 HISTORY  Volleyball was invented in 1895 by William J. Morgan, who was physical education director of the YMCA in Holyoke, Massachusetts.  It was created for businessmen who required a game that involved less physical contact than basketball.

 History cont.  Volleyball blended elements of baseball, basketball, handball, and tennis  The principal features of tennis were employed, but the net was raised to 6’6” and the players struck the bladder of a basketball with their hands instead of racquets.

 History cont.  The first game of volleyball was played on July 7, 1896 at Springfield College.  The official volleyball was designed in  The set and spike were introduced in the Philippines in  Volleyball was introduced to the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964.

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 Equipment  Volleyball for men and women is played on rectangular court divided by a tightly stretched net.  The top of the net is 7 feet 11 5/8 inches from the floor for men.  The top of the net is 7 feet 4 1/8 inches from the floor for the women.

Equipment An inflated leather ball 25 5/8 inches in circumference and weighing between 9 and 10 ounces is used. It is some what smaller than a basketball and resembles a soccer ball or water polo ball size.

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RULES  Six players constitute a team: three frontline players and three backline players.  The play begins with a serve by the right back player.  The serve consists of hitting the ball with the hand so that it goes over the net and within the boundaries designated – the ball may make contact with the net

 Rules Cont.  The receiving team must return the ball over the net before it touches the floor.  Each team may hit the ball a maximum of three times in returning it across the net.

 Rules Cont.  The ball is returned back and forth until one team makes an error or fault.  If the receiving team commits a fault or error, a point is scored by the serving team. The serving team will keep the serve with the same player continuing to serve.  If the serving team makes the error or commits a fault, a sideout is called and the receiving team will now serve following the clockwise rotation of players AND earns a point.

 Rules cont.  The ball must be cleanly hit in volleyball; it may not come to rest momentarily in the hands or on the arms.  A player may not hit the ball twice in succession.

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 Scoring  Rally Point Scoring  Method of scoring where points can be won by the serving or receiving team  There will be a point awarded with every serve  Side out Scoring  Method of scoring where points can be won by the serving team only  Need to win the serve before you can score

 Scoring Cont  Prior to 2000, Side out scoring was the method used to score volleyball.  The 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney were the first Olympic Games to use Rally scoring for volleyball.

 Scoring Cont  In Rally Scoring games will be played to 25 points  You must win by 2 points-the game will continue after 25 points until a team gains a 2 point advantage  A volleyball match is the best of 3 games or the best of 5 games.

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 Fundamental Skills and Techniques.  A forearm pass(bump) should be used to receive serves, low balls, and spikes. The forearm pass is used to recover the opponent’s attack called a “dig.”  A set is a high pass that is generally the second play by a team to relay the ball to the spiker.  A spike is a ball hit forcibly from a height above the net to the opponents side.  A kill is a spike that the opponent can not “dig.”  Blocking is a defensive play that attempts to stop the returning of the ball over the net.

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