Regional Science High School – VI

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Academic Year 2018-2019
2ND SEMESTER

HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION

STUDY GUIDE IN VOLLEYBALL

HISTORY
- originated in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA (1895) by William G. Morgan, a YMCA physical education director.
- the game was first called Mintonette, a name derived from the game badminton.
- the game took some of its characteristics from tennis and handball.
- the first rules drafted by William G. Morgan, called for a net 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) high, a 25 ft × 50 ft (7.6 m × 15.2 m)
court, and any number of players.
- a match was composed of nine innings with three serves for each team in each inning, and no limit to the number
of ball contacts for each team before sending the ball to the opponents' court. In case of a serving error, a second
try was allowed. Hitting the ball into the net was considered a foul (with loss of the point or a side-out)—except in
the case of the first-try serve.

CHANGES AND DEVELOPMENT (TIMELINE)

1896 - the first official ball used in volleyball was created by Spalding
1916 - in the Philippines, the skill and power of the set and spike had been introduced
- four years later a "three hits" rule and a rule against hitting from the back row were established.

1917 - the game was changed from requiring 21 points to win to a smaller 15 points to win.
1919 - about 16,000 volleyballs were distributed by the American Expeditionary Forces to their troops
and allies, which sparked the growth of volleyball in new countries.
1900 - Canada was the first country to adopt the sport.
1947 - Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) was founded.

RULEs CHANGES
- ball designed replaced from plain to muti-colored (spiral)
- scoring system was changed from a side-out to rally-point system with 25 points.
- service rotation

THE BALL
FIVB regulations state that the ball must be spherical, made of leather or synthetic leather, have a circumference of
65–67 cm, a weight of 260–280 g and an inside pressure of 0.30–0.325 kg/cm2. Other governing bodies have similar
regulations.
THE SERVE
( A ) Server must serve from behind the restraining line ( end line ) until after contact.
( B ) Ball may be served underhand or overhand within 8 seconds
( C ) Ball must be clearly visible to opponents before serve.
( D ) Served ball may graze the net and drop to the other side for point.
( F ) Serve must be returned by a bump only. No attacking or blocking a serve.

SCORING
(A) Rally scoring will be used.
(B) There will be a point scored on every score of the ball.
(C) Offense will score on a defense miss or out of bounds hit.
(D) Defense will score on an offensive miss, out of bounds hit, or serve into the net.
(E) Game will be played to 25 pts.
(F) In case of Deuce, there must be lead of 2 points to win the set.

ROTATION
( A ) Team will rotate each time they win the serve.
( B ) Players shall rotate in a clockwise manner.
( C ) There shall be 6 players on each side.

PLAYING THE GAME ( Rally )

( A ) Maximum of three hits per side.
( B ) Player may not hit the ball twice in succession ( A block is not considered a hit ).
( C ) Ball may be played off the net during a volley and on serve.
( D ) A ball touching a boundary line is good.
( E ) A legal hit is contact with the ball by a player body above and including the waist which does not
allow the ball to visibly come to a rest.
( F ) If two or more players contact the ball simultaneously, it is considered one play and the players
involved may not participate in the next play.
( G ) A player must not block or attack a serve.

BASIC VIOLATIONS
( A ) Stepping on or over the line on a serve.
( B ) Failure to serve the ball over the net successfully.
( C ) Hitting the ball illegally ( Carrying, Palming, Throwing, etc. ).
( D ) Touches of the net with any part of the body while the ball is in play. 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.
( E ) Reaching over the net, except under these conditions:
1 - When executing a follow-through.
2 - When blocking a ball which is in the opponents court but is being returned ( the blocker must
not contact the ball until after the opponent who is attempting to return the ball makes contact).
( F ) Reaches under the net ( if it interferes with the ball or opposing player ).
( G ) Failure to serve in the correct order.
( H ) Blocks or spikes from a position which is clearly not behind the 10-foot line (attack line) while in a
back row position.

References:
Fundamentals of Volleyball by R. Gabayoyo
Complete Physical Education Plans for Grades 7 -12 by Isobel Kleinman, pages 546 – 548.
FIVB Official Volleyball Rules 2017-2020

Prepared by:
Victor I. Samonte