VOLLEYBALL
when the Philippines was a United States
• History
o William G. Morgan (1/23/1870 – 12/27/1942)
➢ A physical educator, director of Holyoke,
Massachusetts YMCA gymnasium
o Timeline
1990. A special ball was designed for this
sport
1916. In Philippines, an offensive type of
passing the ball
1917. The game was changed from 21 to 15
points
1920. Three hits per side and back row
attacks were instituted
1922. The 1st YMCA national championship
were held in Brooklyn, NY
1928. United States Volleyball Association
(USVBA now USA Volleyball) was
formed
1930. The first two-man beach game was
played
1934. National volleyball referees were
approved and recognized.
1937. Volleyball Association as the official
national governing body in the U.S.
1947. The Federation Internationale De
Volley-Ball (FIVB) was founded.
1949. The initial World Championships were
held in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
1964. Volleyball was introduced to the
Olympic Games in Tokyo.
1965. The California Beach Volleyball
Association (CBVA) was formed.
1974. The World Championships in Mexico
were telecast in Japan.
1975. The U.S. National Women’s team
began a year-round training regime in
Pasadena, Texas
1977. The U.S. National Men’s Team began
a year-round training regime in Dayton,
Ohio
1983. The Association of Volleyball
Professionals (AVP) was formed
1984. The U.S. won their first medals at the
Olympics in Los Angeles.
1986. The Women’s Professional Volleyball
Association (WPVA) was formed.
1988. The U.S. men repeated the gold in
the Olympics in Korea.
1990. The World League was created.
1. The sport of volleyball was 100 years old!
• Volleyball in the Philippines
o Philippines volleyball history began in 1910
territory (1898-1946)
➢ Elwood Stanley Brown (4/9/1883 –
3/24/1924)
• Organizer/Scoutmaster of Boy
Scouts in the Philippines
• Facilities and Equipment
o Volleyball Court
➢ Court dimension – 60 ft x 30 ft, net in
center line (30 ft each side)
➢ Attack Line – 10 ft from the center
➢ Service line – outside the 30 ft line
➢ Ceiling Height – minimum of 7 meters
o Equipment
➢ Net – placed above center line 7.4”
(women) and 8” (men)
➢ Poles – 36 ft apart, 3 feet away from
edge of center line
➢ Antenna – 1.8 m long and 10 mm in
diameter placed above the edge of net
➢ Ball
➢ Jersey
➢ Shoes
• Rules and Regulations
o It is a game of two teams of six players
separated by a net.
o The goal is to be the first team to reach 25 in
both games of the 2 set.
o Each team has three hits to attempt to return
the ball.
o The ball is put in play with a serve that is hit
over the net to the opponents (may the touch
net)
o The volley continues until the ball hits the
playing court, goes out of bounds, or a team
fails to return it properly
o When the receiving team wins a volley, it gains
a point and the right to serve. The players rotate
one position clockwise.
o When the serving team wins a volley, it wins a
point and the right to continue serving.
o Each player must be in his or her own position
before the ball is served.
o After the server strikes the ball, each player
may cover any section of the court.
o During this volley a player may not hit the ball
twice in succession. One or both hands may be
used.
o Allowed
➢ Serve from anywhere behind the end
line.
➢ Play the ball after it hits the net, even off
of a serve.
➢ Spike, or Volley the ball off of a serve.
➢ Hit the ball with any part of the body.
➢ Double contact the first ball that comes
over the net.
➢ Reach over the net to block, as long as it
is the 3rd hit for the other team
o Not Allowed
➢ Block the serve.
➢ Touch the net.
➢ Cross the center line and interfere with
play.
➢ Scoop or “carry” the ball.
➢ Double contact the ball
➢ Play the ball when it’s on the opponent’s
side of the net (see blocking exception
above)
➢ Block, if you are a back row player.
SIDEOUT
➢ A player holds or throws the ball.
➢ The ball touches any part of the body,
other than the hands or forearms.
➢ A player touches the net with any part of
the body or hands, or reaches over the
net.
➢ A player does not clearly hit the ball or
allows the ball to come to rest on any
part of parts of the body.
➢ A player hits the ball out of the
boundaries of the court.
➢ A player allows the ball to hit the floor, or
any object outside or over the court
(except net), before being legally
returned to the opponent’s court.
➢ A player touches the ball twice in
succession.
• Positions
.
1. Libero - a back-row-only player that is a
defensive specialist
2. Front Row - the middle player moves up to the
net, the other two players receive short serves
3. Power – blocks and attacks on the outside
4. Middle - blocks and attacks in the middle
5. Setter – sets the ball
6. Back Row - the middle player moves up to
receive short serves, the other two players
receive all the deep serves
• Fundamentals of Volleyball
o Service/Servicing - Serving is the first contact
that starts every rally
o Blocking - Blocking is aimed at completely
stopping an attack, thus making the ball remain
in the opponent’s court, is called offensive.
o Digging - Digging 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.
o Passing - Passing is used in order to take the
ball and give it to the other players on team.
o Spike/Attack - Spike or attack is the strategy
used to send the ball over the net to the
opponent in such a manner that ball is not
returnable.
o Set - The set is usually the second contact that
a team makes with the ball.