“ALL ABOUT

VOLLEYBALL”
Jerson L. Madriaga
BSED-Filipino
NATURE OF VOLLEYBALL

There are several different competitive versions of volleyball, each having

slightly different rules. However, there are some characteristics that all versions
of volleyball have in common.
•All versions have the dual objective of causing the ball to land in your
opponent's court while preventing it from landing in your own.
•Every version is considered a team sport, which requires coordinating and
communicating with teammates to reach common objectives.
•Each team is allowed a limited number of touches on the ball before it has pass
over the net.
No matter which version you play, these rules are the same. Think of the word
volley, which means to shot or touch the ball before it strikes the ground.
DEFINITION

Volleyball, game played by two teams, usually of six players on a

side, in which the players use their hands to bat a ball back and forth
over a high net, trying to make the ball touch the court within the
opponents’ playing area before it can be returned. To prevent this a
player on the opposing team bats the ball up and toward a teammate
before it touches the court surface—that teammate may then volley it
back across the net or bat it to a third teammate who volleys it across
the net. A team is allowed only three touches of the ball before it
must be returned over the net.
History

Volleyball was invented in 1895 by William G. Morgan, physical

director of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in
Holyoke, Massachusetts.
It was designed as an indoor sport for businessmen who found the new
game of basketball too vigorous. Morgan called the sport “mintonette,”
until a professor from Springfield College in Massachusetts noted the
volleying nature of play and proposed the name of “volleyball.”
The game soon proved to have wide appeal for both sexes in schools,
playgrounds, the armed forces, and other organizations in the 
United States, and it was subsequently introduced to other countries.
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT OF THE GAME
Volleyball Court Dimensions
The Volleyball court is 60 feet by 30 feet in total. The net in placed in the center of the court, making each side of the net 30 feet by 30 feet.

Center Line
A center line is marked at the center of the court dividing it equally into 30 feet squares, above which the net is placed.

Attack Line
An attack line is marked 10 feet of each side of the center line.

Service Line
A service line, the area from which the server may serve the volleyball, is marked 10 feet inside the right sideline on each back line.

The Net
The net is placed directly above the center line, 7 feet 4 inches above the ground for women and 8 feet above the ground for men.

Poles
Volleyball poles should be set at 36 feet apart, 3 feet further out from the sidelines.

Ceiling Height
The minimum ceiling height should be 23 feet, though they should preferably be higher.
The Ball
The standard volleyball is made of leather or synthetic leather, weighs between 9 and 10 ounces and has a circumference of 25.6
to 26.4 inches.
Junior volleyballs for children 12 years old and younger weigh between 7 and 8 ounces.
Knee pads
Knee pads should be sturdy enough to protect your knees from falls, slides and dives, but flexible enough to allow you to bend
comfortably.
Shoes
Arch and ankle support is key when choosing a volleyball shoe. 
Clothing and Jewelry
All clothing should be lightweight to allow maximum flexibility and breath-ability, as well as made of a material that absorbs
sweat and keeps skin dry. Spandex shorts are a good option, as they are flexible, light and absorb odor. Socks, while not
required, absorb sweat and prevent blisters. Jewelry is not permitted in volleyball, with the exception of smooth wedding bands.
Glasses must be worn with a strap to keep them secure.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Technical skills are defined as “the specific procedures to move one's body to perform the task
that needs to be accomplished” (Martens, Successful Coaching, p. 169). The proper execution of
the technical skills in volleyball is, obviously, crucial to successful performance.
The 6 Basic Skills of Volleyball All Varsity Players Should Know
•Passing, serving, setting, spiking, blocking and digging are the six basic skills of volleyball
which are the first things varsity players need to learn about the sport.

TACTICAL SKILLS
Mastery of the technical skills of volleyball is important, but athletes must also learn the tactics
of the game. Tactical skills are defined as “the decisions and actions of players in the contest to
gain an advantage over the opposing team or players” (Martens, Successful Coaching, p. 170).
Most of the time the setter is the one who make decision how he or she distribute the ball.
•Reading the play or situation
•Acquiring the knowledge needed to make an appropriate tactical decision
•Applying correct decision-making skills to the problems at the correct time
OFFICIATING OFFICIALS
Volleyball officials that make up the officiating crew are first referee, second referee, scorekeeper, assistant
scorer, and line judges.
The first referee is in charge from the beginning of the match until the end.
The first referee has authority over all other members of the officiating crew.
The second referee should establish a rapport with the scorekeeper and libero tracker. If the scorer and 
libero tracker have a problem or don't understand something, they should be comfortable enough to ask the
second referee for help.
The scorekeeper's main job is to make sure the score is correct at all times. The scorekeeper uses a score
sheet to keep track of the game.
The assistant scorer (or libero tracker) sits at the scorer's table next to the scorekeeper.
The assistant scorer's main function is to record libero replacements on to a libero tracking sheet.
If only two-line judges are used, they stand at the corner of the endline that is closest to the right hand of
each referee, diagonally from the corner.
The line judges watch the endline and sideline of their respective corners.
THE LINE JUDGES SIGNAL
•Ball "in" and "out" whenever the ball lands near the lines
•
Touches of "out" balls by players receiving the ball
•
Ball touching the antennae
•
A served ball crossing the net outside the crossing space (the space between the
antennae's)
•
Any player standing off the court at the moment of service
•
Server foot faults
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 player’s 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
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 opponent's 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
•
When attacking a ball coming from the opponent's court, contacting the ball when reaching over the net is a violation if the ball hasn't yet broken the
vertical plane of the net.
•
Crossing the court centerline with any part of your body. Exception: if it's the hand or foot, the entire hand or entire foot must cross for it to be a
violation.
•Serving out of order.
•
Back row player blocking (deflecting a ball coming from their opponent), when at the moment of contact the back row player is near the net and has
part of his/her body above the top of the net (an illegal block).
•
Back row player attacking a ball inside the front zone ( the area inside the 10-foot line), when at the moment of contact the ball is completely above the
net (an illegal attack).
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