Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are
separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summer Olympic Games since 1964. Beach Volleyball began to appear in Europe in the 1930s. By the 1940s, doubles tournaments were being played on the beaches of Santa Monica for trophies. In 1948 the first tournament to offer a prize was held in Los Angeles, California. • On February 9, 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts (United States), William G. Morgan, a YMCA physical education director, created a new game called Mintonette as a pastime to be played (preferably) indoors and by any number of players. The game was adopted from the game “Badminton”. The reason why they call it “Mintonette” from the word badminton. The game was first played in the Tokyo Olympics in1964 as medal sports both for men and women. • The first rules, written down by William G Morgan, The Athletic Director Of YMCA, Masachussettes, USA • The first official ball used in volleyball is disputed; some sources say that Spalding created the first official ball in 1896, while others claim it was created in 1900.[4][5][6] The rules evolved over time: in the Philippines by 1916, the skill and power of the set and spike had been introduced, and four years later a "three hits" rule and a rule against hitting from the back row were established. In 1917, the game was changed from 21 to 15 points. In 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 The first country outside the United States to adopt volleyball was Canada in 1900. An international federation, the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), was founded in 1947, and the first World Championships were held in 1949 for men and 1952 for women.The sport is now popular in Brazil, in Europe (where especially Italy, the Netherlands, and countries from Eastern Europe have been major forces since the late 1980s), in Russia, and in other countries including China and the rest of Asia, as well as in the United States. Volleyball-Introduced by men, perfected by women…. The ball is usually played with the hands or arms, but players can legally strike or push (short contact) the ball with any part of the body. You can kick the ball. The 5 fundamental skills of the game: 1. Serving 2. Receiving 3. Passing 4. Spiking 5. Blocking SERVING -This action puts the ball into play. The server uses the hand or any part of the arm to send the ball over the net and into the opposing court. PASSING -is the act of controlling the ball in such a way that it's directed to the setter. The setter needs an accurate pass in order to set an attacker. RECEIVING – The act of getting the ball from the server’s service. SPIKING- is the act of scoring a point by slamming the ball over the net into the opposing court effectively and aggressively. In many ways, the mechanism of volleyball spiking is not altogether different from the act of slam dunking in the sport of basketball.( a hard hit driven ball near the net by the offensive player) BLOCKING- an attempt on the part of the defensive player to stop the ball from the offensive hard spike near the net. • The game is played on a volleyball court 18 meters (59 feet) long and 9 meters (29.5 feet) wide, divided into two 9 m × 9 m halves by a one-meter (40-inch) wide net placed so that the top of the net is 2.43 meters (7 feet 11 5/8 inches) above the center of the court for men's competition, and 2.24 meters (7 feet 4 1/8 .for women. 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 serve. ... A legal hit is contact with the ball by any part of the players body which does not allow the ball to visibly come to a rest. A player must not block or attack a serve. Now volleyball has changed to rally scoring. Essentially, teams score points whenever the other team messes up, and a point is awarded on every serve. Depending on the level of competition, most matches are now played as the best three out of five games to 25 points. • Volleyball is played by two teams of six players on a court divided by a net. • The object of the game is to send the ball over the net so that the opposing team cannot return the ball or prevent it from hitting the ground in their court. • Each team has three hits to attempt to return the ball. • The ball is put in play by a serve that is hit by the server over the net to the opponent. • When the serving team wins a volley, it wins a point and the right to continue serving. • If during the service the ball touches the net but manages to go over the net …it is still good ball. • A game is played to 25 points . • If the score tied at 24 it is called DEUCE, The team that gained an advantage of 2 points , wins the game. The Officials of the Game
• Referee- The chief official • Scorer- Keeps the records
of the match, the one of the result of the match. standing on a high chair. • Linesmen- Indicate • Umpire-The Second whether the ball is inside Referee, standing below or outside. the net facing the Referee. Ace: A serve that is not passable and results immediately in a point. Assist/Set pass:Passing or setting the ball to a teammate who attacks the ball for a kill. Attack: The offensive action of hitting the ball. The attempt by one team to terminate the play by hitting the ball to the floor on the opponents side. Attack Error: An unsuccessful attack which does one of the following: Block: A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter's court. It may be a combination of one, two or three players jumping in front of the opposing spiker and contacting the ball with the hands. Block Error: An unsuccessful block which does one of the following: 1. the ball is deflected off the blockers and goes out of bounds, 2. the ball goes into the net and terminates the play, 3. the blocker reaches over the net interfering with the opponents ability to play the ball-providing they have one contact left, 4. the blocker commits a net violation or center line violation. Ball Handling Error: Any time the official calls a double hit, a thrown ball or a lift. Campfire: A ball that falls to the floor in an area that's surrounded by two, three, four or more players. At the instant after the ball hits the floor, it appears as if the players are encircling and starting a campfire. Centerline: The boundary that runs directly under the net and divides the court into two equal halves. Dig: Passing a spiked or rapidly hit ball. Slang for the art of passing an attacked ball close to the floor. Dink/Drop shot - A legal push of• the ball around or over blockers. Double Hit: Successive hits or contacts by the same player. (Illegal) Down Ball: A ball that is hit overhand and driven over the net with topspin while the player remains standing. Floater: A serve which does not spin or rotate and therefore moves in an erratic path. This is similar to a knuckle ball pitch in baseball.(not consistent or regular) Free Ball: A ball that will be returned by a pass rather than a spike. Held Ball: A ball that comes to rest during contact resulting in a foul. Jump Serve: A serve that is started by the server tossing the ball into the air and jumping into and hitting the ball in its downward motion. Joust: When 2 opposing players are simultaneously attempting to play a ball above the net.( to encage in combat) Kill: An attack that results in an immediate point or side out. Off-Speed Hit: Any ball spiked with less than maximum force but with spin. Overlap: Refers to the position of the players in the rotation prior to the contact of the ball when serving. (formation in the court) • Pancake: A one-handed defensive technique where the hand is extended and the palm is slid along the floor as the player dives or extension rolls, and is timed so that the ball bounces off the back of the hand. • Power Tip: A ball that is pushed or directed with force by an attacking team. • Quick: A player approaching the setter for a quick inside hit. Quick Set: A set usually 2' above the net in which the hitter is approaching the setter and may even be in the air, before the setter delivers the ball. This type of set requires precise timing between the hitter and setter. Reception Error: A serve that a player should have been able to return, but results in an ace. Roof: A ball that when spiked is blocked by a defensive player such that the balls deflects straight to the floor on the attackers side. (change direction- the ball goes down to the attackers court) Rotation: The clockwise movement of player around the court and through the serving position following a side out. Serve: Used to put the ball into play. Service Error: An unsuccessful serve in which one or more of the following occurs: 1. the ball fails to clear the net, 2. the ball lands out of bounds, or 3. the server commits a foot fault. Setter: the player who has the 2nd of 3 contacts of the ball who 'sets' the ball with an overhand pass for a teammate to hit. The setter is like the quarterback in football - they run the offense. Side Out: Occurs when the receiving team successfully puts the ball away against the serving team, or when the serving team commits an unforced error, and thus the receiving team gains the right to serve. Rally point- Who ever commits violation, faults or mistakes, a point will be awarded to the opposing team Six Pack: Occurs when a blocker gets hit in the head or face by a spiked ball. Spike: Also hit or attack. A ball contacted with force by a player on the offensive team who intends to terminate the ball on the opponent's floor or off the opponent's blocker. Stuff/Block: A ball that is deflected back to the attacking team's floor by the opponents blockers. A slang term for block. Wipe: When a hitter pushes the ball off the opposing block so it lands out of bounds. Red card flash - disqualifying imposed by the referee Yellow card flash -warning to imposed by the referee to any player Double hit- contacting the ball more than once Set pass- delivering the ball near the net in preparation for a spike Serving order- an arrangement of service as indicated in score sheet The Two Rules in Volleyball
FAR EASTERN RULES INTERNATIONAL RULES
1. 4 touches allowed 1. 3 touches only 2. 9 players 2. 6 players 3. Players can go anywhere 3. Players have their places 4. Any player can 4. Only the front player can spike/block the ball spike/block the ball 5. There is 1 server 5. With service rotation 6. Substitution is liberal 6. Substitution is strict FAR EASTERN RULES INTERNATIONAL RULES
7. Court: 11x11 meters 7. Court: 18 x 9 meters
8. Height of the net: 8. Height of the net: men and women 2 meters men 2.43 meters women 2.24 meters 9. Scoring: 1-21 9. Scoring: 1-25 10. Holding the ball is good 10. Holding the ball is ball. prohibited