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•IS CONSIDERED AS ONE OF THE POPULAR SPORTS PLAYED
BY BOTH MALES AND FEMALES IN THE COUNTRY TODAY.
•IT IS POPULAR BECAUSE IT IS A NON CONTACT INDOOR OR
OUTDOOR SPORT THAT REQUIRES INEXPENSIVE
EQUIPMENT AND A LIMITED SPACE.
•IT CAN BE PLAYED IN ANY OPEN AREA ALTHOUGH IT IS
ALSO OFTEN PLAYED ON BEACHES, IN BACKYARDS,
GYMNASIUM AND PARKS.
•THESPORT IS PLAYED BY TWO TEAMS THAT INVOLVES
TAPPING OR “VOLLEYING” AN INFLATED BALL BACK AND
FORTH OVER THE NET, LARGELY WITH THE USED OF THE
HANDS OR SOMETIMES WITH ANY PART OF THE BODY.
•THE OBJECTIVE OF THE GAMES IS TO SERVE THE BALL
OVER THE NET IN ORDER TO GROUND IT ON THE
OPPONENT’S COURT AND TO PREVENT THE SAME EFFORT
BY THE OPPONENT.
•POINTS
ARE SCORED BY THE SERVING TEAM WHEN
THE OTHER TEAM FAILS TO RETURN THE BALL
PROPERLY OVER THE NET OR WHEN THE BALL IS
GROUNDED ON THE OPPONENT’S PLAYING COURT.
•THERE ARE SIX (6) PLAYERS ON EACH TEAM.
•THE PLAYERS ROTATE FORM ONE ZONE TO ANOTHER
IN A CLOCKWISE MOVEMENT UNTIL EACH SET IS
FINISHED.
 HISTORY
VOLLEYBALL WAS INVENTED 1895 BY PROFESSOR WILLIAM G.
MORGAN, A PHYSICAL DIRECTOR OF THE YOUNG MEN’S CHRISTIAN
ASSOCIATION (YMCA) IN HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS. ORIGINALLY,
VOLLEYBALL WAS CALLED “MINTONETTE” UNTIL PROFESSOR
FROM SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE, NOTING THE VOLLEYING NATURE
OF PLAY, PROPOSED THE NAME “VOLLEYBALL”.
 IT TOOK TWO YEARS AFTER ITS INVENTION (1897) BEFORE
THE FIRST RULES WERE WRITTEN BY PROF. MORGAN AND
PRINTED IN THE FIRST EDITION OF THE OFFICIAL HANDBOOK
OF THE ATHLETIC LEAGUE OF THE YMCA OF NORTH AMERICA.
WITH ITS WIDE APPEAL AND SUPPORT FROM THE DIFFERENT
SECTORS, THE SCHOOLS, SPORTS ENTHUSIAST, THE ARMED
FORCES, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES,
THE GAME RECOGNITION AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY
INTRODUCED TO OTHER COUNTRIES.
 IT WAS IN 1916 WHEN THE RULES IN VOLLEYBALL WERE
OFFICIALLY ISSUED, JOINTLY BY THE YMCA AND THE
NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (NCAA). IN
1922, THE FIRST NATIONAL U.S. TOURNAMENT WAS HELD IN
NEW YORK CITY CONDUCTED BY THE NATIONAL YMCA
PHYSICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE. SIX YEARS LATER (1928)
, THE UNITED STATES VOLLEYBALL ASSOCIATION (USVBA)
WAS FORMED AND WAS RECOGNIZED AS THE GOVERNING
BODY IN VOLLEYBALL THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.
 FORM 1928 THE USVBA, NOW KNOWN AS THE USA
VOLLEYBALL (USAV) CONDUCTED ANNUAL
NATIONAL MEN’S AND SENIOR MEN’S (AGE 35 AND
OLDER) VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS EXCEPT
DURING THE WORLD WAR II IN 1944-1945. THE
WOMEN’S DIVISION ON THE OTHER HAND WAS LATER
ORGANIZED IN 1949 AND THE SENIOR WOMEN’S (AGE
30 AND OLDER) WAS ADDED ONLY IN 1977.
 DURING WORLD WAR I (1914 – 1918), THE U.S. TROOPS
INTRODUCED VOLLEYBALL IN EUROPE AND THIS PERIOD
WITNESSED THE FORMATION OF MANY NATIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS IN VOLLEYBALL. IN 1947, THE FEDERATION
INTERNATIONALE DE VOLLEYBALL (FIVB) WAS ORGANIZED
IN PARIS WITH 13 CHARTER MEMBERS. THROUGH THE YEARS,
IT HAS GROWN IN MEMBERSHIP TO COVER AT LEAST 210
COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE. AT PRESENT, THE FIVB SERVES AS
THE WORLD GOVERNING BODY IN VOLLEYBALL.
 SINCE ITS ORGANIZATION, THE FIVB SPONSORED
WORLD VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS (1949 FOR
MEN; 1952 FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN), WITH ITS
PLAYING RULES AND SYSTEM OF OFFICIATING
HIGHLY STANDARDIZED. THIS DEVELOPMENT PAVED
THE WAY FOR VOLLEYBALL TO BECOME AN OLYMPIC
SPORT FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN AT THE 1964
OLYMPIC GAMES IN TOKYO, JAPAN.
 SINCE 1969, A FOUR YEAR CYCLE OF
INTERNATIONAL VOLLEYBALL EVENTS IS ADAPTED
BY THE FIVB. A YEAR FOLLOWING THE OLYMPIC
GAMES, THE WORLD CUP CHAMPIONSHIPS; THE THIRD
COMES FROM THE REGIONAL EVENTS WHICH
INCLUDE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, ASIAN GAMES,
AFRICAN GAMES, PAN AMERICAN GAMES, AND IN THE
FOURTH YEAR COMES THE OLYMPIC GAMES.
BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IS ONE OF THE VARIATIONS IN VOLLEYBALL. AS IT IMPLIES, IT IS
PLAYED ON A SAND COURT WITH (2) PLAYERS PER TEAM. IT WAS
INTRODUCED IN CALIFORNIA IN 1930 AND FIRST OFFICIAL BEACH
VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT WAS HELD IN 1948 AT WILL ROGERS
STATE BEACH, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA. IN 1996, BEACH
VOLLEYBALL WAS ADDED TO THE ROSTER OF OLYMPIC GAMES IN
ATLANTA, GEORGIA.
FACILIT IE S A N D
EQ U I P M E N TS
PLAYING AREA (COURT)
THE FIVB REQUIRES THAT THE VOLLEYBALL COURT
SURFACE BE RECTANGLE, 18 METERS (OR 59 FEET)
LONG BY 9 METERS (OR 29.5 FEET) WIDE. EACH SIDE
OF THE COURT MEASURES 9 METERS BY 9 METERS
SQUARE.
THE NET
• THE VOLLEYBALL NET HEIGHT VARIES FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN. ACCORDING TO
THE OFFICIAL RULES FOR INDOOR COURTS THE MEN'S NET HEIGHT SHOULD BE SET
AT 7 FEET 11 5/8 INCHES (ALMOST FEET 8' 0").

• FOR THE WOMEN THE NET SHOULD BE SET AT SEVEN FEET FOUR 1/8 INCHES (7' 4 1/8" ).
• THERE ARE ALSO OFFICIAL NET HEIGHTS BASED ON PLAYERS BELONGING TO
DIFFERENT AGE GROUPS.

• THE NET HEIGHT IS LOWER FOR PLAYERS AGE 11 TO 15 AND ITS LOWER FOR AGES 45,
55 AND 75.
 BALL
THE BALL SHALL BE SPHERICAL, MADE OF A FLEXIBLE
LEATHER CASE WITH A BLADDER INSIDE MADE OF RUBBER
OR A SIMILAR MATERIAL. IT COLOR SHOULD BE UNIFORM
AND LIGHT. ITS CIRCUMFERENCES ARE 65 – 67 CM, ITS
WEIGHT IS 260 - 280 GRAMS. IT’S INSIDE PRESSURE SHALL BE
0.30 TO 0.325 KG/CM2 ( 294.3 – 318.82 MBAR OR HPA).
TEAM COMPOSITION
•TEAM MAY CONSIST OF A MAXIMUM OF 12 PLAYERS, ONE COACH, ONE
ASSISTANT COACH, ONE TRAINER, AND ONE MEDICAL DOCTOR. ONE OF THE
PLAYERS IS THE TEAM CAPTAIN, WHO SHALL BE INDICATED IN THE SCORE
SHEET.
•ONLY THE PLAYERS RECORDED ON A SCORE SHEET MAY ENTER THE COURT
AND PLAY IN THE MATCH. ONCE THE COACH AND THE TRAM CAPTAIN HAVE
SIGNED THE SCORE SHEET, THE RECORDED PLAYERS CANNOT BE CHANGED.
 SCORING SYSTEM
IN 200, VOLLEYBALL USED A NEW SCORING SYSTEM. TEAMS SCORED A POINT ON
EVERY RALLY, REGARDLESS OF WHICH TEAM SERVED.
IN 1998 THE FIVB ALSO TRIED SOME DIFFERENT SCORING SYSTEMS. AT ITS WORLD
CONGRESS IN OCTOBER 1998, THE FIVB RATIFIED THE “ RALLY POINT” SYSTEM. EVERY
RALLY WOULD NOW EARN A POINT. THE FIRST FOUR SETS ARE PLAYED TO 25, BUT THE
WINNING TEAM MUST BE AHEAD BY AT LEAST TWO POINTS. THE FIFTH SET IS PLAYED TO
15, AND AGAIN THE WINNER MUST HAVE A TWO – POINT MARGIN. THE NEW SYSTEM IS
DESIGNATED TO MAKE THE SCORING SYSTEM EASIER TO FOLLOW AND GAMES ARE
FASTER AND MORE EXCITING.
 TERMINOLOGIES
•ACE: A SERVE THAT IS NOT RETURNED AND RESULTS IN A POINT.
•ASSIST: PASSING OR SETTING THE BALL TO A PLAYER WHO ATTACKS THE BALL FOR A
POINT.
•BLOCK: A DEFENSIVE PLAY, WHERE A PLAYER DEFLECTS A SPIKED BALL BACK INTO THE
OPPONENT’S COURT BY JUMPING IN FRONT OF THE BALL WITH THEIR HANDS ABOVE THE
NET.
•DIG: PASSING A SPIKED OR RAPIDLY HIT BALL.
•DOUBLE HIT: WHEN A PLAYER MAKES CONTACT WITH THE BALL TWICE IN A ROW. THIS IS
CONSIDERED AN ILLEGAL HIT.
• FLOATER: A NON-SPINNING SERVE, IT CAN SOMETIMES HAVE ERRATIC
MOVEMENT DURING FLIGHT.

• FOOTFAULT: WHEN A PLAYER STEPS OVER THE LINE WHILE SERVING, WHICH

RESULTS IN A POINT FOR THE OPPOSING TEAM.

• JUMP SERVE: A TYPE OF SERVE THAT IS DONE BY TOSSING THE BALL INTO THE
AIR, JUMPING, AND HITTING THE BALL WHEN IT IS IN ITS DOWNWARD MOTION.

• JOUST: WHEN THE BALL IS FALLING DIRECTLY ON TOP OF THE NET, TWO

OPPOSING PLAYERS WILL JUMP AND ATTEMPT TO PUSH THE BALL TO THE
OTHER SIDE.

• KILL: A SUCCESSFUL HIT THAT RESULTS IN AN IMMEDIATE POINT.

• LINE SHOT: A BALL THAT IS SPIKED RIGHT DOWN THE OPPOSING SIDELINE
• OFF-SPEED HIT: A BALL THAT IS SPIKED WITH LESS FORCE AND HAS SPIN.
• POWER ALLEY: A CROSS COURT SPIKE THAT REACHES THE FURTHEST END
OF THE COURT.

• RECEPTION ERROR: WHEN A PLAYER IS UNABLE TO RETURN A SERVE

THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN RETURNED, AND IT RESULTS IN AN ACE.

• PANCAKE: A TYPE OF DIG THAT OCCURS WHEN A PLAYER EXTENDS HIS OR

HER HAND FLAT ON THE FLOOR, AND LETS THE BALL BOUNCE OFF THE
BACK OF HIS OR HER HAND.
• SERVICE ERROR: AN UNSUCCESSFUL SERVE THAT OCCURS BY THE BALL
LANDING OUT OF BOUNDS, FAILING TO CLEAR THE NET, OR A FOOT
FAULT FROM THE SERVER.

• SHOT: AN OFFENSIVE PLAY IN WHICH A BALL IS SET AND DIRECTED INTO

AN OPEN AREA ON THE COURT.

• SIDE OUT: WHEN THE SERVING TEAM LOSES THE RALLY CAUSING THE
OTHER TEAM TO SERVE FOR THE NEXT POINT.

• SPIKE: WHEN THE HITTER ATTACKS THE BALL WITH A SWINGING

MOTION. THIS IS IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET A KILL.

• TIP: A SOFT AND OFF-SPEED ATTACK DONE WITH THE FINGERTIPS.