and Antennae
• The posts are placed at a distance of 0.5 m to 1 m
beyond sidelines.
• The height is 2.55 m high which is preferably
adjustable.
• The post is made up of strong wood or steel tube
with a circumference of 8 cm to 2.45 m.
• The antennae is 1.8 m long and 10 mm in
diameter, made up of fiber glass or same as the
post..

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Equipment
• The Court
• A rectangular court divided into two 9 m halves.
• 18 m sidelines and 9 m endlines mark the
boundaries of the court.
• The court should be flat and has an additional
area to serve as an extended part of the court.
• The endline serves as a service area.

The Volleyball court. Retrieved from:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/basic-volleyball-
rules-and-terminology/ on March 12, 2017
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Equipment
• The Court
• A rectangular court divided into two 9 m halves.
• 18 m sidelines and 9 m endlines mark the
boundaries of the court.
• The court should be flat and has an additional are
to serve as an extended part of the court.
• The endline serves as a service area.

The Volleyball court. Retrieved from:

https://www.theartofcoachingvolleyball.com/basic-volleyball-
rules-and-terminology/ on March 12, 2017
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Rules of the Game

• The game is played with six players each.
• The objective is to volley the ball in the two sides of
the court.
• The players are numbered 1 to 6 with each team
having an assigned LIBERO who can substitute any
player at any time when the ball is out of play.
• The LIBERO wears a distinctive uniform compared to
the rest of the team.

LIBERO. Retrieved from:

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Rules of the Game

• Player number 1 will be the server until he/she
scores.
• Rally point system is used similar to some racket
sports.
• The whole game is played in a best of 3 or best of 5
sets which are 25 points each.
• Each team have a minimum of three touches upon
receiving the ball.
• When a touch is made to block a spike, the touch
does not count.
• No player can touch the ball consecutively two times.
Receiving the volleyball. Retrieved from:
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passing-1.jpg
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Scoring
• The system of scoring is rally point, this means for
every violation of a team, the opponent scores a
point.
• The first team to make 25 points wins a set.
• In the case of a deuce or 24 all, the first team to score
2 consecutive points win.
• If another deuce occurs, another advantage point will
be decided.

Volleyball victory. Retrieved from:

https://www.ncaa.com/news/volleyball-women/article/2013-11-
24/fourth-ranked-missouri-sweeps-kentucky-seasons-33rd-victory
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Timeout and Substitution

• Time out
• Each team is given a 3-second time out of 2 times
per set. During timeouts, players cannot leave the
playing court.
• Substitution Volleyball timeout. Retrieved from:
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• Each player may be substituted. Once substituted, 24/fourth-ranked-missouri-sweeps-kentucky-seasons-33rd-victory

the player may only return after the current set.

Volleyball substitution Retrieved from:

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Player Roles and Positions

• Outside hitter/Left Wing Spiker
• Responsible for receiving the serve along with the
libero.
• Assigned to the ball the setter sends to the left.
• These players are positioned on the left-front.
• They counter the setter’s offensive shots by
striking even up to the middle blocker’s position.
• Players in this position are versatile and possess
great passing, attacking, serving and defending
capabilities.

Philippine outside hitters. Retrieved from:

https://volleyverse.com/features/top-5/top-five-best-female-outside-
hitters-in-the-philippines/
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Player Roles and Positions

• Right side hitter/Right Wing Spiker
• In terms of skillsets and court responsibilities, is
similar to that of the outside hitter except
assigned to the right side of the court.
• These players are assigned to the right-front
position.

Professional right side hitter. Retrieved from:

https://volleyverse.com/features/top-5/top-five-best-female-outside-
hitters-in-the-philippines/
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Player Roles and Positions

• Opposite hitter/Attacker
• These players usually get the most points in a
game.
• Players in this position is not required to pass.
• They position themselves behind passers on the
rotation.
• They receive the ball from the other players while
in the left or right front or right back position.
• Opposite hitters usually focus on defensive plays
such as blocking.

Top Philippine opposite hitters. Retrieved from:

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content/uploads/2017/11/11220148/top-5-best-female-opposite-spikers-
philippines-1024x576.jpg
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Player Roles and Positions

• Setter
• The playmaker of the team.
• This player will be responsible for offensive plays.
• This player can be in the front and back row so
they need to be able to block, serve and defend.
• Setters play against the opposing outside hitters
and blocks their hits.
• Setters usually play in the right front or right back
position.

Top Philippine setters. Retrieved from:

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content/uploads/2017/11/11220148/top-5-best-female-opposite-spikers-
philippines-1024x576.jpg
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Player Roles and Positions

• Middle blocker
• This player’s main responsibility is countering
the opposing team’s offense.
• Assigned to block the ball or allows the team to
dig the ball up again.
• Middle blockers play against opposing middle
hitters or wing hitter.

Professional middle blocker. Retrieved from:

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Player Roles and Positions

• Libero
• The libero can change any player of his team
anytime when the ball is dead.
• This player cannot spike or block the ball in
front court.
• The most defensive player of the team.
• The libero can only block, set or smash at the
back court

Professional libero. Retrieved from:

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