VOLLEYBALL ESSENTIALS

The Equipment

Net and Antennae

A volleyball net typically measures 2.75 m tall and 10.6 m long. The net of the volleyball court
varies among the participants of a certain tournament. In the Palarong Pambansa, the annual sports
event hosted by the Department of Education, the height of the net for the elementary level is 2.10 m
for boys and 2.05 m for girls. For the high school level, it is 2.43 m for boys and 2.24m for girls.

An antenna is placed on each side of the net perpendicular to the sideline and is a vertical
extension of the side boundary of the court. A ball passing over the net must pass in between the
antennae without contacting them.

Ball

Unlike the basketball that has different sizes for different age groups and gender, the volleyball
has only one specific size. It should have circumference of 65 to 67 cm, should weigh 260 to 280
grams(g), should have an inside pressure of 0.30 to 0.325 kg/cm².

Volleyball Court

The volleyball court measures 18 m x 9 m. It is divided into two halves by a net. The first line
that is 3 m parallel to the net is called the attack line, hence the space between the net and the attack
line is called the attack area or front row. The space between the attack line and the service line is
called the back row.

The court is surrounded by an area called the free zone, which measures about 3 m wide. The
players may enter and play within the free zone after the service of the ball. All lines denoting the
boundaries of the team court and the attack zone are drawn or painted within the dimensions of the
area and are therefore a part of the court zone. If a ball lands on the line, it is considered in.

Reminders for the maintenance of the equipment and safety of the players

1. Avoid throwing the ball to a person not looking at you or is not exp[ecting a ball either during a
game or practice.
2. Roll the ball outside of the court during the game (dead ball situation). Do not roll the ball back
in the path of the spiker during a spiking drill (over the net spike.
3. Check the playing area before you start your class. There may be some debris or objects lying
around that may injure the players (nails, broken glasses, rocks, pebbles, loose wood, etc. )
4. Avoid pulling the net downward. It will loosen up, sag, or break.
 5. Keep the excess balls in the cage or in the storage area. The reserved balls (three-ball system),
on the other hand, must be held and should not be left lying on the ground or the floor near the
playing court. They may cause injury to the players when they run during the game or practice.

TERMINOLOGY

The list that follows contains the term and phrases used in volleyball and their definitions.

Ace A serve that results directly in a point without further action by players on the
serving team. Typically, the ace can be detected due to the inability of a receiving
player to touch or receive the served ball or a shanked pass by a player on the
receiving team. However, if during the serve, the receiving player passes the ball to
another player and that second player can make a play on it, but doesn’t, this
serve is not considered an ace.
Antenna The vertical rod along the outside edge of the next extending about 7 m above the
net to indicate out-of -bounds along the sideline. Any ball that touches the
antenna is considered out.
Assist Passing or setting the ball to a teammate who attacks the ball for a kill. The typical
assist is a set, but generally, any ball delivered by one player to a second player to
allow the second player to make a kill is an assist.
Attack A broad term that can mean many different things. At a high level, this term is
used to described the offensive scheme or pattern with which a team attempts to
score a point. At a lower level, this term refers to the attempt by a player to score
a point by hitting the ball in some manner.
Back row attack Typically a player who has rotated to the back row jumps behind the 3 m line to hit
the ball.
Back set A set made when the player who is setting the ball has his/her back toward the
hitter.
Block